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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons.
Federal engineer buttons.
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The Civil War Relicman, |
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Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!). |
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relicman.com. |
Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons.
Federal engineer buttons.
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.
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
D Evans on ribbon, (22.7mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS" dm on a ribbon reading clockwise,
flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's, (Evans07).
Two part low convex button, coat size.
Ref: AlbertEG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215E2.
B4192
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
D Evans on ribbon, (22.7mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun, D Evans inner ring,
no dividers, (22.7mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS" dm inner ring of
dots, transitional use ca 1860 to post war, (Evans02).
Two part low convex button, coat size.
Ref: AlbertEG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215I, not
listed.
B5025
Federal engineer button, eagle with "Essayons", fort and rising sun, D Evans
inner ring, no dividers, (22.7mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
D Evans Extra, (15mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO / (star) EXTRA
(star)" dm inner solid
ring, only used small size, ca 1860's, (Evans20small).
Two part low convex button, hat or sleeve size.
Ref: AlbertEG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215Es3, not listed.
B3965
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
D Evans Extra, (15mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Horstmann Bros & Co Phil, (22.5mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (star) PHIL (star)", dm between
two rings of dots. ca 1860, probably manufactured by Steele & Johnson for
Horstmann, (HorstmannB04).
Two part low convex button, coat size.
Ref: AlbertEG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215UK1.
B4195
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Horstmann Bros & Co Phil, (22.5mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
R&W Robinson Extra Rich, (22.5mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps. Backmark:
"R & W. ROBINSON /
(star) EXTRA RICH (star)" dm
between one outer solid ring, and two inner solid rings, ca 1840s,
RobinsonRW05). Two part low
convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert EG6D, Tice EG215E1.
B4503
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
R&W Robinson Extra Rich, (22.5mm)
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B1557
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
R&W Robinson Extra Rich, (22.5mm)
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B1558
Federal engineer button, eagle with "Essayons", fort and rising sun, R&W
Robinson Extra Rich, (22.5mm)
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B1559
Federal engineer button, eagle with "Essayons",
fort and rising sun, R&W Robinson Extra Rich, (22.5mm)
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B1592
Federal engineer button, eagle with "Essayons",
fort and rising sun, R&W Robinson Extra Rich, (22.5mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Robinson Extra with dots dividing, (14mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "ROBINSONS / (dot) EXTRA (dot)" dm
between rings, only used for small
size, ca 1840's or
1850's, (RobinsonRW23small).
Two part low convex button, hat or sleeve size.
Ref: Albert EG6D,
not listed,
Tice EG215Es1.
B1563
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Robinson Extra with dots dividing, (14mm)
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B1565
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Robinson Extra with dots dividing, (14mm)  |
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Schuyler Hartley & Graham, (22.7mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps. Backmark:
"SCHUYLER HARTLEY & GRAHAM / (star) N. Y.
(star)" dm inner ring of short
hyphens, probably D Evans manufacture ca 1860's to post war,
(Schuyler08). Two part low
convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert EG6G,
Tice EG215F, not listed.
B4194
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Schuyler Hartley & Graham, (22.7mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Scovills & Co Extra, (15mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps. Backmark: "SCOVILLS & Co
(dot under the o). / (dot) EXTRA (dot) " dm
between two rings, used only for
small size, the abbreviated name, Scovills & Co, from the 1840's was used with
Scovill Mfg coat buttons of the 1850's and 1860's, as a way to abbreviate the
mark on the limited space of a small size button, (ScovillC15Small).
Two part low convex button, hat or sleeve size.
Ref: Albert EG6B,
not listed, Tice EG215Bs1.
B4715
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Scovills & Co Extra, (15mm)
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B5865
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Scovills & Co Extra, (15.3mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Scovill Mfg Co Waterbury, dm between rings with
star dividers, (22.7mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "SCOVILL. MF'G. CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) " dm between rings of
dots,
ca 1860's, (ScovillM340). Two part low convex button,
coat size.
Ref: Albert EG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215A2.
B4368
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Scovill Mfg Co Waterbury, dm between rings with
star dividers, (22.7mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Waterbury Button Co Extra, dm between rings, (23.1mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA
(star)" dm between two rings of dots, ca
1860's, (Waterbury17). Two
part low convex button, coat size.
Ref: Albert EG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215G1.
B4665
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Waterbury Button Co Extra, dm between rings, (23.1mm)
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B6124 Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Waterbury Button Co Extra, dm between rings, (23.1mm)
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Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Waterbury Button Co., dm , (16mm)
Button depicts eagle with
banner with motto, "Essayons", fortifications, and
rising sun, intended for officers of the engineer corps.
Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) " dm,
only made in small size, ca.1860,
(Waterbury22small).
Two part low convex button, hat or sleeve size.
Ref: Albert EG6, not
listed,
Tice EG215G, not listed.
B1570
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Waterbury Button Co., dm , (16mm)  |
B1572
Federal engineer button,
eagle with "Essayons", fort and
rising sun,
Waterbury Button Co., dm , (16mm)  |