Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Buttons
	by Harry Ridgeway

Button-1200-Federal-Infantry Button-1200-Federal-Infantry Button1200-Federal-Infantry-Tice-GI-Albert-GI Federal Army Infantry buttons. Tice-GI000 Albert-GI000 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1200-Federal-Infantry.html

Button-1201-Infantry-Rev-war Button-1201-Infantry-Rev-war Button1201-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI021-GI027 Federal Army Infantry button, post revolution Symbolism, eagle with stars, shield and other patriotic devices Albert-GI001 to GI019 Albert-GI001 to GI019 Do not publish Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1201-Infantry-Rev-war.html

Button-1202-Infantry-post-Rev Button-1202-Infantry-post-Rev Button1201-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI021-GI027 Federal Army Infantry button, post revolution Symbolism, eagle with stars, shield and other patriotic devices Albert-GI021 to GI027 Albert-GI021 to GI027 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1202-Infantry-post-Rev.html

Button-1203-Infantry-early-regiments Button-1203-Infantry-early-regiments Button1202-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI028 Federal Army Infantry button, infantry regiments, 1part, cast pewter Symbolism, United States surrounding regiment number. One part flat buttons Albert-GI028 Albert-GI028 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1203-Infantry-early-regiments.html

Button-1205-Infantry-regiments-1810s Button-1205-Infantry-regiments-1810s Button1203-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI032-GI034 Federal Army Infantry button, 1part, 1810's to 1820's. Symbolism, eagle with regiment designation One part flat buttons Albert-GI032 to GI036 Albert-GI032 to GI036 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1205-Infantry-regiments-1810s.html

Button-1206-Infantry-1820s Button-1206-Infantry-1820s Button1206-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI040-GI047 Federal Army Infantry officer button, 1part convex, 1810's to 1820's. Symbolism, United States, eagle stars and a variety of other patriotic devices. One part buttons Albert-GI038 to GI047 Albert-GI038 to GI047 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1206-Infantry-1820s.html

Button-1207-Infantry-1820s-officers Button-1207-Infantry-1820s-officers Button1207-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI048-GI053 Federal Army Infantry officer button, 1part convex, 1810's to 1820's. Symbolism, silvered buttons, eagle, stars, shield, many have regiment designation, along with an endless variety of other patriotic devices. Federal Infantry button, officer silvered, 1810's to 1820's. One part buttons Albert-GI048 to GI053 Albert-GI048 to GI053 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1207-Infantry-1820s-officers.html

Button-1221-Infantry-1830s-1-part-pewter Button-1221-Infantry-1830s-1-part-pewter Button1221-Federal-Infantry-Albert-GI074-GI077 Federal Army Infantry button, 1part convex pewter, order 1821. Symbolism, eagle with I in shield One part cast pewter buttons Albert-GI074 to GI077 Albert-GI074 to GI077 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1221-Infantry-1830s-1-part-pewter.html

Button-1222-Infantry-eagle-I-1part Button-1222-Infantry-eagle-I-1part Federal Army Infantry button, 1part. The 1part Army infantry button was manufactured in the antebellum period, 1830s, 1840s. but saw extensive use in the Civil War. Federal infantry symbolism, eagle with I in shield, arrows for war, olive branch for peace. One part convex button Tice-GI199 to GI203 Albert-GI079 to GI080 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1222-Infantry-eagle-I-1part.html

Button-1223-Infantry-eagle-I-2part Button-1223-Infantry-eagle-I-2part Federal Army Infantry button, 2part. The 2part button was the primary Army infantry button used in the Civil War. Federal infantry symbolism, eagle with I in shield, arrows for war, olive branch for peace. Two part button Tice-GI206 to GI237 Albert-GI082 to GI092 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1223-Infantry-eagle-I-2part.html

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.

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