Need button ID expertise...

[Gadget]

My brother found this today at a location that wouldn't normally produce CW relics. It appears to be a CW button to our untrained eyes, but I need your input to confirm.

Thanks all!
Gadget

 

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[fortbball9]

They call them Union general staff button,I am not real sure about the age.But a very nice find.

fortbball9

 

[PBK]

Tice dates the backmark only as "20th century," and buttons of this type were replaced in 1902.

 

[Gadget]

Cool! Thanks for the help.

There was some 1860's era military training in that area, so thought we might have gotten lucky.