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

Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. One part convex buttons Tice-TE206 Albert-TE003 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part.html

BB1529-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-convex-coat Tice-TE206-B01 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Baldwin-HE-011 "H. E. BALDWIN", (floral) NEW ORLEANS (floral)", rm, one outer and two innner raised rings, used on 1part buttons, ca 1830's. Bob French

B4052-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-convex-coat Tice-TE206-B01 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Baldwin-HE-011 "H. E. BALDWIN", (floral) NEW ORLEANS (floral)", rm, one outer and two innner raised rings, used on 1part buttons, ca 1830's. Ridgeway collection, gift to Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Museum

BB1693-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-convex-coat Tice-TE206-B01 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Baldwin-HE-011 "H. E. BALDWIN", (floral) NEW ORLEANS (floral)", rm, one outer and two innner raised rings, used on 1part buttons, ca 1830's. Loomis collection

B4196-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-convex-coat Tice-TE206-B02 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Scovill-JML-WH-211 "SCOVILLS / (star) WATERBURY (star)", rm, concentric inner rings, no outer ring, rim is raised, used on 1part low convex coat buttons, 1830s 1840s.

BB1692-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-convex-coat Tice-TE206-B02 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Scovill-JML-WH-211 "SCOVILLS / (star) WATERBURY (star)", rm, concentric inner rings, no outer ring, rim is raised, used on 1part low convex coat buttons, 1830s 1840s. Loomis collection

BB1960-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-convex-coat Tice-TE206-B02 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Scovill-JML-WH-211 "SCOVILLS / (star) WATERBURY (star)", rm, concentric inner rings, no outer ring, rim is raised, used on 1part low convex coat buttons, 1830s 1840s. Bob French

BB1694-### Button-2111-Topo-Engineer-convex-1part Federal Topographical Engineer button, 1part, antebellum Topographical Engineer, one part convex button, shield with TE. Button issued to officers, Topographical enginnering was map making. 1part-small Tice-TE206-Bs01 Albert-TE003 Backmark-Scovill-JML-WH-273 "SCOVILLS / (dot) EXTRA (dot)", rm, inner and outer raised rings, raised rim, used on 1part small buttons, 1830s. Loomis collection

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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