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

Button5000-Minnesota-000 Minnesota buttons, state use. Minnesota buttons, state use. Minnesota symbolism, eagle around shield with plowman and native American. Research Center: Button5000-Minnesota-000 . Reference: Albert MN..., Tice MN... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5000-Minnesota-000.html

Button5006-Minnesota-000 Minnesota state use, three part officer button. Minnesota buttons, state use. Minnesota symbolism, eagle around shield with plowman and native American. Three part officer button. Research Center: Button5006-Minnesota-000 . Reference: Albert MN06, Tice MN200. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5006-Minnesota-000.html

Button5006-Minnesota-EvansD130 Minnesota state use, three part officer button. Backmark-EvansD130 Minnesota buttons, state use. Minnesota symbolism, eagle around shield with plowman and native American. Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO / (dot) ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS (dot)" dm inner solid ring late 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5006-Minnesota-EvansD130 . Reference: Albert MN06. Reference: Tice MN200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, item 03. Plate B-2, 14.

Button5009-Minnesota-000 Minnesota state use, two part button. Minnesota buttons, state use. Most manufactured after the American Civil War. Two part convex button. Research Center: Button5009-Minnesota-000 . Reference: Albert MN… Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5009-Minnesota-000.html

Button5009-Minnesota-zblankNoText920 Minnesota state use, two part button. Backmark-zblankNoText920 Minnesota buttons, state use. Most manufactured after the American Civil War. Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO / (dot) ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS (dot)" dm inner solid ring late 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5009-Minnesota-zblankNoText920 . Reference: Albert MN…

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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