Military button?

[beerguy]

A few weeks back I pulled a very fragile button out of my favorite site.

I was trying to clean it, but it is too fragile.

It is domed, not sure if you can tell from the pic.

Is this a military button? Specific to a branch or era?

It has to be old, based on how deep it was and where I found it.

Thanks and HH.

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Looks like an eagle button to me.

 

[against the wind]

Looks like an Eagle button. Can't make out if it has a block letter. Take a picture of it alongside a penny for scale.
Congrats.

 

[smokeythecat]

I. E. Civil War Period general service army button. You may need to coat it in thinned Elmer's glue and water, or hose it with satin polyurethane.

 

[beerguy]

Here it is next to a penny.

Thanks for the tip on preservation.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find beerguy!

 

[fmrUSMC_0844]

General Service Eagle button.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm with the rest. General Service Eagle button. Nice find.

 

[trapperart]

Nice find congrats