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 01, 2008

The Ridgeway Civil War Reference Archive
California buckles & 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.

P1186     California, two part belt buckle
 
Gilt cast brass, buckle was likely made by William Taussig & Co New York for the militia to defend the gold region. The big fancy gaudy style of this buckle is so reflective of the gold rush period, California seal depicts Minerva with a bear, a miner in the background, along with 31 stars, California was the 31st state. 
Nondug example, heavily gilded. 
Tongue keeper 51.0mm, wreath keeper 52.3mm wreath height 54.6mm 
Ref: O'Donnell & Campbell plate 338

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