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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
Confederate Navy Buttons (NA51 to NA75)

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 Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, Charleston, (22.3mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with four bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Courtney & Tennent was a Confederate outfitter and importer.  Backmark: "COURTNEY & TENNENT / (dot) S. C (dot) /  CHARLESTON. " dm, flat back, Firmin made the button, (Courtney01).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, large coat size.
Ref: Albert CS54, Tice CSN208A1.

B5376     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, Charleston, (22.3mm) Ref: Albert CS54, Tice CSN208A1.

B5377     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, Charleston, (22.3mm) Ref: Albert CS54, Tice CSN208A1.

B5479     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, Charleston, (22.3mm)

Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with four bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Courtney & Tennent was a Confederate outfitter and importer.  Backmark: "COURTNEY & TENNENT / (dot) S. C (dot) /  CHARLESTON. " dm, flat back, Firmin made the button, (Courtney01).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, large coat size.  Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank.
Ref: Albert CS54, Tice CSN208A1.

B4765     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, (18mm)

Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with four bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Courtney & Tennent was a Confederate outfitter and importer.  Backmark: "COURTNEY & / TENNENT" dm inner ring of dots outer edge is beveled, made by Firmin, (Courtney02Vest).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, hat or vest size.  Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank.
Ref: Albert CS54, Tice CSN208Am1.

Confederate Navy button, "CN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, (17.5mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with four bands on a lined field over "CN" with a rope border.  This pattern button was originally purchased by Captain Sinclair, to outfit the CSS Texas.  However as the southern cause waned, British authorities seized the ship under construction and diverted it to other use.  Backmark:  "COURTNEY & / TENNENT" dm inner ring of dots outer edge is beveled, made by Firmin, (Courtney02Vest).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, small hat or sleeve size.
Ref: Albert CS55, Tice CSN210Am1.

B5378     Confederate Navy button, "CN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, (17.5mm) Ref: Albert CS55, Tice CSN210Am1.

Confederate Navy button, "CN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, (15.8mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with four bands on a lined field over "CN" with a rope border.  This pattern button was originally purchased by Captain Sinclair, to outfit the CSS Texas.  However as the southern cause waned, British authorities seized the ship under construction and diverted it to other use.  Backmark: "COURTNEY & TENNENT " dm outer rim is beveled, made by Firmin (Courtney03Small).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, small hat or sleeve size.
Ref: Albert CS55, Tice CSN210As1.

B5264     Confederate Navy button, "CN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Courtney & Tennent, (15.8mm) Ref: Albert CS55, Tice CSN210As1.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, London, (24.2mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.   Backmark: " FIRMIN & SONS / + LONDON + " dm between outer dotted ring, inner solid ring, English manufacture (Firmin04).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, very large coat size.
Ref: Albert CS51, Tice CSN200A1.

B5371     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, London, (24.2mm) Ref: Albert CS51, Tice CSN200A1.

B5756     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, London, (24.2mm) Ref: Albert CS51, Tice CSN200A1.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, London, (22mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Backmark:  FIRMIN & SONS / + LONDON + " dm between outer dotted ring, inner solid ring, English manufacture. (Firmin04).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, large coat size.
Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202A2.

B5373     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, London, (22mm) Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202A2.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmins London, (15.8mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with four bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.   Backmark:  FIRMINS / (dot) LONDON (dot) " dm between two solid rings, mark is only used for small size, English manufacture, (Firmin01Small).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, small hat or sleeve size.
Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202Am2.

B5374     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with four bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmins London, (15.8mm) Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202Am2.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, Strand & Conduit St., (22.4mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Backmark: "FIRMIN & SONS / (dot) 153 STRAND LONDON (dot) / & 13 / CONDUIT. ST" dm middle solid ring, flat back, English manufacture (Firmin06).   Two part very high convex button with strong features, large coat size.
Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202A1.

B4485     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, Strand & Conduit St., (22.4mm) Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202A1.

B5372     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, Strand & Conduit St., (22.4mm) Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202A1.

B5754     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, Firmin & Sons, Strand & Conduit St., (22.4mm) Ref: Albert CS52, Tice CSN202A1.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, S. Isaacs Campbell, (22.3mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Backmark:  "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO. / (dot) LONDON (dot) / 71. JERMYN. ST." dm  outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English import, probably made by Smith Kemp Wright, (Isaacs02).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, large coat size.
Ref: Albert CS53, Tice CSN206A1.

B5375     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, S. Isaacs Campbell, (22.3mm) Ref: Albert CS53, Tice CSN206A1.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, S. Isaacs Campbell, (18.0mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Backmark: "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO / (dot) LONDON (dot)  / 71. JERMYN. ST." dm outer ring of dots, no inner ring, English  import, probably made by Smith Kemp Wright. (Isaacs03Vest).  Two part very high convex button with strong features, vest or hat size.
Ref: Albert CS53, Tice CSN206Am1.

B5755     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English wartime manufacture, S. Isaacs Campbell, (18.0mm) Ref: Albert CS53, Tice CSN206Am1.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border with right handed twist, deep border, English wartime manufacture, Treble Stand'd, (22.3mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border with a right handed twist (almost all other English made Navy buttons have a left handed twist).  Button is an unusual design, and was probably not made by Firmin, maker may be Smith Kemp Wright but is not confirmed, this is a rare pattern.  Backmark: " TREBLE STANDd / (dot) EXTRA RICH (dot) " dm between outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, maker could be Smith Kemp Wright but is not confirmed, (Treble03).  Two part coat size button, unusual high convex button with strong features and a raised rim giving the impression of a very fat button.
Ref: Albert CS56, Tice CSN212A1.

B5379     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, deep border, English wartime manufacture, Treble Stand'd, (22.3mm) Ref: Albert CS56, Tice CSN212A1.

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border,  English wartime manufacture, blank back, (18mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor, high quality English manufacture, intended for Confederate officers.  This die pattern features anchor with two bands on a lined field over "CSN" with a rope border.  Backmark:  blank with no contours, blank possibly to disguise the agent of origin, this is English manufacture likely Smith Kemp Wright, (BlankEng03). Two part high convex button, vest or hat size.
Ref: Albert CS53, Tice CSN206Am3.

B5777      Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border,  English wartime manufacture, blank back, (18mm)

Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, Confederate wartime manufacture, plain copper back with channel, (23mm)
Button depicts fluted anchor on lined field, rope border, with "CSN", a Confederate copy of the English design.  Very few of these buttons survive.  
Backmark: blank copper back, with channel, crude manufacture by unknown southern maker, (BlankSouthern470).  Two part convex coat size button, crude Confederate manufacture.
Ref: Albert CS66, Tice CSN266A1.

B5380     Confederate Navy button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, Confederate wartime manufacture, plain copper back with channel, (23mm) Ref: Albert CS66, Tice CSN266A1.

Confederate Navy, "CN", hard rubber button for CSS Texas, anchor with crossed cannons, Courtney & Tennent, (33mm)  
Button depicts fluted anchor with cannons over "CN", large hard rubber button intended for Confederate enlisted navy.  Captain Terry Sinclair obtained these buttons from the English manufacturer for the Confederate warship, CSS Texas.  The ship was being constructed at Thomson shipyard in England and was to be more powerful than the famed CSS Alabama.  As the war dragged on and the English lost faith in the Confederate cause,  the ship was seized and sold to another foreign power and Sinclair was captain without a ship.  These buttons were never used and all were recovered from his estate.   Backmark: "COURTNEY & TENNENT / (dot) CHARLESTON. S .C (dot) / MANTON'S PATENT" dm. Courtney 04.  Concave button made of plastic like material designed to be sewed.
Ref: Albert CS60, Tice CSN222A1.

B5759     Confederate Navy, "CN", hard rubber button for CSS Texas, anchor with crossed cannons, Courtney & Tennent, (33mm) Ref: Albert CS60, Tice CSN222A1.

Confederate Navy "restrike" button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English souvenir manufacture, Firmin LD, (25mm)
Button is a restrike of CS51 and was made by Firmin, probably for the reunions late 19th or early 20th century or perhaps to sell to the battlefield souvenir market.  The face was apparently struck from the original dies, an updated backmark dating to after 1875 was used, otherwise the button is very close to the original.  Backmark:  "FIRMIN & SONS LD / + LONDON + " dm between two rings of dots, made by Firmin, the use of "LD" designation dates manufacture to after 1875, (Firmin99).  Two part large size button, high convex, English manufacture after the War.
Ref: Albert CS51 similar, CS71 series, manufactured after the Civil War.

B4392     Confederate Navy "restrike" button, "CSN" anchor with two bands on lined background with rope border, English souvenir manufacture, Firmin LD, (25mm)

Button is a restrike of CS51 and was made by Firmin, probably for the reunions late 19th or early 20th century or perhaps to sell to the battlefield souvenir market.  The face was apparently struck from the original dies, an updated backmark dating to after 1875 was used, otherwise the button is very close to the original.  Backmark:  "FIRMIN & SONS LD / + LONDON + " dm between two rings of dots, made by Firmin, the use of "LD" designation dates manufacture to after 1875, (Firmin99).  Two part large size button, high convex, English manufacture after the War.
Ref: Albert CS51 similar, CS71 series, manufactured after the Civil War.