The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
Buttons from New Hampshire (NH...) 

This is the "Ridgeway Reference Archive", 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.

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship with flag with a calm flutter, D Evans on ribbon, (23mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New = Hampshire / * Vol : Militia * " intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag with a calm flutter, double hyphen in the inscription, the foremast falls between the "E" and "W".  Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS" dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's, (Evans07).  Two part convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200C1.

B4717     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship with flag with a calm flutter, D Evans on ribbon, (23mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200C1.

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship with flag with a calm flutter, D Evans dm inner ring of hyphens, (23mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New = Hampshire / * Vol : Militia * " intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag with a calm flutter, double hyphen in the inscription, the foremast falls between the "E" and "W".  Backmark:  "D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO MASS (star)" dm inner ring of slashes, transitional use ca 1860 to post war, (Evans04).  Two part convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200C2.

B5565     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship with flag with a calm flutter, D Evans dm inner ring of hyphens, (23mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200C2.

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship with flag fully furled, D Evans on ribbon, (23mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New Hampshire / * Vol * Militia * " intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag fully furled, the foremast falls between the "N" and "E".  Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS" dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's, (Evans07).   Two part convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200D1.

B4675     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship with flag fully furled, D Evans on ribbon, (23mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200D1.

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, Scovill Mfg rmdc divided by dots, (23mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New = Hampshire / * Vol. Militia * " intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag with a calm flutter, double hyphen in the inscription, the foremast falls between the "E" and "W".  Backmark:  "SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / (dot) WATERBURY. (dot)" rmdc on a plain field, ca 1850's, (ScovillM250).   Two part convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200A2.

B4674     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, Scovill Mfg rmdc divided by dots, (23mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200A2.

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, Scovill Mfg rmdc divided by stars, (23mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New = Hampshire / (star) Vol. Militia (star)" intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag with a calm flutter, double hyphen in the inscription, the foremast falls between the "E" and "W".  Backmark:  "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) " rmdc on stippled background, ca 1850's, (ScovillM210).   Two part convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200A3.

B4791      New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, Scovill Mfg rmdc divided by stars, (23mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200A3.

B4792     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, Scovill Mfg rmdc divided by stars, (23mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200A3.

B5937     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, Scovill Mfg rmdc divided by stars, (23.2mm)

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, blank back, (22.5mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New = Hampshire / * Vol. Militia * " intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag with a calm flutter, double hyphen in the inscription, the foremast falls between the "E" and "W".  Backmark: blank back, single depressed ring, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860, (BlankNorth04).   Two part convex button, coat size, face is copper, die is sloppy.  
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200E1.

B4793     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, blank back, (22.5mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200E1.

B5720     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, blank back, (22.5mm)

New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, blank back, (14mm)
Button depicts symbolism of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, inscription " New = Hampshire / * V. M. * " intended for New Hampshire militia units.  This die pattern depicts the flag with a calm flutter, double hyphen in the inscription, the foremast falls between "New" and "Hampshire".  Backmark: blank back, single depressed ring, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860, (BlankNorth04As).   Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, face is copper, die is sloppy.  
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200As3.

B4374     New Hampshire button, state seal sailing ship, blank back, (14mm) Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200As3.