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The Ridgeway Civil War Archive 
Buttons from South Carolina (SC...) 

This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years.  This archive record is for educational purposes only.  Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author.  None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.

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.

B5432     South Carolina state seal button (21.7mm)

Button depicts the seal of South Carolina, a palmetto tree over an oak log, symbolic of the Revolutionary War victory at Sullivans Island.  
Backmark: "YOUNG. SMITH & CO / * * * NEW. YORK * * * " dm two inner solid rings, third inner ring is set of triangles resembling a gear, Scovill produced ca 1830's or 1840's (Young08)  
Two part convex coat button, slight convex back, well made button is silvered.
Stand up shank intact, silvered nondug button.  
Ref: Albert SC8, Tice SC238B1

B4754     South Carolina state seal button, (22.6mm)

Backmark: "SCHUYLER. H & G. / NEW - YORK. " rmdc stippled channel, Scovill manufacture 1850's (Schuyler14) 
South Carolina state seal, two part button. 
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert SC13, Tice SC248A5

B4994     South Carolina state seal button (22.6mm) 

Depicts the seal of South Carolina, a Palmetto tree, intended for South Carolina militia units.
Backmark: "SCHUYLER. H & G. / (dot) NEW -YORK. (dot)" rmdc on a stippled background, Scovill produced ca 1850's. (Schuyler04) 
Two part coat button. 
Stand up shank intact, top grade gilded nondug button. 
Ref: Albert SC13, Tice SC248A6

B4997     South Carolina state seal button (22.6mm) 

Depicts the seal of South Carolina, a Palmetto tree, intended for South Carolina militia units. 
Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY CT.. "rmdc, ca 1850's (ScovillM16) 
Two part coat button. 
Stand up shank intact, top grade gilded nondug button. 
Ref: Albert SC13, Tice SC248A14

B4040     South Carolina state seal button nondug (22.6mm)  

Backmark: ""Scovill Mf'g Co / Waterbury " dm between rings
Stand up shank intact, attractive gilded nondug button, top grade
Ref:  Albert SC13,  Tice SC248A15

B5037     South Carolina state seal button (22.7mm)

Depicts South Carolina state seal, the Palmetto tree. The Latin word in the motto, "opibusque" is mispelled "opirusque", a die makers error.
Backmark: "HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / (dot) NY (dot)" dm between two solid rings, inner ring of rays, Steele & Johnson produced ca 1860 (HorstmannA10)
Two part coat button
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert SC14, TiceSC258A1

B4652      South Carolina state seal button, nondug (23mm)
 
Backmark: "H T & B Manchester"
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert SC15, TiceSC260A1

B4633     Citadel Cadet, South Carolina (18mm)

Backmark: "Horstmann & Allien / NY" dm between two rings. These buttons do show up on an identified cadet uniform on display at the Citadel museum in Charleston, SC. Buttons are identified as SC militia by both Albert and Tice, but this is cadet size, not militia size button and examples have been found on the old Citadel campus downtown Charleston.
Shank intact, fully gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert SC15 unlisted, Tice SC266Am1

B4771     South Carolina state seal button, nondug (23mm)

Backmark: "VAN WART SON & CO" These buttons were made in 1864 to run the blockade, but never made it in. It is not clear who actually made these buttons. The English producer, Smith Kemp Wright probably made these buttons.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert SC16, Tice SC264A1

B5034     South Carolina Palmetto guard (23.4mm)
 
Motif depicts the South Carolina state seal, usually a Palmetto tree, this one modified with a snake and the usual "SC" letters replaced with "CS" for Confederate States, a defiant wartime button. Association with the South Carolina unit, "Palmetto Guard" is not absolutely proven. 
Backmark: " (graphic of lion head) / EXTRA GOLD (script) QUALy. (sic) ", likely Smith Kemp Wright 1862 to 1865, but not proven (ExtraG01) 
Overcoat size two piece button was brought in through the blockade. 
Stand up shank and backmark intact, top grade nondug button 
Ref: Albert SC17, Tice SC286A1

B3010     Kings Mountain Military School button (20mm)

Kings Mountain Military was formed 1855, Yorkville SC (modern day York SC) this two part "cadet" size button was supplied at that time.
Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY."  rmdc on a stippled field, ca 1850's (ScovillM72)  
Two part cadet size coat button, manufactured 1850's  
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button   
Ref: Albert SU189, Tice SCS294A1

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