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Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000-Page2
Federal artillery button, eagle with A in shield.
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers.
More artillery buttons, page 2.
Backmarks A to G.
Two part button.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-000 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334.

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Button1481-Federal-Artillery-BestQualityLondon500
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-BestQualityLondon500
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: WOLF'S (graphic of a wolf head) HEAD / BEST QUALITY LONDON dm , probably an English producer late 19th century. Two part convex button, large coat size, 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-BestQualityLondon500 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, not listed.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-Canfield155
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-Canfield155
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: CANFIELD BRO & CO. / (dot) BALTIMOR (sic) (dot) dm between outer solid ring, inner ring of large dots, letters are not well formed, likely Steele & Johnson manufacture ca 1850's. Two part button, coat size, 20mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-Canfield155 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 189.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-DaleThomasN100
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-DaleThomasN100
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: THOMAS N. DALE & CO. / NEW - YORK. dm, D Evans manufactured ca 1860's. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-DaleThomasN100 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 120. [Plate B-13, 20]

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD100
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD100
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO / (star) ATTLEBORO (star) MASS (star) dm, ca 1850's to 1865. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD100 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 17.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v1
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD160
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO MASS (star) dm inner ring of slashes, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v1 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v2
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD160
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO MASS (star) dm inner ring of slashes, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v2 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v3
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD160
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO MASS (star) dm inner ring of slashes, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v3 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v4
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD160
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO MASS (star) dm inner ring of slashes, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD160-v4 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD230-v1
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD230
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner solid ring, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Note that periods used after D and CO may be obscured and partial, missing entirely, or may appear as commas, this may be due to manufacturing variations in the stamping process, slippage, dirt or debris in the die, or replacement dies may have been cut omitting this punctuation. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD230-v1 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD230-v2
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD230
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner solid ring, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Note that periods used after D and CO may be obscured and partial, missing entirely, or may appear as commas, this may be due to manufacturing variations in the stamping process, slippage, dirt or debris in the die, or replacement dies may have been cut omitting this punctuation. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD230-v2 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD270-v1
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD270
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / SUPERFINE dm inner ring of dots, small size only,1850s to 1860s. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD270-v1 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 7.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD270-v2
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-EvansD270
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / SUPERFINE dm inner ring of dots, small size only,1850s to 1860s. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-EvansD270-v2 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 7.

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson220
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson220
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: EXTRA. / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm between rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q is seperated from the ring of dots, manufactured by Steele & Johnson , ca 1860. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson220 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B-10, 16]

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson255
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson255
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm, (period after Quality), no outer ring, there may be an inner ring which is usually obscured by the shank well, small size only, manufactured by Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson255 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B-10, 17]

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson270
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson270
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: (graphic of leaves), (star) EXTRA (dot) QUALITY (star) dm within ribbon of dots, likely manufactured by Steele & Johnson 1860's. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson270 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B10-18]

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton350
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton350
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, single inner ring of elongated dots or slashes, this pattern has no periods, no third inner ring, bottom of lettering of Quality touches the bottom ring, used for two part buttons, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co. ca 1860's. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton350 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co).

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton351
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton351
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, single inner ring of elongated dots or slashes, this pattern has no periods, no third inner ring, bottom of lettering of Quality touches the bottom ring, used for two part buttons, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co. ca 1860's. Two part button, coat size, 21mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton351 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co).

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton410
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton410
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) (graphic) (star) QUALITY (star) (graphic) (star) dm, no rings, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co, ca 1860s and could be transitional or post war. Two part button, hat or sleeve size,15mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton410 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co).

Button1481-Federal-Artillery-FloydGeorge150
Federal artillery button, eagle with A. Backmark-FloydGeorge150
Button was intended for artillery and depicts eagle with A in the shield, generally for officers. Backmark: GEO. FLOYD / (star) PHILADELPHIA (star) dm between rings, probably manufactured by Scovill ca 1840's. Two part button, coat size, 19mm.
Research Center: Button1481-Federal-Artillery-FloydGeorge150 . Reference: Albert AY71 to AY84. Reference: Tice AY206 to AY334. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 105.

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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