MONEY BELT IDENTIFIED TO 8TH GEORGIA SOLDIER WHO SERVED THROUGHOUT THE WAR, SURRENDERING AT APPOMATTOX

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Item Code: 846-490

This money belt is made of calfskin leather with two pockets. Each pocket meas. approx. 9.00 x 2.50 inches with folding flaps held by two mother-of-pearl buttons on each. The pocket flaps are edged with a butternut colored cloth while the buttonholes are reinforced with leather.

The belt is fastened around the waist by an 11.00 inch strip of blue striped bed ticking with an added piece of brown cloth coming to a point. This strap fastens to a double-pronged iron buckle reminiscent of those found on period suspenders but larger.

The over all length of the belt is approx. 36.00 inches. One pocket flap is slightly curled and the entire belt shows light surface wear from age and use. Buckle shows some rust.

Belt comes house in an old EARLY 20TH Century box that has a pencil inscription written on the inside that reads “PR. JOHN LUMPKIN PINSON UNDER GEN. WHEELER. MRS. PINSON 1096 MCLYNN AVE ??6590.”

John Lumpkin Pinson enlisted as a private in Company A, 8th Georgia Infantry on May 18, 1861.

Records show that Pinson was given leave on June 4, 1861. It is assumed he was present for 1st Manassas and on into the winter of 1861/62. However, the rolls for January 1, 1862 show him absent sick as does the roll for April of 1862.

Records are missing but Pinson must have returned for the Peninsula Campaign because he is shown as entering the hospital in August of 1862 and remains there at least till December.

Muster rolls for 1863 are missing but Pinson is present in April and May of 1864. Sometime in May he goes absent without leave and does not show on the rolls again until November 26, 1864 when he returned to his Company from General Hospital #9 Richmond

He was surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.  [ad] [ph:L]

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