Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Plates and Buckles
	by Harry Ridgeway

Plate1670-Federal-Shoulder-000 Federal shoulder plate. Federal shoulder plate, rectangle. Plate depicts US surrounded by a wreath intended for officers during the Mexican War period. Research Center: Plate1670-Federal-Shoulder-000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate1670-Federal-Shoulder-000.html

Plate1673-Federal-Shoulder-262 Federal rectangle shoulder plate, US surrounded by wreath and rays, officer Plate depicts US surrounded by a wreath intended for officers during the Mexican War period. Plate is rectangle, fine casting, US and wreath were made separately and applied, hooks were integral casting and then bent, round impression in the back may be an indication that the plate was die struck after casting to sharpen it. Plate measures 65mm X 81mm. Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 262. Research Center: Plate1673-Federal-Shoulder-262 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 262. Plate measures 65mm X 81mm.

Plate1676-Federal-Shoulder-265 Federal rectangle shoulder plate, US surrounded by wreath and rays, officer Plate depicts US surrounded by a wreath intended for officers during the Mexican War period. Plate is rectangle, fine casting, US and wreath were made separately and applied, hooks were integral casting and then bent, round impression in the back may be an indication that the plate was die struck after casting to sharpen it. Plate measures: 64 x 80 mm. Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 265. Research Center: Plate1676-Federal-Shoulder-265 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 265. Plate measures: 64 x 80 mm.

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:
Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795 - 1874, by Sydney C. Kerksis.
Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates, by Steve E Mullinax.
American Military Belt Plates, by Michael J. O'Donnell & J.Duncan Campbell.

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