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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button5630-NewYork-000-Page4
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 4.
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Button5630-NewYork-Schuyler100
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Schuyler100
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SCHUYLER HARTLEY. / (star) & GRAHAM (star) / NEW - YORK. (star) (star) (star) (star) (star) (star) dm with middle and inner ring of dots simulating a twisted rope, ca 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Schuyler100 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139. [Plate B-15, 4]

Button5630-NewYork-Schuyler210
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Schuyler210
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. 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: Button5630-NewYork-Schuyler210 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139. [Plate B-15, 8]

Button5630-NewYork-Schuyler225
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Schuyler225
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SCHUYLER. H. & G. / NEW - YORK. dm with one inner ring of dots, Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Schuyler225 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill500
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill500
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. 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: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill500 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 14.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill800
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill800
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. 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: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill800 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill801
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill801
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. 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: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill801 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill920
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill920
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. 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: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill920 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B7, 2.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill921
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill921
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G Co. / (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: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill921 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B7, 2.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill945
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill945
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY dm large letters inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill945 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button5630-NewYork-Scovill960
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-Scovill960
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO,/WATERBURY. / (graphic) STATE OF / NEW YORK (graphic) dm top and bottom are double rows no rings, deep shank well gives the impression of an inner ring, post war after 1870. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-Scovill960 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-7, 6.

Button5630-NewYork-ShannonMiller120
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-ShannonMiller120
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SHANNAN & MILLER. / N. Y. dm inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War, 1860's or 1870's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-ShannonMiller120 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 140.

Button5630-NewYork-SmithJS100
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SmithJS100
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: JAMES S. SMITH & CO. / (star) NEW - YORK. (star), rmdc, 1840 to 1858. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SmithJS100 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 141. [Plate B-15, 10]

Button5630-NewYork-SmithJS110
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SmithJS110
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: JAMES SMITH & SON / NEW YORK, rmdc, 1840 to 1858. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SmithJS110 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 141. [Plate B-15, 10]

Button5630-NewYork-SmithJS120
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SmithJS120
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: JAs(-under s) S. SMITH & CO / (star) N. Y., rmdc, 1840 to 1858. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SmithJS120 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 141. [Plate B-15, 10]

Button5630-NewYork-SmithWH200
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SmithWH200
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WM. H. SMITH & CO / (star) NEW - YORK (star), dm between one outer solid ring, and two inner rings, Scovill produced ca 1840s to 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SmithWH200 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 141. [Plate B-15, 10]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson100
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson100
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) rmdc on lined channel, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson100 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 1]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson110
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson110
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE / (dot) (&) (dot) JOHNSON (star) (dot) rmdc on stippled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson110 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 2]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson120
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson120
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON/ (star) (star) (star) rmdc on stippled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson120 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 6]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson150
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson150
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) rmdc on mottled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850s, only used in hat or sleeve size. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson150 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 3]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson200
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson200
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE. / & JOHNSON. & dm between two rings, ca 1850's to 1860's. Note, this backmark is identical on staff coat size, and two part large coat size, use on coat size is similar with difference in spacing only. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson200 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 8]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson210
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson210
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE / (star) & (star) JOHNSON (star) & (star) dm between two rings of dots, ca 1850s to 1860s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson210 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 11]

Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson310
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SteeleJohnson310
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (WATERBURY CT) dm between rings, lettering is plain without serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SteeleJohnson310 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 12]

Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson200
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson200
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) rmdc on stippled field, very sloppy stamping, Steele & Johnson ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson200 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson). [Plate B-10, 20]

Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson210
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson210
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) (star) (star) QUALITY(star) (star) (star) rmdc, likely manufactured by Steele & Johnson, 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson210 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson). [Plate B-11, 1]

Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) rmdc, sloppy stamping, made in small size only, likely Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson).

Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson240
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson240
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) dm between two rings of dots, sloppy stamping, Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Note, this backmark used on staff coat size and two part large coat size buttons appears to be identical. Also, the tail of the Q does not touch the rim, which is characteristic of Steele & Johnson Extra Quality backmarks. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson240 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson).

Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson241
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson241
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, inner ring of dots, sloppy stamping, only made for small buttons, Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Note, this backmark used on staff small size and two part small size buttons appears to be identical. Also, the tail of the Q does not touch the rim, which is characteristic of Steele & Johnson Extra Quality backmarks. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson241 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson). [Plate B-11, 3]

Button5630-NewYork-TrebleGilt530
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-TrebleGilt530
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: TREBLE / (star) (star) (star) (star) GILT (star) (star) (star) (star) dm, inner ring of dots, ca 1850s or 1850s, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-TrebleGilt530 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 11]

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo200
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo200
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA. (star) dm inner solid ring, mark crowds the rim, ca 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo200 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 3]

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo201
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo201
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: W. BUTTON. CO. / (star) EXTRA. (star) dm inner solid ring, mark crowds the rim, ca 1850s, small size. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo201 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo210
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo210
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm between two rings of dots, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo210 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 4]

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo215
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo215
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner ring only, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo215 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo311
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo311
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, lettering style is plain 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: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo311 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo312
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo312
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, lettering style is plain with serifs, single inner rings of dots, deep well around shank, manufacture after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo312 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo355
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo355
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: WAT. BUTTON CO. / (horizontal lines) S. N. Y. (horizontal lines) dm,manufacture late 19th century or later. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-WaterburyButtonCo355 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 15]

Button5630-NewYork-zblankNoText295
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-zblankNoText295
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: blank back (no text), two concentric rings of dots, deep well around shank, maker unknown, ca. 1850's or 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-zblankNoText295 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220.

Button5630-NewYork-zblankNoText825
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-zblankNoText825
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: graphics of sprigs and flowers, rmdc manufacture 1850's or 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-zblankNoText825 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220.

Button5630-NewYork-zblankNoText890
New York, general use, eagle over globe and shield, three part officer button. Backmark-zblankNoText890
New York symbolism, eagle over globe with coat of arms and Excelsior, general use for New York. Backmark: graphic ten stars, dm, inner ring of twisted rope, manufacture after 1870. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5630-NewYork-zblankNoText890 . Reference: Albert NY30. Reference: Tice NY220.


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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