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The Captain John Edgell Tidd Collection : Artifacts collected, owned or used by Captain Tidd during his military service in the American Civil War.
- Mug
- 2004.237
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- Clear glass mug with faceted sides; handle has thumb rest.... View Full Record
- Cannonball
- 2003.427
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- Lead cannon ball used during the Civil War; gold painted inscription on ball reads:"Rebel Shell thrown from Coggins Point into the Tent of Capt. John E. Tidd, 32nd Mass. Vols. At Harrisons Landing VA August 1862."... View Full Record
- Kit, Sewing
- 2004.55
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- Sewing kit or "housewife" for holding needles and pins; red wool cover, white silk on side, blue interior with white linen flaps for holding needles; "John Tidd" cross stitched on the first linen flap; white "stars" decorate inside cover, button clos... View Full Record
- Case, Writing
- 2004.57
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- Portable writing case; exterior wooden strips roll into cylinder; tin interior case designed to hold pens and small glass inkwell; back wooden strip swivels to help provide firm writing surface; brass closure tabs. Owned by Captain John E. Tidd durin... View Full Record
- Box, Cartridge
- 2004.231
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- 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 closur... View Full Record
- Coffeepot
- 2004.18
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- Tin coffee pot, painted black; intended for use as camp or military mess equipment; strap handle with wire edges, bail wire handle.... View Full Record
- Tag, Identification
- 2004.31
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- Bronze ID disc belonging to Capt. John E. Tidd; front reads "Against Rebellion 1861" with a Union shield, back reads "John E. Tidd Co. B 32nd Reg. Mass. Vol."... View Full Record
- Pipe, Smoking
- 2004.56
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- Brown merschaum pipe with silver bands on pipe bowl and at neck; contained within velvet and silk-lined, leather-covered case.... View Full Record
- Book, Prayer
- 2004.63
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- Leather bound prayer book; label on front reads: "This Book was picked up on the Battle Field at Chancellorsville, VA by JET." Numerous inscriptions of various owners on front and back pages; "Prayer Lessons" on spine.... View Full Record
- Hardtack
- 2004.54
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- 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."... View Full Record
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- MIL-C/2
- The Captain John E. Tidd papers
- The Captain John E. Tidd Papers include his Civil War diary, a broadside, a poem to G.A.R. Post 15, ephemera and his estate inventory.... View Full Record