Museums of Port Isabel Collection
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50 year anniversary pin from Mexican American War veterans, Mormon Battalion
50 year anniversary pin from Mexican War veterans, Mormon Battalion. Battle of Buena Vista. The pin has a red velvet circle with a star and a two tails. The fabric's color, behind the text is red.
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Alcohol bottles
Two bottles the smaller one dark in color, the larger bottle is a yellow/ green color. Beer bottle and a bottle used for whiskey or wine from the Mexican-American War time.
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Belt
Black belt, with a discolored belt buckle. A design of a bird wings spread out placed in the middle of the belt buckle.
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Belt buckle
Dark brown belt buckle, the letters G T O carved in the middle of the buckle. Possibly for Guanajuato.
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Boot dagger found at Camp Belknap
File 1: "Boot dagger found at Camp Belknap"
File 2: Boot dagger, discoloration shown on the dagger. Small details cover the front of the dagger.
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Breast plate fragments
File 1: Four pieces of the breast plate are shown. One large piece a dark green color, one medium size piece same dark green as the larger piece, two smaller pieces one looks to be a brown color while the other longer piece looks to match with the medium piece. A brief description can be seen under them.
File 2: "This breast plate appears to have been blown outward possibly from a bullet."
File 3: Zoomed in photo of the breast plate three pieces are shown. The large dark green one, the medium green colored piece and the smaller brown looking piece.
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Breast plates belonging to the U.S. Army's 5th, 10th and 11th Infantry Regiments
Three pieces of the breast plates, all dark colors. Numbers can be seen 5,10 and 11."These breastplates, with corresponding buttons, from 5th, 10th and 11th Infantry Regiments show the great diversity in accouterments worn by different groups in the Mexican Army. The 11th Regiment plate even identifies that the soldier was in the 1st Battalion. Each plate has a different style and construction techniques."
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Bullets
Three of the small "bucks" were wrapped with one large ball into paper cartridge containing gunpowder. The cartridge was rammed down the barrel of the muzzleloaders used by both sides of the Mexican American War.
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Bullet Worm
Rusted bullet worm, discoloration can be seen from the handle down to the tip. Three cannon balls near the bottom of the bullet worm. A brief description under it. "A bullet worm was used to extract stuck bullets from a barrel or a firearm"
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Coal from steamboat's boiler
File 1: Coal from steamboat's boiler found at Steamboat Landing on the mouth of the Rio Grande River near Clarksville opposite Bagdad.
File 2: Coal
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Coffee grinder found in a Mexican American War campsite
Coffee grinder found in a Mexican American War campsite.
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Colonial sword
File 1: Blurry photo, "Some Mexican troops carried swords such as this Colonial short sword."
File 2: Sword hanging, rusted blade with a wood handle.
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Confederate blockade buckle
Dark colored belt pieces, with lions head and snake belong to the Confederate blockade during U.S. Civil War.
