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

Button8600-Confederate-Riflemen-000 Confederate rifleman button. Confederate rifleman button. Confederate rifleman symbolism, letter R. Research Center: Button8600-Confederate-Riflemen-000 . Reference: Albert CS201 to CS222, Tice CSR.... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button8600-Confederate-Riflemen-000.html

Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-DowlerW100-CS202 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-DowlerW100 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Confederate rifleman symbolism, letter R. Backmark: "W. DOWLER / (dot) SUPERIOR QUALITY (dot)" dm between rings of dots, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-DowlerW100-CS202 . Reference: Albert CS202. Reference: Tice CS202.

Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-HammondTurnerBates200-CS201 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-HammondTurnerBates200 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Confederate rifleman symbolism, letter R. Backmark: "H T & B / (star) MANCHESTER (star)" dm on a flat back, outer ring of dots, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-HammondTurnerBates200-CS201 . Reference: Albert CS201. Reference: Tice CS200.

Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-VanWart200-CS205 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-VanWart200 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Confederate rifleman symbolism, letter R. Backmark: "VAN WART (dot) SON & Co.. (star)" dm two rings of dots,actual English maker not known, likely Smith Kemp Wright, buttons made too late to be issued. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-VanWart200-CS205 . Reference: Albert CS205. Reference: Tice CS221.

Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS203 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Backmark-zblankEnglishManufacture101 Confederate rifleman button, English wartime manufacture. Confederate rifleman symbolism, letter R. 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: Button8601-Confederate-Riflemen-zblankEnglishManufacture101-CS203 . Reference: Albert CS203. Reference: Tice CS203.

Button8699-Confederate-Riflemen-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate rifleman button, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION. FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION. Research Center: Button8699-Confederate-Riflemen-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button8699-Confederate-Riflemen-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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