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

Button-5000-Hawaii Button-5000-Hawaii Hawaii was discovered by Captain Cook in 1778, a Monarchy was formed in 1791, a Republic was formed in 1894, it was annexed by the US in 1898, organized as a Territory in 1900, and became a state in 1959. Any buttons issued near the American Civil War would be attributed to the period it operated as an independent Monarch or Republic. Hawaii buttons. Hawaii Albert-HI000 Albert-HI000 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5000-Hawaii.html

Button-5010-Hawaii-Kingdom Button-5010-Hawaii-Kingdom Hawaii button, Hawaii Kingdom Hawaii Kingdom Albert-HI001 to HI012 Albert-HI001 to HI012 no pic Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5010-Hawaii-Kingdom.html

Button-5020-Hawaii-Republic Button-5020-Hawaii-Republic Hawaii button, Hawaii Republic. Hawaii Republic Albert-HI013 to HI016 Albert-HI013 to HI016 no pic Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5020-Hawaii-Republic.html

Button-5030-Hawaii-Territory Button-5030-Hawaii-Territory Hawaii button, Hawaii Territory. Hawaii Territory 2part-coat Albert-HI017 to HI019 Albert-HI017 to HI019 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5030-Hawaii-Territory.html

B8541-### Button-5030-Hawaii-Territory Hawaii button, Hawaii Territory. Hawaii Territory 2part-coat Albert-HI019 Albert-HI019 Backmark-Pacific-Button-012 "PACIFIC BUTTON CO." / (dot) "S. FRAN. CAL." (dot), dm, inner ring, no outer ring, depressed shank well, used on 2part coat buttons, ca 1800s, after the Civil War.

BB1115-### Button-5030-Hawaii-Territory Hawaii button, Hawaii Territory. Hawaii Territory 2part-coat Albert-HI019 Albert-HI019 Backmark-Pacific-Button-012 "PACIFIC BUTTON CO." / (dot) "S. FRAN. CAL." (dot), dm, inner ring, no outer ring, depressed shank well, used on 2part coat buttons, ca 1800s, after the Civil War. Greg Clark

Button-5040-Hawaii Button-5040-Hawaii Hawaii button, Hawaii state general use. Hawaii Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5040-Hawaii.html

B9397-### Button-5040-Hawaii Hawaii button, Hawaii state general use. Hawaii 2part-coat Albert-HI020 Albert-HI020 Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-151 "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) CONN. (star)", dm, sans serif lettering, between one outer and two inner rings of dots, used on 2part buttons, late 1800'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.

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

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, button backmarks, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War. Button backmarks. Research center, button backmarks, click: http://relicman.com/Backmark-000.html Research center, button backmarks, click: http://relicman.com/Backmark-000.html

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, All, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War. Artifacts of the American Civil War. Presented are artifacts, manufactured 1800 to 20th century, emphasis on American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. Research Center, All, click: http://relicman.com/Research-Center-000.html Research Center, All, click: http://relicman.com/Research-Center-000.html

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