Confederate Powder Horn

[montana24]

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I found this powder horn in an antique shop in Montana. It has CSA , 2 -TN, 1861-64 in brass tacks. Scratched into the horn are the battles that the 2nd Tennessee fought in order from Manassa on thru till the last entry is of Ezra Church which is followed with a single P. I am trying to find a possible name that would have belonged to it. Does anyone have a roster of who volunteered in 1861 or that surrendered with Lt. Colonel Hale near Peachtree Creek in 1861. I suspect the owner may have been one of them as the last date is 1864 not 1865.

 

[UCVRelics]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but its not real. Soldiers did not carry these by the end of the war. The ammo was already rolled into cartridges with bullet and powder and carried in a cartridge box.

 

[montana24]

I don't think it was used in the war. My thinking it was something a veteran made after the war to remember his experience. Had to be after the war or else he would not marked the end as 1864. Which would be when the war ended for him, if he surrendered at Peach Tree Creek, instead of the end in 1865.

 

[montana24]

I see by your site you have considerable knowledge of the Civil War. In the same town that I got the powder horn I picked up this musket. It is in very rough shape. It is similar to the 1853 Enfield but with no maker making or dates. There is on round stamp on the butt stock and has the markings that are in the photos. Have you seen these marking before. Thanks for any help.

 

[johan_steele]

I see by your site you have considerable knowledge of the Civil War. In the same town that I got the powder horn I picked up this musket. It is in very rough shape. It is similar to the 1853 Enfield but with no maker making or dates. There is on round stamp on the butt stock and has the markings that are in the photos. Have you seen these marking before. Thanks for any help.

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It's from Nepal. Not ACW other than it existed at the same time on the other side of the world.

Your horn could easily be a postwar creation to memorialize the war by a CS veteran. More than a few ended up in Montana as many of the CS POWs who opted out of POW camps by joining the US Army ended up on the frontier.

 

[montana24]

It's from Nepal. Not ACW other than it existed at the same time on the other side of the world.

Your horn could easily be a postwar creation to memorialize the war by a CS veteran. More than a few ended up in Montana as many of the CS POWs who opted out of POW camps by joining the US Army ended up on the frontier.

Could be on the musket because it is really poorly built. Would like to cross reference the 2nd Tennessee rosters with the names buried here. There are many GAR veterans buried here but have not found many Confederate maybe they we not marked as such. 1870 Census shows a lot of southern born men of the right age in it probably as many or more than northern born. Odd not many show up on grave stones as Confederate veterans.