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

Backmark-RichGiltRM000 . Rich Gilt RM, Rich Gilt is a trademark or quality denoted mark. RM may be Richard May, who operated London England 1830 to 1858. Attribution to this maker is tentative. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-RichGiltRM000.html

Rich Gilt RM, Rich Gilt is a trademark or quality denoted mark. RM may be Richard May, who operated London England 1830 to 1858. Attribution to this maker is tentative.

Backmark-RichGiltRM110 . Backmark: RICH GILT / R. M. & Co., rm between two raised rings, manufactured England 1830's, attribution to Richard May is tentative. One part flat button, hat or sleeve size, 16mm. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 159. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-RichGiltRM110.html

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, 0ngs 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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