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

Button8200-Confederate-GeneralService-000 Confederate, general service button. Confederate, general service button. Button bears CSA or CS and was intended to be issued to enlisted Confederate soldiers. Research Center: Button8200-Confederate-GeneralService-000 . Reference: Albert CS81 to CS93, Tice CSG... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button8200-Confederate-GeneralService-000.html

Button8201-Confederate-GeneralService-BuckleyS100-CS81 Confederate general service, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-BuckleyS100 Confederate general service button, English wartime manufacture. Many small differences in die details noted, shape of serifs and length of lines, multiple dies were likely used, but most of the differences are due to strength of the die strike, or wear.. Backmark: "S. BUCKLEY & Co / (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot)" dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, S Buckley was an agent, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button8201-Confederate-GeneralService-BuckleyS100-CS81 . Reference: Albert CS81. Reference: Tice CSG203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171. Plate C-1, 03.

Button8201-Confederate-GeneralService-SuperiorQuality-English400-CS81 Confederate general service, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English400 Confederate general service button, English wartime manufacture. Many small differences in die details noted, shape of serifs and length of lines, multiple dies were likely used, but most of the differences are due to strength of the die strike, or wear.. Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright,(SuperiorQualityEnglish400). Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button8201-Confederate-GeneralService-SuperiorQuality-English400-CS81 . Reference: Albert CS81. Reference: Tice CSG203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177 (Smith Kemp Wright), item 06. Plate C-1, 15.

Button8201-Confederate-GeneralService-TrebleRichStandard110-CS81 Confederate general service, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-TrebleRichStandard110 Confederate general service button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark: "TREBLE RICH / (dot) STANDARD (dot)" dm inner solid ring, English manufacture likely Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button8201-Confederate-GeneralService-TrebleRichStandard110-CS81 . Reference: Albert CS81. Reference: Tice CSG203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 179, unidentified European makers.

Button8205-Confederate-GeneralService-zblankSouthernManufacture302-CS88 Confederate general service button, southern wartime manufacture, CS over A. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture302 Confederate general service button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts C S over A, may have been intended for Artillery or officer, crude manufacture, limited number were made. Backmark: blank back (no text), convex or puffed back, area around the rim is flat giving appearance to an outer ring, only made in small size. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button8205-Confederate-GeneralService-zblankSouthernManufacture302-CS88 . Reference: Albert CS88. Reference: Tice CSG213. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button8210-Confederate-GeneralService-zblankSouthernManufacture100-CS86 Confederate general service button, southern wartime manufacture, cast one part button. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture100 Confederate general service button, southern wartime manufacture. Cast CSA button for general service. Backmark: blank back (no text), sturdy cast button with deep well, shank was integral cast, then drilled, unknown maker. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm. Research Center: Button8210-Confederate-GeneralService-zblankSouthernManufacture100-CS86 . Reference: Albert CS86. Reference: Tice CSG210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-BuckleyS900 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Backmark-BuckleyS900 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Button depicts CSA, may have been intended for Confederate Veterans, centennial, or other purpose.Most are manufactured after the Civil War. Backmark: "S. BUCKLEY & Co / (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot)" dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring. Mark is similar to the original but employs a distinct modern font style without serifs, believed to be English produced for the 1960's centennial. Two part button, coat size, 22.5mm. Research Center: Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-BuckleyS900 .

Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-SuperiorQuality-English460 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English460 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Button depicts CSA, may have been intended for Confederate Veterans, centennial, or other purpose.Most are manufactured after the Civil War. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) " dm, outer ring of dots and two inner rings of dots, letters do not have serifs. English manufacture, probably after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-SuperiorQuality-English460 .

Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-WaterburyButtonCo390 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo390 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Button depicts CSA, may have been intended for Confederate Veterans, centennial, or other purpose.Most are manufactured after the Civil War. Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star)" dm, letters without serifs, single inner rings of dots, manufacture after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-WaterburyButtonCo390 .

Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-WilsonRE110 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Backmark-WilsonRE110 Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Button depicts CSA, may have been intended for Confederate Veterans, centennial, or other purpose.Most are manufactured after the Civil War. Backmark: "R. E. WILSON / (dot) WINSTON N. C. (dot) " dm, no rings and no serifs, manufactured late 19th century or early 20th century. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 16mm. Research Center: Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-WilsonRE110 .

Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-zblankbackTBD Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Backmark-zblankbackTBD Confederate CSA button, other patterns. Button depicts CSA, may have been intended for Confederate Veterans, centennial, or other purpose.Most are manufactured after the Civil War. Backmark-zblankbackTBD Two part button, 19mm. Research Center: Button8230-Confederate-GeneralService-zblankbackTBD .

Button8299-Confederate-GeneralService-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate CSA, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Research Center: Button8299-Confederate-GeneralService-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button8299-Confederate-GeneralService-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

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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