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

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

Plate2381-Militia-Rectangle-v11 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, plain patterns. Research Center: Plate2381-Militia-Rectangle-v11 .

Plate2381-Militia-Rectangle-v12 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, plain patterns. Research Center: Plate2381-Militia-Rectangle-v12 .

Plate2382-Militia-Rectangle-708 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, Abingdon Artillery Research Center: Plate2382-Militia-Rectangle-708 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 708.

Plate2382-Militia-Rectangle-999 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, use not determined. Research Center: Plate2382-Militia-Rectangle-999 .

Plate2382-Militia-Rectangle-v11 Militia waist belt plate, rectangle, plain patterns. Research Center: Plate2382-Militia-Rectangle-v11 .

Plate2383-Militia-Rectangle-v11 Research Center: Plate2383-Militia-Rectangle-v11 .

Plate2383-Militia-Rectangle-v12 Research Center: Plate2383-Militia-Rectangle-v12 .

Plate2383-Militia-Rectangle-v13 Research Center: Plate2383-Militia-Rectangle-v13 .

Plate2388-Militia-Rectangle-v11 Militia, IndianWar plates Research Center: Plate2388-Militia-Rectangle-v11 .

Plate2388-Militia-Rectangle-v12 Plate1901-Militia-IndianWarrectangle waist belt plate, Militia Company CPlate depicts C presumably Company C. Plate is simple construction, sheet brass, the letter is die stamped and held in place with wire, wide tongue is brazed, keeper bar is brazed. This is thought to have been intended for state militia use during the period following the Civil War, 1866 to 1890's.Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 824, similar. Plate1901-Militia-IndianWarrectangle waist belt plate, Militia Company CPlate depicts C presumably Company C. Plate is simple construction, sheet brass, the letter is die stamped and held in place with wire, wide tongue is brazed, keeper bar is brazed. This is thought to have been intended for state militia use during the period following the Civil War, 1866 to 1890's.Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 824, similar. Research Center: Plate2388-Militia-Rectangle-v12 .

Plate2388-Militia-Rectangle-v13 MVM Research Center: Plate2388-Militia-Rectangle-v13 .

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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