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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-000
 Massachusetts button, Ancient & Honorable Artillery.
Massachusetts military organization, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Research Center: Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-000 .
Reference: Albert MS45, Tice MS040,
Reference: Albert MS46, Tice MS042
Reference: Albert MS47, Tice MS222
Reference: Albert MS48, Tice MS224.

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Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS222-EvansD180
 Massachusetts button, Ancient & Honorable Artillery. Backmark-EvansD180
Massachusetts military organization, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, Boston, Massachusetts. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO' MASS (star) dm on inner wreath, likely manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS222-EvansD180 . Reference: Albert MS47. Reference: Tice MS222. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56.

Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS222-EvansD230
 Massachusetts button, Ancient & Honorable Artillery. Backmark-EvansD230
Massachusetts military organization, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, Boston, Massachusetts. 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 convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS222-EvansD230 . Reference: Albert MS47. Reference: Tice MS222. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS224-EvansD125
 Massachusetts button, Ancient & Honorable Artillery. Backmark-EvansD125
Massachusetts military organization, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, Boston, Massachusetts. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS dm between two solid rings, ca 1850's to 1865. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS224-EvansD125 . Reference: Albert MS48. Reference: Tice MS224. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 19.

Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS224-EvansD160
 Massachusetts button, Ancient & Honorable Artillery. Backmark-EvansD160
Massachusetts military organization, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, Boston, Massachusetts. 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 convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS224-EvansD160 . Reference: Albert MS48. Reference: Tice MS224. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS224-EvansD270
 Massachusetts button, Ancient & Honorable Artillery. Backmark-EvansD270
Massachusetts military organization, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, Boston, Massachusetts. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / SUPERFINE dm inner ring of dots, small size only,1850s to 1860s. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4807-Massachusetts-AncientHonorable-MS224-EvansD270 . Reference: Albert MS48. Reference: Tice MS224. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 7.


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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