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

Button7001-WestVirginia-000 West Virginia, state use, three part officer button. West Virginia button. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1863, and was admitted to the Union as 35th state, the last by the end of the Civil War. West Virginia symbolism, farmer and miner standing beside a rock. Research Center: Button7001-WestVirginia-000 . Reference: Albert WV... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button7001-WestVirginia-000.html

Button7001-WestVirginia-GminderJacob115 West Virginia, state use, three part officer button. Backmark-GminderJacob115 West Virginia button. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1863, and was admitted to the Union as 35th state, the last by the end of the Civil War. West Virginia symbolism, farmer and miner standing beside a rock. Backmark: "JACOB GMINDER / (star) BALTIMORE (star)" dm between outer rings of dots, inner ring of hyphens, dating is uncertain, this Gminder backmark may date after the the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button7001-WestVirginia-GminderJacob115 . Reference: Albert WV... Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 122.

Button7001-WestVirginia-Horstmann631 West Virginia, state use, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann631 West Virginia button. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1863, and was admitted to the Union as 35th state, the last by the end of the Civil War. West Virginia symbolism, farmer and miner standing beside a rock. Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO. / (dot) PHIL. (dot)" dm small letters inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button7001-WestVirginia-Horstmann631 . Reference: Albert WV... Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

Button7001-WestVirginia-WaterburyButtonCo250 West Virginia, state use, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo250 West Virginia button. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1863, and was admitted to the Union as 35th state, the last by the end of the Civil War. West Virginia symbolism, farmer and miner standing beside a rock. Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star)" dm, large letters, between two rings of dots, 1880's manufacture. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button7001-WestVirginia-WaterburyButtonCo250 . Reference: Albert WV... Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, item 21. Plate B-9, 14.

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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