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

Button-5500-Maine Button-5500-Maine Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, as the 23rd state. Maine symbolism, employed the north star northern pine, husbandman, and plow. Maine buttons. Maine Tice-ME000 Albert-ME000 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5500-Maine.html

Button-5501-Maine-1part Button-5501-Maine-1part Maine early symbolism, north star. Maine militia button, Maine, state general use, 1820's to 1830's. Maine One part buttons Tice-ME100 Albert-ME004 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5501-Maine-1part.html

Button-5502-Maine-3part Button-5502-Maine-3part Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Maine militia button, Maine, state general use for officers, manufactured antebellum and Civil War periods, use of some patterns continued after the war Maine Three part buttons Tice-ME200 Albert-ME001 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5502-Maine-3part.html

Button-5503-Maine-Bath-City-Grays Button-5503-Maine-Bath-City-Grays Bath City Grays, Bath, Maine, symbolism, shield, GRAYS. Maine militia unit, Bath City Grays. Maine Bath City Grays Tice-ME270 Albert-ME010 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5503-Maine-Bath-City-Grays.html

Button-5504-Maine-MRL Button-5504-Maine-MRL MRL, symbolism, MR, eagle, L Maine militia unit, MRL-Identity Not-Identified Maine MRL Tice-ME272 Albert-UU071 no pics No matches found, if you have an example of a button with this backmark, please send pics. Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5504-Maine-MRL.html

Button-5505-Maine-PLI Button-5505-Maine-PLI Portland Light Infantry Portland, Maine, symbolism, PLI, eagle. Maine militia unit, Portland Light Infantry. Maine PLI Tice-ME274 Albert-ME006 to ME007 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5505-Maine-PLI.html

Button-5506-Maine-Portland-Rifle Button-5506-Maine-Portland-Rifle Portland Rifle Corps Portland, Maine, symbolism, PRC script style. Maine militia unit, Portland Rifle Corps. Maine Portland Rifle Tice-ME276 Albert-ME005 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5506-Maine-Portland-Rifle.html

Button-5507-Maine-Westbrook-Rifle Button-5507-Maine-Westbrook-Rifle Westbrook Rifle Corps Portland, Maine, symbolism, WRC sccr1partt style. Maine militia unit, Westbrook Rifle Corps. Maine Westbrook Rifle Tice-ME278 Albert-ME009 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-5507-Maine-Westbrook-Rifle.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.

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