Collection T. Miller CS280A1 // CS143A Cast Cavalry Button

[JOHN42768]

Recent purchase, not in my hands yet. I can't tell if back marked till a little cleaner. Recovered from a Confederate Camp in Matagorda County, Texas

 

[UCVRelics]

Congrats Very Nice button. The some of the plain front buttons were marked T Miller and are RARE. The lined fields were blank BM.

 

[JOHN42768]

Congrats Very Nice button. The some of the plain front buttons were marked T Miller and are RARE. The lined fields were blank BM.

Hi Richard, You doing better now after your accident? Maybe I am misunderstanding your comment on blank field. I believe this is lined, but yet covered in crud. Both in Tice & Alberts they only mention back being blank or marked. Nothing regarding as to the face not lined. Is it from another source you are finding this comment? I know it is not the later made pin type as hole is full size. Thanks

 

[UCVRelics]

I'm doing a lot better and in fact I'm going back to work at the Chattanooga CW show this weekend but I do have help coming.

I own 2 and one is lined field and back-marked T Miller below and the other is plain field and not marked.

 

[JOHN42768]

Good to hear your mending well. That is strange that neither Tice or Alberts mention a unlined field version, but only the back being blank or marked as the one you show above. I think I can see a partial line between the ends of the C. Once in hand with a little cleaning I'll know better.

 

[JOHN42768]

Update. Received the other day and let soak in dish soap and water. A little brass detail bush returned the lines to the field behind the C. Only got rid of 140 years of the 160 years of crud. No back mark so it actually is CSC280A2 // CS143A1

 

[UCVRelics]

VERY NICE Button. Thanks for post the cleaned up version.

 

[Trooper "D"]

Update. Received the other day and let soak in dish soap and water. A little brass detail bush returned the lines to the field behind the C. Only got rid of 140 years of the 160 years of crud. No back mark so it actually is CSC280A2 // CS143A1

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Very hip! Congrats and thanks for letting us see what type it really is.

 

[Trooper "D"]

Recent purchase, not in my hands yet. I can't tell if back marked till a little cleaner. Recovered from a Confederate Camp in Matagorda County, Texas

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So is this typed issued to enlisted?

 

[JOHN42768]

So is this typed issued to enlisted?

I do not know that for a fact, but would guess you to be correct. The cast brass button is 22mm in size. From a google search there were numerous Confederate camps throughout Matagorda County, Texas. Numerous skirmishes and battles took place in this area. There was a large quartermaster distribution in this area for clothing and shoes.