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

Backmark-UnitedStates000 United States backmarks were custom backmarks used on 1830's buttons, manufactured for the Federal government. The actual manufacturer is not determined. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, picture of an example is included in Plate B-4, there does not seem to be a text section explaining these backmarks. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates000.html

Backmark-UnitedStates110 Backmark: "UNITED / (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star) STATES (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star)" rm between two rings of dots, one inner solid ring, one part flat back, manufactured ca 1820's and 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates110 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates110.html

Backmark-UnitedStates115 Backmark: "UNITED / (star) (star) (star) STATES (star) (star)(star)" rm between two rings of dots, one inner solid ring, one part flat back, manufactured ca 1820's and 1830's. One part flat button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates115 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates115.html

Backmark-UnitedStates210 Backmark: "UNITED / (star) (dot) (star) STATES (star) (dot) (star)" rm between two rings of dots, flat back, ca 1820's and 1830's. Two part flat button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates210 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates210.html

Backmark-UnitedStates215 Backmark: "UNITED STATES (star)" rm between single rings of dots, flat back, ca 1820's and 1830's. Two part flat button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates215 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates215.html

Backmark-UnitedStates310 Backmark: "U (dot) S / (graphic) (star) ORDNANCE CORPS (graphic) (star)" dm between two rings, inner ring of circles, ca 1830's or 1840's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates310 . Plate B-4, 12. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates310.html

Backmark-UnitedStates410 Backmark: "(star) U S REVENUE SERVICE" rmdc between two rings, ca 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 20mm to 21mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates410 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates410.html

Backmark-UnitedStates420 Backmark: "U. STATES / (star) (dot) (star) REVENUE SERVICE (star) (dot) (star)" rmdc outer ring, four inner rings, ca 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 20mm to 21mm. Research Center: Backmark-UnitedStates420 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-UnitedStates420.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, 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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