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

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-000 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays Brooklyn, New York. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-000 . Reference: Albert NY49, Tice NY230. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-000.html

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-RaymoldWhitlock110 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-RaymoldWhitlock110 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: RAYMOLD & WHIYLOCK / N/Y., dm, no rings, late 19th century. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-RaymoldWhitlock110 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 138.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill510 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Scovill510 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: SCOVILL. MG. CO / (two dots) WATERBURY (two dots) rmdc, ca1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill510 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B5, 16.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill722 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Scovill722 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (graphic) dm no rings, made for small button only, ca1860s. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill722 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill865 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Scovill865 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO / (star) WATERBURY (star) dm between rings of dots, 1860 to 1865 manufacture. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill865 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 17.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill910 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Scovill910 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. 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: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-Scovill910 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-7, 1.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-WaterburyButtonCo256 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo256 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, single inner rings of dots, manufacture after the Civil War, this is abbreviated small size version of similar backmark with two rings used on large size buttons. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-WaterburyButtonCo256 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-WaterburyButtonCo320 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo320 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, inner ring of dots, manufacture after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-WaterburyButtonCo320 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-zblankNoText355 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-zblankNoText355 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, National Grays, Brooklyn, New York. New York symbolism, wreath surrounding number 13. Backmark: blank back (no text), single ring of dots, deep well around shank, maker unknown, ca. 1850's or 1860's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-1-NY230-zblankNoText355 . Reference: Albert NY49. Reference: Tice NY230.

Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-2-NY50-Schuyler270 New York button, 13th Militia Regiment. Backmark-Schuyler270 New York militia organization, 13th Militia Regiment, presumably this is National Grays, Brooklyn, New York, a late 19th century version. New York symbolism, number 13. Backmark: SCHUYLER H & G. / (star) NEW - YORK(star) dm inner ring of dots, manufacture late 19th century. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5660-NewYork-Regiment13-2-NY50-Schuyler270 . Reference: Albert NY50. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139.

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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