Excellent condition wood drum canteen in untouched condition. Wood is dark and smooth. There is no loose wood or cracks. Everything is tight. Each edge is bound with an iron loop that has a nice dark patina. These loops also hold the three matching iron sling keepers. Bunghole is minus the stopper and there is no sling. The two center panels of the body are excellent with a nice smooth patina and a clean surface.

Carved into one of the side panels are the initials “L.D.” Just below this is an old paper label with a period ink inscription. The label has a jagged section missing which affects three lines of the inscription. The label reads “THIS IS A CE…. CANTEEN PICKED UP ON THE (BA)TTLEFIELD OF FAIR OAKES MAY 31 … PRESENTED TO CAPT. WM. CARR BY A FRIEND 1865.”

Efforts to identify “Captain Carr” have proved fruitless.

Very nice example of a Confederate wood canteen and an early war souvenir.  [ad]

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