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Lot 487
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Lots 1-296
Jun 21, 2022
10:00AM ET
Lots 297-560
Jun 22, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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700
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$750
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Fragment of belt with Model 1839 "US" plate, identified to 2nd Maryland Infantry Regiment.
Approx. 8 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. buff leather belt fragment with die-struck brass "US" belt plate having round studs and maker stamp "W.M. Mayer, 1861" on verso (buff leather with soiling and discoloration throughout; plate with heavy discoloration, a few dings, and letters carved into verso). Belt features stenciled identification on interior: "H. Stewart / 2nd MD. Inf."
An HDS search returns 4 enlistees matching these initials who served in the 2nd Maryland Infantry or the 2nd Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry, including Harry H. Stewart, KIA at Antietam.
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann