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

by Harry Ridgeway

Backmark-LesherWhitman000 . Stephen Lesher & Nathanial Whitman operated New York 1855 to ca 1900.
Research Center: Backmark-LesherWhitman000 .

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Backmark-LesherWhitman110 . Backmark: LESHER & WHITMAN / (star) NEW YORK (star) dm between rings, ca 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-LesherWhitman110 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 134. [Plate B14,11]

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Backmark-LesherWhitman115 . Backmark: LESHER & WHITMAN / (dot) N. Y (dot) dm between rings, ca 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-LesherWhitman115 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 134. [Plate B14,11]

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Backmark-LesherWhitman120 . Backmark: LESHER & WHITMAN N. Y. dm no rings, ca 1860's, may be transitional or post war. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-LesherWhitman120 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 134. [Plate B14,12 or 13, two pictures of same backmark].

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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.


Ridgeway Civil War Research Center,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Buttons
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Ridgeway Civil War Research Center,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Button backmarks.
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