Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Bag |
Catalog Number |
0985.08.00040 |
Description |
The bag is a light brown cotton sack, hemmed at the top with heavy coffee dust in the lower corner. |
Material |
Fabric/Cloth/Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-8 L-9 inches |
Owned |
Hammett L. Stephenson |
Owner Regiment |
ADJ - 5th and 15th Arkansas Infantry |
Event |
surrender at Bennett Place, North Carolina, April 26, 1865 |
Provenance |
The "Confederate officer's coffee bag [is] as it was at the surrender, with the remnant of coffee left in it at the time. (Real coffee captured from the Yankees)." Lt. Hammett L. Stephenson carried this coffee bag in his haversack. He was Adj. for the 5th and 15th Arkansas Infantry, Govan's Brigade, Cleburne's Division, Hardee's Corps, Army of Tennessee. |
People |
Stephenson, Hammett L. |
Search Terms |
surrender at Bennett Place, North Carolina, April 26, 1865 items captured by Confederate soldiers items captured from Union soldiers items taken by Confederate soldiers items taken from Union soldiers United States Army |
Subjects |
Food Beverages drinks Coffee Surrenders |