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

Button8700-Confederate-Engineer-000 Confederate Engineer button. Confederate Engineer button. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E, castle. Research Center: Button8700-Confederate-Engineer-000 . Reference: Albert CS151 to CS166, Tice CSE.... Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button8700-Confederate-Engineer-000.html

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-CampbellSIsaacs100-CS152 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-CampbellSIsaacs100 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark: "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO / (dot) LONDON (dot) / ST. JAMES ST." dm, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part button, largest coat size, 26mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-CampbellSIsaacs100-CS152 . Reference: Albert CS152. Reference: Tice CSE212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 175, item 01. Plate C-1, 12.

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-DowlerW100-CS154 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-DowlerW100 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark: "W. DOWLER / (dot) SUPERIOR QUALITY (dot)" dm between rings of dots, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-DowlerW100-CS154 . Reference: Albert CS154. Reference: Tice CSE215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 172, item 01. Plate C-1, 06.

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-DowlerW110-CS154 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-DowlerW110 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark:" W. DOWLER / SUPERIOR" dm inner ring of dots, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-DowlerW110-CS154 . Reference: Albert CS154. Reference: Tice CSE215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 172.

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-ExtraSuperb100-CS155 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-ExtraSuperb100 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark: "EXTRA / SUPERB" dm between two solid rings, English manufacture unknown. Two part button, largest coat, 26mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-ExtraSuperb100-CS155 . Reference: Albert CS155. Reference: Tice CSE216. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page179, item 03. Plate C-1, 18.

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-HalfmannTaylor200-CS152 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-HalfmannTaylor200 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark: "HALFMANN & TAYLOR / (dot) MONTGOMERY (dot)" dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring crowds the shank, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. Two part button, largest coat size, 26mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-HalfmannTaylor200-CS152 . Reference: Albert CS152. Reference: Tice CSE212. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191.

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-HammondTurnerBates200-CS153 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-HammondTurnerBates200 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark: "H T & B / (star) MANCHESTER (star)" dm on a flat back, outer ring of dots, English wartime manufacture for the Confederacy. One part flat button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-HammondTurnerBates200-CS153 . Reference: Albert CS153. Reference: Tice CSE200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 174, item 01. Plate C-1, 10.

Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-VanWart200-CS154 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, two part button. Backmark-VanWart200 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture. Symbolism for Engineers, letter E. Backmark: "VAN WART (dot) SON & Co.. (star)" dm two rings of dots,actual English maker not known, likely Smith Kemp Wright, buttons made too late to be issued. Two part button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Button8701-Confederate-Engineer-VanWart200-CS154 . Reference: Albert CS154. Reference: Tice CSE215. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 178, item 03. Plate C-1, 17.

Button8702-Confederate-Engineer-Jennens200-CS156 Confederate Engineer, English wartime manufacture, engineer castle, two part button. Backmark-Jennens200 Confederate Engineer button, English wartime manufacture.Symbolism for Engineers, castle. Backmark: "JENNENS & CO / (star) LONDON (star)." dm between two rings. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button8702-Confederate-Engineer-Jennens200-CS156 . Reference: Albert CS156. Reference: Tice CSE220. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 176.

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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