Relic, Military

Object Name:

Relic, Military

Object ID:

1991.044.02 a-e

Date:

1883

Description:

Haversack souvenir, Civil War Reunion Souvenir, leather and brass. Miniature haversack (a) with contents: (b) miniature tin plate 0.75" diameter, with printed paper label: "[21]st / [RE]UNION / 12TH N.H. VOLS., / [PI]TTSFIELD N.H., / [Friday], / Sept 24, / [1]886.", (c), miniature steel knife with wooden handle, 2.5" long, marked "12th N.H. VOLS." on blade, (d), miniature steel fork with wooden handle, 2.75" long, (e), miniature tin spoon 3.15" long. Haversack marked "EIGHTEENTH REUNION / OF THE / 12TH N.H.V. / Thursday, Sept. 27, / 1883 / ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE".

Material:

Leather
Metal
Brass
Textile
Steel
Wood

Dimensions:

H-4.25 W-4 inches

Provenance:

One of a group of Civil War reunion souvenir items having belonged to Harriet P. Dame (1815-1900) of Barnstead, NH, known for her work as a nurse during the Civil War. Items were said to have been given by Harriet Dame to her young great-nephew (Harriet's sister's -- Mary Ellen Dame Shackford -- great-grandson), Sidney Briggs Blaisdell (1895-1977) of Providence, R.I., father of the donor.The 12th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers was among the first to organize a reunion association, the first held in 1865. The 12th was also known for it's reunion mementos, consisting mostly of miniature soldier's equipment.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth Blaisdell Simmons

People:

Dame, Harriet P. (1815-1900), Blaisdell, Sidney B. (1895-1977), Simmons, Ruth B. (1924-2014)

Subjects:

Souvenirs, Civil wars, Miniatures, Nurses