Sword belt worn by Henry Gansevoort
date: label: associated date
content: 1863-1865
name: label: wearer
content: Gansevoort, Henry S.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Regulation United States Army sword belt worn by Henry S. Gansevoort while Colonel of the 13th New York Cavalry, from 1863-1865, during the American Civil War. The brown leather belt has two straps, each with two round gold metal buttons, and a rectangular gold and silver metal buckle with eagle and wreath design.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Army
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Abraham Lansing
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.12833
label: catalog number
content: 12833
label: accession number
content: 53757
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Belt
label: Other Terms
content: Belt; Man; Army; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (belt material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (buckle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 34 in x 4 in x 1 in; 86.36 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm