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

by Harry Ridgeway


Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor's Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG


Tice-CT253
Albert-CT024 to CT025





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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor s Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG zAlbertCT24

3part-coat
Albert-CT024
Albert-CT024
Backmark-Ridabock-Co-011
"RIDABOCK & CO." / ( dot) "NEW. YORK." (star)", dm, inner ring, no outer ring, depressed shank well, used on 3part coat buttons, ca 1800s, after the Civil War.
Holyoak Nancy Greenhalgh not purchased


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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor s Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG TiceCT253

2part-coat
Tice-CT253-A01
Albert-CT025
Backmark-Scovill-Co-081
"SCOVILLS & CO / (:) WATERBURY (:)" rmdc, many small variations, used on 2part coat buttons, 1840s 1850s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor s Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG TiceCT253

2part-coat
Tice-CT253-A01
Albert-CT025
Backmark-Scovill-Co-081
"SCOVILLS & CO / (:) WATERBURY (:)" rmdc, many small variations, used on 2part coat buttons, 1840s 1850s.
Loomis collection


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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG

Connecticut GFG
Connecticut

3part-coat
Albert-CT024-CFG
Albert-CT024
Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-171
"SCOVILL MF'G CO. / "WATERBURY.", dm, between one outer ring and two inner rings of dots, used on 3part buttons, ca1850s - 1860s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor s Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG zAlbertCT24

3part-small
Albert-CT024
Albert-CT024
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.



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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor s Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG zAlbertCT24

3part-coat
Albert-CT024
Albert-CT024
Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-311
"""SCOVILL MF'G Co. (o is small and underlined)"" / (star) ""WATERBURY"" (star)"", dm, large letters, inner ring of dots, no outer ring, used on 3part buttons, ca late 1800s. "



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Button-4613-Connecticut-GFG
Govenor Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, symbolism, 2nd COMPy GOV FOOT GUARDS 1775 eagle.
Connecticut militia unit button, Governor s Foot Guard.
Connecticut GFG TiceCT253

2part-coat
Tice-CT253-A02
Albert-CT025
Backmark-Scovill-Mfg-Co-361
"SCOVILL MF'G CO" / (star) "WATERBURY" (star), dm, stars used as dividers may appear as dots, this due to die wear or weak stampings, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 2-part buttons ca 1850s 1860s.
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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A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War.
Buttons of the American Civil War.
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Artifacts of the American Civil War.
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