US Army General Officer's sword belt worn by William T. Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1860s
label: associated date
content: 1860-1865
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
notes: label: Description
content: US Army General Officer's dress sword belt worn by William T. Sherman during the American Civil War. The non-regulation sword belt is made of brown leather with silver or faded gold embroidered detailing of oak leaves. Two straps of the same design are clipped to the end of the belt by filigreed gold metal clips.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
label: Subject
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: William Tecumseh Sherman
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.15944
label: catalog number
content: 15944
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: belt
label: Other Terms
content: belt; Man; Army; General Officer; Officer; Dress, Full
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 39 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 100.33 cm x 8.89 cm x 3.175 cm