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1. Utensils Utensils Many soldiers purchased utensils from sutlers (civilian merchants in the field). This versatile spoon, knife and fork set folds compactly into the wood handle. The bowl of the spoon is engraved: A Poucher...
2. Forbes etching: The Halt of the Line of Battle, plate 17 Forbes etching: The Halt of the Line of Battle, plate 17 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
3. Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife The knife takes its name from the Alamo hero James Bowie, who is said to have created the form in 1830. Bowie knives and other large side knives were popular with both Union and Confederate soldiers. While...
4. Chess board Chess board Folding, pocket chess board. Soldiers looked for ways to spend the long hours in camp. On January 15, 1862, Illinois soldier Lyman Widney wrote in his diary: "Rained incessantly all day, but we hugged...
5. Forbes etching: Going into Action, plate 36 Forbes etching: Going into Action, plate 36 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
6. Truce flag remnant, Fort Donelson Truce flag remnant, Fort Donelson According to Grand Army of the Republic records, this piece of white bunting was part of the truce flag under which Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner surrendered Fort Donelson, Tennessee, to General...
7. Forbes etching: Through the Wilderness, plate 3 Forbes etching: Through the Wilderness, plate 3 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
8. Sword, Model 1860 Light Cavalry Sword, Model 1860 Light Cavalry This model was meant as a replacement for the heavier model 1840 Cavalry Sword, which was known as the "Old Wristbreaker" by the men who used it. Here, the blade width was narrowed with accompanying reductions...
9. Sword, Non-Regulation Officer (based on Model 1850 Foot Officers' Sword) Sword, Non-Regulation Officer (based on Model 1850 Foot Officers' Sword) This high-grade sword, based on the Model 1850 Foot Officers' Sword, exhibits the artistry offered by makers like W. Clauberg; for example, the quillon, usually a scroll, is molded as an eagle’s head....
10. Holsters, Ulysses S. Grant Holsters, Ulysses S. Grant Pistol holsters that accompany the modified McClellan officers' saddle. According to Grand Army of the Republic records, Ulysses S. Grant used these holsters in the Battle of the Wilderness (1864) and...
11. Hat, non-regulation Hat, non-regulation In 1863 at just 23 years of age, George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) became the youngest General in the Union Army. He was known for his bold exploits as a cavalry officer and his dashing appearance. According...
12. Forbes etching: The Rear of the Column, plate 18 Forbes etching: The Rear of the Column, plate 18 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
13. Sword, Presentation (based on Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Sword) Sword, Presentation (based on Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Sword) The blade on this Cavalry Officers' Sword was made by the German firm, W. Clauberg for the New York company, Schuyler, Hartley and Graham (both names are engraved on either side of the ricasso). Schuyler,...
14. Drum, 65th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Drum, 65th Illinois Volunteer Infantry This rope-tension, snare drum was made by C. & F. Soistmann of Philadelphia on a contract for the Union. Army guidelines (1861) for drums during the Civil War stated that "drums will be painted with the...
15. Forbes etching: The Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line, plate 37 Forbes etching: The Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line, plate 37 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
16. Epaulets, Colonel Epaulets, Colonel These epaulets were sold by the Chicago firm of Larrabee & North, dealers in hardware and military goods, from swords to sashes. The silver embroidered spread eagle has been separated from these colonel's...
17. Forbes etching: Stuck in the Mud and A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Shower, plate 19 Forbes etching: Stuck in the Mud and A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Shower, plate 19 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
18. Flag remnant, Fort Sumter Flag remnant, Fort Sumter According to Grand Army of the Republic records, this piece of cloth was part of the United States flag that flew over Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and was fired upon at the outbreak of the Civil War on...
19. Forbes etching: [Fording a River and] A Halt for Twenty Minutes, plate 38 Forbes etching: [Fording a River and] A Halt for Twenty Minutes, plate 38 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
20. Forbes etching: [Going Into Camp at Night], plate 21 Forbes etching: [Going Into Camp at Night], plate 21 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...
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