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

Button-2760-Navigation Button-2760-Navigation Federal Army Officer button, spherical. Officer button, 1830s, spherical or ball button, most were plain. Two part spherical buttons Albert-FD012 to FD030 Albert-FD012 to FD030 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-2760-Navigation.html

Button-2761-Navigation Button-2761-Navigation Federal Army Officer button, spherical. Officer button, 1830s, spherical or ball button, most were plain. Two part spherical buttons Albert-FD012 to FD030 Albert-FD012 to FD030 Details click: http://relicman.com/Button-2761-Navigation.html

BB1972-### Button-2761-Navigation AlbertFD13. Federal Revenue Marine 2part-coat Albert-FD013 Albert-FD013 Backmark-Horstmann-Brothers-061 "HORSTMANN BROS & CO. / (dot) PHIL. (dot)", dm, single inner ring, no outer ring, used on 2part buttons, ca1800s after the Civil War. Bob French

BB1994-### Button-2761-Navigation Albert-FD22-A-LIGHT-HOUSE-ESTABLISHMENT-FD22A-Horstmann-Brothers. Federal Departments other 3part-coat Albert-FD022-A Albert-FD022-A Backmark-Horstmann-Brothers-121 "HORSTMANN BROs (s is small, line under) & Co (o is small, line under) / (star) PHILADA (A is small, line under) (star) dm, inner ring, no outer ring, used on 3part coat buttons, ca 1800s after the Civil War. Bob French

BB1971-### Button-2761-Navigation AlbertFD13. Federal Revenue Marine Size Albert-FD013 Albert-FD013 Backmark-Oak-Hall-Clothing-114 "OAK HALL CLOTHING CO" / (dot) "BOSTON" (dot), dm, sans serif lettering, inner and outer rings, depressed shank well, used on 2part coat buttons, late 1800s. Bob French

BB0790-### Button-2761-Navigation Albert-FD23-US Light House Establishment-Oak-Hall. Federal Departments other Size Albert-FD023 Albert-FD023 Backmark-Oak-Hall-Clothing-114 "OAK HALL CLOTHING CO" / (dot) "BOSTON" (dot), dm, sans serif lettering, inner and outer rings, depressed shank well, used on 2part coat buttons, late 1800s. Bob French

BB1965-### Button-2761-Navigation Albert-FD23-LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. Federal Departments other Size Albert-FD023 Albert-FD023 Backmark-Pacific-Button-012 "PACIFIC BUTTON CO." / (dot) "S. FRAN. CAL." (dot), dm, inner ring, no outer ring, depressed shank well, used on 2part coat buttons, ca 1800s, after the Civil War. Bob French

BB1959-### Button-2761-Navigation Albert-FD18-Av-LIFE-SAVING-SERVICE. Federal Departments other 2part-small Albert-FD018-Av Albert-FD018-Av Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-553 "SCOVILL MF'G CO." / (star) (star) (star), dm, no rings, shank well may give the impression of an inner ring, used on 2part small buttons 1860s 1870s after the Civil War. Bob French

BB1977-### Button-2761-Navigation Albert-FD19-LIFE-SAVING-SERVICE-Simmons. Federal Departments other Size Albert-FD019 Albert-FD019 Backmark-Simmons-GW-012 "G. W. SIMMONS & CO. / (dot) BOSTON (dot) dm, outer ring) Bob French

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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