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

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-000 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-000 . Reference: Albert NY39 Reference: Albert NY20, Tice NY210, (buttons with 7th regiment specific backmarks only). Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 13. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-000.html

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-1-NY210-Scovill950 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Backmark-Scovill950 New York symbolism, flying eagle over patriotic shield, with Excelsior above, banner with N.Y.S.A. General use National Guard button, with backmark specific for 7th regiment. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO / (dot) WATERBURY, CONN (dot) / 7TH…. REG'T. / (dot) STANDARD (dot), dm , inner ring of dots, manufactured Indian War period. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-1-NY210-Scovill950 . Reference: Albert NY20. Reference: Tice NY210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, Scovill Mfg, page 71, item 33 Plate B-7, 05.

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-2-NY39-EvansD140 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Backmark-EvansD140 New York symbolism, flying eagle over patriotic shield, with 7th Regiment above, banner with Excelsior below, intended for officers of 7th Regiment, New York button, National Guard. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS dm inner ring of dots, depressed shank well can give the impression of an inner ring, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-2-NY39-EvansD140 . Reference: Albert NY39. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 13.

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-2-NY39-EvansD225 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Backmark-EvansD225 New York symbolism, flying eagle over patriotic shield, with 7th Regiment above, banner with Excelsior below, intended for officers of 7th Regiment, New York button, National Guard. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner solid ring, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Note that periods used after D and CO may be obscured and partial, missing entirely, or may appear as commas, this may be due to manufacturing variations in the stamping process, slippage, dirt or debris in the die, or replacement dies may have been cut omitting this punctuation. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-2-NY39-EvansD225 . Reference: Albert NY39. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-2-NY39-WaterburyButtonCo290 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo290 New York symbolism, flying eagle over patriotic shield, with 7th Regiment above, banner with Excelsior below, intended for officers of 7th Regiment, New York button, National Guard. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (dot) WATERBURY CON (dot) dmbetween two rings of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-2-NY39-WaterburyButtonCo290 . Reference: Albert NY39. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 16]

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-3-NY41-Horstmann760 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Backmark-Horstmann760 New York militia organization, OURS, 7th Regiment. Backmark: HORSTMANN / (+) PHILA. & NEW - YORK (+), dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860 to 1870, backmark may be transitional. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-3-NY41-Horstmann760 . Reference: Albert NY41. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-3-NY41-WaterburyButtonCo312 New York button, Regiment 7 National Guard. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo312 New York militia organization, OURS, 7th Regiment. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, lettes 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: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-3-NY41-WaterburyButtonCo312 . Reference: Albert NY41. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-4-NY43-WaterburyButtonCo314 New York button, Company K, 7th Regiment. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo314 New York militia organization, Company K, 7th Regiment. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (dot) dm, letters without serifs, no rings, manufacture after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-4-NY43-WaterburyButtonCo314 . Reference: Albert NY43..

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-4-NY43-zblankNoText902 New York button, Company K, 7th Regiment. Backmark-zblankNoText902 New York militia organization, Company K, 7th Regiment. Backmark: blank back (no text), iron back, two rings, late 19th century could be 20th century. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-4-NY43-zblankNoText902 . Reference: Albert NY43..

Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-5-NY44-WaterburyButtonCo300 New York button, Veteran Guard, 7th Regiment. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo300 New York militia organization, Veteran Guard, 7th Regiment. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / WATERBURY CON. dm, between two rings of dots, additional border encircles WATERBURY CON., manufacture after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5640-NewYork-Regiment7-5-NY44-WaterburyButtonCo300 . Reference: Albert NY44. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 7]

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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