Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- Copper, oval shaped with a raised rim and raised "CS" in center.
- General History
- Belt plates, like this one, were used to signal the side or state for which a soldier fought. This belt plate was for a Confederate soldier.
- ca 1861
- associated date
- 1861-1862
- ID Number
- AF.60667M
- catalog number
- 60667M
- accession number
- 223708
- collector/donor number
- SK423
- Object Name
- belt plate
- Other Terms
- insignia; CSA, Army; Belt Plate
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 5.715 cm x 8.89 cm x .635 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Civil War
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Record ID
- nmah_439646
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-6a66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
