'keg' CANTEEN of Civil War - 12th New Hampshire SERGEANT

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A classic New England style canteen or 'rumlett' as they were known in the early days, this keg type canteen measures approximately 6.5 inches in length and 4.25 in diameter at the heads. It is constructed in typical fashion from a single section of hollowed out rock maple with ends ( heads ) fitted from the same material. Offered here as acquired from the family and undoubtedly as used by Cpl. then Sgt. George P. Miller of the hard fought 12th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry . A form that can properly date from the American Colonial period with use through the Civil War era, (see: Sylvia & O'Donnell's CIVIL WAR CANTEENS ) this classic example is without means for sling attachment as is typical (carried in travel in hunting, possible bag or haversack) the canteen bears the unquestionably period brown ink inscription of the period owner on one head and the bold initials of same on the other. Young George P. Miller was a twenty-one year old resident of Alton, New Hampshire when he enlisted and was mustered in on August 20, 1862 as a Corporal of Co A of the 12th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. Before his mustering out with the Regiment at the end of the war Miller would be promoted to Sergeant, would receive wounds at the ballet of Chancellorsville, and his 12th N.H. Vols. would see action in other such renowned battles as Fredericksburg, read more
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