A CIVIL WAR FORAGE CAP AND KNAPSACK BELONGING TO SERGEANT AUSTIN C. STEARNS, 13TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT. The painted knapsack with leather straps, the blue wool cap with tared chin strap and visor, the interior with a glazed brown cotton liner and leather sweat band marked 'E.WHEELER/INSPECTOR N.Y.' Footnotes: Provenance A small notecard with the knapsack and cap notes that the knapsack was carried by Sgt. Austin C. Stearns from about June 1, 1863, to Aug. 1, 1864. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing