This artifact is a fine, excavated example of a convex two-piece CS cavalry script C button as worn on the uniforms of Confederate horse soldiers.

This brass, coat-size button has a border and a central, large Old English “C”. This excavated button is solid shape and is classed as a CS215A1 in Warren K. Tice’s reference volume.  23-mm. Reverse is pushed in, the shank remains but is bent over. Maker’s backmark is worn but readable, “S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & Co. London”.

Recovered from Mine Run, VA. Overall dark patina with thin edges of “C” showing bright possibly due to slightly over cleaning.  This would make a fine addition to any Civil War button display.    [jet]

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