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The Ridgeway Civil War Archive 
Federal Engineer buttons (EG...) 

This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years.  This archive record is for educational purposes only.  Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author.  None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.

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.

Federal Engineer buttons, Albert EG6 series, listed by backmark groups, individual die variants shown as they are found:

Engineer, EG6 series, Evans... (D Evans):

B4192     Federal Engineer button (22.7mm)

Backmark: "D Evans & Co Attleboro Mass" dm on a ribbon
Stand up shank intact, attractive gilded nondug button.
Ref: AlbertEG6, Tice EG215E2

B5025     Federal Engineer button (22.7mm)

Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS" dm inner ring of dots, transitional use ca 1860 to post war. (Evans02)
Engineer officer button, low convex two piece.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215I not listed

B3965     Federal Engineer button (15mm)

Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO / * EXTRA * " dm inner solid ring, transitional use ca 1860 to post war. (Evans20As) 
Engineer officer button, low convex two piece button for sleeve or hat.. 
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button. 
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215Es3

Engineer, EG6 series, Horstmann....:

B4195     Federal Engineer button (22.5mm)

Backmark: "Horstmann Bros & Co / Phil" dm two rings of dots
Stand up shank intact, attractive gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215UK1

Engineer, EG6 series, Robinson... (R & W Robinson:

B4503     Federal Engineer button (22.7mm)

Backmark: "R&W Robinson / Extra Rich" dm between two inner and one outer ring. This is 1834 to 1855 backmark R& W
Robinson ceased production in 1848.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215E1

Engineer, EG6 series, Schuyler....:

B4194     Federal Engineer button (22.7mm)

Backmark: "SCHUYLER HARTLEY & GRAHAM / * N. Y. * " dm inner ring of short hyphens, probably D Evans manufacture ca 1860's to post war. (Schuyler08) 
Engineer officer button, low convex two piece button. 
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button. 
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215I1 die variant  Check this die looks more like "F" die

Engineer, EG6 series, Scovills Co...:

B4715      Federal Engineer button (15.1mm)

Depicts Engineer castle, for Engineer officer
Backmark: "SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) EXTRA (dot) " dm inner solid ring, ca 1840's (ScovillC15As)
Two piece low convex sleeve or hat button.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215Bs1

Engineer, EG6 series, Scovill Mfg...:

B4368      Federal Engineer button (22.7mm)

Depicts Engineer castle, for Engineer officer
Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO, / (dot) WATERBURY. (dot) " dm between rings of dots ca 1860's (ScovillM27)
Two piece low convex coat button, style from earlier period.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215A2

Engineer, EG6 series, Waterbury Button Co....:

B4665     Federal Engineer button (23.1mm)
 
Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * EXTRA* " dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860's, (Waterbury17)
Engineer officer button, low convex two piece button. 
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert EG6, Tice EG215G1  die variant

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