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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button6207-RhodeIsland-000
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use.
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Three part officer button.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-000 .
Albert RI07, Tice RI201.

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Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD110
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-EvansD110
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO. MASS. (star) dm two solid inner rings, ca 1850's to 1865. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD110 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 16

Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD120
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-EvansD120
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS dm between two solid rings, ca 1850's to 1865. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD120 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 19.

Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD140
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-EvansD140
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS dm inner ring of dots, depressed shank well can give the impression of an inner ring, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD140 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 13.

Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD225
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-EvansD225
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner solid ring, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Note that periods used after D and CO may be obscured and partial, missing entirely, or may appear as commas, this may be due to manufacturing variations in the stamping process, slippage, dirt or debris in the die, or replacement dies may have been cut omitting this punctuation. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-EvansD225 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button6207-RhodeIsland-FineQuality100
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-FineQuality100
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: FINE / (star) (star) QUALITY (star) (star) dm, manufactured by D Evans, ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-FineQuality100 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, (D Evans). [Plate B-3, 13]

Button6207-RhodeIsland-Robinson600
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-Robinson600
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: R & W. ROBINSON / (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) MAKERS (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) / ATTLEBOROUGH / (star) MASS. (star) dm, solid ring separating inner and outer inscription, ca 1840's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-Robinson600 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-2, 3]

Button6207-RhodeIsland-Robinson601
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-Robinson601
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: ROBINSONS / (dot) MAKERS (dot) dm, solid outer ring and two inner rings, only made in small size, ca 1840's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-Robinson601 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-2, 8]

Button6207-RhodeIsland-Scovill801
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-Scovill801
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY. dm single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, used in staff small buttons only, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with singler ring, This officer three part cuff or hat size button is believed to have been originally used along with the three part coat buttons with double rings, original use of both of these began about 1860, although war use was limited. This design is transitional, this pattern was not redesigned after the war when staff coat buttons using backmarks with the redesigned single ring were issued. Also note that an inner solid ring sometimes appears, this appears to be irregular and likely occured from assembly, and is not thought to have been part of the die design. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-Scovill801 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button6207-RhodeIsland-Scovill920
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-Scovill920
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G Co. (o is underlined) / (star) WATERBURY (star) dm large letters inner ring of dots, no outer ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-Scovill920 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B7, 2.

Button6207-RhodeIsland-TrebleGilt500
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-TrebleGilt500
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: TREBLE / (vine) GILT (vine) dm, ca 1860, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-TrebleGilt500 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 8]

Button6207-RhodeIsland-TrebleGilt520
 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island, state general use. Backmark-TrebleGilt520
Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: TREBLE / (star) (star) (star) GILT (star) (star) (star) dm, ca 1850s or 1850s, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6207-RhodeIsland-TrebleGilt520 . Reference: Albert RI07. Reference: Tice RI201. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 10]


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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