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These military buttons were recovered by Kansas Historical Society archeologists during excavation at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County. The smaller button is a General Service button manufactured of brass with a line shield on the front, indicating it was in use from 1855 to 1884. The larger button depicts a left facing eagle with a recessed plain shield that has an "I" for Infantry in the center and a faint back mark partially readable of "BUTTON CO." Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1867-1882
Item Number: 508354
Call Number: 14EL301-6691 & 14EL301-7994
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508354
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Military - Equipment - Uniforms
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Button
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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