This is a scarce original non-excavated cuff size Civil War Michigan uniform button. The face of the button has a beautiful bright tone all over. It has the script style lettering of "LG". This stands for the Detroit Light Guard that served during the Civil War. The original back and shank are present and it has the correct Civil War maker's mark of the Horstmann Brothers & Allien of New York. This is the version listed as figure MG7av in Albert's button book and MG220As1 in Tice's button book. The button displays well from all angles as you can see in the pictures.
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