Object Record
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Catalog Number |
1957.7.5 |
Object Name |
Backpack |
Description |
Tan cloth (linen?) tacked onto wooden frame with leather straps, metal buckles, tacks, and rivets. Closes at top with 2 flaps, inner with 3 buttons, outer with leather ties. Straps adjustable for backpack or over-the-shoulder use? Hand-written labels: "5" and drawing of knife on outer flap; "J.A.B." on inner flap; "J.A. Bailey C E 5 Regt. M.V.M." on back |
Date |
Civil War |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1861 |
People |
Bailey, James Alderson Edward (1836-1915) Bailey, Esther Bailey, Edward Appleton |
Subjects |
Military rations War Baggage |
Search Terms |
Civil War |
Material |
Cloth, wood, leather |
Dimensions |
W-12 L-15 D-3.625 inches |
Source |
Bailey, Edward |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |