Object Details
- Description
- Sugar was a prized ration that hardly ever went bad. This sugar bag and the sugar that was in it, belonged to Byron Simeon Blake. Blake enlisted August 11, 1862 and was mustered in as a musician in the 140th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. This regiment saw action in major battles such as the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Gettysburg. Blake mustered out June 3, 1865.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Nellie Blake Henry Hummer
- associated date
- 1861-1865
- ID Number
- AF.58176M
- catalog number
- 58176M
- accession number
- 206541
- Object Name
- bag
- sack
- sugar
- ration
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/4 in x 5 in x 1/2 in; 18.415 cm x 12.7 cm x 1.27 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Food
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_419481
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-22d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
