Box, Cartridge
- Object Name:
- Box, Cartridge
- Object ID:
- 2019.034.01
- Place of Origin:
- Keene, NH
- Date:
- circa 1825
- Description:
- Cartridge box, Keene (NH) Light Infantry. Black tooled leather body with curved top. "K.L.I." painted in gold beneath spread eagle, on front flap. Soldered tin cartridge container with 24 compartments. Two belt loops and two buttons attached to back. Lather tab on front to secure flap to a rolled leather button on bottom.
- Material:
- Leather
Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-4.75 W-7 D-2.75 inches
- Provenance:
- The cartridge box (.01) and canteen (.02) were carried by an unidentified member of the Keene (NH) Light Infantry. Established around 1807, the Keene Light Infantry was incorporated in 1826. It was an independent infantry company organized and operated by a group of men in Keene. The organization, which survived through 1871, functioned as part of the state militia, but also served as an honor guard, escorting dignitaries during processions and celebrations, and as a social organization. The cartridge box and canteen may be part of a cache of labeled Keene Light Infantry equipment discovered during demolition of the Buffum Block in Keene in June 1890. These two pieces eventually became part of the American military collection assembled by William H. Guthman.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- Subjects:
- Militias
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