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Luther Lawrence: A Soldier's Accoutrements

Civil War Cartridge Box owned by Luther Lawrence, ca. 1862

Civil War Cartridge Box owned by Luther Lawrence, ca. 1862

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North Yarmouth Historical Society

From his belt hung this leather cartridge box, at his hip and close at hand. Inside the box were two tin liners which held cartridges—paper tubes filled with “Minié balls (bullets) and black powder.


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