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

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-000 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-000 . Reference: Albert SU429, Tice KYS290. Reference: Albert SU431, Tice KYS295. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-000.html

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-Horstmann222 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Backmark-Horstmann222 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN. &. SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc shallow channel plain background, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, small coat or cadet size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-Horstmann222 . Reference: Albert SU429. Reference: Tice KYS290. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-RunyanKeene100 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Backmark-RunyanKeene100 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Backmark: "RUNYAN & KEENE GEOTOWN / (dot) KY (two dots under Y) (dot)" rmdc, Runyan & Keene operated 1847 to 1861. Two part convex button, small coat or cadet coat size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-RunyanKeene100 . Reference: Albert SU429. Reference: Tice KYS290. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page139.

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-RunyanKeene110 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Backmark-RunyanKeene110 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Backmark: "GEORGETOWN / (star) (star) CO (star) (star) " rmdc, Runyan & Keene operated 1847 to 1861. Two part convex button, small coat or cadet coat size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-RunyanKeene110 . Reference: Albert SU429. Reference: Tice KYS290. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page139.

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-Scovill740 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Backmark-Scovill740 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Backmark: "SCOVILL MFG CO / (dot) WATERBUR (dot)" dm, no rings,well around the shank, ca 1860. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-Scovill740 . Reference: Albert SU429. Reference: Tice KYS290. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 50. Plate B-6, 13.

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-zblankNoText265 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Backmark-zblankNoText265 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Backmark: blank back (no text), channel with ring of dots, rmdc, probably Steele & Johnson1850's, only used on small size. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS290-zblankNoText265 . Reference: Albert SU429. Reference: Tice KYS290.

Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS295-Scovill510 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute. Backmark-Scovill510 Kentucky school, Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Backmark: "SCOVILL. MG. CO / (two dots) WATERBURY (two dots)" rmdc, ca1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4325-Kentucky-WMI-1-KYS295-Scovill510 . Reference: Albert SU431. Reference: Tice KYS295. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 04. Plate B-5, 16.

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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