VERY GOOD CONDITION CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN

VERY GOOD CONDITION CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN

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Item Code: 2026-2073

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Canteens were an essential, perhaps the essential, piece of field gear for the soldier, and were fondly remembered and treasured by veterans, even becoming romanticized as embodying comradeship and the lasting personal ties formed in the army with the G.A.R. often picturing them with the motto, “We drank from the same canteen.” This is the US M1858 canteen as supplied through the New York Depot, identifiable by its smooth rather than corrugated sides and the use of a short chain rather than string to retain the stopper, something used by the state of New York when ordering canteens on its own early in the war and then adopted by the NY Depot in 1862 in supplying canteens to the USQMD system.

This is complete with stopper, chain, full-length folded cloth strap and full gray/brown wool cover with tight seams, showing very light use if not unissued. The strap shows some soiling and stains, but is solid, with no runs tears or wear to the edges. The cover is likewise very good, showing some soiling and some thin stains, but nothing objectionable and no significant holes or threadbare spots as is often the case or gaps along the seamed edges. We feel one shallow indentation in the tinned iron body underneath that is less obvious to the eye than the touch. The gray/brown cover would point to an 1864 date, when the depot, following the lead of the Philadelphia Depot switched from blue cloth.

This is very good example that would fit well in a display of field gear or form a basic building block for a collection concentrating just on canteens, which show a surprising amount of variation in design and appearance.    [sr][ph:L]

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