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Excavated Civil War Confederate State Uniform Buttons
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Confederate Used Hillsborough, North Carolina Academy Cadet Button
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This is a beautifully designed Civil War cadet button. This is the one listed as SU150av in Albert's button book and as NC270Am1 in Tice's book. It is the 19mm size button for the Hillsborough Military Academy that was located in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The face of the button has the school name as well as the star and "NC" letters in the center of the button. It has the lined background. This one is in nice excavated condition with the very faint traces of the original gold gilding remaining on the face in the recesses. On the back of the button it has the original back and shank intact. These buttons were produced by the Scovill firm in Waterbury, Connecticut around 1859 and 1860. The verbal history that accompanied this button is that it was found decades ago near Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. This is a very nice looking looking Confederate used Hillsborough Military Academy cadet button.
Item #: C4432 Shipping Weight:
0.4 lb
Your Price:$350.00 USD
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