Historic Concentric Ring Canteen Carried by Fallen Pennsylvanian. ... (Total: 2 Items)

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Historic Concentric Ring Canteen Carried by Fallen Pennsylvanian. This wonderful blue wool Philadelphia Depot canteen has had a black oilcloth sling added by its original owner. Apparently the canteen was never made with a bottom sling bracket and the present sling was simply passed through slits made in the cover at that point. A strip of leather has been tied around one of the top brackets to which is attached the iron chain and stopper. Stamped into the spout is the maker's imprint "R H GRATZ & Co PHILA", a contractor who supplied canteens from 1861 through 1863. Deeply cut into the spout are the initials "CES" for Charles Short, a private in Co. A, 147th Pa. Vol. Infantry. Short was killed in action at Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863. With the canteen is the original 1" x 3 ½" tag that accompanied it stating: "Charlie Short's Canteen/died in Civil War-from/Penns[ylvania]." Tag has been attractively framed to preserve it. A nicely modified canteen with a fine history.