Image Request-Marked Federal Items

[Scott Sheets]

Hello All,

I am looking for a few images of hand marked or stenciled Federal items for a newsletter article. If you have a marked original item and are willing to share the image I would appreciate it. Any photo's used will be credited to you in the article and you'll have the opportunity to read it before it goes out. Please email me at smsrods@gmail.com

Thank you,
Scott Sheets

[Cumpston1862]

Re: Image Request-Marked Federal Items

Scott-

Sent you some pics and info on a federal knapsack stenciled by a 15th Iowa soldier. My computer skills are limited let me know if you got them okay.

[Jimmayo]

Re: Image Request-Marked Federal Items

Shaving mirror was used by Stephen Ward, 55th Mass. He was killed at Honey Hill SC. No name on the Canteen but threw in in anyway.





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Checker board belonging to Joseph Murphy, 31st Maine. Killed at 2nd Cold Harbor while worming a round from his musket. He was 16 years old. Carved bullets did not come with the box but were dug together in a Petersburg CS trench.

[Cumpston1862]

Re: Image Request-Marked Federal Items

Gents-

Here are the pictures I sent to Scott so everyone can see them. Knapsack held by the Iowa Historical Society in Des Moines, Iowa attributed to private William E. Elsroad, Company A, 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted in January 1862, was wounded on April 6, 1862 at Shiloh and was discharged in January 1863. Quite plausibly stenciled the knapsack prior to Shiloh as his service duration certainly has a very narrow window.

[Scott Sheets]

Re: Image Request-Marked Federal Items

Louis, I got the pictures. Thank you. And thank to everyone that has sent me something. I appreciate it. I'm also looking for gear items, canteens, leathers, etc. that are marked. I can find plenty of this stuff online, I just need to find stuff that I have permission to include in the article. Thanks again for all of the help.