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This brass military button was recovered from the Fort Scott National Historic Site during excavations conducted there between 1968 through 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The brass two piece button has a wire loop shank. The button front depicts an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows above with a wreath below and a large "U. S." in the middle. The button back has the wording "United States." The button is ligne 30 in size and likely represents a coat or jacket button. When Fort Scott was built it was on the western military frontier, but is now located within the city limits of Fort Scott.
Date: 1842-1853
Item Number: 443392
Call Number: 14BO302-36283
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443392
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1840s
Date - 1850s
Military - Equipment - Uniforms
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Scott
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - Men
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Scott
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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