Confederate Adjutant General button	The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!) I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics
	This page updated   March 05, 2008

The Ridgeway Civil War Archive 
Buttons from Virginia (VA...) 

This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years.  This archive record is for educational purposes only.  Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author.  None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.

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.

 One piece buttons, generally before 1830.  (VA1 to VA3)  

Two piece state seal buttons, generally after 1830 (VA4 to VA16)  

Three piece "staff" or officer buttons (VA17, VA18, & VA20)  

"Local" or wartime buttons produced in the south (VA19, VA20 to VA23)  

School buttons (cadet and academies) (SU series for Virginia schools 

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