OVAL US WAIST BELT PLATE FROM THE CORNFIELD AT ANTIETAM WITH REMNANTS OF THE BELT

OVAL US WAIST BELT PLATE FROM THE CORNFIELD AT ANTIETAM WITH REMNANTS OF THE BELT

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Regulation 1839 pattern oval US belt plate with the arrow belt hooks that became common 1863-1865, but had been introduced as early as 1862 by some contractors and with Emerson Gaylord referring to some oval stud patterns he delivered in April 1863 as the “old style.” See O’Donnell and Campbell’s comments on plates 501ff, and their comments on the smaller size oval US plates with single arrow studs shown as Plates 520 to 534, broadly dated ca. 1851-1862. This one was recovered in the Cornfield at Antietam and still retains part of its leather belt. The plate has good definition to the lettering and rim, with a few light scratches and some very tiny dings, showing as some small dots at right of the U, but no significant dings or nicks to the rim. The face shows largely as medium brown with some grayish brown in the recesses of the letters and on the rim, with brown in the 1 o’clock to 3 o’clock position. The lead-solder fill on the back has a level surface showing thin brown and cream colors over a medium gray.

The “Cornfield” refers, of course, to the Miller Cornfield at Antietam, the site of ferocious back and forth fighting as Hooker’s Corps eventually advanced south through it, forcing back Jackson’s men until driven back by Hood’s and D.H. Hill’s divisions, the latter eventually driven back in turn by Mansfield’s Corps. It was a bloody beginning to the war’s bloodiest day. This is an interesting relic from a famous spot on one of the war’s most famous battlefields.   [sr][ph:L]

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