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

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B4764-### Button-3719-Confederate-General-Service-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction CSA repro S Buckley CSA repro S Buckley, Confederate general service button CSA S Buckley. Confederate General ServiceFAKE FANTASY REPRODUCTION z-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Backmark-Buckley-Samuel-911 "S. BUCKLEY & Co (underline under letter o) / (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot)", dm, sans serif letters, inner and outer rings, used on 2part buttons, ca 1960, centennial reproduction.

BB1094-### Button-3719-Confederate-General-Service-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Confederate general service button, CSA, one-part cast, this one is close, it was submitted for analysis by a reputable collector, authenticity questioned, although diagnosis is uncertain. fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction buttons, Confederate general service button CSA one-part cast. Confederate General ServiceFAKE FANTASY REPRODUCTION z-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Backmark-z9-Fake-Fantasy-Repro Chilson Steve

BB1144-### Button-3719-Confederate-General-Service-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction CSA button plain back with inner dm, ring, both die design and back appear to be 20th century.. fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction buttons, CSA button plain back with inner dm, ring. Confederate General ServiceFAKE FANTASY REPRODUCTION z-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Backmark-z9-Fake-Fantasy-Repro ebay seller

BB1150-### Button-3719-Confederate-General-Service-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Confederate general service button, CSA, one-part cast, ebay listing, likely Hanover Brass manufacture, aged by surrogate. fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction buttons, Confederate general service button CSA one-part cast. Confederate General ServiceFAKE FANTASY REPRODUCTION z-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Backmark-z9-Fake-Fantasy-Repro Editor note. Items included in the FAKES, FANTASY, REPRODUCTION section of this webpage have been obtained from public sales listings, or other sources. The author's conclusion, or questions raised, are simply an opinion, the author does not guarantee that any of the items presented are authentic, or are not authentic, as to the period of the American Civil War. It should also be noted that some collectors will almost certainly disagree with these findings. The author encourages the owners of any suspect items to seek additional expert opinions before reaching a final conclusion. ebay seller

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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