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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button6617-Texas-000
 Texas, state general use, two part button.
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Two part button.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-000 .
Reference: Albert TX17, Tice TX234.
Reference: Albert not listed, Tice TX236.
Reference: Albert not listed, Tice TX238.
Reference: Albert TX19, Tice TX240.

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Button6617-Texas-ExtraRich-Scovill100
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-ExtraRich-Scovill100
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "EXTRA / (star) (star) (star) RICH (star) (star) (star)" dm between two rings of dots, Scovill manufactured ca 1860. Two part button, large coat, 22mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-ExtraRich-Scovill100 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, (Scovill Manufacturing), item 60. Plate B-7, 12.

Button6617-Texas-Horstmann615
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-Horstmann615
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm large letters with no serifs between two rings of dots , manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-Horstmann615 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 06. Plate B-18, 07.

Button6617-Texas-Horstmann633
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-Horstmann633
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO / (dot) PHIL. (dot)" dm small letters inner ring, letters do not bear serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-Horstmann633 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

Button6617-Texas-HydeGoodrich120
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-HydeGoodrich120
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: HYDE & GOODRICH / (dot) NEW ORLEANS (dot)" dm, inner ring of dots, Scovill produced ca1860. Two part button, large coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-HydeGoodrich120 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 192, item 04. Plate C-4, 15.

Button6617-Texas-HydeGoodrich130
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-HydeGoodrich130
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: HYDE & GOODRICH / N-O" dm, manufactured by Scovill for Hyde & Goodrich, a New Orleans outfitter. Two part button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-HydeGoodrich130 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 192.

Button6617-Texas-LillyMC100
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-LillyMC100
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "M. C. LILLY & CO. / COLUMBUS O." dm between rings of dots, letters are without serifs, manufactured 1870's or later. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-LillyMC100 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 135.

Button6617-Texas-Scovill700
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-Scovill700
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCOVILL. / MFG. CO. dm", no rings, ca 1850s to 1860's, rings or other details used on the large size buttons were omitted as an abbreviation to fit the space. Transitional use, some may have been manufactuered after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-Scovill700 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 52. Plate B-7, 08.

Button6617-Texas-Scovill721
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-Scovill721
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) (star) (star)" dm, no rings, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-Scovill721 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 55. Plate B-6, 15.

Button6617-Texas-Scovill-TBD
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-Scovill-TBD
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-Scovill-TBD . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240.

Button6617-Texas-SimmonsGW110
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-SimmonsGW110
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "G. W. SIMMONS & CO. / (dot) BOSTON (dot)' dm outer ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-SimmonsGW110 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 140.

Button6617-Texas-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson320
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson320
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star)" dm between two rings of dots, the letters are plain without serifs, manufactured 1880's or later. Two part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson320 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87.

Button6617-Texas-WaterburyButtonCo316
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo316
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star)" dm, large letters without serifs, no rings, manufacture after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-WaterburyButtonCo316 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button6617-Texas-zblankNoText288
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-zblankNoText288
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: blank back (no text), no rings,no depression around shank, maker not identified. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-zblankNoText288 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240.

Button6617-Texas-zblankNoText920
 Texas, state general use, two part button. Backmark-zblankNoText920
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: blank back (no text), iron back, inner ring, late 19th century could be 20th century. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6617-Texas-zblankNoText920 . Reference: Albert TX17, TX19. Reference: Tice TX234 to TX240.


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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