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	Civil War Buttons
	by Harry Ridgeway

Button3111-Militia-000
Militia general service, one part flat button.
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. One part flat button.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-000 .
Reference Albert GI54.
Reference Albert GI55.
Reference Albert GI56.
Reference Albert GI57.
Reference Albert GI58.
Reference Albert GI59.
Reference Albert GI60.
Reference Albert GI61.
Reference Albert GI62.

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Button3111-Militia-BestPlatedLondon110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-BestPlatedLondon110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "Best Plated (in script) / LONDON" dm two inner rings, flat one piece button, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 24.5mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-BestPlatedLondon110 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-BestPlatedLondon120
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-BestPlatedLondon120
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "Best Plated (in script) / LONDON" dm single inner ring, flat one piece button, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-BestPlatedLondon120 . Reference Albert GI56.

Button3111-Militia-ExtraStrongPlated110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-ExtraStrongPlated110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "EXTRA STRONG PLATED (graphic)" dm single solid ring below, and inner ring of rays or sunburst, ca 1830s, maker not determined. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-ExtraStrongPlated110 . Reference Albert GI59.

Button3111-Militia-ImperialStandard100
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-ImperialStandard100
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "IMPERIAL / (star) STANDARD (star)" rmdc, stippled channel, backmark was a trademark denoting quality, and was probably manufactured in England. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-ImperialStandard100 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-ImperialStandard110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-ImperialStandard110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "IMPERIAL / (dot) (graphic) (dot) STANDARD (dot) (graphic) (dot)" rmdc, backmark was a trademark denoting quality, and was probably manufactured in England. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-ImperialStandard110 . Reference Albert GI59.

Button3111-Militia-ImperialStandard150
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-ImperialStandard150
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: " IMPERIAL / (cross) STANDARD (cross)," dm between two solid rings, flat one part button, English manufacture, ca 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-ImperialStandard150 . Reference Albert GI59.

Button3111-Militia-RichQualityLondon110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-RichQualityLondon110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "RICH QUALITY (script lettering) / LONDON / solid ring/ (eight stars)" dm, English manufacture 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-RichQualityLondon110 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-RichQualityLondon120
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-RichQualityLondon120
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "RICH QUALITY / (dot) LONDON (dot): dm between two rings, two (dot)s in center, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-RichQualityLondon120 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-SuperiorPlated110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-SuperiorPlated110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (dot) PLATED (dot)" dm between two solid rings, ca 1830's, likely English manufacture. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-SuperiorPlated110 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-SuperiorStrongPlated110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-SuperiorStrongPlated110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (dot) STRONG PLATED (dot)" dm between two solid rings, manufactured ca 1830's. One part flat button, coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-SuperiorStrongPlated110 . Reference Albert GI59.

Button3111-Militia-TrebleGiltRichOrange110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-TrebleGiltRichOrange110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "TREBLE GILT / RICH ORANGE" dm between two rings of dots, one part flat button, ca 1830's. One part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-TrebleGiltRichOrange110 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-TrebleGiltStandardColour110
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-TrebleGiltStandardColour110
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "TREBLE (dot) GILT / (star) STANDD.. (.. is under D) (dot) COLOUR (star)" dm between two solid rings, one part flat button, ca 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-TrebleGiltStandardColour110 . Reference Albert GI61.

Button3111-Militia-WarrantedTreblePlated120-GI59
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-WarrantedTreblePlated120
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "WARRANTED / (bough) / (double solid ring) / TREBLE / PLATED" dm, English manufacture ca 1830's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-WarrantedTreblePlated120-GI59 . Reference Albert GI59.

Button3111-Militia-WarrantedTreblePlated120-GI61
Militia general service, one part flat button. Backmark-WarrantedTreblePlated120
Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Backmark: "WARRANTED / (bough) / (double solid ring) / TREBLE / PLATED" dm, English manufacture ca 1830's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3111-Militia-WarrantedTreblePlated120-GI61 . Reference Albert GI61.

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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