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

Backmark-Wadhams000 Wadhams, Wolcottville, Connecticut, (now Torrington), operated various partnerships 1830's and 1840's. Research Center: Backmark-Wadhams000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Wadhams000.html

Backmark-Wadhams001-WadhamsCoe Wadhams Coe & Company, Wolcottville Connecticut (now Torrington). George D Wadhams & Ashael Coe operated a partnership 1835 to 1838. Research Center: Backmark-Wadhams001-WadhamsCoe . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113, six backmarks listed, count them to correlate with this listing. Do not publish. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Wadhams001-WadhamsCoe.html Do not publish. .

Backmark-Wadhams002-WadhamsWebster Wadhams Webster & Company, Wolcottville Connecticut (now Torrington). George D Wadhams & Martin Webster operated a partnership 1838 to 1846. From 1847 to 1849, the company operated using the name, Wadhams & Co. From 1850 the name Wadhams Manufacturing Company was used, but apparently buttons were not produced during this period. Research Center: Backmark-Wadhams002-WadhamsWebster . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113, nine backmarks listed, count them to correlate with this listing. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Wadhams002-WadhamsWebster.html

Backmark-Wadhams210 Backmark: "WADHAMS WEBSTER & CO / (graphic)" rmdc, manufactured 1838 to 1846. Two part button, coat size, 19mm. Research Center: Backmark-Wadhams210 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113, item 04. Plate B-13, 14.

Backmark-Wadhams220 Backmark: "WADHAMS WEBSTER & CO / (dot) SUPERFINE (dot) WOLCOTTEVILLE CONN (dot) (star) (dot)"dm middle solid ring and two inner solid rings, manufactured 1838 to 1846. Three part officer button, coat size, 22.5mm. Research Center: Backmark-Wadhams220 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113, item 04. Plate B-13, 13.

Backmark-Wadhams310 Backmark: "WADHAMS & CO / (dot) (graphic) (dot)"rmdc, manufactured 1840's. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm. Research Center: Backmark-Wadhams310 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113.

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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