Hello all,
I don't know if this subject has been brought up before (if it has appologize), but I used the "search" option and did not come up with anything. My question is, how exactly should a cartridge box with a sling and a belt be worn? A fellow reenactor with the 36th Illinois told me that he had read a letter from a soldier form the 36th home saying that the leather belt was run through the straps on the back of the box and that the sling was simply there to relieve some of the weight of a full cartridge box. This makes a lot of sense, but I see few reenactors doing it. Most throw over the box and sling, then strap the belt over the top of it (myself included). Does anyone know about this practice, how frequently it was done, and possibly some images to back up either practice? I am currently looking through all of the booxs I have and searching the web for images that can support either practice. I would greatly appreciate any help that any one can offer me.
Sincerely,
Matthew Cassady
104th Illinois Vol. Inf.
I don't know if this subject has been brought up before (if it has appologize), but I used the "search" option and did not come up with anything. My question is, how exactly should a cartridge box with a sling and a belt be worn? A fellow reenactor with the 36th Illinois told me that he had read a letter from a soldier form the 36th home saying that the leather belt was run through the straps on the back of the box and that the sling was simply there to relieve some of the weight of a full cartridge box. This makes a lot of sense, but I see few reenactors doing it. Most throw over the box and sling, then strap the belt over the top of it (myself included). Does anyone know about this practice, how frequently it was done, and possibly some images to back up either practice? I am currently looking through all of the booxs I have and searching the web for images that can support either practice. I would greatly appreciate any help that any one can offer me.
Sincerely,
Matthew Cassady
104th Illinois Vol. Inf.
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