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This belt buckle was recovered from the Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield site in Linn County, where, on October 25, 1864, Union and Confederate forces fought one of the largest cavalry battles in the Civil War. It is difficult to say if the buckle came from battle, as it is in such good condition, but it was buried and not a surface find, which argues for the belt buckle dating to the battle. The brass buckle depicts a left facing helmeted knight. The Knights of Pythias were the first American fraternal order chartered by an Act of Congress (1864).
Date: 1864
Item Number: 443133
Call Number: 14LN337-1644-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443133
Collections - Archeology
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Knights of Pythias
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of Mine Creek
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - Men
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Historic sites - Mine Creek Battlefield
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