{"id":17319,"date":"2026-07-31T17:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=17319"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:21:07","slug":"reference-key-and-historical-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/reference-key-and-historical-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Key and Historical Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Important-historical-research-notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For access to general information concerning some of our historical research<br><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/historical_research.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on certain artifacts you may download this PDF file<\/a><br>You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to read or print these documents.&nbsp; If you do not have<br>Acrobat Reader you may&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/?promoid=BUIGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download a free copy by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Key<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AEC \u2013 Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy, Time\/Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AEU \u2013 Arms and Equipment of the Union, Time\/Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ATCG \u2013 Antique Tool Collector\u2019s Guide to Value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AUHB \u2013 Record of Uniform and Historical Buttons, Albert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BCW \u2013 Battlefield of the Civil War \u2013 Davis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BIPG \u2013 Bottles Identification and price Guide, Polak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCW \u2013 Commanders of the Civil War \u2013 Davis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWA \u2013 Civil War Artifacts \u2013 Crouch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWB \u2013 Civil War Books, A Priced List, Broadfoot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWCB \u2013 Civil War Cookbook \u2013 William C. Davis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWCE \u2013 Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia, Lord<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWMI \u2013 Civil War Musical Instruments \u2013 Garofalo and Elrod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWPG \u2013 Civil War Collectors Price Guide, NS Traders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWR \u2013 Illustrated History of Civil War Relics \u2013 Sylvia and O\u2019Donnel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWRW \u2013 Civil War Relics of the Western Campaigns, Harris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWSPI \u2013 The Civil War Soldier \u2013 His Personal Items, Jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CWSW \u2013 Civil War Sutlers and Their Wares, Lord<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DCA \u2013 Dale Anderson Co Militaria Catalog<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FMCW \u2013 Fighting Men of the Civil War, Davis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GCWB \u2013 Collectors Guide to Civil War Bottles and Jars, Russel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRGP \u2013 India Rubber and Gutta Percha in the Civil War, Woshner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MGDM \u2013 Military Goods, Dealers, and Makers 1785-1915, Bazelon and McGuinn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MPPP \u2013 Music for Presidents, Patriots, and Politicians, Lawrence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUI \u2013 Metal Uniform Insignia of the Frontier Army 1846-1902, Brinkerhoff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OAK \u2013 Old American Kitchenware 1725-1925, Lantz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SBAC \u2013 Item seen in Steamboat Arabia Collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TAS \u2013 The American Sword, Peterson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TAMS \u2013 The American Military Spur, Dorsey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TTSL \u2013 Tenting Tonight, A Soldier\u2019s Life, Time-Life Series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VHHK \u2013 Victorian Housewares, Hardware, and Kitchenware, Barlow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WWW \u2013 Who Wore What? Women\u2019s Wear 1861-1865, Leisch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others added as needed or repeat contributors. Suggestions welcome. Personal friends in the museum and militaria business are often consulted, along with review of dealer websites for market value research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ref_key.pdf\">For a Printable Reference Key please click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/casetop2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/casetop2.jpg 426w, https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/casetop2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/casetop2-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/casetop2-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/storecases.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/storecases.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/storecases-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/storecases-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/sutleroffortscott.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/storecases-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For access to general information concerning some of our historical researchon certain artifacts you may download this PDF fileYou must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to read or print these documents.&nbsp; If you do not haveAcrobat Reader you may&nbsp;download a free copy by clicking here. 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