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Button8500-Confederate-Cavalry-000
Confederate Cavalry button.
Confederate Cavalry button.
Research Center: Button8500-Confederate-Cavalry-000 .
Reference: Albert CS126 to CS144, Tice CSC...

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Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-BirdWilliam110-CS131
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-BirdWilliam110
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-BirdWilliam110-CS131 . Reference: Albert CS131. Reference: Tice CSC218. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171, item 01. Plate C-1, 02.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-CampbellSIsaacs110-CS130
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-CampbellSIsaacs110
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-CampbellSIsaacs110-CS130 . Reference: Albert CS130. Reference: Tice CSC215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 175, item 02. Plate C-1, 13.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-Chatwin100-CS128
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-Chatwin100
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry troops. Backmark: "CHATWIN & SONS / (star) BIRMINGHAM (star)" dm between two rings of dots, small English manufacturer. Two part button, coat size, 21mm.
Research Center: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-Chatwin100-CS128 . Reference: Albert CS128. Reference: Tice CSC208. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171, item 01. Plate C-1, 04.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-CourtneyTennent160-CS127
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-CourtneyTennent160
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry troops. Backmark: "COURTNEY & TENNENT / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-CourtneyTennent160-CS127 . Reference: Albert CS127. Reference: Tice CSC203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 190.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-HalfmannTaylor201-CS129
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-HalfmannTaylor201
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-HalfmannTaylor201-CS129 . Reference: Albert CS129. Reference: Tice CSC212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191, item 01. Plate C-4, 11.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-HalfmannTaylor210-CS129
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-HalfmannTaylor210
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-HalfmannTaylor210-CS129 . Reference: Albert CS129. Reference: Tice CSC212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191, item 02. Plate C-4, 12.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-HammondTurnerBates200-CS126
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-HammondTurnerBates200
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-HammondTurnerBates200-CS126 . Reference: Albert CS126. Reference: Tice CSC200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 174, item 01. Plate C-1, 10.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-LondonQuality100-CS128
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-LondonQuality100
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-LondonQuality100-CS128 . Reference: Albert CS128. Reference: Tice CSC208. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 171.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-SmithKempWright120-CS127
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-SmithKempWright120
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-SmithKempWright120-CS127 . Reference: Albert CS127. Reference: Tice CSC203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-SuperiorQuality-English400-CS127
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English400
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-SuperiorQuality-English400-CS127 . Reference: Albert CS127. Reference: Tice CSC203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177 (Smith Kemp Wright), item 06. Plate C-1, 15.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-SuperiorQuality-English410-CS130
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English410
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry troops. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (dot) QUALITY (dot) " dm, outer ring of dots,inner solid ring. English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-SuperiorQuality-English410-CS130 . Reference: Albert CS130. Reference: Tice CSC215.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-TrebleRichStandard110
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-TrebleRichStandard110
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-TrebleRichStandard110 . Reference: Albert CS129. Reference: Tice CSC212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 179, unidentified European makers.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-TrebleRichStandardTBD
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-TrebleRichStandardTBD
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry troops. Backmark-TrebleRichStandardTBD Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-TrebleRichStandardTBD . Reference: Albert CS130. Reference: Tice CSC215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 179, unidentified European makers.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS127
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankEnglishManufacture101
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS127 . Reference: Albert CS127. Reference: Tice CSC203.

Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS130
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankEnglishManufacture101
Confederate Cavalry button, English wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry 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: Button8501-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS130 . Reference: Albert CS130. Reference: Tice CSC215.

Button8505-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankSouthernManufacture540-CS142
Confederate Cavalry button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts Confederate flag waving with stars, CSA above, and crossed sabers below. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture540
Confederate Cavalry button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts C, intended for Confederate cavalry troops. Backmark: blank back (no text), slight ring near the rim leaves a very wide channel, crude manufacture by unknownsouthern maker. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8505-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankSouthernManufacture540-CS142 . Reference: Albert CS142. Reference: Tice CSC243. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button8510-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankSouthernManufacture550-CS144
Confederate Cavalry button, southern wartime manufacture, Confederate flag with CSA. Backmark-zblankSouthernManufacture550
Confederate Cavalry button, southern wartime manufacture. Button depicts Confederate flag waving with stars, CSA above, and crossed sabers below. Backmark: blank back (no text), slight ring near the rim leaves a very wide channel, crude manufacture by unknown southern maker. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 22mm.
Research Center: Button8510-Confederate-Cavalry-zblankSouthernManufacture550-CS144 . Reference: Albert CS144. Reference: Tice CSC250. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 187.

Button8599-Confederate-Cavalry-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Confederate-Cavalry-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.
FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.
Research Center: Button8599-Confederate-Cavalry-000-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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