"Gettysburg" Shelter Half(s)?

[Moonshine]

Does anyone know how the "Gettysburg" shelter half(s) are modified with the bottom/middle having added to it a provision for the addition of a third tent peg?

I read recently, that one if not both have been modified. Are they still on display? Does anyone have pictures or specs. they could share? I'd like to modify the one I have in a like manner.

Any help or assistance is appreciated.

Best,

[ScottCross]

Re: "Gettysburg" Shelter Half(s)?

You may want to pick up a copy of Fred Gaede's book on Civil War Shelter tents. I'm fairly certain he examined these specimens:

http://www.amazon.com/Federal-Civil-War-Shelter-Tent/dp/0967073138

[gfchhdgf]

Re: "Gettysburg" Shelter Half(s)?

Good Afternoon,

The last time I was there it was still on display. I too had intended to modify some shelter halves in this same manner and took a sketch and a few pics of it although both of these are away from me at the moment as I am at work. In my opinion it is a rather crude modification of (I believe) the same or similar drill that the shelter half itself is made out of. I believe the edges were left raw and the stitches attaching it to the body were in a diagonal fashion of varying lengths in a heavier brownish thread. However it's been a while since I've been to the museum and some details may have gotten skewed in my brain with other things. I'll see what I can dig up in my home office. Best of luck on this!

[Moonshine]

Re: "Gettysburg" Shelter Half(s)?

Mr. Cross,

What's funny is I dug out my copy of said book and found no photo documentation of the item on public display. I wondered if the Gettysburg museum was a little reluctant to offer such done at the time of writing????? The photo on the visitor center website is a little hard to make out the details.

Regardless, with the winter here in my area being particularly rough, I thought it a good idea to reexamine often overlooked items in my Federal kit. This is trivial I know, but I was curious to see how the 'original cast of characters' did it since it seems this is the only shelter remaining with a "field" modification to an issue item that was later revised by the QMD with this exact addition.