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

Button1341-Federal-Infantry-000 Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part convex cast pewter button. Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part convex cast pewter button, ca 1810's. One part convex button, cast pewter. Research Center: Button1341-Federal-Infantry-000 . Reference: Albert GI41. Reference: Albert GI42. Reference: Albert GI45. Reference: Albert GI46. Reference: Albert GI47. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1341-Federal-Infantry-000.html

Button1341-Federal-Infantry-GI46 Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part flat cast pewter button. blank back Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part cast pewter button, ca 1810's. blank back One part flat button, cast white metal, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button1341-Federal-Infantry-GI46 . Reference: Albert GI46.

Button1341-Federal-Infantry-zblankNoText180 Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part convex cast pewter button. Backmark-zblankNoText180 Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part convex cast pewter button, ca 1810's. Backmark: blank back (no text), sissor seam with the shank, raised area around the shank, manufacture ca 1815 to 1825. One part convex button, cast white metal, coat size, 21mm. Research Center: Button1341-Federal-Infantry-zblankNoText180 . Reference: Albert GI41.

Button1341-Federal-Infantry-zblankNoText185 Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part convex cast pewter button. Backmark-zblankNoText185 Federal infantry, eagle over an oval, one part convex cast pewter button, ca 1810's. Backmark: blank back (no text), sissor seam through the center, raised area around the shank, applied brass shank, manufacture ca 1815 to 1825. One part convex button, cast white metal, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button1341-Federal-Infantry-zblankNoText185 . Reference: Albert GI45.

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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