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

Button4200-Iowa-000 Iowa button Iowa button. Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846. Iowa territorial symbolism, eagle holding arrow in beak, with bow in one talon. Iowa state symbolism, American flag with a soldier in front, shock of wheat, river boat, and log cabin in the background. Most Iowa buttons date to the Indian War period, following the Civil War. Research Center: Button4200-Iowa-000 . Reference: Albert IA... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4200-Iowa-000.html

Button4201-Iowa-000 Iowa button, territorial symbolism, three part officer button. Iowa button. Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846. Iowa territorial symbolism, eagle holding arrow in beak, with bow in one talon. Although Territorial symbolism was used, these buttons were dated to the Indian War period, following the Civil War. Three part officer button. Research Center: Button4201-Iowa-000 . Reference: Albert IA... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4201-Iowa-000.html

Button4201-Iowa-LillyMC100 Iowa button, territorial symbolism, three part officer button. Backmark-LillyMC100 Iowa button. Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846. Iowa territorial symbolism, eagle holding arrow in beak, with bow in one talon. Although Territorial symbolism was used, these buttons were dated to the Indian War period, following the Civil War. Backmark: "M. C. LILLY & CO. / COLUMBUS O." dm between rings of dots, letters are without serifs, manufactured 1870's or later. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button4201-Iowa-LillyMC100 . Reference: Albert IA... Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 135.

Button4202-Iowa-000 Iowa, three part officer button. Iowa button. Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846. Iowa state symbolism, American flag with a soldier in front, shock of wheat, river boat, and log cabin in the background. Most Iowa buttons date to the Indian War period, following the Civil War. Three part officer button. Research Center: Button4202-Iowa-000 . Reference: Albert IA... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4202-Iowa-000.html

Button4202-Iowa-Goodwins100 Iowa, three part officer button. Backmark-Goodwins100 Iowa button. Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846. Iowa state symbolism, American flag with a soldier in front, shock of wheat, river boat, and log cabin in the background. Most Iowa buttons date to the Indian War period, following the Civil War. Backmark: "GOODWINS PAT. JULY 27 1875" dm iron back, manufactured 1870's or later. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4202-Iowa-Goodwins100 . Reference: Albert IA...

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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