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

Button-1931-Army-great-seal Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. Two part flat button Albert-GI102 to GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-1931-Army-great-seal.html

B9501-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-American-Button-Co-105 "AMERICAN BUTTON CO." / (star) "NEWARK. NJ" (star)", dm, sans serif lettering, no rings, used on 2part large coat buttons, ca 20th century.

B9494-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Eisner-Sigmund-011 "SIGMUND EISNER / (dot) RED BANK (dot)", dm, sans serif lettering. Backmark used on 2part buttons, ca late 1800s, 1900s.

B9498-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Horstmann-WH-317 "HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA", dm, sans serif lettering, inner and outer rings, used on 2part large buttons, manufactured 1900s.

B9497-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Liberty-Mfg-Co-101 "LIBERTY MFG. CO. LOS ANGELES. CAL. PATENT PENDG.", dm, sans serif lettering, no rings, used on 2part buttons, twentieth century.

B9496-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Rex-Products-111 "REX PRODUCTS CORP / ROCHELLE, N. Y" (dm, sans serif lettering, two rings)

B7725-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-412 "SCOVILL MF'G CO" / (dot) "WATERBURY" (dot), dm, no ringsused on 2part buttons, twentieth century.

B9499-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-151 "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) CONN. (star)", dm, sans serif lettering, between one outer and two inner rings of dots, used on 2part buttons, late 1800's.

B9500-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-small Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-207 "WATERBURY BUTTON CO / (star)", dm, sans serif lettering, inner ring of dots, no outer ring, used on 2part buttons, twentieth century

B9495-### Button-1931-Army-great-seal Federal Army button, 20th century. Army symbolism, eagle with shield, regulation 1902 great seal. 2part-coat Albert-GI102-to-GI116 Albert-GI102 to GI116 Backmark-z1-Supreme-Quality-111 "SUPREME" / (star) "QUALITY" (star) ", dm, inner rings of dots, no outer ring, used on 2part coat buttons, 1900s.

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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