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

by Harry Ridgeway

Button6620-Texas-000
 Texas, state general use, three part button.
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Three part officer button.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-000 .
Reference: Albert TX20, Tice TX230.
Reference: Albert TX21, Tice TX232.

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Button6620-Texas-000-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. v
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-000-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 . Reference: Albert TX20. Reference: Tice TX230... Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

Button6620-Texas-Schuyler210
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-Schuyler210
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCHUYLER H & G. / NEW - YORK." dm between rings of dots, Scovill produced ca. 1860's... Note, the dash in New - York may be obscured. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-Schuyler210 . Reference: Albert TX21. Reference: Tice TX232. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139, item 03. Plate B-15, 8.

Button6620-Texas-Schuyler220
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-Schuyler220
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCHUYLER H & G. / (star) NEW - YORK. (star)" dm with two inner and one outer ring of dots, Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-Schuyler220 . Reference: Albert TX21. Reference: Tice TX232. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139, item 24 similar.

Button6620-Texas-Scovill800-TX20
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-Scovill800
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY." dm, between two rings of dots, no dividers, used on staff buttons ca 1860s, there appears to be a period after Co and after Waterbury, and on some examples this may appear to have length like a comma, this is likely due to slippage in stamping or die cutting, or debris in stamping, the convention of the time suggests it was meant to be a period and not a comma. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-Scovill800-TX20 . Reference: Albert TX20. Reference: Tice TX230... Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 23. Plate B-6, 06.

Button6620-Texas-Scovill800-TX21
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-Scovill800
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY." dm, between two rings of dots, no dividers, used on staff buttons ca 1860s, there appears to be a period after Co and after Waterbury, and on some examples this may appear to have length like a comma, this is likely due to slippage in stamping or die cutting, or debris in stamping, the convention of the time suggests it was meant to be a period and not a comma. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-Scovill800-TX21 . Reference: Albert TX21. Reference: Tice TX232. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, item 23. Plate B-6, 06.

Button6620-Texas-Scovill801
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-Scovill801
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY." dm, single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm, with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Most use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with single ring. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-Scovill801 . Reference: Albert TX21. Reference: Tice TX232. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71.

Button6620-Texas-zblankNoText910
 Texas, state general use, three part button. Backmark-zblankNoText910
Texas button, state general use. Texas symbolism, lone star. Backmark: blank back (no text), iron back, no rings, late 19th century could be 20th century. Three part button, all sizes, 15mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Button6620-Texas-zblankNoText910 . Reference: Albert TX21. Reference: Tice TX232.


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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