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Original Civil War "housewife" rolling sewing kit. Exterior stencil painted "JMH / 1 Me. Cav."
Attributed to John M. Hunter who enlisted at age 20 into Company E of the 1st Maine Cavalry as a private on 19 October 1861. Hunter was wounded at Middleburg on 19 June 1863 and re-enlisted at the end of the year. He was promoted to corporal in 1864. After seeing the many bloody battles of the hard-fought regiment, Hunter was killed in action during the charge on Lee's train at the very close of the war on 6 April 1865.
The 1st Maine Cavalry was a heavily engaged unit that saw over 40 battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Over the course of its long and active service, the regiment lost over 500 of its men, Hunter among them. Material relating to the 1st Maine Cavalry is highly prized.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Militaria, Accoutrement, Ephemera]
Attributed to John M. Hunter who enlisted at age 20 into Company E of the 1st Maine Cavalry as a private on 19 October 1861. Hunter was wounded at Middleburg on 19 June 1863 and re-enlisted at the end of the year. He was promoted to corporal in 1864. After seeing the many bloody battles of the hard-fought regiment, Hunter was killed in action during the charge on Lee's train at the very close of the war on 6 April 1865.
The 1st Maine Cavalry was a heavily engaged unit that saw over 40 battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Over the course of its long and active service, the regiment lost over 500 of its men, Hunter among them. Material relating to the 1st Maine Cavalry is highly prized.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Militaria, Accoutrement, Ephemera]
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[CIVIL WAR] 1st Maine Cavalry "Housewife"
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