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

by Harry Ridgeway


Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama, state general use for officers, manufactured antebellum, used in Civil War, use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

Three part officer buttons
Tice-AB200
Albert-AB001





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B9385-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Allien-Henry-V-042
"HENRY. V. ALLIEN & CO." / "N. Y.", dm, inner ring of dots, no outer ring, used on 3part buttons, 1800s after the Civil War.



BB1082-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Horstmann-Allien-021
"HORSTMANN. BRO &. ALLIEN / (dot) N. Y (dot)" rmdc, additional ring around the shank, 3part button, manufactured ca 1850s.
Ken Darnell


BB1189-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Horstmann-Brothers-131
"HORSTMAN BROS & CO / (dot) PHILAD (letter D is underlined) (dot)", dm, inner ring of dots, no outer ring, used for 3part buttons, ca 1800s after the Civil War.
Don Odom


B6466-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.



BB0159-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part

Alabama
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


B0037-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.
Ridgeway collection, gift to Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Museum


B4924-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.



B6472-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.



B6730-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.



B6846-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-182
"SCHUYLER H & G." / (star) "NEW - YORK." (star)", dm, with two inner rings of dots, and one outer ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1860s.



B5301-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-small
Tice-AB200-As01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-201
"SCHUYLER H & G CO" / (dot) "NEW -YORK." (dot)", rmdc, used on 2part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1850s.



B6467-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-small
Tice-AB200-As01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-201
"SCHUYLER H & G CO" / (dot) "NEW -YORK." (dot)", rmdc, used on 2part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1850s.



B6474-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-small
Tice-AB200-As01
Albert-AB001
Backmark-Schuyler-201
"SCHUYLER H & G CO" / (dot) "NEW -YORK." (dot)", rmdc, used on 2part coat buttons, manufactured by Scovill ca 1850s.



BB1010-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-232
"SCOVILL MF'G CO". / "WATERBURY.", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, distinct flat area between the inner ring and the shank well, used on 3part buttons, ca1865 and post war period.
Ken Darnell, Nick Periut


B7222-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-small
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-234
"SCOVILL MF'G. CO." / "WATERBURY.", dm, single inner ring of dots, small letters, used on 3part buttons, ca1860s and post war period.



BB1005-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-161
"WATERBURY BUTTON. CO. / (star) EXTRA. (star)", dm, inner ring, lettering crowds the rim, used on 3part buttons, ca 1850s.
Bob French


B6329-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-staff
Albert-AB000
Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-211
"WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 3part buttons, ca late 1800's.



B4927-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A02
Albert-AB001
Backmark-z1-Superfin-Paris-711
"SUPERFIN", (diamond with lines inside) "PARIS" (diamond with lines inside)", dm, letters are sans serif with lines inside, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufacture by Scovill ca 1850s.



BB1628-###
Button-4201-Alabama-officer-3Part
Alabama symbolism, map of Alabama nailed on a tree.
Alabama militia button, Alabama state general use for officers manufactured antebellum used in Civil War use of some patterns continued after reconstruction.
Alabama

3part-coat
Tice-AB200-A02
Albert-AB001
Backmark-z1-Superfin-Paris-711
"SUPERFIN", (diamond with lines inside) "PARIS" (diamond with lines inside)", dm, letters are sans serif with lines inside, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufacture by Scovill ca 1850s.
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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