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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons.
Confederate rifleman buttons.
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The Civil War Relicman, |
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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 rifleman 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 rifleman button, stippled "R", English
wartime manufacture, H T & B,
Manchester, (24mm)
Button depicts stippled block "R", intended for Confederate
riflemen,
manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade.
Riflemen were generally marksmen or sharpshooters. 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, button was lightly gold washed.
Ref: Albert CS201A, Tice CSR200A1.
B5396
Confederate
rifleman button, stippled "R", English
wartime manufacture, H T & B,
Manchester, (24mm)
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B6417
Confederate rifleman button, stippled "R", English wartime manufacture, H T & B,
Manchester, (24mm)
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Confederate rifleman button, stippled "R"
on plain background with border, English wartime manufacture, W Dowler, (21.2mm)
Button depicts stippled block "R", intended for Confederate
riflemen,
manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade.
Riflemen were generally
marksmen or sharpshooters. Backmark: "W. DOWLER / (dot) SUPERIOR
QUALITY (dot)" dm between rings of dots, made by English producer, (Dowler01).
Two part convex button, coat size, well constructed English manufacture.
Ref: Albert CS202A, Tice CSR202A1.
B5036
Confederate rifleman button, stippled "R"
on plain background with border, English wartime manufacture, W Dowler, (21.2mm)
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B5397
Confederate rifleman button, stippled "R"
on plain background with border, English wartime manufacture, W Dowler, (21.2mm)
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Confederate rifleman
button,
Germanic "R" on plain background high convex with border, English import, Van
Wart, (26mm)
Button depicts fancy Germanic style script "R"
on a plain background, intended for Confederate riflemen,
manufactured in England and smuggled through the blockade.
Riflemen were generally marksmen or sharpshooters.
Button is very high
convex and apparently designed to appear to be a three part staff button, but
the fat rim is integral to the two part design. 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, (VanWart03).
Two part high convex button, coat size,
well made English manufacture.
Ref: Albert CS205A, Tice CSR221A1.
B4316
Confederate rifleman
button,
Germanic "R" on plain background high convex with border, English import, Van
Wart, (26mm)
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Confederate rifleman
button,
lined "R" on plain background with border,
English wartime manufacture, plain back, (22.4mm)
Button depicts lined "R" in block style on plain
background, imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate
riflemen.
Riflemen were generally marksmen or sharpshooters.
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 CS203A1, Tice CSR203A2.
B5647
Confederate rifleman
button,
lined "R" on plain background with border,
English wartime manufacture, plain back, (22.4mm)
Dug button, recovered: Richmond, Virginia. |