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

Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Federal Army general service button, Army use, 1820's to 1830's. One part and two part flat buttons Tice-GEN200 Albert-GI071 to GI072 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part.html

B8549-### Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Likely a comemorative or special issue. This button was issued by Horstmann after the Civil War but using an obsolete 1830's design. 2part-flat-coat Tice-GEN200 Albert-GI071 to GI072 Backmark-Horstmann-Brothers-102 "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO. / (dot) PHIL. (dot)", dm, sans serif lettering, inner ring of dots, no outer ring, used on 2part flat buttons, late 1800s.

B4177-### Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Arrows point right 2part-coat Tice-GEN200-A01 Albert-GI071 Backmark-United-States-121 "UNITED / ((star) (dot) (star)) STATES ((star) (dot) (star))", rm, inner and outer rings of dots. Two part button is constructed by fitting a skin over a flat back, the resultant rim is visible on the back, used on 2part flat coat buttons, ca 1830's.

B2343-### Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Arrows point left 2part-coat Tice-GEN200-B01 Albert-GI071 Backmark-United-States-121 "UNITED / ((star) (dot) (star)) STATES ((star) (dot) (star))", rm, inner and outer rings of dots. Two part button is constructed by fitting a skin over a flat back, the resultant rim is visible on the back, used on 2part flat coat buttons, ca 1830's.

B9278-### Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Arrows point right 2part-coat Tice-GEN200-A01 Albert-GI071 Backmark-United-States-121 "UNITED / ((star) (dot) (star)) STATES ((star) (dot) (star))", rm, inner and outer rings of dots. Two part button is constructed by fitting a skin over a flat back, the resultant rim is visible on the back, used on 2part flat coat buttons, ca 1830's.

B6660-### Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Arrows point right 2part-small Tice-GEN200-As01 Albert-GI071 Backmark-United-States-122 "UNITED STATES / (star)", rm, inner ring of dots, no outer ring. Two part button is constructed by fitting a skin over a flat back, the resultant rim is visible on the back, used on 2part-flat-small buttons, ca 1830's.

B0556-### Button-1912-Army-great-coat-flat-2part Federal Army button, great coat Arrows point left 2part-small Tice-GEN200-Bs01 Albert-GI071 Backmark-United-States-123 "UNITED STATES / (star)", rm, outer ring of dots, no inner ring. Two part button is constructed by fitting a skin over a flat back, the resultant rim is visible on the back, used on 2part-flat-small buttons, ca 1830's.

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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