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

Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-000 Georgia button, Republican Blues. Georgia military organization, Republican Blues, Savannah, Georgia. Research Center: Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-000 . Reference: Albert GA23, Tice GA261. Reference: Albert PA40, Tice GA264. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-000.html

Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-Horstmann120 Georgia button, Republican Blues. Backmark-Horstmann120 Georgia military organization, Republican Blues, Savannah, Georgia. Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (dot) NEW. YORK (dot)" rmdc on a stippled field, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-Horstmann120 . Reference: Albert GA23. Reference: Tice GA261. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-Horstmann460 Georgia button, Republican Blues. Backmark-Horstmann460 Georgia military organization, Republican Blues, Savannah, Georgia. Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (star) N - YORK (star)" rmdc on stippled field, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-Horstmann460 . Reference: Albert GA23. Reference: Tice GA261. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-JonesWH200 Georgia button, Republican Blues. Backmark-JonesWH200 Georgia military organization, Republican Blues, Savannah, Georgia. Backmark: "W. H. JONES & CO / (dot) EXTRA (dot)" rmdc, dm ring surrounds the channel, manufactured by W H Jones, 1835 to 1840. Two part button, coat size, 21mm, Research Center: Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-JonesWH200 . Reference: Albert GA23. Reference: Tice GA261. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 55.

Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-JonesWH220 Georgia button, Republican Blues. Backmark-JonesWH220 Georgia military organization, Republican Blues, Savannah, Georgia. Backmark: "W. H. JONES & CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star)" dm outer ring of dots, at least three inner rings with graphic designs, manufactured by W H Jones, 1835 to 1840. Two part button, coat size, 21mm. Research Center: Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA261-JonesWH220 . Reference: Albert GA23. Reference: Tice GA261. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 55.

Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA264-Horstmann330 Georgia button, Republican Blues. Backmark-Horstmann330 Georgia military organization, Republican Blues, Savannah, Georgia. This pattern, with backmark, Horstmann and Allien sunrays, was also issued to Pennsylvania unit, Reserve Brigade. Backmark: "HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / (dot) NY (dot)" dm between two solid rings, inner ring of rays, ca. 1860. Note that the length of the inner rays may appear to vary, this may be a variation of the shank well and not die design. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button3933-Georgia-RepublicanBlues-GA264-Horstmann330 . Reference: Albert PA40. Reference: Tice GA264. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 10. Plate B-17, 07.

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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