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

Button6320-SouthCarolina-000 South Carolina button, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. South Carolina button, state general use. South Carolina symbolism, palmetto tree. Southern wartime manufacture. Two part button. Research Center: Button6320-SouthCarolina-000 . Reference: Albert SC19, Tice SC272. Reference: Albert SC20, Tice SC274. Reference: Albert not listed, Tice SC276. Reference: Albert SC20C, Tice SC278. Reference: Albert not listed, Tice SC280. Reference: Albert SC23, Tice SC282. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button6320-SouthCarolina-000.html

Button6320-SouthCarolina-SchurBland100 South Carolina button, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-SchurBland100 South Carolina button, state general use. South Carolina symbolism, palmetto tree. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: "SCHUR & BLAND / CHARLESTON" rmdc, crudely stamped, southern wartime manufacture. Two part button, coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Button6320-SouthCarolina-SchurBland100 . Reference: Albert SC19, SC20, SC23. Reference: Tice SC272 to SC282. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 111, item 01. Plate C-2, 13.

Button6320-SouthCarolina-WildtW110 South Carolina button, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture305 South Carolina button, state general use. South Carolina symbolism, palmetto tree. Southern wartime manufacture. 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: Button6320-SouthCarolina-WildtW110 . Reference: Albert SC19, SC20, SC23. Reference: Tice SC272 to SC282. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 185, item 01. Plate C-2, 15.

Button6320-SouthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture305 South Carolina button, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. South Carolina button, state general use. South Carolina symbolism, palmetto tree. Southern wartime manufacture. 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, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button6320-SouthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture305 . Reference: Albert SC19, SC20, SC23. Reference: Tice SC272 to SC282. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 06.

Button6320-SouthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture361 South Carolina button, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture361 South Carolina button, state general use. South Carolina symbolism, palmetto tree. Southern wartime manufacture. 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: Button6320-SouthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture361 . Reference: Albert SC19, SC20, SC23. Reference: Tice SC272 to SC282. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 13.

Button6320-SouthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture440 South Carolina button, state general use, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture440 South Carolina button, state general use. South Carolina symbolism, palmetto tree. Southern wartime manufacture. 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: Button6320-SouthCarolina-zblankSouthernManufacture440 . Reference: Albert SC19, SC20, SC23. Reference: Tice SC272 to SC282. 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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