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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button1200-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal Army general service button.
Federal Army general service button. General service buttons were issued to enlisted troops for any branch of the army, but are not specifically designated.
Research Center: Button1200-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert GI30, GI70, GI71, GI72, GI93 to GI98., Tice GEN...

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Button1230-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service button, US.
Federal army general service button, US. Button depicts US, early design for army general service troops. Manufacture up to approximately 1830. One part button.
Research Center: Button1230-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert GI30

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Button1270-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service, Great Coat, one part button
Federal army general service button, Great Coat. Button depicts eagle with arrows, US, and olive wreath, early design for army general service troops. Manufacture approximately 1820's. One part button.
Research Center: Button1270-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert GI70, Tice GEN199.

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Button1271-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service, Great Coat, two part button
Federal army general service button, Great Coat. Button depicts eagle with arrows, US, and olive wreath, early design for army general service troops. Manufacture approximately 1820's to 1830's. Two part flat button.
Research Center: Button1271-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert GI71, Tice GEN200.

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Button1293-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service, one part cast button.
Federal army general service button, eagle with shield. Button depicts eagle with shield, intended for army general service troops. Manufacture 1830's to 1840's. One part cast button.
Research Center: Button1293-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert not listed, Tice GEN207.

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Button1294-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service button, eagle with shield.
Federal army general service button, eagle with shield. Button depicts eagle with shield, intended for army general service troops. Two part convex button.
Research Center: Button1294-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert not listed, Tice GEN209.
Reference: Albert GI94A, Tice GEN215.
Reference: Albert not listed, Tice GEN222.
Reference: Albert GI94B, Tice GEN223.

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Button1295-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service, cape fastner.
Fastner utililized a typical Federal general service button, but was manufactured with a hoopk attachment to secure a cape or a poncho. Two part flat button.
Research Center: Button1295-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert GI not listed, Tice GEN not listed.

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Button1298-Federal-GeneralService-000
 Federal army general service, 20th century
This seal, with circle of thirteen stars was adopted as the official seal of the United States early 20th century and has applied to all branches of service ever since. This seal also appears on the back of a one dollar bill. All buttons with this seal date to 20th century or later/. Two part flat button.
Research Center: Button1298-Federal-GeneralService-000 .
Reference: Albert GI not listed, Tice GEN not listed.

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Button1299-Federal-GeneralService-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION-000
 Federal general service button, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.
FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.
Research Center: Button1299-Federal-GeneralService-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION-000 .

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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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