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

by Harry Ridgeway

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.

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Plate2521-Militia-Oval-328
Star Plates not cataloged

Research Center: Plate2521-Militia-Oval-328 . Reference: Mullinax, item 328.

Plate2521-Militia-Oval-564
Militia, K, plain face, with applied letter, oval, waist belt plate, small size, iron hooks ******Keg already booked****.

Research Center: Plate2521-Militia-Oval-564 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 564.

Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v11


Research Center: Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v11 .

Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v12


Research Center: Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v12 .

Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v13


Research Center: Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v13 .

Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v14


Research Center: Plate2521-Militia-Oval-v14 .

Plate2529-Militia-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Militia waist belt plates, oval, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION

Research Center: Plate2529-Militia-Oval-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION .

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Plate2529-Militia-Oval-328-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Militia waist belt plates, oval, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION
Oval with star. O'Donnell classifed as Texas, this is repro of the plate, Texas or otherwise.
Research Center: Plate2529-Militia-Oval-328-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION .

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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.



Ridgeway Civil War Research Center,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Plates and buckles
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