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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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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons.
Federal
riflemen one piece buttons, 1820's earlier generally.
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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.
Federal
riflemen one piece buttons, 1820's earlier generally.
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.
Regiment of Riflemen button, bugle surrounded by
13 stars, "RIFLE", one piece, (20mm)
Button was intended for the early riflemen regiments, 1815 period.
Backmark: blank. Button is flat one piece, die struck often slightly off
center, coat size.
Ref: Albert RF11A1.
B5370
Regiment of Riflemen button, bugle surrounded by
13 stars, "RIFLE", one piece, (20mm)
 Button was intended for the early riflemen regiments, 1815 period.
Backmark: blank. Button is flat one piece, die struck often slightly off
center, coat size. Attractive early button, stand up shank intact.
Ref: Albert RF11A1. |
Rifleman button, Regiment
of Rifles, script "R R", 1815 period flat
button, (20mm)
Button depicts script "R R" intended for the Regiment of
Rifles, as authorized by Congress in 1792, organized in 1808, and active in the
1815 period.. Back is blank. One piece flat button, coat size.
Ref: Albert
RF2
B5634
Rifleman button, Regiment of Rifles, script "R
R", 1815 period flat button, (20mm)
Button depicts script "R R" intended for the Regiment of Rifles, as authorized
by Congress in 1792, organized in 1808, and active in the 1815 period..
Back is blank. One piece flat button, coat size. Dug button has
clean appearance, button shows wear, stand up shank intact. Recovered:
Savannah, Georgia. Ref: Albert RF2. |