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

Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-000 New York button, New York button, 9th Regiment. New York militia organization, 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, Hawkins Zouaves. Research Center: Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-000 . Reference: Albert NY46B, Tice NY226 Reference: Albert NY46A. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-000.html

Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-1-NY226-Plated200 New York button, 9th Regiment, Hawkins Zouaves. Backmark-Plated200 New York militia organization, 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, Hawkins Zouaves. Button is hand engraved, H. Z./ 9 / N.Y.V, and probably made by Brooks Brothers, an early endeaver by the now well known New York retailer. Backmark: PLATED (surrounded by oval of dots) / bough of leaves and geometric designs, buttons supplied to New York unit. Buttons are hand engraved and were believed to have been made by a New York jeweler, Brooks Brothers in New York. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-1-NY226-Plated200 . Reference: Albert NY46B. Reference: Tice NY226.

Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-1-NY226-Scovill721 New York button, 9th Regiment. Backmark-Scovill721 New York militia organization, 9th Regiment. New York symbolism, geometric design, with SNY NG, and 9. Presumably this is 9th New York Regiment, a version used after the Civil War. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) (star) (star) dm no rings, made for small button only, ca1860s and may be transitional. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-1-NY226-Scovill721 . Reference: Albert NY46B. Reference: Tice NY226. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 15.

Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-2-NY46A-Scovill910 New York button, 9th Regiment. Backmark-Scovill910 New York symbolism, geometric design, with SNY NG, and 9. Presumably this is 9th New York Regiment, a version used after the Civil War. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO / (star) WATERBURY (star) dm small letters inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-2-NY46A-Scovill910 . Reference: Albert NY46A. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-7, 1.

Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-3-NY47-Horstmann760 New York button, 9th Regiment. Backmark-Horstmann760 New York symbolism, number 9, with wreath and OURS. Presumably this is 9th New York Regiment, a version used after the Civil War. 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: Button5658-NewYork-Regiment9-3-NY47-Horstmann760 . Reference: Albert NY47. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-16, 12.

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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