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

by Harry Ridgeway


Button-5407-Louisiana-Garde-D-Orleans
Button-5407-Louisiana-Garde-D-Orleans
Garde D Orleans, New Orleans City Guard, New Orleans, Louisiana. French manufacture.
Louisiana militia unit, Garde D Orleans.
Louisiana Garde D Orleans


Tice-LA276
Albert-LA018





Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5407-Louisiana-Garde-D-Orleans.html

BB0148-###
Button-5407-Louisiana-Garde-D-Orleans

Louisiana
Louisiana

2part-coat
Tice-LA276-A01
Albert-LA018
Backmark-Trelon-Langlois-Sauer-011
"T. & L - S (star) / PARIS (star)", rmdc, used on 2part buttons, ca 1860s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


B1588-###
Button-5407-Louisiana-Garde-D-Orleans
Garde D Orleans, New Orleans City Guard, New Orleans, Louisiana. French manufacture.
Louisiana militia unit, Garde D Orleans.
Louisiana Garde D Orleans

2part-coat
Tice-LA276-B01
Albert-LA018
Backmark-z1-Superfin-Paris-221
"SUPERFIN" / "C" "PARIS" "C" (letter "C", used as a divider may be abbreviation for name), rmdc, used on 2part coat buttons, manufactured by unknown maker ca 1850s.




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


and now a word from our sponsor...
Relicman sales catalog, Civil War artifacts and relics: .

All items listed are authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
All artillery items listed have been disarmed.
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.
All weapons are pre 1898 antique weapons, and are exempt from Federal regulation, no licenses or permits are required.
Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/Relicman-Sales-000.html