Name/Title
WalletEntry/Object ID
1940.19.1Description
This wallet is made of brown calfskin leather. Inside the wallet, there are several items: 10 unused 3-cent postage stamps; 1 canceled 3-cent postage stamp; 2 pennies (1863, 1860); a paper strip holding several straight pins; a foil wrapper printed in blue with a label related to banking, dated 1859; a newspaper clipping about the Battle of Gettysburg; a large $5 postage bill.Context
Carried by Smith Ormsbee of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Civil War. The wallet and its contents were on Ormsbee when he was killed in Charlestown, Virginia.Acquisition
Accession
1940.19Source or Donor
Ormsbee, Ira (1851-1941)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
WalletNomenclature Primary Object Term
Case, PersonalNomenclature Sub-Class
Personal Carrying & Storage GearNomenclature Class
Personal GearNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
WalletHeight
3-7/8 inWidth
2-5/16 inDepth
5/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ormsbee, Smith (1818-1864)Person or Organization
4th Vermont InfantryRelated Places
Place
City
CharlestownState/Province
VirginiaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPlace
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
Battle of GettysburgEvent
Civil War