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It was an important step in distinguishing between petty officers and junior enlisted, thus enhancing and recognizing the career personnel among their peers and superiors.

Do you think any of this information is wrong? Albert Examples are shown below for: Artillery Cavalry Dragoons Infantry Riflemen Voltigeurs The lettered eagle buttons in the US Army had their counterparts in the Confederate States Army, they simply had the letter no eagle.

First class had three red downward pointing chevrons, in the manner of the Royal Navy, topped by an eagle with specialty mark imposed on a red lozenge between the chevrons and eagle.

The millions of citizen sailors wore the same uniform popularized in the twenties and thirties.

00 Here's a very nice Civil War Navy Eagle button with a E.

The stand up shank is intact although slightly bent.

00 ref-button 70 Here we have several button card displays: The first one has several buttons on it including Colorado, Montana, West Virginia, Oregon, Indian War eagle cuffs, Indian War era Naby , Indiana State seal cuff button, Kentucky, Culver , as well as others.

The shank is slightly bent.

The Uniforms of the United States Navy.