Object Details
- Description
- This waist belt plate was worn by soldiers of the 1st Virginia Volunteers, Confederate States Army. The brass, oval plate was manufactured around 1858-1860. Most likely the inscribed "CSA" was added after Virginia's secession from the Union.
- 1858-1861
- associated date
- 1861-1862
- ID Number
- AF.60666M
- catalog number
- 60666M
- accession number
- 223708
- collector/donor number
- SK422
- Object Name
- insignia
- Other Terms
- insignia; CSA, Army; Belt Plate; Rgt 1, Virginia Volunteers
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 3/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 7.9375 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_439654
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-5e6d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
