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

Button6635-Texas-000 Texas button, state or Confederate cavalry, southern wartime manufacture. Texas button, state or Confederate cavalry. Confederate cavalry symbolism, letter C. Southern wartime manufacture. Button was wartime manufacture in Texas, bearing the letter C, most were issued to Texas cavalry units, however, these also could have been issued to general Confederate troops. One part button. Research Center: Button6635-Texas-000 . Reference: Albert CS143, Tice CSC280. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button6635-Texas-000.html

Button6635-Texas-Miller100 Texas button, state or Confederate cavalry, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-Miller100 Texas button, state or Confederate cavalry. Confederate cavalry symbolism, letter C. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: "T. MILLER HOUSTON" rm extremely crude casting, Confederate local produced by T E Miller, Houston, Texas. One part convex cast button, coat size, 20mm. Research Center: Button6635-Texas-Miller100 . Reference: Albert CS143. Reference: Tice CSC280. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 184, iten 01. Plate C-2, 09.

Button6635-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture161 Texas button, state or Confederate cavalry, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture161 Texas button, state or Confederate cavalry. Confederate cavalry symbolism, letter C. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), cast button with deep concave well, shank was integral cast, then drilled, manufactured by T Miller, Houston Texas. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button6635-Texas-zblankSouthernManufacture161 . Reference: Albert CS143. Reference: Tice CSC280. 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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