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

Button3121-Militia-000 Militia general service, one part convex 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 convex button. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-000 . Reference Albert GI65. Reference Albert GI66. Reference Albert GI67. Reference Albert GI68. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button3121-Militia-000.html

Button3121-Militia-BestPlatedLondon210 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-BestPlatedLondon210 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. / (star) LONDON. (star)" rm between two solid rings, convex back, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-BestPlatedLondon210 . Reference Albert GI67.

Button3121-Militia-BestQuality200 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-BestQuality200 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 / (star) QUALITY (star)" rm, lettering script style, no rings, convex back, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-BestQuality200 . Reference Albert GI54 to GI68.

Button3121-Militia-BestQualityLondon110 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-BestQualityLondon110 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 QUALITY /(dot) LONDON (dot)" rm between two raised rings, convex back, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-BestQualityLondon110 . Reference Albert GI67.

Button3121-Militia-BestQualityLondon120 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-BestQualityLondon120 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 QUALITY / (dot) LONDON (dot)" dm no rings, convex back, English producer 1820's or 1830's. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-BestQualityLondon120 . Reference Albert GI54 to GI68.

Button3121-Militia-Robinson140 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-Robinson140 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: "R. R. (star) TREBLE (star) GILT. (star)" rm between two solid raised rings, ca 1820's by Richard Robinson, One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-Robinson140 . Reference Albert GI66. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 50.

Button3121-Militia-zblankNoText160 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-zblankNoText160 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: blank back (no text), sissor mold seam through the center, manufacture ca 1815 to 1825. One part convex button, cast brass, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-zblankNoText160 . Reference Albert GI67.

Button3121-Militia-zblankNoText830 Militia general service, one part convex button. Backmark-zblankNoText830 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: graphic with stars, double ring, may be overstamped over another backmark. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button3121-Militia-zblankNoText830 . Reference Albert GI54 to GI68.

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.

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War Buttons Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button0000-Index.html. Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button0000-Index.html.

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War Button backmarks. Research center, button backmarks, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-000.html. Research center, button backmarks, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-000.html.

and now a word from our sponsor.....

Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway, Civil War buttons, Relicman sales catalog. Click here, buttons for sale: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html. Sale listings, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html.

and now a word from our sponsor.....

Civil War buttons, Relicman sales catalog. Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html