Guide to the American Civil War Era Gunpowder Pouch MSS.3221
American Civil War Era Gunpowder Pouch
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
January 2011
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
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English
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American Civil War Era Gunpowder Pouch
- Unit ID:
MSS.3221
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.4 Linear feet
- Dates:
circa 1865
- Abstract:
American Civil War era gunpowder pouch found in Kentucky.
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
Pouch is extremely fragile; the leather pouch is in two pieces.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2008
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
American Civil War Era Gunpowder Pouch, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2011
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains an American Civil War era gunpowder pouch, found in Kentucky. Both sides of the pouch are embossed with a hunting scene, a circle enclosing a tree and a large dog. The copper English-style charger bears the manufacturer's mark, AM FLASK and CAP CO. The spring loader still opens and closes easily but the leather of the pouch is deteriorating and is in two pieces.
Source(s)
Ammunition containers (lcsh)
Powder flasks (lcsh)
Pouch Box 3221.001