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CIVIL WAR ERA MESS CUP – PRIVATE PURCHASE SMALL
VERSION: This is a smaller version of the
standard issue Civil War soldier’s tin plated cup, the
same design and proportions, but measuring 3 ˝” in
diameter and 2 ˝” high. Not the larger size cup that
would have been issued by the federal or state
governments to their troops, however many soldiers, and
of course their officers, purchased their own personal
equipment such as cups, utensils and haversacks for any
number of reasons. In the case of this smaller cup,
perhaps because it was easier to carry in his haversack
or saddlebags, and it lessened the weight he had to
carry.
This cup has survived the years will little sign of
aging. It retains the original tin plating, which has
oxidized to a pleasant patina. The cup is structurally
sound with tight seams, no misshaping, and no
significant dents.
A
nice piece to hang on your McClellan saddle, or to
display with your canteen or haversack, this Civil War
era veteran is a good representative example of the cups
purchased from the drummers and sutlers that followed
the columns of soldiers through the war. (0420) $100
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