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

Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-000 Massachusetts button, Boston City Guard. Massachusetts military organization, CG, Boston City Guard, Boston, Massachusetts. Research Center: Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-000 . Reference: Albert MS54, Tice MS226 Reference: Albert MS55, Tice MS228 Reference: Albert MS56, Tice MS230 Reference: Albert MS57, Reference: Tice MS232. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-000.html

Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS230-EvansD130 Massachusetts button, Boston City Guard. Backmark-EvansD130 Massachusetts military organization, CG, Boston City Guard, Boston, Massachusetts. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO / (dot) ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS (dot) dm inner solid ring late 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS230-EvansD130 . Reference: Albert MS56 Reference: Tice MS230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 14.

Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS230-Wadhams220 Massachusetts button, Boston City Guard. Backmark-Wadhams220 Massachusetts military organization, CG, Boston City Guard, Boston, Massachusetts. 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: Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS230-Wadhams220 . Reference: Albert MS56 Reference: Tice MS230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113. [Plate B-13, 13]

Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS232-Robinson620 Massachusetts button, Boston City Guard. Backmark-Robinson620 Massachusetts military organization, CG, Boston City Guard, Boston, Massachusetts. Backmark: R & W. ROBINSON / (star) EXTRA RICH (star) dm, inner solid ring, ca 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS232-Robinson620 . Reference: Albert MS57. Reference: Tice MS232. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-1, 15]

Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS232-Robinson651 Massachusetts button, Boston City Guard. Backmark-Robinson651 Massachusetts military organization, CG, Boston City Guard, Boston, Massachusetts. Backmark: ROBINSONS / (star) EXTRA (star) dm between two solid rings, only used for small size, ca 1840's or 1850's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4811-Massachusetts-BostonCityGuard-MS232-Robinson651 . Reference: Albert MS57. Reference: Tice MS232. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-2, 5]

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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