Ridgeway Civil War Research Center
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Civil War Buttons

by Harry Ridgeway

Backmark-000-Page2
Backmarks page 2, A to G.
Research Center: Backmark-000-Page2 .
Backmark summary, page 2.
Backmarks A to G.


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Backmark-AcermanMixer000
Acerman & Mixer, New York, 1847 to 1861,
Research Center: Backmark-AcermanMixer000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 116.

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Backmark-AllienHV000
Henry V Allien, partnered with Horstmann before and during the Civil War, Horstman & Allien, Horstmann Brothers & Allien. Approximately 1877, H V Allien opened his own business, all buttons bearing his name, alone, will date after the Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-AllienHV000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 133.

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Backmark-AmericanButton000
American Button Co operated Newark New Jersey early 20th century. All buttons bearing their name were produced well after the Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-AmericanButton000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons,page 103.

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Backmark-AmericanUniform000
American Uniform Co., New York, early 20th century. All buttons bearing their name were produced well after the Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-AmericanUniform000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 116.

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Backmark-Armfield000
Edward Armfield & Sons, or Edward Armfield & Company, Birmingham, England, 1763 to 1975.
Research Center: Backmark-Armfield000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, pager 146.

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Backmark-Armitage000
George Armitage was early producer, 1820's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Research Center: Backmark-Armitage000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97, thirteen backmarks listed, count the items to correlate with this list.

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Backmark-ArmyNavyButtonCo000
Army Navy Button Co., Waterbury Connecticut 1864 to 1867. Buttons were likely manufactured by Waterbury Button Co.
Research Center: Backmark-ArmyNavyButtonCo000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-Baldwin000
H E Baldwin & Co, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Newark New Jersey, 1835 to 1852.
Research Center: Backmark-Baldwin000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 116.

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Backmark-BellenotC000
Charles Bellenot was an engraver and die maker operating out of New Orleans. The backmarks are usually blank or weakly struck. A partnership was formed with Frederick Ulrich for short period, a few buttons bearing both of their names was produced during this time
Research Center: Backmark-BellenotC000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 181.

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Backmark-Benedict000
Benedict & Burnham operated 1830's to 1849. Buttons of this period are noted for very high quality and they produced a lot of civilian buttons. After 1849, buttons were produced by Waterbury Button Co
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Backmark-BestDoubleGilt000
Best Double Gilt, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not detemined.
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Backmark-BestMercury000
Best Mercury, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not detemined.
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Backmark-BestPlated000 . Best Plated, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not determined.
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Backmark-BestPlatedLondon000
Best Plated, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not determined.
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Backmark-BestQuality000
Best Quality, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not detemined.
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Backmark-BestQualityLondon000
Best Quality London, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not detemined.
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Backmark-BirdWilliam000
William Bird was a manufacturer operating in London England before the war. They apparently supplied a limited quantity of uniforms and buttons to the Confederacy.
Research Center: Backmark-BirdWilliam000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171.

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Backmark-Boggett000
George Boggett is listed as operating at 50 St. Martins Lane in London, 1826 to 1843. (Bazelon and Guinn).
Research Center: Backmark-Boggett000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 148.

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Backmark-Boner000
John Boner operated Cincinnatti Ohio, 1850's to post Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-Boner000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 117.

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Backmark-BoylanJohn000
John F Boylan operated late 1860's to early 1900's.
Research Center: Backmark-BoylanJohn000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 117.

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Backmark-BrooksBrothers000
Brooks Brothers, New York, operated 1818 to present and is well known retailer. They supplied military goods during the Civil War. Most brass buttons were subcontracted and manufactured after the War. Some custom jewelry grade buttons were made before the war.
Research Center: Backmark-BrooksBrothers000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 117.

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Backmark-BuckleyS000
Samuel Buckley & Co, Birmingham England.
Research Center: Backmark-BuckleyS000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171, item 01.

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Backmark-CahillThomas000
Thomas Cahill, Boston Massachusetts. The firm operated 1844 to 1859.
Research Center: Backmark-CahillThomas000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page118.

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Backmark-Cairns000
Cairn & Company, Birmingham, England, 1780 to 1820.
Research Center: Backmark-Cairns000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 149.

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Backmark-CampbellSIsaacs000
S. Isaacs Campbell was a military goods supplier operating in London England and supplied substantial supplies to the Confederacy, smuggled through the blockade. The buttons are believed to have been made by Smith Kemp Wright.
Research Center: Backmark-CampbellSIsaacs000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 175.

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Backmark-Canfield000
Canfield brothers, located in Baltimore Maryland were outfitters operating before the Civil War, supplying uniforms both North and South.
Research Center: Backmark-Canfield000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 189, seventeen backmarks listed, count them to correlate with this listing.

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Backmark-CharletLageste000
Charlet & Lageste, Paris France. No information, American buttons produced after the Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-CharletLageste000 . Pic coming
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Backmark-Chatwin000
John Chatwin & Sons was a small English producer, manufacturing a limited offering of Confederate buttons.
Research Center: Backmark-Chatwin000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171.

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Backmark-Cheshire000
Cheshire Manufacturing was formed after the sale of Benedict and Burnham, by Gordon Burnham, in 1850's
Research Center: Backmark-Cheshire000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

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Backmark-CohnHerman000
Herman Cohn Brooklyn New York.operated after the Civil War around 1900.
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Backmark-ConningJames000
James Conning operated in Mobile, Alabama before and during the war. Buttons before the war were manufactured by Scovill.
Research Center: Backmark-ConningJames000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 119.

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Backmark-CordierFreres000
Henry et Antione Cordier operated in Paris 1847 to 1865, a special order of Chassier uniforms were supplied to troops from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York in 1862.
Research Center: Backmark-CordierFreres000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 150.

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Backmark-CourtneyTennent000
Courtney & Tennent was a military goods dealer operating in Charleston SC. They had direct ties to the English cotton trade, and became an importer of smuggled goods for the Confederacy. The buttons were made by Firmin & Sons. Courtney & Tennent was a military goods dealer operating in Charleston SC, buttons were produced in England.
Research Center: Backmark-CourtneyTennent000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 190.

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Backmark-Crumpton000
William Crumpton is believed to have immigrated in the 1780's, and eventually set up a button making operation in Philadelphia during the early 1800's.
Research Center: Backmark-Crumpton000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

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Backmark-CullenBrown000
Cullen Brown, located in Detroit Michigan were outfitters operating from 1846 to the late 1860's.
Research Center: Backmark-CullenBrown000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 117.

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Backmark-DaleThomasN000
Thomas N. Dale was a retailer operating in New York from 1840 to beyond the Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-DaleThomasN000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 120.

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Backmark-DelarueJohn000
John Delarue New Orleans is listed in Bazelon as a jeweler 1811 to 1824. Buttons are high quality.
Research Center: Backmark-DelarueJohn000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 100.

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Backmark-Devlin000
Devlin & Co operated New York from 1843 to 20th century. All buttons bearing their name were produced after the Civil War.
Research Center: Backmark-Devlin000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 120.

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Backmark-DoubleGilt000
Double Gilt, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-DowlerW000
W H Dowler operated out of Birmingham England and produced buttons, smuggled through the blockade.
Research Center: Backmark-DowlerW000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 172.

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Backmark-ELE000
E.L.E. is probably an English outfitter.
Research Center: Backmark-ELE000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 151.

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Backmark-EvansD000
D Evans & Company, 1848 to 1945. D. Evans took over the bankrupt R & W Robinson company ca 1848. They continued to use many of the Robinson dies and backs well into the 1850's and produced backmarks with their own name, 1850's and 1860's.
Research Center: Backmark-EvansD000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, thirty six backmarks listed, not numbered so count them to correlate with this listing.

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Backmark-EvansHassall000
Evans and Hassall, Philadelphia.
Research Center: Backmark-EvansHassall000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 121.

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Backmark-ExtraFineGilt000
Extra Fine Gilt, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, actual maker not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraGilt000
Extra Gilt, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, actual maker not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraGoldQuality000
Extra Gold Quality, generic or trademark backmark, maker not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraPlate000
Extra Plate, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraPlatedSuperior000
Extra Plated Superior, generic or trademark backmark, ca 1830s, maker not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill000
Extra Quality, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, manufacture by Scovill.
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Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson000
Extra Quality, generic or trademark backmark, Steele & Johnson manufacture.Extra Quality, generic or trademark backmark, Steele & Johnson manufacture.
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Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton000
Extra Quality, generic or trademark backmark, likely manufactured by Waterbury Button Co.
Research Center: Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co)

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Backmark-ExtraRich000
Extra Rich, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraRichBestQuality000
Extra Rich Best Quality, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraRichColour000
Extra Rich Colour, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraRichOrange000
Extra Rich Orange, generic or trademark, manufacturer not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraRichQuality000
Extra Rich, generic or trademark backmark, likely English manufacture, ca 1830's.
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Backmark-ExtraRich-Scovill000
Extra Rich, generic or trademark backmark, Scovill manufacture.
Research Center: Backmark-ExtraRich-Scovill000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, (Scovill Manufacturing).

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Backmark-ExtraRich-SteeleJohnson000
Extra Rich, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not determined, may be Steele & Johnson.
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Backmark-ExtraRichTrebleGilt000
Extra Rich Treble Gilt, generic or trademark backmark, English manufacture not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraStrong000
Extra Strong, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraStrongPlated000
Extra Strong Plated, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-ExtraSuperb000
Extra Superb, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-ExtraSuperb000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page179.

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Backmark-ExtraSuperior000
Extra Superior, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-ExtraSuperior000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page179.

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Backmark-EylandHayden000
Eyland & Hayden, Charleston South Carolina. Probably a jeweler operating in the 1830's, 1840's.
Research Center: Backmark-EylandHayden000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 190.

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Backmark-FineGilt000
Fine Gilt, generic or trademark backmark, likely manufacture by Steele & Johnson.
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Backmark-FineGoldPlate000
Fine Gold Plate, generic or trademark backmark, likely manufacture by Steele & Johnson.
Research Center: Backmark-FineGoldPlate000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87 (Steele & Johnson).

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Backmark-FineQuality000
Fine Quality, generic or trademark backmark, thought to be a product of D Evans,
Research Center: Backmark-FineQuality000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, (D Evans).

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Backmark-FineTrebleGilt000
Fine Treble Gilt, generic or trademark backmark, manufacture not determined.
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Backmark-Firmin000
Firmin & Sons operated in London England from the 17th century and continue to operate today. Firmin buttons are noted for the best quality of all of the makers, sharp high relief stampings, tight backs, sturdy construction, jewelry like qualities.
Research Center: Backmark-Firmin000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page172, thirteen backmarks listed, count them to correlate to this list.

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Backmark-FitchWaldo000
James P Fitch began military goods business in 1862, and formed a partnership with Howard Waldo in 1863.
Research Center: Backmark-FitchWaldo000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 121.

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Backmark-FloydGeorge000
George Floyd, Philadelphia. He was first listed in 1842, with an address of "11 George". So "George" may be a location and not the name of a partner, however, the buttons appear to indicate that this is a name and not a street. There are various names of "Floyd" operating in Philadelphia area, which operator this is remains a mystery. Buttons bearing this name are found on both political and military patterns, all date to the 1840's. This information is from Bazelen & McGuinn, there does not seem to be a listing in Tice dating buttons.
Research Center: Backmark-FloydGeorge000 . Tice, Dating Buttons, shows two examples of backmarks on Plate B-12, however I am unable to find any text listing about this maker.

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Backmark-Fraser000 .
Research Center: Backmark-Fraser000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 122.

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Backmark-GengembrePW000
Phillip William Gengembre, Boston Massachusetts, 1864 to 1865. Buttons were manufactured using a unique shank system.
Research Center: Backmark-GengembrePW000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 122.

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Backmark-Gilt000
Gilt, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, producer is not determined.
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Backmark-GminderJacob000
Jacob Gminder operated during the Civil War, yet most of his buttons bearing his name were supplied after reconstruction.
Research Center: Backmark-GminderJacob000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 122, eleven backmarks listed, count them to correlate with this listing. A duplicate and partial list also appears on page 191.

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Backmark-Goddard000
Goddard & Brothers, Newark New Jersey. Goddard was an outfitter, buttons were made by other manufacturers.
Research Center: Backmark-Goddard000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page125.

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Backmark-GoldsboroRifles000
Goldsboro Rifles was a North Carolina unit, Scovill originall manufactured a custom backmark for them, but later used the back on other buttons.
Research Center: Backmark-GoldsboroRifles000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, (Scovill Manufacturing).

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Backmark-Goodwins000
Goodwins is not listed in either Tice or Bazelon & McGuinn. However based on the style of backmarks, production was after the Civil War.
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Backmark-GourdinCie000
Gourdin et Cie was a French maker of high quality buttons. Most buttons supplied to the American Civil War were Naval.
Research Center: Backmark-GourdinCie000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 173.

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Backmark-Gregg000
William Gregg, Charleston South Carolina, 1830's. Eventually became a partner of Hayden Gregg & Co.
Research Center: Backmark-Gregg000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page125.

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Backmark-Guiterman000
Guiterman & Bro was a custom retailer supplying the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Backmark-000-Page3
Backmarks, page 3, H to R.
Research Center: Backmark-000-Page3 .
Backmark summary, page 3.
Backmarks H to R.


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This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. 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.

Most information on this page is from:
Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865, by Warren K.Tice.
Dating buttons; A Chronology of Button Types, Makers, Retailers & Their Backmarks, by Warren K. Tice.
Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers, by Bruce S. Bazelon and William F. Guinn.
Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, Bicentennial Edition, by Alphaeus H. Albert.
Pictures are generally by the author, unless otherwise indicated.


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