Rebel striped haversacks.

[Kirby the great]

Looking for examples of rebel striped haversacks, I heard there was one out there with Georgia provenance but I'm looking for other examples to maybe recreate.

 

[RedRover]

Here's the striped haversack in the Museum of the Confederacy collection...

Haversack | American Civil War Museum

Don't know that there are any other examples.

Here's a documentary reference to some striped haversacks...

 

[captaindrew]

This is probably the one you're thinking of, photo from "Echoes of Glory"

 

[captaindrew]

There was a few vendors making ticking haversacks years ago and it was almost a fashion craze in the reenacting world for a while. Everyone thought they were cool and had to have one, to the point it was way overdone. In reality they were very rare. The authentic world frowns on them these days, they want everyone to have a depot issued haversack. If you want to make a good issue haversack Wambaugh and White sells kits for 25$. Good way to get your feet wet making your own stuff. They used to sell them made of ticking too but don't think they do anymore. But if that's what you want to make more power too you.

 

[Kirby the great]

There was a few vendors making ticking haversacks years ago and it was almost a fashion craze in the reenacting world for a while. Everyone thought they were cool and had to have one, to the point it was way overdone. In reality they were very rare. The authentic world frowns on them these days, they want everyone to have a depot issued haversack. If you want to make a good issue haversack Wambaugh and White sells kits for 25$. Good way to get your feet wet making your own stuff. They used to sell them made of ticking too but don't think they do anymore. But if that's what you want to make more power too you.

I have several depot haversacks. I'm just looking at a chance to make my very early war kits better with a sent form home haversack

 

[captaindrew]

I have several depot haversacks. I'm just looking at a chance to make my very early war kits better with a sent form home haversack

Hey that's cool, if you make one let us know how it came out, with pics of course.

 

[captaindrew]

I have several depot haversacks. I'm just looking at a chance to make my very early war kits better with a sent form home haversack

The one in the photo I've seen before elsewhere, my memory may be failing me so don't quote me on it but I think it was actually picked up at Olustee. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[captaindrew]

I have several depot haversacks. I'm just looking at a chance to make my very early war kits better with a sent form home haversack

So my memory did fail me somewhat. There was a homemade haversack picked up at Olustee but not the ticking one. You can see the Olustee haversack here, it might actually be an interesting project as well. http://adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/two-rebel-haversacks.html

 

[Kirby the great]

The one in the photo I've seen before elsewhere, my memory may be failing me so don't quote me on it but I think it was actually picked up at Olustee. I'll see if I can find it.

Ended up making some with some spare fabric I had lying around