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

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

BB0438-### Button-5505-Maine-PLI ME PLI Maine Size Albert-ME007-Marien-Alfred-C-111 Albert-ME007 Backmark-Marien-Alfred-C-021 AC Maren Collection of Ken Darnell

BB0832-### Button-5505-Maine-PLI Portland Light Infantry Portland, Maine, symbolism, PLI, eagle. Maine militia unit, Portland Light Infantry. Maine PLI zAlbertME07 2part-coat Albert-ME007-Marien-Alfred-C-111 Albert-ME007 Backmark-Marien-Alfred-C-021 "A. C. MARIEN & CO. / (star) PHILADELPHIA (star)", dm, inner ring graphic of a chain, compaN Y operated 1864 to 1870, backmarks could be transitional or post war) Bob French

BB2015-### Button-5505-Maine-PLI Portland Light Infantry Portland, Maine, symbolism, PLI, eagle. Maine militia unit, Portland Light Infantry. Maine PLI zAlbertME07 2part-coat Albert-ME007-Marien-Alfred-C-111 Albert-ME007 Backmark-Marien-Alfred-C-021 "A. C. MARIEN & CO. / (star) PHILADELPHIA (star)", dm, inner ring graphic of a chain, compaN Y operated 1864 to 1870, backmarks could be transitional or post war) Bob French

BB0833-### Button-5505-Maine-PLI Portland Light Infantry Portland, Maine, symbolism, PLI, eagle. Maine militia unit, Portland Light Infantry. Maine PLI zAlbertME07 2part-small Albert-ME007-Marien-Alfred-C-112 Albert-ME007 Backmark-Marien-Alfred-C-022 "A. C. M & CO.", small oval ring) PHILA (small oval ring)", dm, , compaN Y operated 1864 to 1870, backmarks could be transitional or post war) Bob French

BB1347-### Button-5505-Maine-PLI Portland Light Infantry Portland, Maine, symbolism, PLI, eagle. Maine militia unit, Portland Light Infantry. Maine PLI TiceME274 2part-coat Tice-ME274-A01 Albert-ME006 Backmark-Scovill-Co-061 "SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) WATERBURY (dot)" rmdc, many small variations, used on 2part coat buttons, 1840s 1850s. Greg Clark

BB0433-### Button-5505-Maine-PLI ME PLI Maine 2part-coat Tice-ME274-A03 Albert-ME006 Backmark-z5-no-text-334 blank back (no text), two narrow middle rings, used on 2part buttons, 1850s. Collection of Ken Darnell

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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