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

Button5614-NewYork-000 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, two part button, 1830's to 1840's. New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Two part convex button. Research Center: Button5614-NewYork-000 . Reference: Albert NY14, Tice NY200, Tice NY201, Reference: Albert NY15, Tice NY202, Reference: Albert NY16, Tice NY203. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5614-NewYork-000.html

Button5614-NewYork-Horstmann224 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, two part button, 1830's to 1840's. Backmark-Horstmann224 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Backmark: HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot) rmdc, probably manufactured by Steele & Johnson ca 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button5614-NewYork-Horstmann224 . Reference: Albert NY14, NY15, NY16. Reference: Tice NY200, NY201, Tice NY202, Tice NY203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5614-NewYork-ImperialStandardColour100 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, two part button, 1830's to 1840's. Backmark-ImperialStandardColour100 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Backmark: IMPERIAL / (dot) STANDARD COLR. (dot), dm, betweem two solid rings, ca 1840's, likely manufactured in England. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button5614-NewYork-ImperialStandardColour100 . Reference: Albert NY14, NY15, NY16. Reference: Tice NY200, NY201, Tice NY202, Tice NY203.

Button5614-NewYork-Scovill390 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, two part button, 1830's to 1840's. Backmark-Scovill390 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Backmark: SCOVILLS & CO. / (graphic) SUPERFINE (graphic) dm, solid outer ring, two solid inner rings, ca 1840s to 1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5614-NewYork-Scovill390 . Reference: Albert NY14, NY15, NY16. Reference: Tice NY200, NY201, Tice NY202, Tice NY203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 11.

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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