Possible Civil War plate?

[USMC18]

I went metal detecting today at a old home site that is now an open field. My second target at this site, I pulled out this plate with "US" on it. It looks a lot like those Civil War buckles. My mouth dropped down to the ground when I noticed the US on it! It is pretty messy on the back. Does anybody know what this could be? Some other notable finds for today was a 1939 wheat cent, a heavy broken padlock and a piece to a toy revolver.

 

[Pacivilwarluke]

Looks like a US bridle rossette!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some very nice finds

 

[USMC18]

Looks like a US bridle rossette!

Awesome! So is this Civil War era? This area I'm metal detecting in did have a high amount of Civil War activity.

 

[CoilToTheSoil]

I went metal detecting today at a old home site that is now an open field. My second target at this site, I pulled out this plate with "US" on it. It looks a lot like those Civil War buckles. My mouth dropped down to the ground when I noticed the US on it! It is pretty messy on the back. Does anybody know what this could be? Some other notable finds for today was a 1939 wheat cent, a heavy broken padlock and a piece to a toy revolver.

Lucky! One of the properties I hunt has tales of the landowners as children pulling them (the bridal rosettes) up out of the plowed fields. Been hunting for one!
Nice save!

 

[UnderMiner]

Here's a picture of what it would have looked like in place during it's time in US military service:

 

[USMC18]

Thanks for the answers guys. Im definetly going to hit this spot hard.