Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, buttons,


Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button custom designed for officers or officials

Two Part Large Coat
Tice-MON002





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BB0121-###
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button custom designed for officers or officials



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.
2part-coat
Tice-MON002

Backmark-Gourdin-Cie-130
"G. & Cie, (two dots under ie) (French coat of arms) PARIS / (M over shield with "30")", dm, inner ring of dots, no outer ring, used on 2part 30mm buttons, ca 1860s.


BB0120-###
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button custom designed for officers or officials



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.
2part-coat
Tice-MON002

Backmark-Perfectionne-Paris-111
"PERFECTIONNE PARIS CT, inside of artistic flowing ribbon", dm, used for a coat of arms for Union General Phillip Kearney)


Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
{Not Listed by Albert} General Phil Kearney's button; convex, two-piece. A grouping of these buttons was purchased with other items from Kearney's estate.



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.

Tice-MON002-00



No pic backmark
Tice description of pattern group.

Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Initials "P K” are on a plain field below a crest consisting of an armored fist and forearm holding a dagger, 31 mm.



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.

Tice-MON002-A00



No pic backmark
Tice description of pattern group.

Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button custom designed for officers or officials



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.

Tice-MON002-A01

Backmark-Perfectionne-Paris-121
"PERFECTIONNE /PARIS", dm
No pic
Tice description

BB0122-###
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button custom designed for officers or officials



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.
2part-coat
Tice-MON002-A01

Backmark-Perfectionne-Paris-121
"PERFECTIONNE / PARIS, inside of two artistic flowing ribbons", dm, used for a coat of arms for Union General Phillip Kearney)


Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button-1131-Officer-personalized
Button custom designed for officers or officials



Button personalized for Phillip Kearney.

Tice-MON002-As01

Backmark-aa-001
There is rumored to be a smaller version of the Kearney button.
No pic
Tice description




This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", 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.

Most information on this page is from:
Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865, by Warren K.Tice.
Dating buttons; A Chronology of Button Types, Makers, Retailers & Their Backmarks, by Warren K. Tice.
Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers, by Bruce S. Bazelon and William F. Guinn.
Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, Bicentennial Edition, by Alphaeus H. Albert.
Pictures are generally by the author, unless otherwise indicated.


Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, buttons,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
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Buttons of the American Civil War.
Presented are buttons, manufactured 1800 to 20th century, emphasis on military buttons and those from the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865.
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A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
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Button backmarks.
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A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
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Artifacts of the American Civil War.
Presented are artifacts, manufactured 1800 to 20th century, emphasis on American Civil War, 1861 to 1865.
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