The Captain John Edgell Tidd Collection : Artifacts collected, owned or used by Captain Tidd during his military service in the American Civil War.
Title:
Box, Cartridge
Museum ID:
2004.231
Date:
c. 1862
Description:
Leather Union Army cartridge or "belly" box; cast brass "US" oval on front of box; interior front flap stenciled with "J.E. Tidd;" interior compartment has tin boxes for holding cartridges; loops on back for attaching to belt; front brass knob closure.
Notes:
The interior stenciled name indicates that this belonged to Captain John Edgell Tidd (1839—1906) of Woburn.
People associated with item:
Tidd, John Edgell
Source:
Mrs. John E Tidd
Subjects:
1860s
Ammunition
Ammunition containers
Cartridge belts
Cartridges
Containers
Guns
Leather goods
United States——History——Civil War, 1861—1865
Weapons
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