UNION EAGLE “A” COAT BUTTON FROM THE PEACH ORCHARD, GETTYSBURG

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Item Code: 286-944

Excavated eagle “A” button, a Union artillery officer’s button in good condition. Coat size (21mm) with straight shank. Remaining gilt highlights the “A” and details of the eagle. Brown patina with light ground action. Illegible backmark. Recovered from the Peach Orchard.

From the collection of Ron Miller, brother of noted Gettysburg relic hunter Ed Miller. Ron was born in Gettysburg and was a teacher by profession. He walked and hunted the surrounding farm fields his entire life in search of relics. He was a member of the Adams County Historical Society and the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. [jet] [ph:L]

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