Rubberized Canvas Haversack Used by Massachusetts Officer. This simple bag haversack is constructed of lightweight canvas th...

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Rubberized Canvas Haversack Used by Massachusetts Officer. This simple bag haversack is constructed of lightweight canvas that has been coated with vulcanized rubber. Overall, the body measures about 10" wide x 12" deep and the flap is closed by a simple bone button. The interior is uncoated canvas and appears to have been made without a detachable lining. Inside the flap is nicely stenciled "CAPT. S.R. THOMAS/Co. C. 4th Mass. Vols." Most of the haversack is pliable and the condition is basically sound with some very minor tears to the material and about 15% loss of the rubberized coating which reveals the canvas underneath. Seneca R. Thomas enlisted in September, 1862 as Captain of Co. C and mustered out the following August. The nine-month unit fought with the XIX Corps in Louisiana including Ft. Bisland and the siege of Port Hudson.