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1863 Civil War, Cherokee (Confederate) Breastplate, Modern Reproduction
1863 Civil War, Cherokee (Confederate) Breastplate, Modern Reproduction
1863 Civil War, Cherokee (Confederate) Breastplate, Modern Reproduction

1863 Civil War, Cherokee (Confederate) Breastplate, Modern Reproduction

$ 132

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: 157 Years of survival? Used

    Description

    Modern Reproduction? 1863 Civil War, Cherokee soldier (Confederate) Breastplate. During the Civil War many of the Cherokee Indians from North Carolina fought with the Confederate troops. Obverse: Cherokee Indian bust with engraved "1863  1st Co. Cherokee Mounted Rifles". Reverse: stamped "C.S.A. 1863". 3"x2 1/2".
    Provenance: Originally from the Somers
    Mountain Museum (in Connecticut) circa 1970, then collectors
    Emil A. 'Tex' Mulnite of Windsorville, Connecticut, (Deceased) and Chet Mulka
    also of Connecticut
    .
    157 Years of survival? Free USPS, priority shipping.