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

Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-000 Pennsylvania button, State Fencibles. Pennsylvania military organization, State Fencibles, Philadelphia. Research Center: Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-000 . Reference: Albert PA42, Tice PA229 Reference: Albert PA43. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-000.html

Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-1-PA229-FloydGeorge200 Pennsylvania button, State Fencibles. Backmark-FloydGeorge200 Pennsylvania military organization, State Fencibles, Philadelphia. Backmark: GEORGE FLOYD / (dot) PHILADELPHIA (dot) rmdc, probably manufactured by Scovill, ca 1840's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-1-PA229-FloydGeorge200 . Reference: Albert PA42. Reference: Tice PA229. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 105. [Plate B-12, 18]

Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-1-PA229-Horstmann230 Pennsylvania button, State Fencibles. Backmark-Horstmann230 Pennsylvania military organization, State Fencibles, Philadelphia. Backmark: W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / star PHILAD star , dm inner solid ring, ca. 1845 to 1855. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-1-PA229-Horstmann230 . Reference: Albert PA42. Reference: Tice PA229. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-16, 7.

Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-2-PA43-Horstmann610 Pennsylvania button, State Fencibles. Backmark-Horstmann610 Pennsylvania military organization, State Fencibles, Philadelphia. Backmark: HORSTMANN BROS. & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot) dm large letters with no serifs between two rings of dots, manufactured after after 1880. Note, there is a period after BROS, it is small and may be hard to see on some examples. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6142-Pennsylvania-StateFencibles-2-PA43-Horstmann610 . Reference: Albert PA43. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-18, 7.

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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