Unknown But clue to state?

[on again]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and star design belt buckle with sword]

1 photograph : ninth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 7.5 x 6.4 cm (case)

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star design belt buckle with sword

What CS State had star Design Belt?

 

[JOHN42768]

Mississippi & Texas

 

[Robert Gray]

The belt plate the soldier is wearing is typical of a militia pattern used between 1850 and 1865. They have been found in both Northern and Southern campsites. Texas, Mississippi and Florida made use of the star design on their uniform buttons.