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

Plate1850-Federal-Oval-US-000 Federal oval plate, US, medium size Manufactured ca 1840's. Research Center: Plate1850-Federal-Oval-US-000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate1850-Federal-Oval-US-000.html

Plate1851-Federal-Oval-US-512 Federal oval plate, US, medium size, waist belt plate with brass hooks,. Plate is oval, with US. Use of the oval plate was authorized by the Regulation of 1839, most medium size plates were manufactured 1840's, and were intended for use by Federal enlisted troops, but many were also issued to state units. Waist plates were mounted on leather belts worn outside of the jacket to hold the cartridge box, cap box, and other accoutrements. Cartridge boxplates of the same die design were attached to the flap of the cartridge box. Manufacture is not determined, likely the work of an amateur craftsman. Plate is Oval is brass sheet and may be stamped with a border, back is thin iron, letters were independently stamped, letters held in place with wire piercing the oval and the iron back, brass hooks seem to be soldered to the iron, this is likely the work of an amateur craftsman and does not follow any of the conventions used by other makers. Research Center: Plate1851-Federal-Oval-US-512 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 512. Medium size plate measures 47mm x 78mm approx.

Plate1853-Federal-Oval-US-514 Federal oval plate, US, medium size, waist belt plate with stud hooks,. Plate is oval, with US. Use of the oval plate was authorized by the Regulation of 1839, most medium size plates were manufactured 1840's, and were intended for use by Federal enlisted troops, but many were also issued to state units. Waist plates were mounted on leather belts worn outside of the jacket to hold the cartridge box, cap box, and other accoutrements. Cartridge boxplates of the same die design were attached to the flap of the cartridge box. Buckle is usually left handed, stud hooks under the "S". Manufacture is not determined. Plate is die stamped, solder filled, configured as waist belt plate with two stud hooks usually covered with brass cap peened onto the studs, covered with thin coat of lead and brass, tongue is thick and tapered. Research Center: Plate1853-Federal-Oval-US-514 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 514. Medium size plate measures 47mm x 78mm approx.

Plate1854-Federal-Oval-US-515 Federal oval plate, US, medium size, waist belt plate, single arrow hook. Plate is oval, with US. Use of the oval plate was authorized by the Regulation of 1839, most medium size plates were manufactured 1840's, and were intended for use by Federal enlisted troops, but many were also issued to state units. Waist plates were mounted on leather belts worn outside of the jacket to hold the cartridge box, cap box, and other accoutrements. Cartridge boxplates of the same die design were attached to the flap of the cartridge box. Buckle is usually left handed, stud hooks under the "S". Manufacture is not determined. Plate is die stamped, solder filled, configured as waist belt plate with single arrow hook, tongue is thick and tapered. Research Center: Plate1854-Federal-Oval-US-515 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 515. Medium size plate measures 47mm x 78mm approx.

Plate1855-Federal-Oval-US-516 Federal oval plate, US, medium size, waist belt plate with stud hooks,. Plate is oval, with US. Use of the oval plate was authorized by the Regulation of 1839, most medium size plates were manufactured 1840's, and were intended for use by Federal enlisted troops, but many were also issued to state units. Waist plates were mounted on leather belts worn outside of the jacket to hold the cartridge box, cap box, and other accoutrements. Cartridge boxplates of the same die design were attached to the flap of the cartridge box. Buckle is usually left handed, stud hooks under the "S". Manufacture is not determined. Plate is die stamped, solder filled, configured as waist belt plate with two stud hooks usually covered with brass cap peened onto the studs, covered with thin coat of lead and brass, tongue is thick and tapered. Research Center: Plate1855-Federal-Oval-US-516 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 516. Medium size plate measures 47mm x 78mm approx.

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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