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	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!) I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics

Confederate Artillery
Buttons of the Civil War

B5482     Confederate Artillery stippled "A" English imported button (24mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is stippled on a plain background.  
Backmark:  "H T & B / * MANCHESTER * " dm on a very flat back, outer ring of dots, back is silvered, English import. (Hammond01Silver)
Two part convex coat size button, flat brass back has tendency to work loose.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button, back is tight and silvered!
Ref: Albert CS101A, Tice CSA200A1 $300.00  

B5501     Confederate Artillery Lined "A" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is lined on a plain background.  
Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot) " dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright. (Superior01)
Two part convex coat size button, well made button with generic mark.
Button recovered with fragment of cloth, button is fragile.  
Recovered:  Polk Winter Camp Shelbyville TN   
Ref: Albert CS102A2, Tice CSA203A3       

B4290     Confederate Artillery Lined "A" English imported button (19.5mm)

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is lined on a plain background.
Backmark: "SMITH KEMP & WRIGHT/ (dot) BIRMINGHAM (dot) " dm, outer ring of dots, inner ring of sunrays, English maker. (SmithKemp04)
Two part low convex coat size button, well made button bearing the maker's name, most buttons believed to have been produced by Smith Kemp Wright employed generic marks or agents names. Shank is fixed, not floating.
Stand up shank intact, clean attractive dug button.
Recovered: Moncks Corner SC (near Charleston).
Ref: Albert CS103 not listed, Tice CSA206B2            $600.00

B5383     Confederate Artillery Lined "A" English imported button (19.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is lined on a plain background.  
Backmark: "P. TAIT & Co / (dot) LIMERICK (dot) " dm outer ring of dots, floating shank, English manufacture. (Tait01Am)  
Low convex two part medium or vest size button, only made in this size.  Floating shank design was intended to enable the button to lay flatter on the garment, but the shank was not durable.  
Stand up shank intact, top grade gilded nondug button.  
Ref: Albert CS103A, Tice CSA206B1         $950.00  

B1507     Confederate Artillery Manuscript "A" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is fancy manuscript style on plain background.  
Backmark:  "HALFMANN & TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot) / ALABAMD"  dm  two rings of dots, outer ring is crudely formed. "Alabama" is not actually misspelled, this was English convention of the time.  English manufacture smuggled through the blockade. (HalfmannT02)
Low convex two part coat size button, well made button.  
Shank intact, no pushes no gilding, very small crack in the rim, button is solid and attractive.  
Recovered Dinwiddie, Va  
Ref: Albert CS105A, Tice CSA212A1 $450.00  

B5484     Confederate Artillery Manuscript "A" English imported button (22.5mm)

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is fancy manuscript style on plain background.
Backmark:  "HALFMANN & TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot) / ALABAMD"  dm  two rings of dots, outer ring is crudely formed. "Alabama" is not actually misspelled, this was English convention of the time.  English manufacture smuggled through the blockade. (HalfmannT02)
Low convex two part coat size button, well made button.
Stand up shank intact, high grade dug button.
Recovered: Charleston SC
Ref: Albert CS105A, Tice CSA212A1         Sold!

B5382     Confederate Artillery script "A" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is fancy script style on plain background.  
Backmark:  "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO. / (dot) LONDON (dot) / 71. JERMYN. ST." dm  outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English import, probably made by Smith Kemp Wright. (Isaacs02)  
Convex two part coat size button, well made button.  
Standup shank intact, attractive gilded nondug button.  
Ref: Albert CS107A1, Tice CSA215A1 $900.00

B5251     Confederate Artillery script "A" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Artillery, "A" is fancy script style on plain background.  
Backmark:  "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO. / (dot) LONDON (dot) / 71. JERMYN. ST." dm  outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English import, probably made by Smith Kemp Wright. (Isaacs02)  
Convex two part coat size button, well made button.  
Stand up shank intact, clean face outstanding dug button.  
Recovered: Charleston, SC  
Ref: Albert CS107A1, Tice CSA215A1 $450.00 

B3829     Confederate Artillery block "A", false three part, southern manufactured "local" button (21.6mm)

Confederate wartime manufacture for Artillery troops, block "A" on plain field.  Button is very high convex and apparently designed   
to appear to be a three part staff button, but the fat rim is integral to the two part design  
Backmark: blank with a channel, possible product of Wildt & Klein, Columbia SC (BlankLocal20)  
Two part highly convex coat size button with wide rim, southern "local" manufacture, brass face with brass back, copper wire shank.  
Shank missing, attractive dug button with clean patina, rare pattern.  
Recovered:  Stafford County, Va  
Ref: Albert CS116 to 117 not listed, Tice CSA241A1     $900.00

B3221     Confederate Artillery block "A" southern manufactured "local" button (22.5mm)

Confederate wartime manufacture for Artillery troops, simple block "A" on plain field, iron back.
Backmark: iron back, weak ring around the shank, no other markings, backs are always crudely crimped. (BlankLocal07)
Two part convex coat size button, crude southern "local" manufacture, brass face with iron back, copper wire shank, back is very crudely crimped.
Stand up shank, superb example of this rare local note button is off center, a flaw in manufacture which caused a blemish at the
top.  This unusually crude button got past the inspectors!
Ref: Albert CS117A,  Tice CSA243A1 (iron back)         Sale Pending!

B5384     Confederate Artillery block "A" southern manufactured "local" button (22.5mm) 

Confederate wartime manufacture for Artillery troops, simple block "A" on plain field, iron back.
Backmark: iron back, weak ring around the shank, no other markings, backs are always crudely crimped. (BlankLocal07)
Two part convex coat size button, crude southern "local" manufacture, brass face with iron back, copper wire shank, back is very crudely crimped.
Stand up shank, top grade nondug button.
Ref: Albert CS117A,  Tice CSA243A1 (iron back)             $700.00