The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway.

Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!).
 authentic Civil War relics.

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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War relics.
Insignia, hatpin, eagle.

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 original and authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.
Any artillery or ordnance relics have been disarmed and rendered safe.
Any weapons are pre 1898 antique weapons, and are exempt from Federal regulation, no licenses or permits are required.
This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 502.
Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in irregular rows, five stars to left of eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 502.

M0594     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 502.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in irregular rows, five stars to left of eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 502.

Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507.
Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507.

M0655     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Recovered Maryland 1862 campaign.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507.
M0664     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Recovered: Tennessee campaign. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507.
M1113    Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507.
M1119     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507.
Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Dug pin, no hooks.  Recovered: north Georgia campaign.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507.

Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507, variant.
Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507, variant.

M0525     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507, variant.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Recovered: Culpeper, Virginia. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507, variant.
M0577     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507, variant.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Recovered: Stafford County, Virginia.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507, variant.
M0588     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 507, variant.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in neat rows, four stars to left of eagle and one weak star above the eagle head.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Recovered: Culpeper, Virginia.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 507, variant.

Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 508.
Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in irregular rows, five stars to left of eagle head, banner tail is long.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx. 
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 508.

M0614     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 508.
  Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in irregular rows, five stars to left of eagle head, banner tail is long.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.   Recovered: Stafford County, Virginia.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 508.
M0666     Hat insignia, general service, eagle, regulation 1858, pattern 508.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for army general service.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, eight stars above the banner in irregular rows, five stars to left of eagle head, banner tail is long.  Pin is die struck brass, wire loop fasteners for sewing onto the hat.  Pin measures 2.5in height approx.  Recovered: Tennessee campaign.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 508.

Hat insignia, militia general service, eagle with spread wings, non-regulation.
 Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for militia units.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, wings spread, shield, background cut out so there is no place for stars.   Pin measures 3.25in wide approx.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 202.

M0660     Hat insignia, militia general service, eagle with spread wings, non-regulation.
Hatpin depicts eagle with patriotic symbolism, intended for militia units.  This die pattern features eagle facing right, wings spread, shield, background cut out so there is no place for stars.   Pin measures 3.25in wide approx.
Ref:  Campbell & O'Donnell Insignia Fig 202.