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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-000
Pennsylvania button, Washington Grays.
Pennsylvania military organization,Washington Grays, Philadelphia.
Research Center: Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-000 . Reference: Albert PA46, Tice PA232.
Reference: Albert PA47.

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Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-1-PA232-FloydGeorge100
Pennsylvania button, Washington Grays. Backmark-FloydGeorge100
Pennsylvania military organization,Washington Grays, Philadelphia. Backmark: G. FLOYD & CO / (dot) (graphic) (dot) SUPERFINE (dot) (graphic) (dot) dm outer and three inner solid rings, probably manufactured by Scovill ca 1840's, Two part button, large coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-1-PA232-FloydGeorge100 . Reference: Albert PA46. Reference: Tice PA232.

Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-1-PA232-Scovill420
Pennsylvania button, Washington Grays. Backmark-Scovill420
Pennsylvania military organization,Washington Grays, Philadelphia. Backmark: SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) WATERBURY (graphic) rmdc, ca 1840s to 1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-1-PA232-Scovill420 . Reference: Albert PA46. Reference: Tice PA232.

Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-1-PA232-SmithWH110
Pennsylvania button, Washington Grays. Backmark-SmithWH110
Pennsylvania military organization,Washington Grays, Philadelphia. Backmark: WM. H. SMITH & CO / (dot) NEW - YORK (dot) rmdc, Scovill manufactured 1840s or 1850s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-1-PA232-SmithWH110 . Reference: Albert PA46. Reference: Tice PA232.

Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-2-PA47-Horstmann761
Pennsylvania button, Washington Grays. Backmark-Horstmann761
Pennsylvania military organization,Washington Grays, Philadelphia. Backmark: HORSTMANN / (+) PHILA. & NEW - YORK (+), dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860 to 1870, backmark may be transitional. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6146-Pennsylvania-WashingtonGrays-2-PA47-Horstmann761 . Reference: Albert PA47.


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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