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

Backmark-Benedict000 Benedict & Burnham operated 1830's to 1849. Buttons of this period are noted for very high quality and they produced a lot of civilian buttons. After 1849, buttons were produced by Waterbury Button Co Research Center: Backmark-Benedict000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Benedict000.html

Backmark-Benedict001-Benedict Aaron Benedict, 1823 to 1829. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict001-Benedict . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 79, six backmarks listed, count them to correlate to this listing. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Benedict001-Benedict.html No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-Benedict002-BenedictCoe Benedict & Coe, 1829 to 1834. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict002-BenedictCoe . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80, fifteen backmarks listed, count them to correlate to this listing. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Benedict002-BenedictCoe.html No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-Benedict210 Backmark: "BENEDICT & COE / (graphic) SUPERFINE (graphic)" dm or rmdc. Size and type not determined Research Center: Backmark-Benedict210 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80, item 14. Plate B-8, 01. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-Benedict003-BenedictBurnham Benedict & Burnham, 1834 to 1843. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict003-BenedictBurnham . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80, continue to 81, twenty-one backmarks listed, count them to correlate to this listing. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Benedict003-BenedictBurnham.html

Backmark-Benedict300 Backmark: "BENEDICT & BURNHAM / (graphic) (dot) (graphic) WATERBURY (graphic) (dot) (graphic) / EXTRA / (dot) (graphic) (dot) SUPERFINE (dot) (graphic) (dot)" dm middle solid ring, ca 1834 - 1843. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict300 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80 item 03. Plate B-8, 03.

Backmark-Benedict310 Backmark: "B & B / (star) EXTRA (star)" dm inner solid ring, two outer rings, Benedict and Burnham, ca 1834 - 1843. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 13mm. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict310 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80.

Backmark-Benedict320 Backmark: "B & B / (dot) (star) (dot) EXTRA (dot) (star) (dot)" rm between two raised rings, Benedict and Burnham, ca 1834 - 1843. One part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict320 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80.

Backmark-Benedict350 Backmark: "BENEDICT / (diamond) & BURNHAM (diamond)"dm between outer ring of stars, middle solid ring, inner solid ring on flat back ca 1834 - 1843. Two part button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict350 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80, item 02. Plate B-8, 02.

Backmark-Benedict370 Backmark: "BENEDICT & BURNHAM" dm on a ribbon with an eagle, ca 1830's or 1840's. Two part button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict370 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80, item 01.

Backmark-Benedict004-BenedictMfg Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing Company, 1843 to 1849. Research Center: Backmark-Benedict004-BenedictMfg . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 81, four backmarks listed, count them to correlate to this listing. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Benedict004-BenedictMfg.html No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-Benedict410 Backmark: "B & B (dot) M (dot) G (dot) CO (dot) WATERBURY(dot), rmdc Size and type not determined Research Center: Backmark-Benedict410 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 81, item 01. Plate B-8, 04. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

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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