“PROUNCED SERIF” CS BELT PLATE

“PROUNCED SERIF” CS BELT PLATE

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Item Code: 2025-3581

“Pronounced Serif” two-piece CS buckles take their name from the large, not to say exaggerated, serifs at the top of the “C” and at the top and bottom of the “S” on the tongue. They are associated with Virginia and with Richmond in particular, with one respected dealer suggesting they may have been made on contract for the Richmond Arsenal or for one of the city’s better quality military goods dealers. Mullinax (1991) illustrated the pattern in his Plate-006. In this case the finishing work left the edges of the serif on the “C” rather angular but followed through on the characteristic rounded features of the serifs on the top and bottom of the “S” giving them curling trefoil, two-lobes and point, heart shapes.

The tongue portion, the most significant element, bears a collection inventory number “168” and the find location “Cross Keys.” The wreath portion bears a different number, “215,” indicating that, while having a good fit and matching tones, it is a marriage with the tongue and a separate note indicated it came from Kennesaw Mountain, GA. They display, however, perfectly together, with matching deep olive green, brownish tones with some lighter green thin light brown in recesses.

Cross Keys, fought June 8, 1862, was a key victory in Jackson’s Valley Campaign, when Ewell’s Division, containing at least six Virginia infantry regiments along with Virginia artillery and cavalry units, defeated a larger column of Union troops under Fremont, preventing them from linking up with another column under Shields, both of whom were pursuing Jackson south after the battle of First Winchester. When Fremont pulled back Ewell was able to rejoin Jackson, who then defeated Shields as well on the next day at Port Republic, clearing the way to join Lee on the Peninsula, which spelled defeat for McClellan as well, no matter how well he put a good face on his retreat as merely a “change of base.”

This is scarce variation of an already hard-to-find Confederate plate.  [sr][ph:L]

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