Contributed by Skowhegan History House
Description
This small homemade drawstring bag held many small military and personal objects carried by Lt. Crawford during the Civil War. It contained buttons and bullets, a piece of flint, metal washers and some unidentified items.
About This Item
- Title: Drawstring bag, Skowhegan, ca. 1864
- Creation Date: circa 1864
- Subject Date: circa 1864
- Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Patterned Cloth
- Local Code: 1004_hh_usms_itl
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Other Keywords
- Alexander Crawford, Jr.Crawford, Alexander
- Civil War
- Crawford, Alexander Jr.
- Drawstring bag
- military objects
- Skowhegan
- soldier
For more information about this item, contact:
Skowhegan History House66 Elm Street, PO Box 832, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6632
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