Sword belt plate?

[mnlineman]

Dug this out of a hay field locally. The land owner remembered seeing glass and iron come up when they tried corn there one year and knew nothing about it (probably how it ended up bent). The property has been in their family since the 1890s.

Anyway the closest I have come to identifying it is a enlisted sword belt plate that the wreath has corroded away. Cool find for Minnesota if indeed that's what it is.

 

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[Fullstock]

Yes, it is indeed a Civil War era sword belt plate. Congratulations on a very nice find!

 

[mnlineman]

Yes, it is indeed a Civil War era sword belt plate. Congratulations on a very nice find!

Thanks for the confirmation Fullstock.

 

[Tnmountains]

It travelled home at last. Imagine the miles that it walked and the stories it could tell.
With out getting specific here is a nice read from that fine state.

Minnesota Civil War regiment charged into history at Gettysburg ? Twin Cities

 

[Goose-0]

On July 1, 1994 (A Friday) I found an oval U S belt plate in St Cloud, Minn. A week later I realized that I found this on the 131st anniversary of the start of the Gettysburg battle.

 

[Davers]

A good Find & Thread.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats sir! That is a sword belt plate from the CW alright.

Very well done.