Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Canteen |
Catalog Number |
0985.05.00048 |
Description |
U.S. Model 1858 tin smooth side canteen with steel spout, blue cover, and leather strap. The name "C. Palfrey, C.S.A." is cross-stitched in red thread on one side of the canteen, First National Confederate Flag is embroidered on the other; the same red thread surrounds the perimeter of the canteen, as though joining the front and back sides of the blue cover. The leather strap has a metal buckle. No stopper in spout. |
Dimensions |
H-9 W-8.5 D-3 inches |
Owned |
Charles Palfrey; Chester K. Leach |
Owner Regiment |
Palfrey: Washington Artillery, New Orleans, Fourth Company Leach: 2nd Vermont Infantry, Co. H |
Made |
Unknown |
Event |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
Provenance |
This canteen was used by Charles Palfrey. Palfrey left the canteen on the battlefield of Chancellorsville, VA, on May 3, 1863, and it was picked up by a Union soldier, Lt. Chester K. Leach of the 2nd Vermont Infantry, Co. H. After 45 years the canteen was returned to Palfrey by Leach's cousin. A 1908 newspaper clipping in the file contains copies of the correspondence regarding the identification and return of the canteen. |
People |
Palfrey, Charles Leach, Chester K. |
Search Terms |
items captured by Union soldiers items captured from Confederate soldiers items taken items taken by Union soldiers items taken from Confederate soldiers United States Army flag imagery found on battlefield |