CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH POSTWAR MARKING

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This is a good example of a regulation US Civil War canteen, complete with full cover, strap and stopper that later saw use likely by a state unit circa 1875. The use of a short chain rather than string to secure the stopper to one of the brackets indicates the canteen came through the New York Depot. The strap is full length, showing folds and creases, but only slight edge fraying, and has no breaks. The cover is undyed brown/gray wool, indicating it was likely part of an 1864-65 contract- New York at one point had followed Philadelphia in using light and dark blue cloth. The stopper is cork with a metal cap with rod through the middle with pull loop on top and secured with a nut on the bottom. The iron chain loops through the pull loop and has the last link fastened through a small hole in one bracket.

The canteen shows extensive use, with evident black and brown staining to the cover and rust to the chain, but we see only a couple very small moth nips or wear spots, and the seams are good. Like the cover, the strap shows some stains. One side of the cover has a slightly faded stencil showing crossed rifles with a regimental number “3” in the lower angle and a company letter, likely a “C” or “G” in the top angle. Crossed rifles replaced the hunting horn as the branch of service insignia in the US Army in 1875, with states following suit about the same time, though some may have anticipated it slightly or lagged behind a bit. That the canteen retains its original Civil War configuration at a point when the US Army was experimenting with different carrying straps, etc., most likely points to a state issue of US surplus. Some old-time collectors attributed these to Connecticut, though on what basis is unclear. This one clearly saw some use and we note a small white ribbon was tied around the spout at some point, and we have left it in place.

This is a straight regulation Civil War canteen, a piece of gear carried by every soldier and both more essential are more often used on campaign than any weapon. It would look good displayed with other representative personal gear, with or without showing the stencil indicating its continued postwar use.  [sr][ph:L]

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