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

Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-000 New York button, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia. Backmark-EvansD240 New York militia organization, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia, New York City. Research Center: Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-000 . Reference: Albert NY78, Tice NY256. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-000.html

Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-EvansD240 New York button, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia. Backmark-EvansD240 New York militia organization, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia, New York City. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / EXT dm inner solid ring, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-EvansD240 . Reference: Albert NY78. Reference: Tice NY256. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56.

Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Horstmann356 New York button, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia. Backmark-Horstmann356 New York militia organization, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia, New York City. Backmark: HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / N. Y., dm, inner ring of dots, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Horstmann356 . Reference: Albert NY78. Reference: Tice NY256. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Horstmann940 New York button, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia. Backmark-Horstmann940 New York militia organization, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia, New York City. Backmark: HORSTMANN / PHILA (A is small) & NEW YORK dm single ring 1870 to 1893. Two part convex button, small coat or vest size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Horstmann940 . Reference: Albert NY78. Reference: Tice NY256. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-18, 11.

Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Robinson620 New York button, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia. Backmark-Robinson620 New York militia organization, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia, New York City. Backmark: R & W. ROBINSON / (star) EXTRA RICH (star) dm, inner solid ring, ca 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Robinson620 . Reference: Albert NY78. Reference: Tice NY256. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-1, 15]

Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Robinson630 New York button, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia. Backmark-Robinson630 New York militia organization, Light Guard, New York 14th and 23rd Militia, New York City. Backmark: R & W. ROBINSON / (star) EXTRA RICH (star) dm between one outer solid ring, and two inner solid rings, ca 1840s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5672-NewYork-LightGuard-NY256-Robinson630 . Reference: Albert NY78. Reference: Tice NY256. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-1, 16]

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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