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[emike123]

Since the last 3 months worth of posts were lost, I thought I'd put up a picture of two to get things going again. Note the difference in diameter between the Standard and "Burnside" Eagle breast plates.

 

[cwbullet]

Nice post and thanks for reporting it.

 

[PIA]

Hello Mike,
I always wanted to find one of the Burnside breast plates but never did. Must have walked past one at lest once. A cousin of mine fould two in one day at Shiloh, TN!
His brother found two OVM buckles in one day near Iuka, MS. 'Course I was in the Navy at the time and missed hunting these great sites. Alas...
Best regards,
Gary

 

[emike123]

More recently, many folks have come to believe that these smaller breastplates were associated with Maine troops. So, Gary, if you want to find one, go where these are found:

;-)