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Object Name |
Belt |
Catalog Number |
2001.46.1 |
Date |
ca. 1861 |
Material(s) |
Brass/Leather |
Dimensions |
H-1.875 W-38 D-0.5 inches |
Description |
This brown leather belt has a rectangular Confederate plate-style buckle made of cast brass. The buckle has a slight curve, raised border, and raised letters that read "C.S.A." On the reverse of the belt, there are two hooks fitting into one end of the belt a third hook on the opposite side of the belt that is used to secure the buckle through the holes on the tongue of the belt. There appears to be five original holes for the buckle and three later additions. There are incised line traces on the top and bottom of the belt. |
Notes |
This belt was owned by David Fenimore Cooper Weller, who was born on March 1, 1843 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in July of 1861. He served in Company C, 2nd Kentucky Infantry, Lewis' Brigade - part of the famed "Orphan Brigade." Weller died in 1891 in Louisville, Kentucky. |
Collection |
Richard E. Weller Collection |
Event |
American Civil War |
People |
Weller, David Fenimore Cooper Weller, Richard E. Weller, David W. Weller, Robert R. |
Subjects |
Belts (Clothing) Buckles Military uniforms Leather garments Leather goods Civil wars Soldiers |
Search Terms |
American Civil War Confederate States of America Civil Wars Confederate Confederacy Confederate Army Confederate soldiers Soldier (Ky.) Military Uniforms |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |