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

Button1700-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button. . Button was intended for riflemen. Research Center: Button1700-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF...., Tice RF.... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1700-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1701-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Regiment of Riflemen, R R. . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts R R. Pattern was issued to Regiment of Riflemen, early regiments. One part flat button. Research Center: Button1701-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF1. RF2.. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1701-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1703-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Regiment of Riflemen, eagle with R. . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R. Pattern was issued to Regiment of Riflemen, early regiments. One part flat button. Research Center: Button1703-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF3. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1703-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1705-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Regiment of Riflemen, early regiments. . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts bugle surrounded by stars. Pattern was issued to Regiment of Riflemen, early regiments. Some regiments designated. One part flat button. Research Center: Button1705-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF5, to RF10. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1705-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1711-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Regiment of Riflemen, bugle surrounded by stars. . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts bugle surrounded by stars. Pattern was issued to Regiment of Riflemen . One part flat button. Research Center: Button1711-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF11, to RF13. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1711-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1723-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Militia rifles, infantry horn . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts hunting horn, usually with stars and border. Pattern was thought to have been used by militia units, states or regiments not designated. One part convex button. Research Center: Button1723-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF23, RF24. 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. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1723-Federal-Riflemen-000.html 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. .

Button1725-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Militia rifles, infantry horn . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts hunting horn, usually with stars and border. Pattern was thought to have been used by militia units, states or regiments not designated. One part flat button. Research Center: Button1725-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF25 to RF29. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1725-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1735-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, Jacksons Victory . Button may have been intended as a commemorative or political button using symbolism from First Regiment Riflemen. One part convex button. Research Center: Button1735-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF6. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1735-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. One part convex button. Research Center: Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF15, Tice RF200. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1750-Federal-Riflemen-000 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. Two part button. Research Center: Button1750-Federal-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert RF16, Tice RF203. Albert RF17/19 Tice RF212/215. Albert RF20, Tice RF222. Albert RF21, Tice RF228. Albert RF18, Tice RF231. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1750-Federal-Riflemen-000.html

Button1790-Federal-Riflemen-Fakes-Fantasy-Reproduction Fakes-Fantasy-Reproduction . Fakes-Fantasy-Reproduction Research Center: Button1790-Federal-Riflemen-Fakes-Fantasy-Reproduction . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button1790-Federal-Riflemen-Fakes-Fantasy-Reproduction.html

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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