Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Blanket |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00685 |
Description |
Waterproof ground cloth of canvas with felted reverse and remains of paint or wax waterproofing on obverse side; 3/4 inch hem on one side with three bone four-hole buttons; wriiten in ink on obverse side "Poague". |
Dimensions |
H-35.5 W-26 inches |
Owned |
James Wilson Poague |
Owner Regiment |
1st Virginia Cavalry, Co. C |
Event |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
Provenance |
A portion of the blanket was used by James Wilson Poague, Co. C, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Rockingbridge County, Va. It was made from a piano cover. Poague was mortally wounded in action at Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 7, 1864 and died May 26, 1864. Old label attached to obverse side: "Portion of Army Blanket (made from a piano cover) used from March, 1862 to May, 1864, by James Wilson Poague, private in Co. C, 1st Va. Cavalry" |
People |
Poague, James Wilson |
Search Terms |
Overland Campaign ersatz items made from other items |
Subjects |
Bedspreads Blankets Wounded in war Wounds & injuries Dead persons Casualties, War War casualties |