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

by Harry Ridgeway


Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG


Tice-CT262 to CT268
Albert-CT026 to CT029





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B3753-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT265

2part-coat
Tice-CT265-A01
Albert-CT027
Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-021
"W (dot) B (dot) Co. / (dot) (star) (dot) WATERBURY (dot) (star) (dot)", rmdc, used on 2part buttons, ca 1850s.



BB0753-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG

Connecticut NHG
Connecticut

Size
Tice-CT265-NHG
Albert-CT027
Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-021
"W (dot) B (dot) Co. / (dot) (star) (dot) WATERBURY (dot) (star) (dot)", rmdc, used on 2part buttons, ca 1850s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


B9324-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT268

2part-coat
Tice-CT268
Albert-CT028
Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-121
"WATERBURY BUTTON CO / (dot) / WATERBURY CT (dot)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 2part buttons, post Civil War.



B7805-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT268

3part-coat
Tice-CT268-A01
Albert-CT028
Backmark-Waterbury-Button-Co-172
"WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 3part buttons, ca 1860s. WBC continued to manufacture this backmark after the Civil War



B7957-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT268

3part-coat
Tice-CT268-B01
Albert-CT028
Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-222
"EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q crowds the ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson 1850s 1860s.



BB2020-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT268

3part-coat
Tice-CT268-B01
Albert-CT028
Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-222
"EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q crowds the ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson 1850s 1860s.
Bob French


BB0405-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG

Connecticut NHG
Connecticut

3part-coat
Tice-CT268-B01
Albert-CT028
Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-222
"EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q crowds the ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson 1850s 1860s.
Collection of Ken Darnell


B6275-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
Button4616-Connecticut-NHG-Tice-CT262-CT268

Connecticut New Haven Grays

3part-coat
Tice-CT268-B01

Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-222
"EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q crowds the ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson 1850s 1860s.



B7104-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT268

3part-coat
Tice-CT268-B01
Albert-CT028
Backmark-z1-Extra-Quality-222
"EXTRA." / (star) "QUALITY." (star)", dm, inner and outer rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q crowds the ring of dots, used on 3part coat buttons, manufactured by Steele & Johnson 1850s 1860s.



B9323-###
Button-4616-Connecticut-NHG
New Haven Grays, New Haven, Connecticut, symbolism, NHG, grape vines transplanted.
Connecticut militia unit button, New Haven Grays.
Connecticut NHG TiceCT268

2part-coat
Tice-CT268
Albert-CT028
Backmark-z1-Superior-Quality-561
"SUPERIOR" / (star) "QUALITY" (star)", dm, sans serif lettering, inner and outer rings of dots, used on 2part buttons, late 1800s.





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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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