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

Button5808-NorthCarolina-000 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Two part button. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-000 . Reference: Albert NC08, Tice NC210. Reference: Albert not listed, Tice NC213. Reference: Albert NC09, Tice NC216. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5808-NorthCarolina-000.html

Button5808-NorthCarolina-MyersSA100 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-MyersSA100 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: "S. A. MYERS / RICHMOND VA." rmdc, southern wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part button, coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-MyersSA100 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 194, item 01. Plate C-2, 12.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-WildtW110 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-WildtW110 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: "W. WILDT & SON / RICHMOND VA." rmdc, backmark is usually illegible, attributed to William Wildt, a jeweler in Richmond Virginia. Note: The mark will often appear to be double stamped, which is from the die bouncing Many are just a blur of double or triple stamping and may have actually been re-stamped, others are crisp. It is a rarity to get a clearly readable example of this backmark. Additionally, there sometimes will be extra burrs, bumps etc, which are often misinterpreted as additional punctuation, actually this is debris in the die. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-WildtW110 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 185, item 01. Plate C-2, 15.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-yFieldCast NorthCarolina button, field cast. North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-yFieldCast . Reference: Tice NC219.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture341 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture341 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. 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 shank was fitted only or lightly brazed and is usually loose, likely the product of C Rouyer, New Orleans. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture341 . Reference: Albert NC09. Reference: Tice NC216. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture360 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture360 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed narrow channel imperfectly formed, wide flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, copper wire shank, likely manufactured by Wildt. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture360 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 13.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture361 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture361 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed narrow channel imperfectly formed, flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, copper or brass wire shank, small size button, likely made by Wildt. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture361 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 13.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture370 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture370 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed narrow channel well formed, with star, wide flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, copper wire shank, likely made by Wildt. Note, the star is often weak and it is possible that the star became obliterated on some of the buttons deemed to be blank channel buttons. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture370 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture390 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture390 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel imperfectly formed, narrow area around shank with variance of dimension, star in the channel is often weak and may be obscured by corrosion, a worn die or debris during stamping, shank is drilled from sheet copper, likely made by Wildt. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture390 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture440 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture440 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel imperfectly formed, narrow area around shank with variance of dimension, original die may have had a star in the channel but it will be missing in this pattern, iron wire shank, crimping is always irregular, very crude manufacturing, likely made by Wildt. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture440 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture540 North Carolina, general use, two part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture540 North Carolina button, general use, southern wartime manufacture. North Carolina symbolism, Ladies, Plenty and Liberty. Backmark: blank back (no text), slight ring near the rim leaves a very wide channel, crude manufacture by unknownsouthern maker. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button5808-NorthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture540 . Reference: Albert NC08. Reference: Tice NC210. 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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