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The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway. |
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Winchester, Virginia
USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!). |
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relicman.com. |
Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons.
Confederate cavalry buttons.
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 cavalry
button,
stippled "C" on plain background with border, English wartime
manufacture, H T & B
Manchester, (24mm)
Button depicts stippled block "C", intended for Confederate
cavalry troops,
manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade. Backmark: "H T & B /
(star)
MANCHESTER (star) " dm on a very flat back, outer ring of dots, English
manufacture, (Hammond01). Two part convex button, coat size, well made
English manufacture, flat brass
back has tendency to loosen and rotate.
Ref: Albert CS126A, Tice CSC200A1.
B4303
Confederate cavalry
button,
stippled "C" on plain background with border, English wartime
manufacture, H T & B
Manchester, (24mm)
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B4629
Confederate cavalry
button,
stippled "C" on plain background with border, English wartime
manufacture, H T & B
Manchester, (24mm)
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B5385
Confederate Cavalry stippled "C"
English imported button (24mm)
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B6187 Confederate cavalry
button,
stippled "C" on plain background with border, English wartime
manufacture, H T & B
Manchester, (24mm)
Dug button, recovered: Sugar Loaf area near Ft. Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina. |
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality dm
between rings, (22.5mm)
Button depicts lined "C" in block style on plain
background, imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate
cavalry. Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY /
(dot) " dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture,
probably Smith Kemp Wright, (Superior01). Two
part convex button, coat size, well made English
button, gilded.
Ref: Albert CS127A1, Tice CSC203A2.
B4706
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality dm
between rings, (22.5mm)
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B5274
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English import, Superior Quality, (22.5mm)
  Dug
button, recovered: north Georgia 1864 campaign. |
B5386
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English import, Superior Quality dm between rings,
(22.5mm)
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B5387
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English import, Superior Quality dm between rings,
(22.5mm)
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B5502
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English wartime manufacture, Superior Quality dm
between rings, (22.5mm)
Dug button, recovered: Tullahoma,
Tennessee. |
B5545
Confederate cavalry button, lined "C" on plain
background with border, English import, Superior Quality dm between rings,
(22.5mm)
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Confederate cavalry
button,
lined "C" on plain background with border,
English wartime manufacture, plain back, (22.5mm)
Button depicts lined "C" in block style on plain
background, imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate
cavalry.
Backmark: blank with no contours, this is English manufacture, blank
perhaps to disguise
the origin, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (BlankEng03,
coat). Two
part convex button, coat size, well made English
button.
Ref: Albert CS127A2, Tice CSC203A4.
B3681
Confederate cavalry
button,
lined "C" on plain background with border,
English wartime manufacture, plain back, (22.5mm)
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B6021
Confederate cavalry
button,
lined "C" on plain background with border,
English wartime manufacture, plain back, (22.5mm)
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Confederate cavalry button,
block "C" on lined background with border,
English wartime manufacture, Chatwin,
Birmingham, (21.5mm)
Button depicts lined "C" in block style on
lined
background, imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate
cavalry.
Backmark: "CHATWIN & SONS / (star) BIRMINGHAM
(star) " dm between two rings of dots,
small English manufacturer, (Chatwin01). Two
part low convex button, coat size, well made English
button.
Ref: Albert CS128A, Tice CSC208A1.
B4019
Confederate cavalry button, block "C" on lined background with border,
English wartime manufacture, Chatwin,
Birmingham, (21.5mm)
Dug button, recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. |
B4287
Confederate
cavalry button, block "C" on lined background with border,
English wartime manufacture, Chatwin,
Birmingham, (21.5mm)
Dug button, recovered: area of Johnson's surrender April 16 to 26 1865, Greensboro NC by
Boyd Lamberth. |
Confederate cavalry button,
block "C" on lined background with border,
English wartime manufacture,
London Quality, (14.4mm)
Button depicts lined "C" in block style on
lined
background, imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate
cavalry. Backmark: "LONDON /
(star)
QUALITY (star)" dm between two rings
of dots, produced by John Chatwin for the Confederacy, a
small English manufacturer, backmark only used for
small buttons, (London01Small). Two
part low convex button, hat or sleeve size, well made English
button.
Ref: Albert CS128, not
listed,
Tice CSC208As1.
B3674
Confederate cavalry button, block "C" on lined background with border,
English wartime manufacture,
London Quality, (14.4mm)
Dug button, recovered:
Charleston, South Carolina. |
B6188
Confederate cavalry button,
block "C" on lined background with border,
English wartime manufacture,
London Quality, (14.4mm)
Dug button, recovered: Bentonville, North Carolina. |
Confederate cavalry button, manuscript "C",
English wartime manufacture, Halfmann & Taylor Montgomery Alabamad,
(22.5mm)
Button depicts manuscript style "C", intended for Confederate cavalry troops,
manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade. Backmark: "HALFMANN
& TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot) / ALABAMD" dm two rings of dots, outer ring is
crudely formed, "Alabama" is not actually misspelled, this was English
convention of the time, English manufacture, (HalfmannT02). Two part low convex
button, coat size, well made English manufacture, button was lightly gold
washed.
Ref: Albert CS129A, Tice CSC212A1.
B4306
Confederate cavalry button, manuscript "C", English wartime manufacture,
Halfmann & Taylor Montgomery Alabamad, (22.5mm)
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Confederate cavalry
button, script "C",
English wartime manufacture,
S Isaacs Campbell, (22.5mm)
Button depicts script style "C", intended for Confederate
cavalry
troops, manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade.
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 convex button, coat size,
well made English manufacture.
Ref: Albert CS130A, Tice CSC215A1.
B4651
Confederate cavalry
button, script "C",
English wartime manufacture,
S Isaacs Campbell, (22.5mm)
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B5389
Confederate cavalry button, script "C" on plain
background with border, English import, S. Isaacs Campbell, (22.5mm)
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B5660
Confederate cavalry
button, script "C",
English wartime manufacture,
S Isaacs Campbell, (22.5mm)
Dug button, recovered: central Virginia not confirmed. |
Confederate cavalry
button,
script "C",
English wartime manufacture, Superior / Quality
dm between rings,
(22.5mm)
Button depicts "C" in English script style, imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate
cavalry. This version of
Superior Quality backmark is rarely seen variant apparently only used on
these lettered script series of buttons. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (dot) QUALITY (dot) " dm, outer ring of dots,
inner solid ring. English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright,
(Superior06). Two part convex button, coat size, well made
English button, gilded.
Ref: Albert CS130A1, Tice CSC215A2.
B5388
Confederate cavalry button, script "C" on plain
background with border, English import, Superior / Quality dm between rings,
(22.5mm)
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Confederate cavalry
button, script "C",
English wartime manufacture,
plain back, (22.5mm)
Button depicts script style "C", intended for Confederate
cavalry
troops, manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade.
Backmark: blank with no contours, this is English manufacture, blank
perhaps to disguise
the origin, probably Smith Kemp Wright, (BlankEng03,
coat). Two part convex button, coat size,
well made English manufacture.
Ref: Albert CS130A, Tice CSC215A3.
B6045
Confederate cavalry
button, script "C",
English wartime manufacture,
plain back, (22.5mm)
Dug button, recovered: Wilmington, North Carolina. |
Dug button, recovered: Sugar Loaf area near Ft. Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Dug
button, recovered: north Georgia 1864 campaign.
Dug button, recovered: Tullahoma,
Tennessee.
Dug button, recovered: Charleston, South Carolina.
Dug button, recovered: area of Johnson's surrender April 16 to 26 1865, Greensboro NC by
Boyd Lamberth.
Dug button, recovered:
Charleston, South Carolina.
Dug button, recovered: Bentonville, North Carolina.
Dug button, recovered: central Virginia not confirmed.
Dug button, recovered: Wilmington, North Carolina.