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

 


Confederate Cavalry Buttons
of the Civil War

All items listed are guaranteed authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.

B5385     Confederate Cavalry stippled "C" English imported button (24mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" is stippled on a plain background.  
Backmark:  "H T & B / * MANCHESTER * " dm on a very flat back, outer ring of dots, English manufacture. (Hammond01)  
Two part convex coat size button, flat brass back has tendency to work loose.
Stand up shank intact but loose, gilded nondug button., back is tight. 
Ref: Albert CS126A, Tice CSC200A1 $500.00  


B4706     Confederate Cavalry Lined "C" English imported button (22.5mm) 

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" 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.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert CS127A1, Tice CSC203A2      $500.00


B5274     Confederate Cavalry Lined "C" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" 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.
Stand up shank intact, very small push in the back but not in the front, attractive dug button.  
Recovered: north Georgia 1864 campaign  
Ref: Albert CS127A1, Tice CSC203A2 $350.00  


B5386     Confederate Cavalry Lined "C" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" 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.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.  
Ref: Albert CS127A1, Tice CSC203A2 $500.00  


B5387     Confederate Cavalry Lined "C" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" 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.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.  
Ref: Albert CS127A1, Tice CSC203A2   Sold!


B5502     Confederate Cavalry Lined "C" English  imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" 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.
Shank intact, attractive battlefield dug button with small push.  
Recovered: Tullahoma TN   
Ref: Albert CS127A1, Tice CSC203A2            Sold!


B3681   Confederate Cavalry Lined "C" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" is lined on a plain background.
Backmark: blank with no contours, this is English manufacture, blank to disguise the origin, probably Smith Kemp Wright (BlankEng03)
Two part convex coat size button, well made button with generic mark.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert CS127A2, Tice CSC203A4    $450.00


B5388     Confederate Cavalry script "C" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" is fancy script style on plain background.  This version of Superior Quality backmark is rarely seen variant apparently only used on these lettered script series of buttons.  
Backmark: "SUPERIOR  / (dot) QUALITY (dot) " dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring.  English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright (Superior06)  
Convex two part coat size button, well made button.  
Standup shank intact, gilded nondug button.  
Ref: Albert CS130A1, Tice CSC215A2               Sold!


B5389     Confederate Cavalry script "C" English imported button (22.5mm)  

Button imported through the blockade, intended for the Confederate Cavalry, "C" 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, gilded nondug button.  
Ref: Albert CS130A, Tice CSC215A1 $1,300.00  


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