Camp Life
Featured Artifacts – A Soldier's Life
RIFLE, Enfield with Bayonet
As the second most widely used infantry weapon, over
900,000
British Enfield weapons were imported and used during the war.
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REVOLVER, COLT, .44 caliber
Colt
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 Ring
Bulls eye design with painted flags, used by Confederate Lieutenant
Edward Wooten.
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HAVERSACK
This tarred haversack belonged to Thomas Benbury Haughton, Chaplain of
the 50th NC Regiment. Haughton was paroled in Greensboro, NC May 1,
1865.
Washington County
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SWORD and SHEATH
Attributed 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 LIFE
Living
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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