"The Portable Field Cooking Stove"

[John Hartwell]

A "private purchase" item, for the newly organizing regiment:

[from Handbook for Active Service (1861)]
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[wbull1]

Who was going to lug that monstrosity around?

 

[John Hartwell]

Who was going to lug that monstrosity around?

Well, this was early in the war, when everybody was green. And, they believed it when they were told they'd always have plenty of wagons for the heavy stuff. I doubt many of these lasted a month in the field during campaign.

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

Remember wayyyy back, reading Elisha Hunt Rhodes? Description of what men thought they could carry was awesome- still laughing at his description of the mother who rushed into their column as it marched from town and threw him an umbrella.

Having said that it's a great stove.

 

[donna]

It is a great stove. I guess the wagons hauled it for a while.

John thanks for posting this one.

 

[Cranchris31]

Wonder how many of these are still around..?

 

[FarawayFriend]

These field stoves are called "Gulaschkanone" = goulash cannon in German - now I get an impression why!

 

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Feldküche Model 1911 (without the horses)

 

[2/241]

idealist and improper Postcart (1908) oc the dough wouln't have been made by hand

Felküche & Feldbäckerei

 

[John Hartwell]

Feldküche Model 1911 (without the horses)
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While there were big, horse-drawn Commissary Ovens like those German examples, this one was smaller and more portable: like these two:

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See https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/commissary-cooking

 

[JOHN42768]

"Quick. Hide the Plans". Before Weber copies it

 

[Cranchris31]

While there were big, horse-drawn Commissary Ovens like those German examples, this one was smaller and more portable: like these two:

View attachment 294443​

See https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/commissary-cooking

Nice picture!

 

[scone]

Chuck wagons came after but I would say rations came by wagon... something id like to try to do

 

[Steph-GB]

Ermm yes I think our now version on a slow cooker is much better !! And even then smelling food cooking all day makes you hungry all day .. so the thought of being starving and needing food when sick is just totally unpractical for them.. looks like an almighty contraption to use and cook with!