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

Button-4100-Militia Button-4100-Militia Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Militia buttons, not designated for specific units. Militia Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4100-Militia.html

Button-4110-Militia-General Button-4110-Militia-General Militia, general service button, not designated for a specific state or unit. Button bears patriotic symbolism, eagle, stars, etc, and was stock item supplied to state militias. Militia button, not specific units, General service. Militia General One part buttons Tice-GM135 to GM206 Tice-GEN223 Albert-GI054 to GI068 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4110-Militia-General.html

Button-4120-Artillery-Corps-1part Button-4120-Artillery-Corps-1part Artillery symbolism, eagle, cannon, CORPS, REGT, and other patriotic devices. Militia button, not specific units, Artillery militia. Militia Artillery Tice-AM209 AM218 Albert-AY057 AY058 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4120-Artillery-Corps-1part.html

Button-4121-Militia-Artillery Button-4121-Militia-Artillery Artillery symbolism, eagle, cannon, CORPS, REGT, and other patriotic devices. Militia button, not specific units, Artillery militia. Militia Artillery Tice-AM212 AM215 AM221 Albert-AY059 to AY069 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4121-Militia-Artillery.html

Button-4130-Militia-Rifles Button-4130-Militia-Rifles Rifles symbolism, hunting horn, stars and other patriotic devices. Militia button, not specific units, Rifles militia. Militia Rifles Tice-RM175 to RM196 Albert-RF023 to RF029 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4130-Militia-Rifles.html

Button-4140-Militia-Dragoons Button-4140-Militia-Dragoons Dragoons symbolism, mounted dragoon on a horse. Militia button, not specific units, Dragoons militia. Militia Dragoons One part flat buttons Tice-UM234 Albert-UU131 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4140-Militia-Dragoons.html

Button-4150-Militia-National-Guard Button-4150-Militia-National-Guard Militia buttons not identified, . Militia Unidentified Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4150-Militia-National-Guard.html

Button-4151-Militia-City-Guard Button-4151-Militia-City-Guard Militia buttons not identified, . Militia Unidentified Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4151-Militia-City-Guard.html

Button-4180-Militia-not-identified Button-4180-Militia-not-identified Militia buttons not identified, . Militia Unidentified Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4180-Militia-not-identified.html

Button-4190-Militia-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Button-4190-Militia-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction Militia buttons not identified, . Militia Unidentified Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-4190-Militia-fakes-fantasy-or-reproduction.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.

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, buttons, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War. 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. Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com/Button-0000.html Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com/Button-0000.html

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