Confederate States of America Belt Plate
date: label: date made
content: ca 1861
label: associated date
content: 1861-1862
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Copper, oval shaped with a raised rim and raised "CS" in center.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: 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.
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War and Reconstruction
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.60667M
label: catalog number
content: 60667M
label: accession number
content: 223708
label: collector/donor number
content: SK423
objectType: label: Object Name
content: belt plate
label: Other Terms
content: insignia; CSA, Army; Belt Plate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 5.715 cm x 8.89 cm x .635 cm