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

Plate2200-Militia-000 Militia plates Militia plates were generally issued to state or local units, but state issue is not specific Research Center: Plate2200-Militia-000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2200-Militia-000.html

Plate2210-Militia-TwoPart-000 Militia Officer, two part sword belt plate. Militia Officer, two part sword belt plate, ca 1810 to 1830. Research Center: Plate2210-Militia-TwoPart-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 118 to 151, militia items only, Federal government or state specific items are separately listed. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2210-Militia-TwoPart-000.html

Plate2250-Militia-TwoPart-000 Militia-TwoPart Research Center: Plate2250-Militia-TwoPart-000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2250-Militia-TwoPart-000.html

Plate2350-Militia-Rectangle-000 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle. Manufactured ca 1820's to 1830's. Research Center: Plate2350-Militia-Rectangle-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 152 to 211, waist belt plates only, plates issued by Federal government or specific states included in separate listing. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2350-Militia-Rectangle-000.html

Plate2370-Militia-Rectangle-000 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle. Manufactured ca 1840's to 1850's. Research Center: Plate2370-Militia-Rectangle-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 395 to 418, waist belt plates only, plates issued by Federal government or specific states included in separate listing. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2370-Militia-Rectangle-000.html

Plate2380-Militia-Rectangle-000 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, other Research Center: Plate2380-Militia-Rectangle-000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2380-Militia-Rectangle-000.html

Plate2430-Militia-Shoulder-000 Militia shoulder plate Pattern 1808 Research Center: Plate2430-Militia-Shoulder-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 74 to 95. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2430-Militia-Shoulder-000.html

Plate2460-Militia-Shoulder-000 Militia shoulder plate, Regulation 1839 Regulation 1839. Research Center: Plate2460-Militia-Shoulder-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 260 to 273, militia shoulder plates only, plates issued to Federal government or specific states are listed seperately. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2460-Militia-Shoulder-000.html

Plate2480-Militia-Shoulder-000 Militia shoulder plate, other. Research Center: Plate2480-Militia-Shoulder-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 469 to 474, militia shoulder plates only, plates issued to Federal government or specific states are listed seperately. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2480-Militia-Shoulder-000.html

Plate2500-Militia-000 Militia other plates. Research Center: Plate2500-Militia-000 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustrations 469 to 474, militia shoulder plates only, plates issued to Federal government or specific states are listed seperately. Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2500-Militia-000.html

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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