This cup resembles the so called Army issue cup in height and width. The cup meas. approx. 4.25 inches tall x 4.25 inches across the bottom. About a third of the way down from the top rim there is a raised line running around the body of the cup. The handle is attached to the side by two rivets and solder at the top and a single rivet and solder at the bottom. The surface of the cup has a nice dark patina. There are no holes anywhere on the body or base. Stamped into the side of the cup just below the rim is a very small number “6” above a number “36.” This may mean the cup belonged to soldier #36 in the 6^th Company which would be Company F but this is only conjecture.

Scratched into the bottom of the cup is a very difficult inscription. Clearly visible is the first name “BERT” but the last name is too difficult to make out. It looks like “Henderson” or maybe “JOHNSON” or a middle initial with a last name after it. Under the name is clearly scratched “COMPANY” but the letter could be an “F” or a “G.” The last line reads “160^th REGIMENT.” Much time and frustration has gone into trying to deciphering the inscription and finding the soldier named. The closest we could come was Private Albert Henderson of Company G, 160^th Ohio Infantry. Henderson was 45 years old when he enlisted for 100 days on May 2, 1864 and was mustered out at Zanesville, Ohio on September 7, 1864. During his service the regiment served in Harpers Ferry and the Martinsburg, West Virginia area and had a run in or two with Mosby’s men.

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