Contributed by Bangor Historical Society
Description
A wool and cotton blend blanket used in the Civil War. This blanket was carried in the war by Peter Tibado a private in Company B of the First Maine Heavy Artillery. Some of the holes are from bullets fired by a sniper while Tibado was asleep.
About This Item
- Title: Civil War Army Blanket, ca. 1865
- Creation Date: circa 1865
- Subject Date: circa 1865
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Wool
- Dimensions: 196 cm x 168 cm
- Local Code: 1980.028.0001
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army--Equipment and supplies
- Blankets
- United States. Army. Maine Mounted Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865. Company B
- Soldiers--Maine--Bangor
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For more information about this item, contact:
Bangor Historical Society159 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-1900
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