The Captain John Edgell Tidd Collection : Artifacts collected, owned or used by Captain Tidd during his military service in the American Civil War.
Title:
Hardtack
Museum ID:
2004.54
Date:
c. 1862
Description:
Square piece of hardtack belonging to Captain John E. Tidd, enclosed in green pocket knife box. Inscription inside box cover reads "This hardtack he brought home with him from the war."
People associated with item:
Tidd, John Edgell
Source:
Mrs. John E Tidd
Subjects:
1860s
Crackers
Eating & drinking
Food
Hardtack
United States——History——Civil War, 1861—1865
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