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

Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC Episcopal Academy of Cheshire, symbolism, cross, EAC script style, 1794. Connecticut school button, Episcopal Academy of Cheshire. Connecticut EAC Tice-CTS281 Albert-SU102 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC.html

B9065-### Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC Episcopal Academy of Cheshire, symbolism, cross, EAC script style, 1794. Connecticut school button, Episcopal Academy of Cheshire. Connecticut EAC 3part-small Tice-CTS281 Albert-SU102 Backmark-US-Button-Co-041 "U. S. BUTTON" / "CO.", dm, no rings, depressed shank well resembles an inner ring, used on 3part small buttons, ca 1865.

B7000-### Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC Episcopal Academy of Cheshire, symbolism, cross, EAC script style, 1794. Connecticut school button, Episcopal Academy of Cheshire. Connecticut EAC 3part-small Tice-CTS281-As02 Albert-SU102 Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-231 "EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, stamping is crude, some letters, punctuation and the stars may not be fully formed, no rings, depression around shank, used on 3part small buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson ca 1850s, 1860s Civil War period, and some patterns were manufactured after the war.

B9064-### Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC Episcopal Academy of Cheshire, symbolism, cross, EAC script style, 1794. Connecticut school button, Episcopal Academy of Cheshire. Connecticut EAC 3part-small Tice-CTS281-As02 Albert-SU102 Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-231 "EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, stamping is crude, some letters, punctuation and the stars may not be fully formed, no rings, depression around shank, used on 3part small buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson ca 1850s, 1860s Civil War period, and some patterns were manufactured after the war.

B9066-### Button-4622-Connecticut-EAC Episcopal Academy of Cheshire, symbolism, cross, EAC script style, 1794. Connecticut school button, Episcopal Academy of Cheshire. Connecticut EAC 3part-small Tice-CTS281-As01 Albert-SU102 Backmark-z5-no-text-531 blank back (no text), with channel, used on 3part buttons, ca 1850s, probably Scovill manufacture.

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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