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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button5406-NewHampshire-000
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use.
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Two part button.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-000 .
Reference: Albert NH06, Tice NH200.
Albert NH2 (post war).

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Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD160
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD160
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. 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: Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD160 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD210-v1
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD210
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD210-v1 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 18.

Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD210-v2
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD210
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD210-v2 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 18.

Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD235
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD235
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner ring of dots, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD235 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD270
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD270
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. 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: Button5406-NewHampshire-EvansD270 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 7.

Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill610
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill610
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) rmdc, ca 1850s, (Scovill610). Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill610 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 19.

Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill660
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill660
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / (dot) WATERBURY. (dot) rmdc on a plain field, ca 1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill660 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 4.

Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill700
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill700
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: SCOVILL. / MFG. CO. dm no rings, made in small size only, these cuff or hat buttons were manufactured in the 1850s, rings or rmdc details used on the large size buttons were omitted as an abbreviation to fit the space, dots, spacing and punctuation may vary or be obliterated, Scovill apparently produced multiple copies of this die. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill700 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-7, 8.

Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill900
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill900
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) dm small letters inner ring of dots ca 1860s and may be transitional. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-Scovill900 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 5.

Button5406-NewHampshire-zblankNoText210
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-zblankNoText210
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: blank back (no text), single depressed ring, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-zblankNoText210 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200.

Button5406-NewHampshire-zblankNoText211
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-zblankNoText211
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: blank back (no text), single depressed ring, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-zblankNoText211 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200.

Button5406-NewHampshire-zblankNoText285
 New Hampshire buttons, state general use. Backmark-zblankNoText285
New Hampshire svmbolism, sailing ship, Raleigh, being built for the Continental Navy. Backmark: blank back (no text), no rings, depressed area around shank, maker not identified. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5406-NewHampshire-zblankNoText285 . Reference: Albert NH06. Reference: Tice NH200.


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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