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

Button6625-Texas-000 Texas, state general use, one part button, southern wartime manufacture. Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Southern wartime manufacture. One part button. Research Center: Button6625-Texas-000 . Reference: Albert TX25, Tice TX254. Reference: Albert TX26, Tice TX256. Reference: Albert TX27, Tice TX258. Reference: Albert not listed, Tice TX260. Reference: Albert not listed, Tice TX262. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button6625-Texas-000.html

Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture160 Texas, state general use, one part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture160 Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), cast button with deep concave well, copper, shank was integral cast, then drilled, Texas wartime manufacture. One part convex button, small coat size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture160 . Reference: Tice TX256B. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture165 Texas, state general use, one part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture165 Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), cast button with deep concave well, white metal, shank was integral cast, then drilled, Texas wartime manufacture. One part convex button, small coat size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture165 . Reference: Tice TX256B. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture170 Texas, state general use, one part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture170 Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), cast button with deep concave well, shank was integral cast, then drilled, likely manufacture by T Miller, Houston Texas. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture170 . Reference: Albert TX26. Reference: Tice TX256A. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 03.

Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture171 Texas, state general use, one part button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture171 Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), cast button with deep concave well, shank was integral cast, then drilled. This was recasting likely using original buttons manufactured by T Miller, Houston Texas. These recastings may have been cast by a different maker using the T Miller buttons as master molds. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button6625-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture171 . Reference: Albert TX27. Reference: Tice TX258. 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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