Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man Waist Belt with Model 1839 Belt Buckle Technical Handbooks & Manuals The 23d was composed of

The 23d was composed of three companies from Steuben county

They are really in great shape

Lieutenant Owens’ family received a War Department telegram (included) on a saturday afternoon informing them of his death

and after advancing slightly against extremely determined resistance

and the single hanging ring fitting has come unglued

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man Waist Belt with Model 1839 Belt Buckle Technical Handbooks & Manuals The 23d was composed ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Civil War Federal Issue Enlistedmans Waist Belt with Model 1839 Belt Buckle. The Belt shows obvious signs of honest wear, and age from decades in storage. The belt is constructed of two inch wide bridle leather, and has had one end trimmed off. Likely this was done by the soldier as this was the earlier model belt which had an integrally sewn loop (which resulted in Belt Buckles being lost, as the soldier had to