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	Civil War Buttons
	by Harry Ridgeway

Button4904-Michigan-000
Michigan button, state general use.
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Three part officer button.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-000 .
Albert MG01, Tice MG200.
Albert MG4, Tice MG205.
Albert MG2, (post war).
Albert MG3, (post war)

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Button4904-Michigan-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm inner solid ring, used for small size staff buttons only, Scovill manufactured ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing.

Button4904-Michigan-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson265
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson265
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, (period after Quality either is omitted or filled with debris), no rings, well around the shank, small size only, manufacture by Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson265 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B-10, 17]

Button4904-Michigan-Goddard100
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Goddard100
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: GODDARD & BRO/ (dot) (star) (dot) EXTRA (dot) (star) (dot) dm between rings, Scovill manufactured 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Goddard100 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page125. [Plate B-14, 5]

Button4904-Michigan-Goddard120
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Goddard120
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: G & B / (dot) (star) (dot) EXTRA (dot) (star) (dot) dm inner ring, Scovill manufactured ca 1860, only made in small size. Three part officer button, small coat size, 19mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Goddard120 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page125.

Button4904-Michigan-Schuyler210
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Schuyler210
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SCHUYLER H & G. / NEW - YORK., dm between rings of dots, Scovill produced ca. 1860s... Note, the dash in New - York may be obscured. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Schuyler210 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139. [Plate B-15, 8]

Button4904-Michigan-SchuylerTBD
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-SchuylerTBD
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-SchuylerTBD . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205.

Do not publish. .

Button4904-Michigan-Scovill500
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Scovill500
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SCOVILL MG CO / WATERBURY dm small letters, inner solid ring, lettering crowds the rim, ca early 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Scovill500 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 14.

Button4904-Michigan-Scovill800
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Scovill800
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. 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: Button4904-Michigan-Scovill800 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.

Button4904-Michigan-Scovill801-v1
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Scovill801
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY. dm single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, used in staff small buttons only, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with singler ring, This officer three part cuff or hat size button is believed to have been originally used along with the three part coat buttons with double rings, original use of both of these began about 1860, although war use was limited. This design is transitional, this pattern was not redesigned after the war when staff coat buttons using backmarks with the redesigned single ring were issued. Also note that an inner solid ring sometimes appears, this appears to be irregular and likely occured from assembly, and is not thought to have been part of the die design. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Scovill801-v1 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button4904-Michigan-Scovill801-v2
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Scovill801
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY. dm single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, used in staff small buttons only, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with singler ring, This officer three part cuff or hat size button is believed to have been originally used along with the three part coat buttons with double rings, original use of both of these began about 1860, although war use was limited. This design is transitional, this pattern was not redesigned after the war when staff coat buttons using backmarks with the redesigned single ring were issued. Also note that an inner solid ring sometimes appears, this appears to be irregular and likely occured from assembly, and is not thought to have been part of the die design. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Scovill801-v2 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button4904-Michigan-Scovill805
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Scovill805
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY. dm between one outer ring and two inner rings of dots, ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Scovill805 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button4904-Michigan-Scovill920
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-Scovill920
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G Co. (o is underlined) / (star) WATERBURY (star) dm large letters inner ring of dots, no outer ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-Scovill920 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B7, 2.

Button4904-Michigan-SuperfinParis120
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-SuperfinParis120
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: SUPERFIN / (dot) PARIS (dot dm between rings, this is believed to havebeen manufactured by Scovill and may have been a backmark style designed to disguise its origin or may have implied French quality which was considered superior at the time, only made in small size. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-SuperfinParis120 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71. [Plate B-7, 13]

Button4904-Michigan-WaterburyButtonCo311
Michigan button, state general use. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo311
Michigan button, state general use Michigan symbolism, elk and moose. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, large letters without serifs, single inner rings of dots, manufacture after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4904-Michigan-WaterburyButtonCo311 . Reference: Albert MG01, MG04, MG02, MG03. Reference: Tice MG200, MG205. 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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