Union haversack

[FrankN]

Hello All,
I enjoy the field gear of the enlisted troops and a haversack is a hard to find piece. They're hard to find in any condition because of hard use during the war and continued use by many after the war. This one survived with some repairs and is missing the buckle for the leather strap, the white rice bag insert and the buttons that would attach the rice bag to the inside.

There is only a verbal identification of the last name of the soldier that used this haversack. A Bennett from the 145th New York Infantry. There was no first name given and there were at least 3 Bennetts in the 145th NY. It's interesting to have a possible ID but no way to be certain for this one.

This one is not glamorous by any stretch but I thought some of you might enjoy seeing it. It is filled with a combination of acid free archival tissue and ethafoam. Any comments or opinions are welcome.
Thanks for looking!
Frank

 

[3rdBrigade]

Love seeing original artifacts!!! Thanks for sharing

 

[UCVRelics]

Congrats on the addition to your collection. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[major bill]

Very nice and a great addition to any collection.

 

[captaindrew]

Nice, thanks for sharing

 

[Package4]

Hello All,
I enjoy the field gear of the enlisted troops and a haversack is a hard to find piece. They're hard to find in any condition because of hard use during the war and continued use by many after the war. This one survived with some repairs and is missing the buckle for the leather strap, the white rice bag insert and the buttons that would attach the rice bag to the inside.

There is only a verbal identification of the last name of the soldier that used this haversack. A Bennett from the 145th New York Infantry. There was no first name given and there were at least 3 Bennetts in the 145th NY. It's interesting to have a possible ID but no way to be certain for this one.

This one is not glamorous by any stretch but I thought some of you might enjoy seeing it. It is filled with a combination of acid free archival tissue and ethafoam. Any comments or opinions are welcome.
Thanks for looking!
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Be very very careful in this area of collecting, there are so many reenactment pieces out there that are made to spec and are now almost 70 years old.

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

Be very very careful in this area of collecting, there are so many reenactment pieces out there that are made to spec and are now almost 70 years old.

I didn't know that reenactment pieces go back 70 years!

 

[JOHN42768]

Sure looks like it went through the war

 

[Trooper "D"]

I didn't know that reenactment pieces go back 70 years!

I started reenacting in 1976. My old stuff looks original now. Lots of hard use. Haversacks were packed in crates and sometimes melted together. They gave those things away after the war. Not likely to be many survivors.

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

I started reenacting in 1976. My old stuff looks original now. Lots of hard use. Haversacks were packed in crates and sometimes melted together. They gave those things away after the war. Not likely to be many survivors.

My Gosh - are we that old??? I remember getting dressed up in what I "thought" was Colonial garb for the Bicentennial in NH and how excited we all were for it!

So who/where were CW reenactments happening in 1956?

 

[Trooper "D"]

My Gosh - are we that old??? I remember getting dressed up in what I "thought" was Colonial garb for the Bicentennial in NH and how excited we all were for it!

So who/where were CW reenactments happening in 1956?

I was 14 when I started so I'm not "that old". LOL!
Living History and reenactments do predate the centennial. Not too sure if they authenticity. Mailman pants with original weapons maybe.

 

[Package4]

I didn't know that reenactment pieces go back 70 years!

Centennial + 22 = 61, so I should have said approaching…….

 

[7thWisconsin]

A lot of former haversacks carried children´s book to school after the war. That´s a magnificent find because there just aren´t many surviving examples of what was a ubiquitous piece of gear. It´s true; a lot of old reenacting gear could pass for original now. Especially old pieces that were imprinted with a maker´s stamp.