Belt worn by Henry S. Gansevoort, 7th New York
date: label: associated date
content: 1861 - 1865
name: label: wearer
content: Gansevoort, Henry S.
notes: label: Description
content: Buff leather uniform belt worn by Henry S. Gansevoort when he served as a private in the 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, in 1861. The belt's attached brass buckle is inscribed "NY / Eighth", designating the wearer as serving in Company 8. "Gansevoort 8 Co. 7th" is written on interior of the belt in ink.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
label: Subject
content: Civil War
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.12849
label: accession number
content: 53757
label: catalog number
content: 12849
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Belt
label: Other Terms
content: Belt; Man; Militia
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 2 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 88.9 cm x 5.715 cm x 1.905 cm