Name/Title
ButtonEntry/Object ID
2023.033.002Description
A metal button the number "24" in the center.Context
The donor identified this as a 24th regiment button which means it could be from a member of a British regiment of light foot soldiers who advanced south from Quebec on Lake Champlain under Gen. John Burgoyne during the Revolutionary War. This British Army had failed to receive new uniforms in 1777, so had to mend and patch what they had -- which might make it easy to lose a button.
The U.S. Army also had a 24th regiment that existed from 1869 to 1951 and was made up of black soldiers, so this button is unlikely to be from that unit.Collection
Jeremy Walsh CollectionLocation
Location
Box
Box 3Rolling Rack
Unit B, Shelf 2Room
Museum Storage RoomCategory
StorageMoved By
Kelly BartlettDate
October 16, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Mar 26, 2024Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gen. John BurgoyneCreated By
Nancy RemsenCreate Date
March 14, 2024Updated By
Kelly BartlettUpdate Date
October 16, 2025