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

Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-000 New York button, Ulster Guard. New York militia organization, Ulster Guard New York Volunteer Infantry 80th regiment, Ulster County, New York. Research Center: Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-000 . Reference: Albert NY89, Tice NY271. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-000.html

Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-NY271-Horstmann300 New York button, Ulster Guard. Backmark-Horstmann300 New York militia organization, Ulster Guard New York Volunteer Infantry 80th regiment, Ulster County, New York. Backmark: HORSTMANN & ALLIEN / (dot) NY (dot) rmdc Steele & Johnson produced ca 1860. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-NY271-Horstmann300 . Reference: Albert NY89. Reference: Tice NY271. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-17, 2.

Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-NY271-Horstmann332 New York button, Ulster Guard. Backmark-Horstmann332 New York militia organization, Ulster Guard New York Volunteer Infantry 80th regiment, Ulster County, New York. Backmark: HORSTMANN & CO / (dot) NY dot dm between two solid rings, inner ring of rays, Steele & Johnson produced ca 1860, small size. Note that the length of the inner rays may appear to vary. If a button is shanked without pressing a well, then the rays remain at the full length, if a well channel is pressed then part of the rays will be pressed into the well and appear to be shorter. It is the opinion of the author that this was done when the button was shanked, and is not actually a variant in the die. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-NY271-Horstmann332 . Reference: Albert NY89. Reference: Tice NY271. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-NY271-WaterburyButtonCo256 New York button, Ulster Guard. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo256 New York militia organization, Ulster Guard New York Volunteer Infantry 80th regiment, Ulster County, New York. 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: Button5678-NewYork-UlsterGuard-NY271-WaterburyButtonCo256 . Reference: Albert NY89. Reference: Tice NY271. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

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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