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

Button5105-Mississippi-000 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Two part button. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-000 . Reference: Albert MP5A, Tice MP230. Reference: Albert MP6, Tice MP235. Reference: Albert MP7, Tice MP240. Reference: Albert MP8, Tice MP245. Reference: Albert MP5B,Tice MP250. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5105-Mississippi-000.html

Button5105-Mississippi-BellenotC100 Mississippi buttons, state use for infantry. Backmark-BellenotC100 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: "C. BELLENOT. / (star) N. O. (star)" rm letters do not bear serifs, C. Bellenot, New Orleans, southern wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-BellenotC100 . Reference: Albert MP5. Reference: Tice MP230, MP250. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 181, item 01. Plate C-2, 01.

Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture304 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture304 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: blank back (no text), back is convex, puffback, no depression around the shank, likely the product of one of the New Orleans producers. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture304 . Reference: Albert MP5. Reference: Tice MP230, MP250. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 06.

Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture307 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture307 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: blank back (no text), back is convex, puffback, depression around the shank, likely the product of one of the New Orleans producers. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture307 . Reference: Albert MP5. Reference: Tice MP230, MP250. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 06.

Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture340-MP6 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture340 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed rounded channel, narrow area around shank with some variance of dimension, depressed well usually around the shank, copper wire wire shank was fitted only and not brazed and is usually loose, likely the product of C Rouyer, New Orleans. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture340-MP6 . Reference: Albert MP6. Reference: Tice MP235. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture340-MP7 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture340 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed rounded channel, narrow area around shank with some variance of dimension, depressed well usually around the shank, copper wire wire shank was fitted only and not brazed and is usually loose, likely the product of C Rouyer, New Orleans. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture340-MP7 . Reference: Albert MP7. Reference: Tice MP240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture340-MP8 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture340 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed rounded channel, narrow area around shank with some variance of dimension, depressed well usually around the shank, copper wire wire shank was fitted only and not brazed and is usually loose, likely the product of C Rouyer, New Orleans. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture340-MP8 . Reference: Albert MP8. Reference: Tice MP245. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture342-MP6 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture342 Mississippi buttons, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Mississippi symbolism, star. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed rounded channel, narrow area around shank with some variance of dimension, depressed well usually around the shank, copper or wire wire shank was fitted only and not brazed and is usually loose, likely the product of C Rouyer, New Orleans. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5105-Mississippi-zblankSouthernManufacture342-MP6 . Reference: Albert MP6. Reference: Tice MP235. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

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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