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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button3500-California-000
 California buttons, state use.
California buttons, state use. California symbolism, Minerva with Eureka.
Research Center: Button3500-California-000 .
Reference: Albert CF..., Tice CF...

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Button3501-California-000
 California, general use, three part button.
California button, general use. California symbolism, Minerva with Eureka. Three part officer button.
Research Center: Button3501-California-000 .
Reference: Albert CF1, Tice CF001.
Reference: Albert CF2, Tice CF002.

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Button3501-California-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton352
 California, general use, three part button. Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton352
California button, general use. California symbolism, Minerva with Eureka. Backmark: "EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star)" dm, single inner ring of elongated dots or slashes, depressed shank well with inner solid ring which may be obscured or partial, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co, ca 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button3501-California-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton352 . Reference: Albert CF1, CF2. Reference: Tice CF001, Tice CF002. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, item not listed.

Button3501-California-Scovill800
 California, general use, three part button. Backmark-Scovill800
California button, general use. California symbolism, Minerva with Eureka. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY." dm, between two rings of dots, no dividers, used on staff buttons ca 1860s, there appears to be a period after Co and after Waterbury, and on some examples this may appear to have length like a comma, this is likely due to slippage in stamping or die cutting, or debris in stamping, the convention of the time suggests it was meant to be a period and not a comma. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3501-California-Scovill800 . Reference: Albert CF1, CF2. Reference: Tice CF001, Tice CF002. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 23. Plate B-6, 06.

Button3501-California-Scovill801
 California, general use, three part button. Backmark-Scovill801
California button, general use. California symbolism, Minerva with Eureka. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY." dm, single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm, with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Most use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with single ring. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button3501-California-Scovill801 . Reference: Albert CF1, CF2. Reference: Tice CF001, Tice CF002. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71.

Button3501-California-WaterburyButtonCo210
 California, general use, three part button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo210
California button, general use. California symbolism, Minerva with Eureka. Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA (star)" dm between two rings of dots, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3501-California-WaterburyButtonCo210 . Reference: Albert CF1, CF2. Reference: Tice CF001, Tice CF002. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, item 17. Plate B-9, 04.

Button3520-California-California-NGC-000
 California military organization, National Guard California.
California military organization, National Guard California.
Research Center: Button3520-California-California-NGC-000 .
Reference: Albert CF4.

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Button3520-California-California-NGC-PacificButton100
 California military organization, National Guard California. Backmark-PacificButton100
California military organization, National Guard California. Backmark: "PACIFIC BUTTON CO. / (dot) S. FRAN. CAL. (dot)" dm inner solid ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 23mm.
Research Center: Button3520-California-California-NGC-PacificButton100 . Reference: Albert CF4. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 137.

Button3520-California-California-NGC-Scovill940
 California military organization, National Guard California. Backmark-Scovill940
California military organization, National Guard California. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY" dm, large letters inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3520-California-California-NGC-Scovill940 . Reference: Albert CF4. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 37. Plate B-7, 04.

Button3520-California-California-NGC-WaterburyButtonCo250
 California military organization, National Guard California. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo250
California military organization, National Guard California. Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star)" dm, large letters, between two rings of dots, 1880's manufacture. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3520-California-California-NGC-WaterburyButtonCo250 . Reference: Albert CF4. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, item 21. Plate B-9, 14.

Button3540-California-000
 California, other buttons, all manufactured after the Civil War.
California, other buttons, all manufactured after the Civil War.
Research Center: Button3540-California-000 .

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Button3540-California-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson300
 Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson300
California, other buttons, all manufactured after the Civil War. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star)" dm between two rings of dots, the letters are plain without serifs, manufactured 1880's or later. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button3540-California-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson300 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87.


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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