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

Backmark-VanWart000 ### Backmark-VanWart000 Van Wart Son & Co was an English manufacturer operating from the 1820's. It is not determined as to whether they actually made these buttons, or if either Smith Kemp Wright or C Rowley could have made them. Buttons were clearly made for the Confederacy. Updated research suggests that these buttons were seized by Federal authorities from a captured blockade runner. There are no credible recoveries from southern battlefields or camps. Research Center: Backmark-VanWart000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-VanWart000.html

Backmark-VanWart100 ### Backmark-VanWart100 Backmark: HENRY VAN WART dm prewar Federal buttons Examples needed. Research Center: Backmark-VanWart100 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 178. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-VanWart100.html No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-VanWart200 ### Backmark-VanWart200 Backmark: VAN WART (dot) SON & Co.. (star) dm two rings of dots,actual English maker not known, likely Smith Kemp Wright, buttons made too late to be issued. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Backmark-VanWart200 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 178. [Plate C-1, 17] Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-VanWart200.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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