Keywords: Knapsacks
Item 84451
George H. Libby knapsack, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Leather, cloth, metal
Item 79384
Clothing equipage return, Augusta, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-08-24 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Exhibit
For the Union: Civil War Deaths
More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860
"… pants a fine cotton shirt with linen dickey a knapsack empty and a pair of fine calf boots with either white silk or white cotton gloves with red…"
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter
"We rolled up our blankets, strapped on our knapsacks, shouldered our rifles and started on. After marching about 12 miles in a drenching rain, we…"
