The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway
Winchester, Virginia
Civil War buttons bought and sold
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The Civil War Relicman,
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Winchester, Virginia
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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years. This archive record is for educational purposes only. Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.
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.
The states (34 states at start of war, West Virginia was 35th state):
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Southern states (secession) (11) |
divided states sympathetic to south (2) | Northern loyal states (20 ) | divided states sympathetic to north (1) | Northern states (secession) (1) |
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Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Tennessee Texas Virginia |
Kentucky Maryland |
California Connecticut Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Wisconsin |
Missouri | West Virginia |
California buttons CF...) examples to come
Massachusetts
buttons (MS....)
North Carolina buttons (NC...)
South Carolina
buttons (SC...)
Confederate government buttons:
Confederate officer
buttons, imported through the blockade (CS1 to CS14)
Confederate officer buttons, southern manufactured "locals" (CS16 to CS44)
Confederate general
service buttons (CS81 to CS93)
Confederate Artillery
buttons (CS101 to CS122)
Confederate Cavalry
buttons (CS126 to CS144)
Confederate Engineer
buttons (CS151 to CS166)
Confederate infantry buttons, imported through the blockade (CS171 to CS178)
Confederate Infantry
buttons southern manufactured, "locals" (CS181 to CS190)
Confederate Marine buttons (CS76) (Examples coming soon)
Confederate Navy
buttons (NA51 to NA75)
Confederate Rifleman
buttons (CS201 to CS222)
Federal government buttons:
Federal officer
buttons (GS...)
Federal general service
two piece buttons (GI94 to GI98), 1840's through 1860's generally
Federal Artillery one piece buttons
(up to AY48, and AY55), 1820's and earlier generally
Federal Artillery one piece buttons,
(AY50 to AY69), 1820's to 1840's generally
Federal Artillery two piece buttons
(AY71 to AY84), 1840's through 1860's generally
Federal Cavalry
buttons
(CV...)
Federal Diplomat buttons (OD.....)
Federal Dragoon
buttons (DR....)
Federal Engineer
buttons (EG....)
Federal Infantry one piece buttons
(GI32 to GI53), up to1820's generally
Federal Infantry one piece buttons
(GI74 to GI80), 1820's through 1840's generally
Federal Infantry two piece buttons
(GI82 to GI92), 1840's through 1860's generally
Federal Marine
Corps buttons (MC...)
Federal Navy one piece buttons
(up to NA93), up to 1840's generally)
Federal Ordnance
buttons OC...)
Federal Revenue Cutter
buttons (FD1 to FD11)
Federal
Riflemen one piece buttons (RF1 to RF13), 1820's earlier generally
Federal Riflemen one piece buttons
(RF6, RF15, and RF23 to RF29), 1820's to 1840's generally
Federal Riflemen two piece buttons
(RF16 to RF21), 1840's through 1860's generally
Federal Sharpshooters buttons (GI86 and GI95)
Federal Signal Corps buttons (SG....)
Federal
Topographical Engineer buttons TE...)
Federal Voltigeur
buttons (VG...)
Zouave,
cadet, or "bullet ball" buttons (SU1...)
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