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

VanWart200, (two part button, large coat size, 23mm). 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, (VanWart200). Research Center: Button9901-Backmark-VanWart200, Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 178, [Plate C-1, 17]. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button9901-Backmark-VanWart200.html.

B6560 Confederate engineer button, Germanic "E" on plain background high convex with border, English import, Van Wart, (26mm) Reference: Albert CS154A, Tice CSE215A1.

B4316 Confederate rifleman button, Germanic "R" on plain background high convex with border, English import, Van Wart, (26mm) Reference: Albert CS205A, Tice CSR221A1.

B3349...Button 3001 Georgia, VanWart200 Georgia button, state seal, dome with Constitution over three pillars, "VAN WART (dot) SON & Co.. (star)" dm, , (24mm). 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, (VanWart200). Nondug button.

B6156 South Carolina button, state seal with palmetto tree and SC, Van Wart Sons & Co, dm, (23mm) Reference: Albert SC16A, Tice SC264A1.

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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