Civil War breastplate?

Superdup · 2026-11-12T11:08:30-0600

Hi all, have not posted in a long time because I haven't found anything worthy of posting! Hopefully this will change that trend, found this today and believe it is some sort of Civil War relic. Has a name on it but I can't seem to find it in any soldier records although admittedly I only used AI for that. Hoping someone can help !

ncsuwolf · 2026-11-12T12:12:51-0600

Interesting. Can you provide some details…..location, what if anything found nearby, size, etc? It’s not an “official” item at least not that I’ve seen from CW. Could be earlier military, or civilian.

Superdup · 2026-11-12T12:20:36-0600

Sure, found at a private site near Baton Rouge, LA. Have found other relics in the same area like Minnie balls, buttons, pipe pieces and even a leather ammo bag (I think).

Its between 3-4 inches across, looks like brass or brass plated iron? I've read some soldiers would use or create blanks in order to personalize...

Superdup · 2026-11-12T12:21:26-0600

I have found war of 1812 buttons there as well.

billb · 2026-11-12T12:43:27-0600

Outstanding Performance!!!!!
Congratulations on your success

ncsuwolf · 2026-11-12T13:30:20-0600

Superdup said:
I have found war of 1812 buttons there as well.

Wild guess, but that’s where my head went

E-Trac-Ohio · 2026-11-12T13:39:30-0600

Congrats on a great find !

PenguinDetectsCA · 2026-11-12T14:27:54-0600

This could be a banner find...

Superdup · 2026-11-12T14:42:45-0600

Everything I'm seeing is saying war of 1812. After 1830s these were constructed with lead backing which this does not have. Just need to find this guy to confirm he was a U.S. Army regular as opposed to state or local militia

Digger54 · 2026-11-12T17:02:27-0600

Great shape considering how hard Louisiana soil is on relics. I suspect that pre dates the civil war. definelty research that name. I would do a chicken dance if I dug that!