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Object Name |
Box, Cartridge |
Catalog Number |
0985.04.00045a-d |
Description |
U.S. Model 1855 cartridge box: black leather with double flap, 2 japanned buckles; brass finial. Attached to leather shoulder strap. Contents of the cartridge box include one small wooden dowel (45b), an iron rod (45c), an Eley Brothers cap tin (45d), and some wadding. |
Dimensions |
H-7 W-40 D-8 inches |
Owned |
John Hunt Morgan ; Donaldson family |
Provenance |
This cartridge box was used by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and was taken from him when he was captured. Morgan's captors gave the cartridge box to the Donaldson family of Lisbon, Ohio. |
People |
Morgan, John Hunt |
Search Terms |
items captured by Union soldiers items captured from Confederate soldiers items taken items taken by Union soldiers items taken from Confederate soldiers Items taken North by Union soldiers and later returned South United States Army Morgan's Raid |