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

Button6821-Virginia-000 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. Two part buttons. Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-000 . Reference: Albert VA21, Tice VA244. Reference: Albert VA22, Tice VA246. Reference: Albert VA23, Tice VA249. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button6821-Virginia-000.html

Button6821-Virginia-MyersSA100 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-MyersSA100 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: S. A. MYERS / RICHMOND VA. rmdc, wartime manufacture attributed to S. A Myers, Richmond, Virginia, Two part button, coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-MyersSA100 . Reference: Albert VA22, Reference: Tice VA246. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 194. [Plate C-2, 12]

Button6821-Virginia-WildtW110 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-WildtW110 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. 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 button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-WildtW110 . Reference: Albert VA21. Reference: Tice VA244. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 185. [Plate C-2, 15]

Button6821-Virginia-WildtW130 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-WildtW130 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: W. WILDT & SON / (star) RICHMOND VA. (star), rmdc, backmark is usually illegible, attributed to William Wildt, a jeweler in Richmond Virginia. Two part button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm) Backmark: W. WILDT & SON / (star) RICHMOND VA. (star), rmdc, backmark is usually illegible, attributed to William Wildt, a jeweler in Richmond Virginia, (WildtW130).Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 185, [Plate C-2, 17] Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-WildtW130 . Reference: Albert VA22, Reference: Tice VA246. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 185. [Plate C-2, 17]

Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture360 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture360 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. 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 button, coat size, 22 to 23mm)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, (blankSouthernManufacture360).Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 188, [Plate C3, 13] Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture360 . Reference: Albert VA22, Reference: Tice VA246.

Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture361 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture361 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. 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 button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm)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, (blankSouthernManufacture361).Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 188, [Plate C3, 13] Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture361 . Reference: Albert VA21. Reference: Tice VA244.

Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture370 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture370 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. 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 button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm)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, (blankSouthernManufacture370). 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.Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 188. Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture370 . Reference: Albert VA22, Reference: Tice VA246.

Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture400 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture400 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel imperfectly formed, wide flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, with star, copper or brass wire shank, likely the product of either Wildt or Rouyer. Two part button, coat size, 22 to 23mm)Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel imperfectly formed, wide flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, with star, copper or brass wire shank, likely the product of either Wildt or Rouyer, (blankSouthernManufacture400).Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 188. Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture400 . Reference: Albert VA22, Reference: Tice VA246.

Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture430 Virginia state general use buttons. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture430 Virginia state general use buttons. Virginia symbolism, Virtus slaying the tyrant. Southern wartime manufacture. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel imperfectly formed, wide flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, copper or brass wire shank, likely the product of either Wildt or Rouyer. Two part button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm)Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel imperfectly formed, wide flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, copper or brass wire shank, likely the product of either Wildt or Rouyer, blankSouthernManufacture430).Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 188. Research Center: Button6821-Virginia-zblankSouthernManufacture430 . Reference: Albert VA21. Reference: Tice VA244.

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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