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

Button4100-Illinois-000 Illinois button. Illinois button.Illinois was admitted to the Union, 1818. Illinois state symbolism, eagle with streamer, bearing State Sovereighty, National Unity. Most Illinois buttons date to the Indian War period, following the Civil War. Research Center: Button4100-Illinois-000 . Reference: Albert IL..., Tice IL… Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4100-Illinois-000.html

Button4120-Illinois-WUCMA-000 Illinois school button, Western Union College and Military Academy, Fulton Illinois. Illinois school button, Western Union College and Military Academy, Fulton Illinois. W. U. C. & M. A. was a scholastic and military school, operating from 1861 to 1866. Research Center: Button4120-Illinois-WUCMA-000 . Reference: Albert SU435, Tice ILS285. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4120-Illinois-WUCMA-000.html

Button4120-Illinois-WUCMA-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson240 Illinois school button, Western Union College and Military Academy, Fulton Illinois. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson240 Illinois school button, Western Union College and Military Academy, Fulton Illinois. W. U. C. & M. A. was a scholastic and military school, operating from 1861 to 1866. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star)" dm between two rings of dots, sloppy stamping, Steele & Johnson ca. 1860. Note, this backmark used on staff coat size and two part large coat size buttons appears to be identical. Also, the tail of the Q does not touch the rim, which is characteristic of Steele & Johnson Extra Quality backmarks. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4120-Illinois-WUCMA-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson240 . Reference: Albert SU435. Reference: Tice ILS285. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, item 32. Plate B-11, 02.

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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