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

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

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-152 Militia Waist Belt Plate, square, of copper with a spread wing eagle with large shield, a panoply of arms, and a national motto ribbon plus stars overhead. This stock militia panel plate was available for purchase by the militia units, in the 1820's to 1840's, generally. It employed a general patriotic design, an eagle facing left,13 stars above, bold shield, stack of fourteen cannon balls, background panoply of arms, banners, and olive branch. Most lost in the field were used by southerners, although they were originally supplied to units in both the north and the south. Constructed of rectangle rolled brass, die struck, relatively thin plate, tongue and keeper bar were brazed. Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 154 or 155. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-152 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 152, 153, or 154.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-153 Militia-Rectangle Militia square belt plate, eagle facing left with spread wings, 13 stars above, stack of six cannon balls This stock militia panel plate was available for purchase by the militia units, in the 1820's to 1840's, generally. It employed a general patriotic design, an eagle facing left,13 stars above, bold shield, stack of six cannon balls, background panoply of arms, banners, and olive branch. Most lost in the field were used by southerners, although they were originally supplied to units in both the north andthe south. Constructed of rectangle rolled brass, die struck, relatively thin plate, tongue and keeper bar were brazed. Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 153. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-153 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 153.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-160 Militia Artillery with a star of stars rectangular belt plate. Militia Artillery with a star of stars rectangular belt plate 65 x 70 mm (O&C #160), circa 1818-1835. Good. The red color is faded but the leather is still very supple. A nice patina is on the belt plate. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-160 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 160.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-164 Militia rectangular belt plate, eagle-over-arms design Militia silver plated rectangular belt plate 62 x 76 mm. (O&C #164) having the eagle-over-arms design, circa 1820-1835. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-164 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 164.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-167 Militia Waist Belt Plate, rectangular brass having a spread wing eagle with shield, arrows, and olive branches. Militia Waist Belt Plate, rectangular brass having a spread wing eagle with shield, arrows, and olive branches. 61 x 70 mm. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-167 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 167.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-172 Militia Waist Belt Plate, square, of copper with a silver plated face and having a motif of a spread wing eagle with large shield and a national motto ribbon overhead Militia Waist Belt Plate, square, of copper with a silver plated face and having a motif of a spread wing eagle with large shield and a national motto ribbon overhead. This is the plate pictured as plate 172 of American Military Belt Plates by O’Donnell & Campbell. 66 x 69 mm. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-172 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 172.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-174 Militia Waist Belt Plate, rectangular brass having a spread wing eagle with shield, arrows, and olive branches Militia Waist Belt Plate, rectangular brass having a spread wing eagle with shield, arrows, and olive branches. This is the plate pictured as plate 174 of American Military Belt Plates by O’Donnell & Campbell. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-174 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 174.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-175 Militia Waist Belt Plate circa 1825, rectangular, made of a thin copper face fused to an iron back plate and die struck with a spread wing eagle motif. Militia Waist Belt Plate circa 1825, rectangular, made of a thin copper face fused to an iron back plate and die struck with a spread wing eagle motif. There are indications these may have been used by the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry. 52 x 72 mm. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-175 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 175.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-178 Militia Waist Belt Plate circa 1825, rectangular, made of a silver plated thin rolled copper face die struck with a spread wing eagle motif and soldered to a sheet iron back plate Militia Waist Belt Plate circa 1825, rectangular, made of a silver plated thin rolled copper face die struck with a spread wing eagle motif and soldered to a sheet iron back plate. There are indications these may have been used by the Marine Corps prior to their adoption of the 1831 Pattern belt plate. 44 x 70 mm. This is an original in excellent condition with most of the silver, not one of the reproductions. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-178 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 178.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-183 Militia Waist Belt Plate, square, of gilt copper having a spread wing eagle with large shield, a panoply of arms, and a national motto ribbon underneath Militia Waist Belt Plate, square, of gilt copper having a spread wing eagle with large shield, a panoply of arms, and a national motto ribbon underneath. This is the plate pictured as plate 183 of American Military Belt Plates by O’Donnell & Campbell. 68 x 70 mm. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-183 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 183.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-187 Militia Artillery silver plated rectangular belt plate 73 x 77 mm Militia Artillery silver plated rectangular belt plate 73 x 77 mm (similar to O&C #187) having the eagle-on-rocks motif with panoply of flags and arms within a wreath, circa 1818-1825. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-187 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 187.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-198 Militia Artillery panel belt plate having the spread wing eagle reversed looking to its left and holding arrows in it right talon. Militia Artillery panel belt plate 43 x 59 mm having the spread wing eagle reversed looking to its left and holding arrows in it right talon. Circa 1835-1845. This is the plate pictured as plate 198 of American Military Belt Plates by O’Donnell & Campbell. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-198 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 198.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-202 Militia Waist Belt Plate, panel type Militia Waist Belt Plate, panel type, circa 1835-1845 being gilt brass with an eagle having arrows pointing downward. This is the plate pictured as plate 202 of American Military Belt Plates by O’Donnell & Campbell. 55 x 72 mm. Fine with much of the gilt. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-202 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 202.

Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-210 Militia, rectangle waist belt plate, eagle. Research Center: Plate2351-Militia-Rectangle-210 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 210.

Plate2359-Militia-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Research Center: Plate2359-Militia-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate2359-Militia-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.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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