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

Backmark-MintzerWG000 William G Mintzer, Philadelphia, sold buttons to both north and south before the war and continued after the war until approximately 1869. Some of the buttons bear the date 1861 thought to be a cover for buttons made for the smuggle trade. Steele & Johnson are believed to have been the actual producer. Research Center: Backmark-MintzerWG000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-MintzerWG000.html

Backmark-MintzerWG100 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER / PHILA (two dots under A. (star)" rmdc, channel is wide and includes the shank well, Steele & Johnson manufactured 1850's for Mintzer. Three part officer button, coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136, item 02. Plate B-14, 18.

Backmark-MintzerWG105 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / (dot) (star) (dot) PHILDA. (dot) (star) (dot)" rmdc, manufactured 1850's for Mintzer. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG110 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER / (dot) PHILD.. (star)" rmdc in stippled field, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860-1865. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136, item 04. Plate B-14, 20.

Backmark-MintzerWG120 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER / (star) PHILA 1861 (dot)" rmdc on stippled field, may have been back dated to disguise sensitivity of supply from a northern producer to southern users, actual producer is probably Steele & Johnson. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG129 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / (star) PHILD (two dots under D). (star)" dm between two rings of dots, manufactrured by Steele & Johnson ca 1860 for Mintzer. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136, item 03. Plate B-14, 19.

Backmark-MintzerWG130 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / (star) PHILD (two dots under D). (star)" dm between two rings of dots, manufactrured by Steele & Johnson ca 1860 for Mintzer. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136, item 03. Plate B-14, 19.

Backmark-MintzerWG131 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / (star) PHILD. (star)" dm between two rings of dots, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860-1865. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136, item 03. Plate B-14, 19.

Backmark-MintzerWG140 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / (slashes) PHILD (two periods under D). (slashes)" dm between two rings of dots, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860-1865. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG150 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER / (dot) PHILD (two periods under D)" dm, only made in small size, probably made by Steele & Johnson ca 1860 Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm to 16mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG160 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / PHILD (two periods under D)" dm, inner ring of dots, outer solid ring, Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG161 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / PHILD (two periods under D)" dm, inner ring of dots, outer solid ring, Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Two part button, coat size, 20mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG165 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER. / PHILD (two periods under D)" dm, no space at end of text, no inner ring, outer ring may be obscured. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

Backmark-MintzerWG175 Backmark: "W. G. MINTZER / (star) PHILDA. (star)" dm between two rings of dots, probably made by Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm to 16mm. Research Center: Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 136.

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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