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Harry Ridgeway

Winchester, Virginia 
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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
Confederate General service Buttons (CS81 to CS93)

This is the "Ridgeway Reference Archive", 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.

Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, S Buckley, (22.3mm)
 Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted.  This die pattern features the serif without lines.  Backmark: "S. BUCKLEY & Co / (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot) " dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English producer, (Buckley01).  Two part convex button, English wartime manufacture.  
Ref: Albert CS81B, Tice CSG203B1.

B4627     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, S Buckley, (22.3mm)
Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted.  This die pattern features the serif without lines.  Backmark: "S. BUCKLEY & Co / (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot) " dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English producer, (Buckley01).  Two part convex button, English wartime manufacture.  Nondug button, stand up shank intact. 
Ref: Albert CS81B, Tice CSG203B1.

B5358     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, S Buckley, (22.3mm)
 Ref: Albert CS81B, Tice CSG203B1.
B5740     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, S Buckley, (22.3mm)
Recovered: central Virginia. 
Ref: Albert CS81B, Tice CSG203B1.

B5901     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, S Buckley, (22.3mm)

Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif with lines, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality, (23mm)
 Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted.  This die pattern features the serif with lines.  Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring,  English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Superior01).  Two part convex button, English wartime manufacture.  
Ref: Albert CS81A1, TiceCSG203A3.

B4778     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif with lines, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality, (22.5mm)
Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted.  This die pattern features the serif with lines.  Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring,  English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Superior01).  Two part convex button, English wartime manufacture.  Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank intact.
Ref: Albert CS81A1, TiceCSG203A3.

B5764     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif with lines, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality, (23mm)
 Ref: Albert CS81A1, TiceCSG203A3.

Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality, (22.7mm)
 Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted.  This die pattern features the serif without lines.  Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring,  English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Superior01).  Two part convex button, English wartime manufacture.  
Ref: Albert CS81B, TiceCSG203B1.

B5461     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality, (22.7mm)
Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted.  This die pattern features the serif without lines.  Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring,  English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Superior01).  Two part convex button, English wartime manufacture.  Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank intact.  
Ref: Albert CS81B, TiceCSG203B1.

B5724     Confederate general service button, "CSA", serif without lines, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality, (22.7mm)

Confederate general service button, "CSA", English wartime manufacture, Treble Rich Standard, (13mm)
Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted. This pattern of CSA button was only made in small size, probably intended for a hat.  Backmark: "TREBLE RICH / (dot) STANDARD (dot)" dm inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Treble01Small).  Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, English wartime manufacture.
Ref: Albert CS81Bv, Tice CSG203As1.

B4867     Confederate general service button, "CSA", English wartime manufacture, Treble Rich Standard, (13mm)

Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted. This pattern of CSA button was only made in small size, probably intended for a hat.  Backmark: "TREBLE RICH / (dot) STANDARD (dot)" dm inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Treble01Small).  Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, English wartime manufacture.  Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank intact.
Ref: Albert CS81Bv, Tice CSG203As1.

B5359     Confederate general service button, "CSA", English wartime manufacture, Treble Rich Standard, (13mm)
 
Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted. This pattern of CSA button was only made in small size, probably intended for a hat.  Backmark: "TREBLE RICH / (dot) STANDARD (dot)" dm inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Treble01small).  Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, English wartime manufacture.  Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank intact.
Ref: Albert CS81Bv, Tice CSG203As1.

Confederate general service button, "CSA",  one part cast, Confederate wartime manufacture, (22mm)
Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted troops, southern wartime manufacture, a "local".  Backmark: blank back, sturdy cast button with deep well, shank was integral cast, then drilled, unknown maker, (BlankSouthern100).  One part cast convex button, concave back, coat size, button will often show multiple casting flaws. 
Ref: Albert CS86A, Tice CSG210A1.

B4609     Confederate general service button, "CSA",  one part cast, Confederate wartime manufacture, (22mm)
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Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted troops, southern wartime manufacture, a "local".  Backmark: blank back, sturdy cast button with deep well, shank was integral cast, then drilled, unknown maker, (BlankSouthern100).  One part cast convex button, concave back, coat size, button will often show multiple casting flaws.  Nondug button, shank intact.
Ref: Albert CS86A, Tice CSG210A1.

B4919     Confederate general service button, "CSA",  one part cast, Confederate wartime manufacture, (22mm)

Button depicts "CSA" on a plain field with border, intended for Confederate enlisted troops, southern wartime manufacture, a "local".  Backmark: blank back, sturdy cast button with deep well, shank was integral cast, then drilled, unknown maker, (BlankSouthern100).  One part cast convex button, concave back, coat size, button will often show multiple casting flaws. Nondug button, shank intact.
Ref: Albert CS86A, Tice CSG210A1.

B5645     Confederate general service button, "CSA",  one part cast, Confederate wartime manufacture, (22.2mm)
Recovered: New Kent, Virginia. 
Ref: Albert CS86A, Tice CSG210A1.
B5758     Confederate general service button, "CSA",  one part cast, Confederate wartime manufacture, (22mm)
Ref: Albert CS86A, Tice CSG210A1..

Confederate general service button, "CSA", S Buckley, 1960's centennial manufacture, (22mm)
Button was probably made for the centennial and is high quality.  The die is close but not exact, so this is technically a "fantasy" piece and not a "restrike".  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, (Buckley99).
Ref: Albert CS81 similar,     1960's centennial repro.

B4764     Confederate general service button, "CSA", S Buckley, 1960's centennial manufacture, (22mm)

Button was probably made for the centennial and is high quality.  The die is close but not exact, so this is technically a "fantasy" piece and not a "restrike".  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, (Buckley99).
Ref: Albert CS81 similar,     1960's centennial repro.

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