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- Aug 25, 2012
The US Army went off to War with the medical knapsack adopted in 1859 and this was replaced in many cases with the 1862 Medical Knapsack. In 1863 the Coolidge Field Companion came out which was worn on the on a shoulder belt at the waist (inspired or based on the British model). There is/are examples of a similar belt pouch with hair on the outside , kind of like a Berdan Sharpshooter pack.
Would it be safe to assume that the Confederate medical service used simular packs and belt pouches? Did the medical orderlies who had to tote this things have a preference? The knapsack is heaver, but the weight of the pouch on but one strap may have not made up for the lighter weight.
Would it be safe to assume that the Confederate medical service used simular packs and belt pouches? Did the medical orderlies who had to tote this things have a preference? The knapsack is heaver, but the weight of the pouch on but one strap may have not made up for the lighter weight.