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Object Name |
Belt, Sword |
Catalog Number |
0985.12.00004a-b |
Description |
Belt of black leather with gold thread trim, with sword slings. Rectangular belt plate (b) of gilded brass with applied silver wreath and Army of Tennessee pattern Confederate battle flag. |
Dimensions |
W-2 L-38 inches |
Owned |
John Bell Hood |
Provenance |
This sword belt belonged to General John Bell Hood, Army of Tennessee. This particular belt plate is very rare, perhaps one of only three bearing the insignia of the Army of Tennessee. |
People |
Hood, John Bell |
Search Terms |
Kentucky United States Military Academy, West Point, New York United States Army Army of Northern Virginia Peninsula Campaign Battle of Antietam / Sharpsburg Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville Confederate Army Battle of Second Manassas / Second Bull Run Battle of Gaines' Mill / First Cold Harbor Georgia Campaign Franklin-Nashville Campaign flag imagery |