Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection
The collection consists of artifacts discovered by Manuel Hinojosa in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Northern Mexico pertaining to the Mexican-American War.
Originally sponsored by Texas State Library, Train to Share, UTB/TSC, and Manuel Hinojosa.-
Belt buckle, AVW 29 shield
Nickel AVW 29 belt buckle found south of Fort Brown golf course.
File 1: Back of the buckle, erosion can be seen.
File 2: Front of the buckle, the letters A, W, and V on the front along with the number 29. The letter V has some discoloration.
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Brass brush container
Brush brass container without a brush. Erosion can be seen around the chain and the handle.
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Briquet sword fragment
Briquet sword piece.
File 1: Front of the briquet sword piece.
File 2: Back of the briquet sword piece.
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Brown Bess fragment
Brown Bess fragment.
File 1: Eroded Brown Bess fragment.
File 2: Eroded Brown Bess fragment, penny for size.
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Brown Bess short fragment
Brown Bess short fragment.
File 1: Brown Bess short fragment.
File 2: Brown Bess short fragment, penny for size.
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Buckle piece, long narrow brass
File 1: Long dark, narrow buckle piece brass. Slight rust can be seen on the item.
File 2: Long dark, narrow buckle piece brass. Slight rust can be seen on the item. Penny placed for size.
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Buckles, four forage caps
Four forage cap buckles. The smaller buckles on top the larger ones on the bottom.
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Button
One small button found at Mier, Mexico.
File 1: One small button
File 2: Clear photo of one small button
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Buttons, coin brass
Two coin brass buttons found at Camp Belknap.
File 1: Back of the coin buttons
File 2: Front of the coin buttons
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Buttons with four holes found at Camp Belknap
Camp Belknap 4 hole pewter buttons, 8 buttons, 4 large buttons 2 medium size buttons, and 2 smaller buttons.
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Cannon ball made of brass
Brass cannon ball found south of the UTB/TSC campus with a penny beside for size reference.
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Confederate Waist Belt Plate “Palo Alto Lion’s Head”
A round disc with a raised lion’s head. The reverse side is flat, except for an ovoid at the center of disc. Belt loop is to the right with applied s-link connector on the left. Traditional Hussar waist belt plate; a style used by officers and elite troop of Napoleonic and adopted by English. This item was found behind the Mexican Army battle line.
U.S. Civil War Plate # Belt loop- 45mm/disc dia 48mm overall length Dug at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas Collection: Brownsville Historical Museum Brownsville, Texas Cast and filed brass, whole.
File 1:Backside of the disk. A dark maroon color.
File 2: Detailed Lion head, discoloration around the top of the head.
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Coscojo / jingle fragments
Coscojo are pieces of iron, by way of beads, which, strung on some wires linked and gripped at the ends to the mouthpiece of the bridle brakes, form with the saliva the flavors.
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Dog tags, three
Three heavily eroded dog tags. The first one is illegible. The second one reads" Pickens...Tex" The third one says "Roy W. Branam 28060516, CCRAM..Lubbock, Tex".
