This is a nice authentic Civil War percussion capbox. It is the leather pouch that would have held the soldier's percussion caps for his pistol, carbine or musket. The closure tab and brass finial are intact and nice. On the back of the box it has both of the belt loops are present but both are separated on one end of each. The inner flap is present as are one of the two ears on the sides of the flap are still present. On the innermost compartment it still has some of the lamb's wool. This wool was used to keep the caps from falling out of the box. What makes this one extra special is that the innermost compartment is engraved with the owner's name. It has "DePayster / Co. C. 24 Mass Vol. / Hatchers Va June 8th 64". The records show that Frank B. DePayster was from Roxbury, Massachusetts enlisted as a Sergeant in the 24th Massachusetts on October 28th 1861. He served with with the regiment until he was discharged on October 27th 1864 and rose to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. The 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was organized around September-December 1861 at Camp Massasoit in Readville, under Col. Thomas G. Stevenson. The regiment served with the Coast Division commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The Coast Division was deployed in January 1862 for operations on the coast of North Carolina, and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island and the Battle of New Bern among other engagements. This one displays well and you can see that it actually saw service.