Ridgeway Civil War Research Center
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Civil War Buttons

by Harry Ridgeway

Button3220-Alabama-ACC-000
 Alabama button, University of Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York button, Albany Citizen Corps, ACC.
Alabama school, University of Alabama, Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York organization, Albany Citizen Corps, Albany, New York, ACC.
Research Center: Button3220-Alabama-ACC-000 .
Reference: Albert NY69B, Tice NY244,
Reference: Albert NY69A, Tice NY245,
Reference: Albert SU17, Tice ABS282.

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Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Horstmann534
 Alabama button, University of Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York button, Albany Citizen Corps, ACC. Backmark-Horstmann534
Alabama school, University of Alabama, Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York organization, Albany Citizen Corps, Albany, New York, ACC. Backmark: H. BROS & CO / PHILA , dm , small size only, probably manufactured by Steele & Johnson for Horstmann. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Horstmann534 . Reference: Albert NY69B, SU17. Reference: Tice ABS282, NY244. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Pettibone110
 Alabama button, University of Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York button, Albany Citizen Corps, ACC. Backmark-Pettibone110
Alabama school, University of Alabama, Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York organization, Albany Citizen Corps, Albany, New York, ACC. Backmark: PETTIBONE MF'G CO (dot) / CIN (dot), dm no rings, manufactured after 1872. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Pettibone110 . Reference: Albert NY69B, SU17. Reference: Tice ABS282, NY244. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 137.

Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Scovill520
 Alabama button, University of Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York button, Albany Citizen Corps, ACC. Backmark-Scovill520
Alabama school, University of Alabama, Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York organization, Albany Citizen Corps, Albany, New York, ACC. Backmark: SCOVILL. MG. CO. / (dot) SUPERFINE (dot) rmdc., ca 1850s, small variations of dots and punctuation may be found. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Scovill520 . Reference: Albert NY69B, SU17. Reference: Tice ABS282, NY244. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 15.

Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Scovill700
 Alabama button, University of Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York button, Albany Citizen Corps, ACC. Backmark-Scovill700
Alabama school, University of Alabama, Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York organization, Albany Citizen Corps, Albany, New York, ACC. Backmark: SCOVILL. / MFG. CO. dm no rings, made in small size only, these cuff or hat buttons were manufactured in the 1850s, rings or rmdc details used on the large size buttons were omitted as an abbreviation to fit the space, dots, spacing and punctuation may vary or be obliterated, Scovill apparently produced multiple copies of this die. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Scovill700 . Reference: Albert NY69B, SU17. Reference: Tice ABS282, NY244. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-7, 8.

Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Scovill851
 Alabama button, University of Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York button, Albany Citizen Corps, ACC. Backmark-Scovill851
Alabama school, University of Alabama, Alabama Cadet Corps, or New York organization, Albany Citizen Corps, Albany, New York, ACC. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) dm between two solid rings, ca 1860. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Button3220-Alabama-ACC-1-NY244-Scovill851 . Reference: Albert NY69B, SU17. Reference: Tice ABS282, NY244. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 20.


This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

Most information on this page is from:
Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865, by Warren K.Tice.
Dating buttons; A Chronology of Button Types, Makers, Retailers & Their Backmarks, by Warren K. Tice.
Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers, by Bruce S. Bazelon and William F. Guinn.
Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, Bicentennial Edition, by Alphaeus H. Albert.
Pictures are generally by the author, unless otherwise indicated.


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