Confederate Adjutant General button	The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!) I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics
	This page updated   March 02, 2008

The Ridgeway Civil War Reference Archive
Confederate government sheet brass plates

This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years.  This archive record is for educational purposes only.  Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author.  None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.

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.

P0362    Confederate waist belt plate, sheet brass

Construction is small size sheet brass, flimsy plate.
Iron hooks soldered to back missing, small break at lower right corner is from hard field use, this buckle made it to the last battle in Winchester and was found in the Confederate lines from the famous cavalry charge.
Found by Harry Ridgeway, Third Battle of Winchester
Plate measures 44mm X 65mm
Ref: Mullinax, Plates 184 to 186 variant

Item is on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester, VA.

P0284    Confederate waist belt plate, sheet brass

Construction is small size heavy sheet brass.
Iron hooks soldered to back missing
Found by Steve Baker, Shenandoah Valley VA
Plate measures 46mm X 72mm
Ref: Mullinax, Plates 184 to 186 variant

Item is on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester, VA.

P0285    Confederate waist belt plate, sheet brass

Construction is small size heavy sheet brass.
Iron hooks soldered to back missing
Found by Steve Baker, Shenandoah Valley VA
Plate measures 51mm X 75mm
Ref: Mullinax, Plates 184 to 186 variant

Item is on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester, VA.

P1224     Confederate waist belt plate, sheet brass

Construction is small size sheet brass, slight beveled edge.
Iron hooks soldered to back fully intact
Found by Emile Mancuso, Port Hudson La
Plate measures 44mm X 70mm
Ref: Mullinax, Plates 184 

P1264     Confederate waist belt plate, sheet brass

Construction is small size heavy sheet brass.
Iron hooks soldered to back missing
Recovered: Fredericksburg Va
Plate measures 56mm X 86mm
Ref: Mullinax, Plates 184 to 186 variant 

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