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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button1400-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button.
Artillery symbolism, eagle with A, cannons or cannon balls.
Research Center: Button1400-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY….
Tice AY….

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Button1410-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, Revolutionary War period
Artillery symbolism, eagle with cannons or cannon balls, Revolutionary War period. One part button.
Research Center: Button1410-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY1.
Albert AY2.
Albert AY3.
Albert AY4.
Albert AY5.
Albert AY7.
Albert AY8.
Albert AY9.
Albert AY10. 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.
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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. .

Button1420-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, early regiments, First Regiment
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle over cannon, 1st Regt. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1420-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY12.
Albert AY13.
Albert AY14.
Albert AY15.
Albert AY16.
Albert AY17.
Albert AY19.
Albert AY20.
Albert AY21.
Albert AY23.
Albert AY24.
Albert AY25.
Albert AY26.
Albert AY27.

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Button1429-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, early regiments, regiment not designated
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle over cannon, regiment not designated. One part button.
Research Center: Button1429-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY29.

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Button1430-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, early regiments, United States Artillery.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts United States Artillery and stack of cannon balls. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1430-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY30. 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.
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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. .

Button1432-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, Regiment Artillerists
Button was intended for artillery and depicts various styles. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1432-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY32, Regiment of Artillerists, foilated script letters.
Albert AY33, Regiment of Artillerists, second regiment.
Albert AY34, eagle over cannon, regiment not designated.
Albert AY36, First regiment, foliated script A.
Albert AY37, Second regiment, foliated script A.
Albert AY38, Third regiment, foliated script A.

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Button1440-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, Light Artillery
Button was intended for Light Artillery and depicts LA, 1st regiment. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1440-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY40, LA, foliated script letters, 1st regiment.
Albert AY41, LA, foliated script letters, 1st regiment.
Albert AY42, LA, foliated script letters, regiment not designated.
Albert AY43, LA, surrounded by stars, 1st regiment.
Albert AY44, LA, surrounded by stars, 1st regiment.

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Button1448-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, early regiment, other designations.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts Artillery with eagle over a cannon, and usually a regiment designation. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1448-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY48. 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.
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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. .

Button1450-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle over cannon, lined field with wide border. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1450-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY50.
Albert AY51.
Albert AY52.
Albert AY53.

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Button1455-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, Artillery corps
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle over cannon, Corps below the cannon. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1455-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY55.
Albert AY57.

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Button1458-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, Artillery corps
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle over cannon, Corps below the cannon. Two part flat button.
Research Center: Button1458-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY58.

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Button1460-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, militia Artillery
Button was intended for militia artillery units and depicts eagle over cannon. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button1460-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY59.
Albert AY60.

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Button1480-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, eagle with A in shield
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. One part convex button.
Research Center: Button1480-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY61, Tice AY199 and AY200.
Albert AY62.
Albert AY63.
Albert AY64.
Albert AY65.
Albert AY66.
Albert AY67.
Albert AY68, Tice AY203.

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Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000
 Federal artillery button, eagle with A in shield.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Two part convex button.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY71, Tice AY206.
Albert AY72.
Albert AY73.
Albert AY74.
Albert AY75.
Albert AY76.
Albert AY78, Tice AY215.
Albert AY79, Tice AY218.
Albert not listed, Tice AY222.
Albert AY80.
Albert AY81, Tice AY331.
Albert AY82, Tice AY334.
Albert AY83
Albert AY84.

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Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000-Page2
 Federal artillery button, eagle with A in shield.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Two part button.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY71, Tice AY206.
Albert AY72.
Albert AY73.
Albert AY74.
Albert AY75.
Albert AY76.
Albert AY78, Tice AY215.
Albert AY79, Tice AY218.
Albert not listed, Tice AY222.
Albert AY80.
Albert AY81, Tice AY331.
Albert AY82, Tice AY334.
Albert AY83
Albert AY84.
More artillery buttons, page 2.
Backmarks A to G.

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Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000-Page3
 Federal artillery button, eagle with A in shield.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Two part button.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY71, Tice AY206.
Albert AY72.
Albert AY73.
Albert AY74.
Albert AY75.
Albert AY76.
Albert AY78, Tice AY215.
Albert AY79, Tice AY218.
Albert not listed, Tice AY222.
Albert AY80.
Albert AY81, Tice AY331.
Albert AY82, Tice AY334.
Albert AY83
Albert AY84.
More artillery buttons, page 3.
Backmarks H to R.

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Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000-Page4
 Federal artillery button, eagle with A in shield.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Two part button.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000 .
Albert AY71, Tice AY206.
Albert AY72.
Albert AY73.
Albert AY74.
Albert AY75.
Albert AY76.
Albert AY78, Tice AY215.
Albert AY79, Tice AY218.
Albert not listed, Tice AY222.
Albert AY80.
Albert AY81, Tice AY331.
Albert AY82, Tice AY334.
Albert AY83
Albert AY84.
More artillery buttons, page 4.
Backmarks S to end.

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Button1490-Federal-Artillery-zFakes-Fantasy-Reproduction
 Federal-Artillery-Fakes-Fantasy-Reproduction
Modern commercial manufacture.
Research Center: Button1490-Federal-Artillery-zFakes-Fantasy-Reproduction .

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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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