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A Brief Description of NEW-YORK: Formerly Called New-Netherlands..
Date:
1670
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1670.Den
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Military buttons mounted on card
Object Number:
1926.95a-j
Date:
1860-1864
Medium:
Brass, paper
Dimensions:
Card: 11 x 8 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 21.6 cm )
Largest (button): 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Marks:
stamped: 1-front: "A" (Artillery)
stamped: 2-front: "I" (Infantry)
stamped: 4-front: "C.S.A."
stamped: 5-front: "CORPS"
stamped: 6-front: "I"
stamped: 7-front: "VIRGINIA SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS"
stamped: 8-front: "NC" (North Carolina)
stamped: 9-front:
Description:
Nine brass Confederate military buttons mounted on card that identifies the regiments that wore them, and where the buttons were found.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were gathered by Lt. Fred Mather of the 1st New York Heavy Artillery at battlefields and from Confederate prisoners.
Bibliography:
Holzer, Harold and The New-York Historical Society. "The Civil War in 50 Objects." New York: Viking, 2013.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, New York Commandery
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
