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

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

Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-Horstmann115 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. Backmark-Horstmann115 . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (dot) NY (dot) rm between rings, one part convex button, ca. 1830's or 1840's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm, Research Center: Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-Horstmann115 . Reference: Albert RF15, Reference: Tice RF200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-SuperfineColour210 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. Backmark-SuperfineColour210 . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: SUPERFINE / (star) COLOUR (star) rm between two solid rings, manufactured ca 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm. Research Center: Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-SuperfineColour210 . Reference: Albert RF15, Reference: Tice RF200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons.

Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-zblankNoText132 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. Backmark-zblankNoText132 . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: blank back (no text), two raised rings, one part button concave back, maker unknown 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-zblankNoText132 . Reference: Albert RF15, Reference: Tice RF200.

Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-zblankNoText136 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. Backmark-zblankNoText136 . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: blank back (no text), multiple concentric raised rings, one part button concave back, small size, maker unknown 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-zblankNoText136 . Reference: Albert RF15, Reference: Tice RF200.

Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-zblankNoText815 Federal riflemen button, eagle with R in shield. Backmark-zblankNoText815 . Button was intended for riflemen and depicts eagle with R in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: graphic with eight stars and dots, rm, outer raised ring, inner raised ring, convex one part button, back is concave, ca 1830's, small size only. One part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm. Research Center: Button1740-Federal-Riflemen-zblankNoText815 . Reference: Albert RF15, Reference: Tice RF200.

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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