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Civil War Id'd Combination Fork and Spoon - POW 102nd NY Infantry
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Here is a neat relic! This is an original Civil
War Id'd Combination Fork and Spoon - POW 102nd NY Infantry - This combination
fork and spoon are the half aspect of a knife, fork and spoon combination that
many Civil War soldiers purchased commercially to take into service when they
embarked with their regiments. This example is a higher grade type, with one
end, capped in brass and the exterior sheathed in horn. Both the spoon and fork
are in good condition and readily snap in and out of the body of the utensil.
The knife half of the combination is no longer present. Decoratively impressed
in the horn of the utensil and filled with hardened, red paraffin wax, is the
name of the war time owner - Milton Greenough. Greenough enlisted in the 102nd
NY Infantry in late 1861, then re-enlisted in1863;
he would serve with the 102nd until nearly the end of the war, when he was
captured near Wadesboro, North Carolina; he was released about one month later
at Aiken's Landing, Virginia. Closed, this utensil measures approximately
4" in length. The records show that Milton
E. Greenough - Residence was not listed; 20 years old. Enlisted on 11/10/186l
at Colchester, VT as a Private. On 12/1/1861 he mustered into "E" Co.
NY 102nd Infantry He Re-enlisted on 12/30/1863 He was Mustered Out on 6/20/1865
at Annapolis, MD He was listed as: * POW 3/6/1865 Wadesboro, NC * Released
4/2/1865 Aiken's Landing, VA Promotions. He was born in
Vermont Member of GAR Post # 18 in Traverse City, Michigan. It comes nicely displayed in a 6 by 8 inch riker style display case. The piece is accompanied by a letter from Perry Adams Antiques telling the history.
Item #: C7672 (Sold)
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