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

Button2386-Federal-Navy-000 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Two part convex button. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-000 . Albert NA131, Tice NA236 Albert NA132. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button2386-Federal-Navy-000.html

Button2386-Federal-Navy-RivetedSolderd101 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-RivetedSolderd101 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: RIVET'D & SOLDER'D (in a graphic depicting lion and unicorn surrounding coat of arms) dm, English manufacture, possibly by Prussian producer Schnitzler & Kirshbaum. Two part button coat size, 24mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-RivetedSolderd101 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 176.

Button2386-Federal-Navy-Scovill490 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-Scovill490 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: SCOVILLS & CO / (star) (star) (star) (star) dm between two inner rings, used only for small size, ca 1840s. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-Scovill490 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button2386-Federal-Navy-Scovill660 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-Scovill660 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / (dot) WATERBURY. (dot) rmdc on a plain field, ca 1850s. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-Scovill660 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 4.

Button2386-Federal-Navy-Scovill751 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-Scovill751 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: SCOVILL. MFG. CO. / (star) Waterbury. (star) dm no rings, used for school coat buttons, ca 1860. Two part button, cadet coat or vest size, 18mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-Scovill751 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button2386-Federal-Navy-SteeleJohnson220 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-SteeleJohnson220 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) dm, inner ring, ca 1860s, only used in small size. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-SteeleJohnson220 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 9]

Button2386-Federal-Navy-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson300 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson300 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) dm between two rings of dots, the letters are plain without serifs, manufactured 1880's or later. Two part button, coat size, 22mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson300 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson).

Button2386-Federal-Navy-WaterburyButtonCo305 Federal Navy button, Chief Petty Officer Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo305 Button was intended for US Navy, Chief Petty Officer, fouled anchor. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) (star) (star) dm, outer dotted ring, manufacture after the Civil War. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button2386-Federal-Navy-WaterburyButtonCo305 . Albert NA131, NA132. Tice NA236. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

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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