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Button8400-Confederate-Artillery-000
Confederate Artillery button.
Confederate artillery button.
Research Center: Button8400-Confederate-Artillery-000 .
Reference: Albert CS101 to CS122, Tice CSA....

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Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-BirdWilliam110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-BirdWilliam110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "WILLM (M is underlined) BIRD & Co/ (star) LONDON (star)" dm, single ring is close around the shank, iron back, manufacture William Bird, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part button, large coat size, 26mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-BirdWilliam110 . Reference: Albert CS107. Reference: Tice CSA218. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171, item 01. Plate C-1, 02.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-CampbellSIsaacs110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-CampbellSIsaacs110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO. / (dot) LONDON (dot) / 71. JERMYN. ST." dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-CampbellSIsaacs110 . Reference: Albert CS107. Reference: Tice CSA215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 175, item 02. Plate C-1, 13.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-Chatwin100
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-Chatwin100
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "CHATWIN & SONS / (star) BIRMINGHAM (star)" dm between two rings of dots, small English manufacturer. Two part button, coat size, 21mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-Chatwin100 . Reference: Albert CS104. Reference: Tice CSA208. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171, item 01. Plate C-1, 04.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HalfmannTaylor201
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-HalfmannTaylor201
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "HALFMANN & TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot)" dm two rings of dots, outer ring is crudely formed, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HalfmannTaylor201 . Reference: Albert CS105. Reference: Tice CSA212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191, item 01. Plate C-4, 11.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HalfmannTaylor210-CS105
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-HalfmannTaylor210
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "HALFMANN & TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot) / ALABAMD" dm two rings of dots, outer ring is crudely formed, Alabama is not actually misspelled, this was a common English convention of the time, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HalfmannTaylor210-CS105 . Reference: Albert CS105. Reference: Tice CSA212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191, item 02. Plate C-4, 12.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HalfmannTaylor210-CS107
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-HalfmannTaylor210
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "HALFMANN & TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot) / ALABAMD" dm two rings of dots, outer ring is crudely formed, Alabama is not actually misspelled, this was a common English convention of the time, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HalfmannTaylor210-CS107 . Reference: Albert CS107. Reference: Tice CSA215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191, item 02. Plate C-4, 12.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HammondTurnerBates200
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-HammondTurnerBates200
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "H T & B / (star) MANCHESTER (star)" dm on a flat back, outer ring of dots, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-HammondTurnerBates200 . Reference: Albert CS101. Reference: Tice CSA200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 174, item 01. Plate C-1, 10.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-LondonQuality100
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-LondonQuality100
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "LONDON/ (star) QUALITY (star)" dm betweentwo rings of dots, produced by John Chatwin for the Confederacy, a small English manufacturer, backmark only used for small buttons. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-LondonQuality100 . Reference: Albert CS104. Reference: Tice CSA208. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-SmithKempWright110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-SmithKempWright110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "SMITH KEMP & WRIGHT/ (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner ring of sunrays, English wartime manufacture by Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-SmithKempWright110 . Reference: Albert CS103. Reference: Tice CSA206. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-SmithKempWright120
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-SmithKempWright120
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "SKW (reversed) in a graphic on top of a diamond shape surrounding the shank / EXTRA RICH" dm, English wartime manufacture by Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-SmithKempWright120 . Reference: Albert CS102. Reference: Tice CSA203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-SuperiorQuality-English400
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English400
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. 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: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-SuperiorQuality-English400 . Reference: Albert CS102. Reference: Tice CSA203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177 (Smith Kemp Wright), item 06. Plate C-1, 15.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-TaitP101
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-TaitP101
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "P. TAIT & Co / (dot) LIMERICK (dot)" dm outer ring of dots, floating shank, English manufacture. Two part button, small coat or hat size, 18mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-TaitP101 . Reference: Albert CS103. Reference: Tice CSA206. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-TrebleRichStandard110-CS102
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-TrebleRichStandard110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. 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: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-TrebleRichStandard110-CS102 . Reference: Albert CS102. Reference: Tice CSA203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 179, unidentified European makers.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-TrebleRichStandard110-CS107
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-TrebleRichStandard110
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. 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: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-TrebleRichStandard110-CS107 . Reference: Albert CS107. Reference: Tice CSA215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 179, unidentified European makers.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS102
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-zblankEnglishManufacture101
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), no contours, unmarked nondescript stock back, this is English manufacture likely Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS102 . Reference: Albert CS102. Reference: Tice CSA203.

Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS107
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture, Backmark-zblankEnglishManufacture101
Confederate artillery button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), no contours, unmarked nondescript stock back, this is English manufacture likely Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8401-Confederate-Artillery-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS107 . Reference: Albert CS107. Reference: Tice CSA215.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-LewisEM100
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-LewisEM100
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: "E. M. LEWIS & CO. / RICHMOND. VA." rmdc, southern wartime manufacturing for the Confederacy. Two part button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-LewisEM100 . Reference: Albert CS116. Reference: Tice CSA240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 183, item 01. Plate C-2, 07.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture310
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture310
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), flat surface, copper back, crude construction, unknown local manufacture. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture310 . Reference: Albert CS117. Reference: Tice CSA243. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 05.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture330
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture330
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), copper back, ring of dots loosely spaced, two inner solid rings, no marks, back is crudely crimped. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture330 . Reference: Albert CS117. Reference: Tice CSA243. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture420
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture420
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), depressed wide channel well formed, narrow flat area around shank with some variance of dimension, copper or brass wire shank, likely the product of either Wildt or Rouyer. Note the same back seems to have been used on the buttons with false rims (25mm) and the more conventional two part officer buttons, 22mm, the difference is the size of the skin, not the size of the back. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture420 . Reference: Albert CS117. Reference: Tice CSA241. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 09.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture501
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture501
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), iron back, weak ring around the shank, no other markings, backs are always crudely crimped. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture501 . Reference: Albert CS117. Reference: Tice CSA243. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 08.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture510
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture510
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), iron back, ring of dots loosely spaced, two inner solid rings, no marks, back is crudely crimped. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture510 . Reference: Albert CS117. Reference: Tice CSA243. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture520
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture520
Confederate artillery button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts A, intended for Confederate artillery troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), iron back, depressed channel, crude manufacture by southern maker. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8405-Confederate-Artillery-zblankSouthernManufacture520 . Reference: Albert CS117. Reference: Tice CSA241. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187. Plate C-3, 12.

Button8499-Confederate-Artillery-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Artillery-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Artillery-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
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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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