Camp Life
Featured Artifacts – A Soldier's Life
| RIFLE, Enfield with BayonetAs the second most widely used infantry weapon, over
900,000
British Enfield weapons were imported and used during the war.
 | REVOLVER, COLT, .44 caliberColt
revolvers with calibers of .36 and .44 were the most commonly used
handguns during the Civil War due to their effectiveness and
reliability.
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| CANTEEN,
13 RingBulls eye design with painted flags, used by Confederate Lieutenant
Edward Wooten.
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| HAVERSACKThis tarred haversack belonged to Thomas Benbury Haughton, Chaplain of
the 50th NC Regiment. Haughton was paroled in Greensboro, NC May 1,
1865.
 Washington County
 | SWORD and SHEATHAttributed owner William Nixon organized the “Perquimans Beauregards”
and later acted as chairman of the committee established to resolve
issues between local citizens and guerilla activity in the
area.
 Hertford County
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| CAMP LIFELiving
quarters in camp were often crude buildings made from barrels or wooden
sticks daubed with mud while roofs were fashioned from canvas tents or
split logs.  this scene depicts camp life on the Outer Banks
of
North Carolina.
 
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