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

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. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1460-Federal-Artillery-000.html

Button1460-Federal-Artillery-ImperialStandard140 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, militia Artillery Backmark-ImperialStandard140 Button was intended for militia artillery units and depicts eagle over cannon. Backmark: (graphic of an eagle) / IMPERIAL STANDT rm, flat one part button, English manufacture, ca 1820s or 1830s. One part flat button, coat size, 21mm. Research Center: Button1460-Federal-Artillery-ImperialStandard140 . Reference: Albert AY59 to AY60. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, not listed.

Button1460-Federal-Artillery-Robinson260 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, militia Artillery Backmark-Robinson260 Button was intended for militia artillery units and depicts eagle over cannon. Backmark: ROBINSONS, JONES & CO / (dot) ATTLEBORO (dot) / EXTRA / (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) EXTRA (dot) (star) (dot) (star)(dot) (star) (dot) rm inner solid ring, middle solid ring, and two outer solid rings, Robinsons & Jones manufacture 1830's. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button1460-Federal-Artillery-Robinson260 . Reference: Albert AY59 to AY60. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51.

Button1460-Federal-Artillery-Robinson530 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, militia Artillery Backmark-Robinson530 Button was intended for militia artillery units and depicts eagle over cannon. Backmark: R & W. ROBINSON / (dot) ATTLEBOROUGH (dot) / EXTRA / (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) RICH (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) rm with four raised rings, flat one part button, ca 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button1460-Federal-Artillery-Robinson530 . Reference: Albert AY59 to AY60. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51.

Button1460-Federal-Artillery-SuperfineColour110 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, militia Artillery Backmark-SuperfineColour110 Button was intended for militia artillery units and depicts eagle over cannon. Backmark: SUPERFINE / (star) COLOUR (star) rm, manufactured ca 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button1460-Federal-Artillery-SuperfineColour110 . Reference: Albert AY59 to AY60. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons.

Button1460-Federal-Artillery-TrebleGilt110 Federal artillery button, eagle over cannon, militia Artillery Backmark-TrebleGilt110 Button was intended for militia artillery units and depicts eagle over cannon. Backmark: TREBLE / (star) GILT (star), surrounded with a wreath rm , flat one part button, English manufacture 1820s or 1830s. One part flat button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button1460-Federal-Artillery-TrebleGilt110 . Reference: Albert AY59 to AY60. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans.

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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