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

Button5630-NewYork-000-Page3 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Three part officer button. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-000-Page3 . Reference: Albert NY30., Tice NY220. New York officer buttons, page 3. Backmarks H to R. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5630-NewYork-000-Page3.html

Button5630-NewYork-HalfmannE105 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-HalfmannE105 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: E. HALFMANN / (dot) MONTGOMERY ALA. (dot) dm inner ring of dots, Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-HalfmannE105 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191.

Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann128 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann128 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark W. H. HORSTMANN / (dot) PHI (dot) rmdc small size only ca. 1840's or 1850's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann128 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann320 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann320 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / N.Y. , dm no rings, Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann320 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-17, 5.

Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann410 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann410 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: HORSTMANN BRO &. ALLIEN / (dot) N (dot) Y (dot) rmdc, additional ring around the shank, ca 1850'. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann410 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-17, 4.

Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann440 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann440 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: HORSTMAN (sic) BROS & ALLIEN. / star N. Y. star dm between two rings of dots and inner solid ring, ca 1860's, may be transitional. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann440 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-17, 8.

Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann445 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann445 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: HORSTMANN BROS & ALLIEN / (star) dm inner ring of dot, ca 1860's, may be transitional. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann445 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann720 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Horstmann720 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: HORSTMANN / (dot) NEW YORK (dot) dm, small size only, Steele & Johnson manufactured for Horstmann ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Horstmann720 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5630-NewYork-Joel100 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Joel100 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: J. A. JOEL / (dot) N,. Y. (dot), dm no rings, letters without serifs, manufactured late 19th century or later. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Joel100 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 134.

Button5630-NewYork-LesherWhitman110 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-LesherWhitman110 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: LESHER & WHITMAN / (star) NEW YORK (star) dm between rings, ca 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-LesherWhitman110 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 134. [Plate B14,11]

Button5630-NewYork-LesherWhitman115 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-LesherWhitman115 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: LESHER & WHITMAN / (dot) N. Y (dot) dm between rings, ca 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-LesherWhitman115 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 134. [Plate B14,11]

Button5630-NewYork-RichardsonS100 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-RichardsonS100 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: S. RICHARDSON & CO. / ATTLEBORO. MASS., dm inner solid ring, no information re this maker, period of manufacture unknown. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-RichardsonS100 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220.

Button5630-NewYork-Robinson601 New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Robinson601 New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: ROBINSONS / (dot) MAKERS (dot) dm, solid outer ring and two inner rings, only made in small size, ca 1840's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Robinson601 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-2, 8]

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.

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War Buttons Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button0000-Index.html. Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button0000-Index.html.

Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War Button backmarks. Research center, button backmarks, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-000.html. Research center, button backmarks, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-000.html.

and now a word from our sponsor.....

Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway, Civil War buttons, Relicman sales catalog. Click here, buttons for sale: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html. Sale listings, click: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html.

and now a word from our sponsor.....

Civil War buttons, Relicman sales catalog. Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html Sale listings click: http://relicman.com/buttons/RelicmanSalesButton1.html