Confederate paint decorated wooden drum canteen, having original metal bands and period leather strapping, painted ‘Blakely, Alabama,’ in yellow or muted gold on one side, the other side embellished with a large centered heart in the same paint. The paint decoration my indicate that this canteen was the property of someone from Blakely or it may indicate that it was taken a a souvenir of the battle for Fort Blakely in April 1865.

Approximate dimensions: d. 7.25" w. 2.25"

Good wood tone, mostly complete, leather strap with age cracks and missing a small piece at the buckle end, wear commensurate with age, with the usual separations between the wood slats, no paint in the separations of the slats showing the piece