Speaking of Relics

[Charles Heath]

Learning about the source relics is typically a good endeavor. The inventory on this website provides some insight into what the veterans themselves collected as momentos of their time as soldiers. Some are very common articles, such as folding knives, others are larger and less functional items, and yet the theme of a "piece of wood" from a location comes time and time again. This is a long list, but the stories these items could have told (if they could speak) must have been fascinating.

http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~jw3u/round/AnnCat.htm

The cataloger lists names, locations, and in many instances how long an individual possessed an item. The few photographs are sometimes sad, as in the case of the Lancer's flag, or just "gee whiz" as in the one of the canteen with the bee's nest built around it.

Charles Heath

[SteelCityZouave]

Re: Speaking of Relics

Hey,
I've been to the location where these items on the web page were originally stored. It was a local Capt. Espy Post in the Carnegie Library. I was in the original storage place and post where they were. The storage room was discovered a while ago in the upstairs of the library with colors, books, guns, swords, original post chairs, etc. intact. This was around the time I started reenacting and I was amazed by all of the stuff and how it was all catalogued. Some problems were experienced in the room with water coming in from the roof and what-not so everything is being done to preserve the items. Thanks!