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.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1858-1861
- associated date
- 1861-1862
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 3/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 7.9375 cm
- Object Name
- insignia
- Other Terms
- insignia; CSA, Army; Belt Plate; Rgt 1, Virginia Volunteers
