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

Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-000 New York button, 12th Militia Regiment. New York militia organization, 12th Militia Regiment, Independence Guard, New York Volunteer Infantry, New York City Research Center: Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-000 . Reference: Albert NY48, Tice NY228. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-000.html

Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Horstmann220 New York button, 12th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Horstmann220 New York militia organization, 12th Militia Regiment, Independence Guard, New York Volunteer Infantry, New York City. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 12. Backmark: W. H. HORSTMANN. &. SONS / (dot) PHI (dot) rmdc shallow channel plain background, outer solid ring gives the appearance of a double ring, probably made by Steele & Johnson, 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Horstmann220 . Reference: Albert NY48. Reference: Tice NY228. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-16, 9.

Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Horstmann412 New York button, 12th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Horstmann412 New York militia organization, 12th Militia Regiment, Independence Guard, New York Volunteer Infantry, New York City. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 12. Backmark: HORSTMANN BRO. & ALLIEN / N. Y rmdc, additional channel inside the mark, ca 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Horstmann412 . Reference: Albert NY48. Reference: Tice NY228. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Horstmann415 New York button, 12th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Horstmann415 New York militia organization, 12th Militia Regiment, Independence Guard, New York Volunteer Infantry, New York City. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 12. Backmark: H. BRO'S. &. ALLIEN / (dot) N. Y (dot) rmdc, this is Horstmann Brothers & Allien, abbreviated mark only used on small button, ca 1850's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Horstmann415 . Reference: Albert NY48. Reference: Tice NY228. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Scovill400 New York button, 12th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Scovill400 New York militia organization, 12th Militia Regiment, Independence Guard, New York Volunteer Infantry, New York City. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 12. Backmark: SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) WATERBURY (dot) rmdc on a stippled background, ca 1840s & 1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5659-NewYork-Regiment12-NY228-Scovill400 . Reference: Albert NY48. Reference: Tice NY228. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 4.

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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