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

by Harry Ridgeway


Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI


Tice-GAS284 to GAS296
Albert-SU127 to SU131





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B3813-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS287

2part-small coat
Tice-GAS287-B02
Albert-SU128
Backmark-Horstmann-Allien-123
"HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / (dot) N. Y (dot)", dm, two inner rings, single outer ring, Backmark was used on 2part-small coat buttons, manuactured Steele and Johnson,1850s 1860s.



B5265-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS287

2part-coat
Tice-GAS287-B01
Albert-SU128
Backmark-Horstmann-Allien-181
"HORSTMANN. BRO &. ALLIEN / (dot) Y (dot)", rmdc, used on 2part buttons, manufactured ca 1850s.



BB0231-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI

Georgia
Georgia

2part-small
Tice-GAS296-As001
Albert-SU130
Backmark-Scovill-Co-031
"SCOVILLS & Co, (four stars)", dm, two inner rings, no outer ring, used on 2part small buttons, 1840s 1850s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


B2519-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS287

2part-coat
Tice-GAS287-A01
Albert-SU128
Backmark-Scovill-Co-211
"SCOVILLS & CO / (two dots) SUPERFINE (the N is reversed) (two dots)", rmdc, used on 2part coat buttons, 1840s 1850s.



B2667-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS287

2part-coat
Tice-GAS287-A01
Albert-SU128
Backmark-Scovill-Co-211
"SCOVILLS & CO / (two dots) SUPERFINE (the N is reversed) (two dots)", rmdc, used on 2part coat buttons, 1840s 1850s.



B3380-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS287

2part-coat
Tice-GAS287-B03
Albert-SU128
Backmark-z1-Fine-Gilt-111
"FINE" / (dot) (star) (dot) "GILT" (dot) (star) (dot) rmdc, used on 2part small coat buttons, 1850s.



B1882-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS296

2part-small
Tice-GAS296-As02
Albert-SU130
Backmark-z1-Fine-Gilt-112
"FINE" / (dot) (star) (dot) "GILT" (dot) (star) (dot) rmdc, used on 2part small buttons, 1850s.



B5795-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS290

1part-cast
Tice-GAS290-A01
Albert-SU128
Backmark-z6-southern-wartime-211
blank back (no text), white metal casting, shank is integral, used on 1part convex buttons, southern wartime manufacture for the Confederacy, 1860 - 1864.
Ridgeway collection, gift to Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Museum


BB1243-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS290

1part-cast
Tice-GAS290-A01
Albert-SU128
Backmark-z6-southern-wartime-211
blank back (no text), white metal casting, shank is integral, used on 1part convex buttons, southern wartime manufacture for the Confederacy, 1860 - 1864.
Rick Janhola


B1880-###
Button-4913-Georgia-GMI
Georgia school, Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, Georgia, symbolism, GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Georgia dome, 1851.

Georgia school button, Georgia Military Institute.
Georgia GMI TiceGAS290

1part-cast
Tice-GAS290-A01
Albert-SU128
Backmark-z6-southern-wartime-211
blank back (no text), white metal casting, shank is integral, used on 1part convex buttons, southern wartime manufacture for the Confederacy, 1860 - 1864.




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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Buttons of the American Civil War.
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Artifacts of the American Civil War.
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