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

Button1350-Federal-Infantry-000 Federal infantry button, 1810's to 1820's. Federal Infantry buttons, officer. Many different die designs, usually eagle with shield, arrows for war, olive branch for peace, along with flags or other patriotic symbolism. The shield may be in front of the eagle, or above, beside, or below. Some will bear regiment designation, others were issued in blank with regiment to be engraved or otherwise filled in. One part button. Research Center: Button1350-Federal-Infantry-000 . Reference: Albert GI50 to GI53. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1350-Federal-Infantry-000.html

Button1350-Federal-Infantry-Armitage100 Federal infantry button, eagle behind shield. Backmark-Armitage100 Backmark: ARMITAGE / PHILLA , rm between two raised rings, some letters may be poorly formed, one part convex button, back is concave, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part convex button, large coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button1350-Federal-Infantry-Armitage100 . Reference: Albert GI51. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Button1350-Federal-Infantry-Armitage110 Federal infantry button, eagle beside shield. Backmark-Armitage110 Backmark: ARMITAGE / (star) PHILA (star) , rm inner solid ring, one part flat button, 1820's. One part flat button, coat size, 20.5mm. Research Center: Button1350-Federal-Infantry-Armitage110 . Reference: Albert GI51 to GI53. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Button1350-Federal-Infantry-DelarueJohn100 Federal infantry button, eagle beside shield. Backmark-DelarueJohn100 Backmark: NEW. ORLEANS / J. DELARUE rm script lettering, between two solid rings, a New Orleans jeweler 1811 to 1824. One part convex button, coat size, 21mm. Research Center: Button1350-Federal-Infantry-DelarueJohn100 . Reference: Albert GI51 to GI53. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 100. [Plate C-2, 5]

Button1350-Federal-Infantry-zblankNoText110-GI51J1 Federal infantry button, eagle over flags with Propatria and Infy. Backmark-zblankNoText110 Backmark: blank back (no text), with concentric rm rings around shank, ca 1820's. One part flat button, coat size, 24mm. Research Center: Button1350-Federal-Infantry-zblankNoText110-GI51J1 . Reference: Albert GI51J1.

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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