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

Plate5500-Ohio-000 Ohio plate, state general use. Research Center: Plate5500-Ohio-000 . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate5500-Ohio-000.html

Plate5551-Ohio-471 Ohio, state general use, shoulder plate. Manufactured ca 1850's to 1860. Research Center: Plate5551-Ohio-471 . Reference: O'Donnell & Campbell, illustration 471.

Plate5561-Ohio-553 Ohio, OVM, Ohio Volunteer Militia, oval, waist belt plate, medium size, single arrow hook. Manufactured ca 1850's to 1860's. Research Center: Plate5561-Ohio-553 . Reference: O’Donnell & Campbell, illustration 553.

Plate5561-Ohio-555 Ohio, OVM, Ohio Volunteer Militia, oval, cartridge box plate. Manufactured ca 1850's to 1860's. Research Center: Plate5561-Ohio-555 . Reference: O’Donnell & Campbell, illustration 555.

Plate5571-Ohio-678 Ohio, general state use, sword waist plate, cast brass, integral wreath. Manufactured ca 1850's to 1860's. Research Center: Plate5571-Ohio-678 . Reference: O’Donnell & Campbell, illustration 678.

Plate5581-Ohio-846 Ohio, general state use, rectangle waist belt plate. Manufactured after the Civil War. Research Center: Plate5581-Ohio-846 . Reference: O’Donnell & Campbell, illustration 846.

Plate5599-Ohio-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Ohio-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Research Center: Plate5599-Ohio-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate5599-Ohio-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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