Objects - Military, Weapons, and Firearms

Accessory Belt

1982.37.10a-d

Black leather belt with attached cartridge box, bayonet, and bayonet scabbard. The belt has a bras guide on one end and two buckley holes on the other.

The cartridge box consists of a leather pouch stretched around a wooden box insert with 20 drilled holes for storing cartridges. Another small, envelope-style pouch is attached to the front of the cartridge box. The cartridge box pouch secures with a flap that covers the whole front, and secures with a strap on a brass stud. The flap is stamped "DIN[illeg] & [illeg]TUG MAKERS NEW YORK". There are two buckles on the bottom of the box.

The bayonet scabbard is leather with rivets and a brass tip. The leather is stamped, "HOOVER CAL[ILLEG] CO NEW YORK".

Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.

Admiral George Dewey

1940.22.1

This portrait is oval in shape and depicts an older man who is dressed in a uniform. He is wearing a white jacket with shoulder straps and stars, as well as a white hat with a black visor. The visor of the hat features a gold filigree design. The man has white hair and a white mustache. The portrait is signed with the words "For Mrs. George Fabyan with the best wishes of George Dewey". There is an additional autograph ("George Dewey") at the bottom center, below the portrait.

Advertisement

2006.42.23

A promotional display item to encourage the purchase of Liberty Bonds during and immediately after WWI. On one side of the "bomb" the message is, "Liberty bonds kept these from being German bombs -- Victory Liberty notes pay for peace." On the other side, the message is, "How many victory notes would you be willing to buy if these were German bombs falling on your home?"

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_bond

"A liberty bond or liberty loan was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the Allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time."

There were four issues of Liberty Bonds:

--April 24, 1917: Emergency Loan Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 65–3) authorizes issue of $1.9 billion in bonds at 3.5 percent.
--October 1, 1917: Second Liberty Loan offers $3.8 billion in bonds at 4 percent
--April 5, 1918: Third Liberty Loan offers $4.1 billion in bonds at 4.15 percent.
--September 28, 1918: Fourth Liberty Loan offers $6.9 billion in bonds at 4.25 percent.

Victory Liberty Loan
A fifth bond issue relating to World War I was released on April 21, 1919. Consisting of $4.5 billion of gold notes at 4.75% interest, they matured after four years but could be redeemed by the government after three. Exempt from all income taxes, they were called at the time "the last of the series of five Liberty Loans." However, they were also called the "Victory Liberty Loan," and appear this way on posters of the period."

Aiguillette

1951.29.2

Black and gold woven cord. The cord loops three times, and the loops are held together by a woven ring. The two ends are capped with large, acorn-shaped tags or aglets, covered in the same woven material as the cords.

Owned by Christopher C. Putnam, Jr. of Middlesex, VT, during the Civil War.

Ammunition Belt

1952.4

Leather belt with a leather pouch stitched around one side. The opening of the pouch is secured with a cork inserted into the metal neck. Upon accession, the pouch was filled with small, round lead shot.

Owned by Caleb Churchill of Chittenden, Vermont

Armband

1954.12.2

Red silk armband printed with the black inscription, "NSDAP LUFTKRIEGS EINSATZ" flanking a white circle with a black swastika on it.

Armband

2014.60.624

Blue wool felt armband embroidered with a white circle with yellow wings. The circle has the blue inscription, "U.S.ARMY AWS AIR FORCE". Beneath the image is the word, "OBSERVER".

Armband

1975.37.3

Blue felt civil defense armband, imprinted: "U. S. Army Air Force Observer" "AWS" with gold wings

Worn by Joseph C. Carter in Barre, Vermont

Armband

1975.37.4

White armband with blue circle holding white triangle, blue star and CDC (Citizens' Defense Corps.) Stamp on reverse: City, State, Name, Card No., Mfg by Hartmann, Inc., Garfield, NJ

Worn by Ruth Carter in Barre, Vermont

Armband

1957.31.10

Cotton armband printed in black with the inscription, "Im Dienst der Deutschen Reichsbahn" [In Service of the German National Railway'.

The Deutsche Reichsbahn was the national railway system of Germany established following World War I. This item was collected by Earl B. Howieson during his service with the US Army in Germany during World War II.

Artillery Shell

1951.47

Large metal artillery shell. The shell narrows slightly at the top edge, and has a heavy round base.

Award Pins

1945.22.1b-i

Collection of eight pins and one button. Six pins are plastic bars with yellow grounds and the inscriptions, "PISTOL EXPERT", "PISTOL SHARPSHOOTER", "PISTOL MARKSMAN", "RIFLE EXPERT", "RIFLER SHARPSHOOTER", and "RIFLE MARKSMAN". One pin is metal and formed into the shape of the letters "VT." One pin is a bar pin wrapped in green grosgrain ribbon with yellow stripes on either side and two metal 5-pointed stars. The Button is a gold-toned button with the insignia of the Vermont State Guard (a stag's head).

The Vermont State Guard (VSG) is the all-volunteer state defense force of the state of Vermont.

Award Plaque

2020.24.18

Wooden plaque with etched and printed, white colored, metal sheet attached with award information. From the top, there is a Civil Air Patrol yellow, blue and red insignia, the big blue letters that read, "Civil Air Patrol honors." The honoree's name, "William V. Mason" appears in black print in an outlined banner. The award is specified in blue lettering, "For Distinguished Service as Commander." In another blue-outlined banner, the dates of services are listed -- Nov. 1942- Nov. 1947. The plaque is signed By Paul C. Ashworth, Colonel, USAF, National Commander. On the back, in faint lettering, the source of the plaque is listed: Texas Trophy Co., behind South Park bowling lanes, 5222 Nassau Road, Houston 21, Texas, MI9-7488 or MI5-5179 (phone numbers).

Presented to William Vroman Mason of Waterbury, Vermont

Backpack

1982.37.9

Black-painted waxed canvas knapsack with leather shoulder straps. The bag consists of two compartments joined in the middle at what becomes the top when worn. The outer side is stamped, "15. / VT VOL." "Co. E 15 VT VOL. / T. W. Fifer" is scratched into both straps.

Badge

1960.22.11

Large, stamped metal hat badge in the shape of a radiating the star. The central circle is black with the number 1 in gold. Surround the the central circle is the inscription, "RUTLAND.LIGHT.GUARD 1858". The reverse has a hollow tube at the center like a plume holder, and a sharp metal pin bent inward on the left side.

The Rutland Light Guard, a state uniformed militia, was organized on Nov. 13, 1858 as a state, uniformed militia. William Young Warren Ripley became its captain in 1859. When Ripley became the first Vermonter to officially volunteer for the Union Army, his speech about his decision at the Rutland Town Hall inspired the Light Guard to volunteer as Company K of the 1st Regiment of Vermont Volunteers in May of 1861.

Balaclava

1994.12.2

Olive green knitted Balaclava helmet liner.

Made by Red Cross volunteers in Burlington, Vermont, during World War II.

Banner

1992.81

This banner is designed to hang vertically, with a red border surrounding a white center. On the white portion of the banner, from top to bottom, there is a yellow 5-pointed star outlined in navy, followed by the number 1 in navy, another 5-pointed star in navy, and finally, the number 62 also in navy. To facilitate hanging, there are brass grommets located at the two top corners of the banner.

Banner

2003.72.1

Synthetic textile banner printed with an image of a fighter plane and the inscription, "SERVING IN U.S. AIR CORPS", in blue. There is a red border around all four edges and yellow fringe across the bottom. The top is stitched around a wooden dowel, with plastic flagpole finials. A yellow cord is tied to both ends of the dowel and terminates in yellow tassels.

Owned by Edwin Loren Little of Poultney, Vermont

Banner

2003.72.2

White nylon banner flock-printed with an image of a waving United States flag flanked by two upward-facing silhouettes of fighter planes. Beneath the image within a blue flocked rectangle are the words, "KEEP 'EM FLYING FOR VICTORY". There is a blue flocked border around all four edges and the top edge is stitched around a wooden dowel tipped with plastic finials. A multi-colored cord is tied to either end of the dowel for hanging and ends with tassels on both sides.

Owned by Edwin Loren Little of Poultney, Vermont

Banner

2023.15.1

Wool banner. There is a thick red border on all sides, and a white center. 2 blue 5-pointed stars are appliqued on the white center, one of which has a red line across it.

Hung in Bethel, Vermont, during World War I.

Banner

2003.88

Small red-and-white flag with three blue stars down the center. The flag is made of a white satin-woven synthetic fabric; both the red and blue elements are a thick plastic-like substance applied to the surface of the fabric. The top edge has been folded over and there is a dowel through it. There is a synthetic gold cord applied to either end of the dowel to hang it by. Each end of the dowel is capped with a small, gold-toned plastic spear tip.

Owned by Frank B. Easton, Sr. of Newport, VT. It was given to him as a Christmas gift in 1943, and indicates that he had three children serving in WWII: Dan, Bim, and Frank Jr.

Bannerstone

1975.389

Ground stone bannerstone with a double-winged shape. There is a hole drilled through the center.

Bar Pin

1977.43.4a-b

Two ribbon-covered bar pins. The first is covered in a red, white, and blue ribbon with three star-shaped studs in the center. (Pin indicates award of a Victory medal.) The second is covered in a purple ribbon with white stripes on the edge and an oak leaf cluster in the center. (Pin indicates award of a Purple Heart).

Awarded to Guy Hiram Boyce of Moretown, Vermont.

Bayonet

1960.91a-b

Metal bayonet with wooden handle and metal scabbard. The blade of the bayonet is serrated on one side and sharpened on the other. The base of the blade is marked, C. G. HAENEL". The base of the scabbard and the guard are both marked, "B.16.R.R.240."

Bayonet

1954.25.2

Metal bayonet with crumbling leather sheath.

Believed to have been used in the Revolutionary War by Captain William Ripley

Bayonet

1959.36

Sword bayonet for a 45-70 Springfield rifle. The blade is slightly concave on one side and convex on the other, coming to a point at the end. It attaches to a hollow, round socket for fitting onto the end of a gun.

Belt

1973.36.6

Cotton webbing belt with silver-toned metal buckle. The khaki belt is finish on one side with a metal clamp, and the other side loops around a metal buckle that has the words, "PAT. JAN 1204" stamped into it.

Worn by Guy Hiram Boyce of Moretown, Vermont while in the US Army during World War I.

Belt

2002.25.6

Khaki canvas belt. The belt has a black-painted metal belt buckle on one end and a metal tab on the other.

Worn by Leroy James Dopp, Jr. of Burlington, VT, during World War II.

Belt

1945.20.6

Leather belt with oval brass buckle. The buckle is molded with the letters, "US".

Worn by Corporal Phil Sheridan Howes of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War

Belt

1968.37.3

Leather belt. The belt is fitted at one end with a metal belt plate.

Owned by Charles A. Dean of Woodstock, Vermont.

Belt

1962.59.5a-b

Leather belt with a metal buckle. The buckle has an eagle on it with arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other. The belt is adjustable and tanned. It has a strap and buckle hanging from it.

Worn by Lieutenant Colonel Levi W. Page of West Townshend, Vermont

Belt Buckle

1960.58

Oval belt buckle molded with the initials "US". The buckle is brass with a brown lacquer applied to the surface.

Belt Buckle

2020.24.4

Brass belt buckle with static center bar.

Owned by William Vroman Mason of Waterbury, Vermont

Belt Buckle

1921.10.5a-b

Belt buckle consisting of a round central medallion and rectangular side loops. The medallion is bordered with a laurel wreath and shows an eagle sitting on top of a horizontal anchor. The back is inked with the inscription, "MOBILE BAY AUG. 5TH 1864".

Worn by Charles E. Clark of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Belt Buckle

1986.18.42

Metal belt buckle molded with an image of a spread eagle with a federal shield on its chest within a laurel wreath.

Owned by Charles F. Branch of Orwell, Vermont

Belt Buckle

1986.18.43

Rectangular brass belt buckle molded with an image of a spread eagle with a federal shield on its chest. Is it framed by a silver-plated laurel wreath. There is a rectangular extension on the proper right side of the buckle.

Owned by Charles F. Branch of Orwell, Vermont

Belt Buckle

1962.22.3

Rectangular brass belt buckle molded with an image of a spread eagle with a federal shield on its chest. Is it framed by a silver-plated laurel wreath. There is a rectangular extension on the proper right side of the buckle.

Owned by Alexander Mitchell Beattie of Ryegate, Vermont.

Belt Buckle

1959.53.11

Metal belt buckle molded with an image of a spread eagle with a federal shield on its chest within a laurel wreath.

Worn by Edward H. Prouty of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War.

Belt, Sword

1960.167

Leather sword belt with brass buckle. The belt has a shoulder strap, and both are decorated with gold paint in horizontal bands. The buckle has an eagle with a banner that reads "E Pluribus Unum".

Beret

2004.80.3

This is a dark green wool felt beret with a small stem on the top. It is embroidered in yellow with the connected initials "YD" (the logo of the Yankee Division), and the word, "VERMONT".

Worn by Joseph George Abair of Montpelier, Vermont, to commemorate his service during World War I.

Boatstone

1975.374

Ground and polished slate boatstone.

Book

1943.17

Miniature New Testament Bible. The book is bound in black leather and the cover secures closed with a flap opposite the binding. The flap would be tied with a cord inserted through two holes on the front cover, now missing.

Owned by Almeron C. Inman during the Civil War. The bible was stolen from Inman's knapsack by a Confederate soldier during the Battle of Wilderness. Years later, after Inman's associate Dr. E. J. Foster placed an advertisement in a newspaper in Fredericksburg, Virginia, asking for the Bible's return, Davis B. Berry gave it back.

Book

1951.27.2

Small book with missing cover. There are two holes in the book that increase in size toward the interior. The book contains and alphabetical list of English words, with no definitions or additional information.

Owned by John Bain of Burlington, Vermont. Likely sent to him as a Christmas present during the Civil War.

Book

1960.172.5

Cloth-bound New Testament bible. The book is covered with khaki twill-woven cotton printed in black with the words, "New Testament" and an outline of a triangle.

Carried by Harold Hawes of Barre, Vermont, during World War I. The triangle symbol indicates that the book was distributed by the YMCA.

Boots

1930.3.6a-b

Black leather boots. The boots has a low heel and the shaft extends to the wearer's mid-calf. The sole is leather with no treads.

Worn by General George J. Stannard during the Civil War

Boots

2001.28.3a-b

Think flight boots. The boots have rubber soles and lower half of the upper is covered in a thick layer of rubber. From the top of the foot up, the uppers are constructed out of leather. They secure at the top with two zippers, one zipping upward and the other downward, over a wide tongue. The upward zipper pull has a leather tie, and the downward zipper pull has a wide leather strap that secures to the put with a metal snap. The interior is lined with thick lamb's wool fleece.

Worn by Frank Birch Easton, Jr., of Craftsbury, Vermont, during World War II.

Box

1907.2.2b-c

Small wooden bandbox.

On the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 3, 1863), Cpl. Joseph W. Hitchcock of Col. G., 13th Vermont Volunteers was shot in the leg with this bullet. The bullet remained in his leg for nearly four years. When it finally came near the surface, he removed it himself with a jack-knife.

Box

1981.5a-b

Rectangular cardboard box with separate lid. The center of the lid has a black paper label, "PATENT REVOLVING HAMMER PISTOL; MANUFACTURED BY The Robbins and Lawrence Company, WINDSOR, VERMONT. WITH POWDER FLASK, BALL MOULD, WIPER & WRENCH. Printed by Vermont Chronicle Press--Windsor."

Made to hold a pistol and accessories made by The Robbins and Lawrence Company of Windsor, Vermont

Box

2020.24.6ab

A small, cardboard box with a large paper mailing label. The box is addressed to "W. V. Mason Civil Air Patrol Waterbury, Vermont

Owned by William Vroman Mason of Waterbury, Vermont. Mason was Vermont Wing Commander of the Civil Air Patrol from November 1942 to November 1947.

Breast Collar

1930.3.1.3 a-c

Breast collar, or breastplate, consisting of a breastplate, girthstrap and martingale attachment. The piece has leather construction with a large shield in center. The shield is made of leather and covered with enameled leather that is quite degraded. Affixed to the shield is an eagle, most likely of made of brass. The piece has brass buckles. The side pieces of the breastplate have a layer of enameled (colored) leather sewn to base layer that is cracked and in some places is detached from base layer. The girthstrap has torn off.

Owned by Major General George Stannard during the Civil War.

Bridle

1930.3.1.2 ab

Bridle consisting of headstall and bit. The leather headstall has two cast metal rosettes with eagles. There are remnants of colored enameled leather on the browband. There are two sets of reins: one sewn together at the ends and one buckled. The martingale attachment that attaches to a breastplate is strung through lower set of reins by brass rings. Two leather round rein stops are strung through the lower set of reins. The iron bit is brass plated with two large eagle bosses on either side.

Used by Major General George Stannard during the Civil War.

Brigadier General Stephen Thomas

VHS-A-146

Portrait to the waist of an older man in uniform. He has short gray hair, parted on the left, blue eyes, a full mustache, and a long gray beard. Four gold buttons on front of his military coat are visible. He is holding the handle of a gold sword and stands before a dark sky with golden clouds.

Brigadier General Stephen Thomas was commander of the 8th Vt. Regiment in the Civil War.

Buckle

1967.65

Rectangular belt buckle molded with an image of a spread eagle with a federal shield over its chest. The eagle is holding a banner in its beak that reads, "E PLURIBUS UNUM". The shield is enameled in red, white, and blue.

Buckle, Belt

1986.18.40

U.S. Army oval waist belt plate (buckle) for a common soldier. It has "U S" in raised letters in the center. Stamp on back reads: "W. H. SMITH/BROOKLYN"

Oval brass belt buckle molded with the initials "US". The back is marked, "W. H. SMITH BROOKLYN".

Owned by Charles F. Branch of Orwell, Vermont

Bullet

2012.24.3a-b

Fired 9 mm bullet and casing.

Used during the murder of Isabelle Norton in Randolph, VT, 1941.

Bullet

2012.24.4a-b

Fired 9 mm bullet and casing.

Used during the murder of Isabelle Norton in Randolph, VT, 1941.

Bullet

2012.24.5a-b

Fired 9 mm bullet and casing.

Used during the murder of Isabelle Norton in Randolph, VT, 1941.

Bullet

1926.12

Two paper-wrapped packages of ammunition. Inside the paper are a metal bullet and gunpowder. Each end of the packages are secured with cotton twine.

Said to have been taken from the British at Plattsburgh, New York, on September 11, 1814

Bullet

1964.42.7c

Oblong metal bullet.

Bullet

1960.57.1g

Deformed lead bullet. The bullet is pointed at one end, and has two lines molded around it.

Taken from the site of Seminary Ridge, an area of the Battle of Gettysburg

Bullet

1960.57.1b

Lead bullet. The bullet is pointed at one end and has two lines molded around its circumference.

Taken from the site of Seminary Ridge, an area of the Battle of Gettysburg

Bullet

1960.57.1i

Lead bullet. The bullet is pointed at one end and has three lines molded around it, two shallow and one deep.

Taken from the site of Seminary Ridge, an area of the Battle of Gettysburg

Bullet

1907.2.2a

Molded metal bullet. The bullet comes to a slight point at the front, and has three ridges around it at the back. It came in a small bandbox.

On the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 3, 1863), Cpl. Joseph W. Hitchcock of Col. G., 13th Vermont Volunteers was shot in the leg with this bullet. The bullet remained in his leg for nearly four years. When it finally came near the surface, he removed it himself with a jack-knife.

Bullet Mold

1940.4ab

Rectangular bullet mold. The mold is split into two halves that join together with wooden dowels. When joined, there is a small well at the seam with drill channels leading to round molds. There are eleven holes.

Found in Swanton, Vermont, ca. 1930.

Bullets

1946.7b-g

Six metal cased bullets with hollow ends.

Owned by John Bailey as sheriff of Wells River, Vermont.

Button

1935.5.6

Round metal button molded with the letter I.

Purchased by W. C. Holman of Braintree, Vermont, in Raleigh, North Carolina, while he was a prison of war during the American Civil War.

Buttons

1931.10a-w

23 brass coat buttons. Each button is circular with a post back at the center. The front of each is stamped with a faceted 7-pointed star.

Said to have been from the uniform coat worn during the Revolutionary War.

Buttons

1952.32.9g-l

Six brass buttons molded with federal eagles. Each eagle has a sword with the letter I in the center.

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Buttons

1965.62.1a-d

Four brass, post-backed coat buttons molded with the intertwined letters, "GAR".

Owned by Frederick Ransom Cobb of Putney, Vermont.

Buttons

1948.11.3q-s

3 brass military uniform buttons with post backs. Two are molded with an image of an eagle perched on an anchor. The third is molded with an image of an eagle with a federal shield on its chest.

Owned by John H. Hurley of Northfield, Vermont, during the Civil War

Buttons

1965.62.1e-r

Fourteen brass, post-backed buttons molded with the intertwined letters, "GAR".

Owned by Frederick Ransom Cobb of Putney, Vermont.

Camp Berdan

2015.12.20

Pencil sketch showing a long, clapboard building encircled by an oval path. There is a line of people to the left of the building, a man walking toward the building to the right, and a man holding a gun or stick over his shoulder in front of the building. There is a pole flying the United States flag at the center of the composition. The flag is the only part of the sketch that is colored. Hills border the horizon on either side of the composition. There are multiple labels: "Ball Road" on the left edge; "Village" at the bottom left; "Camp Berdan" at the bottom center; "West Randolph Vt" at the bottom right; "Wm [illeg]" at the bottom right. The page was previously folded for mailing, with the shipping label, "Mr. Exes Menet / care of capt. Stoughton / sec of the U.S.S.S. camp / instruction Washington DC".

Shows Camp Berdan, likely a camp of sharpshooters under the command of Colonel Hiram Berdan, near Randolph, Vermont, during the Civil War. The drawing was mailed to Exes Minette at the main sharpshooter training camp, Camp of Instruction, in Washington, DC.

Campaign Hat

1969.31.13

Brown wool campaign hat. The hat has a wide, slightly downturned brim. The round crown is indented in four quadrants. There is a brown grosgrain ribbon around the base of the crown.

Worn by J. L. Stone of Burlington, Vermont, during World War I.

Candle

1920.7

Paper-wrapped taper candle. Two ribbons, one cream and the other red, are tied around the paper wrapping.

Used by S. Parker at the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865.

Cane

1920.2a-d

Plane wooden cane with copper band. The can is straight, with no knob or handle, and tapers toward the bottom. The band is engraved with the inscription, "This cane presented by Horatio N. Taplin of Washington ,D.C. to George L. Blanchard and by him turned over to the Vermont Historical Society was made from wood from the old bridge over which all the Northern Troops passed into Virginia during the Civil War"

Cannonball

1965.26.15b

Small round metal cannonball.

Recovered from the wreck of the Royal Savage in Lake Champlain

Cannonball

1960.57.1f

Round iron cannonball.

Taken from the site of Seminary Ridge, an area of the Battle of Gettysburg

Cannonball

1960.160

Round iron cannonball.

Cannonball

1954.283.148

Small round metal cannonball.

Found in Caledonia County, Vermont

Cannonball

1954.283.149

Small round metal cannonball.

Found in Caledonia County, Vermont

Cannonball

1930.7

Large rifled bullet meant to be shot from a cannon.

Found in Sheldon, Vermont, after the Saint Albans raiders retreated through the town during the Civil War, in October of 1864.

Cannonball

1952.38

Round metal cannonball. The ball weighs three pounds.

Found of the farm of Sidney Phelps, South Hero, Vermont

Cannonball

1980.27.2

Round iron cannonball with pitted surface. A large seam is around the center of the ball.

Taken from the wreck of the "Royal Savage" and given to Dr. Chittick to use playing marbles or pool.

Cannonball

1980.27.3

Round, cast iron cannonball with uneven, mottled surface.

Taken from the wreck of the "Royal Savage" and given to Dr. Chittick to use playing marbles or pool.

Cannonball

1960.57.1a

Round iron cannonball.

Taken from the site of Seminary Ridge, an area of the Battle of Gettysburg

Canteen

1923.15

Round wooden canteen with metal bands around it. The side is engraved with several letters, the neatest being "E.A" in the center. The letters "L.G." are engraved larger toward the top, and the letter W is engraved in several places with different orientations.

Said to have been owned by Ethan Allen.

Canteen

1954.25.1a-b

Red-painted wooden canteen with flat, circular sides and a bentwood edge. There is a hole, but no spout. It is accompanied by remnants of a blood-stained silk handkerchief. One side is scratched with the inscription, "Jan 7 75 Bunker Hill".

Said to have been used by Captain William Ripley during the American Revolutionary War.

Canteen

1994.53.3

Round metal canteen molded on both sides with a bullseye design. There are three brackets around the edge with a long strap of cotton webbing through them, creating a carrying strap. The strap is embroidered with the inscription, "E. C. Hall Co. G. 10th VT", followed by a cross indicating the sixth corps, and the year, "186[illeg]". The center top of the canteen has a short metal spout, sealed with a cork topper. The neck of the spout bears the inscription, "LADJ. HALL ROH. [illeg]."

Used by Edwin C. Hall of Brookfield, Vermont, during the Civil War

Canteen

1957.7

Wooden, barrel-style canteen or water bottle. The canteen is circular with flat sides. One side is etched with the inscription, "1779. DT, DW, TD, D x I, RJ". The back is inscribed, "1789 R, DT". At the top is a small board between the side hoops with a hole drilled through for inserting a spout or cork. There is another, smaller hole near it to allow airflow.

Canteen

1924.5

Wooden, barrel-style canteen or water bottle. The canteen is circular with flat sides. One sides is etched with the inscription, "W x MILLERS BOTTLE RYEGATE VT". The back is inscribed, "JAMES JAMES FIELD". At the top is a small board between the side hoops with a hole drilled through for inserting a spout or cork. There is another, smaller hole near it to allow airflow.

Used by W. Miller of Ryegate, Vermont

Canteen

1945.20.1a-b

Round, canvas-covered canteen with long leather strap. The canteen is printed on one side with "U.S. F" and has "P.S. Howes CoF 1st Vt" handwritten on the other side. The leather strap attaches to metal rings on either side of the canteen.

Used by Corporal Phil Sheridan Howe of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War

Canteen

1946.17.3a-b

Round, canvas-covered canteen with long leather strap. The canteen is printed on one side with hand-painted with the inscription, "Lt. Patterson" on one side. The leather strap attaches to metal rings on either side of the canteen.

Used by First Lieutenant S. A. W. Patterson in China as part of the Boxer Rebellion Relief Expedition, 1900.

Canteen

1982.37.17

Round, tin canteen with a pouring/drinking spout at the center top. There is no textile cover. The label, "Walter CoE. 15 Regt. Vt. Vol Fifer" is scratched into the neck of the spout. There is a cork stopper with a metal ring. The cork is attached to a side bracket with a chain. Three side brackets hold a long, woven strap around the seam of the canteen.

Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.

Canteen

1968.37.1

Round metal canteen covered in plain-woven wool. There is an attached cotton shoulder strap. The spout of the canteen is at the center top, and there is no stopper.

Owned by Charles A. Dean of Woodstock, Vermont

Canteen

1963.31.1

Round metal canteen molded on both sides with a bullseye design. There are three brackets around the edge for securing a carrying strap. The center top of the canteen has a short metal spout, sealed with a cork topper.

Used by Alfred M. Richardson of Rochester, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Cap

1959.53.4

Navy blue fatigue cap with a glossy finish. The cap has a soft crown and a stiff, round, leather-covered brim. There are brass buttons on either side of the brim, each molded with the seal of Vermont. Two gold cords are strung between the buttons over the top of the brim. The interior is lined with black cotton that is quilted in the crown to show the seal of the State of Vermont.

Worn by Edward H. Prouty of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War.

Cap

1973.36.5

Khaki wool doughboy cap.

Worn by Guy Hiram Boyce of Moretown, Vermont while in the US Army during World War I.

Cap Box

1952.32.9x-y

Round, tin box consisting of a lid and base. The lid has a green paper label that reads, ‘ELEY BROS 100 METAL-LINED CAPS Made expressly for COLT’S PT. Belt and Pocket PISTOLS. Manufacturers. London.

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Cape

2007.30.5a

Navy blue wool cape with black velvet collar and dark red wool lining. The cape secures at the center breast with two large, navy frogs, that attach on both sides.

Worn by Amelia Helene Angelico Lissor of Montpelier, VT, while in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1956-1958.

Cape

2006.24.5

Circular, navy blue wool cape with black velvet falling collar. The cape opens up the center front and secures at the neck with a large metal hook and eye. There is a large silk cord frog across the front that secures at the shoulders. There are interior slit pockets on both sides of the open. The right pocket has a label that reads, "B. Turk & Bro. Burlington, Vt." and a handwritten label that reads, "Col. M. B. Roberts Jan. '05".

Worn by Col. Merritt B. Roberts of Rupert, Vermont, as part of the National Guard. Roberts was part of the Governor's Home Guard from 1904 to 1906 under Governor Charles Bell.

Cape

2016.1.9

Navy blue wool nurse's cape with red wool lining. It opens at the center front and secures just below the neckline with two self-fabric straps that attach to buttons on either side of the opening. It has a short standing collar embroidered with the inscriptions "M.H.M.H." on the right and "46" on the left (both in yellow). There is an interior slit pocket on the left side. A sewn-in tag at the back neckline reads, "Marvine Neitzel Corp. Quality Capes and Nurses' Apparel Troy, N.Y. U.S.A." and three additional tags create the initials "A E B" with one letter on each tag.

Worn by Amelia Brown Maver of Boltonville, Vermont, at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital during World War II.

Cartridge Belt

1959.53.2

Navy blue cartridge belt with brass buckle. The belt is made of plain-woven canvas and stitched with narrow, vertical loops for holding ammunition. The reverse side of the belt strap is stenciled in white with the number 10.

Worn by Edward H. Prouty of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War.

Cartridge Box

1926.11.1a

Dark brown leather cartridge box that connects to a belt. The box closes with an upper flap and secures with a strap that loops over a metal post at the bottom (strap now missing). The interior has a wooden insert with holes for bullets. There is also a pocket across the front for storing small tools.

Cartridge Box

1943.14

Leather pouch with a folding flap cover and two belt loops on the back. A handwritten notes is attached to the front flap explaining that the pouch was captured during the Civil War.

Used by John S. Moseby's Confederate Guerillas and captured by the 1st Vermont Cavalry at Union Mills, Virginia.

Cartridge Box

1946.17.10

Small leather bag with leather carrying strap. The bag secures with a flap that falls halfway down the length of the front. The seams are whip stitched with sinew.

Used by First Lieutenant S. A. W. Patterson during the Philippine-American War

Cartridge Box

1952.32.9o

Small leather cartridge box that secures with a flap that covers the front of the case. The back of the case has two vertical straps for securing the case onto a belt. The front flap is embossed with the initials, "US".

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Cartridge Box

1952.32.10

Black leather cartridge box that secures with a flap that covers the front of the case. The interior is fitted with a tin insert separated into two sections. The case is covered with remnants of glued-on paper. It is accompanied by a box that reads, "6 Combustible Envelope CARTRIDGES. MADE OF HAZARD'S POWDER EXPRESSLY FOR COL. COLT'S PATENT REVOLVING POCKET PISTOL". There is also a paper packet printed with the Vermont state seal and the label, "Qr. M. General's Department, BRATTLEBORO, Vt."

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Cartridge Box

1968.37.2

Leather cartridge case that secures with a flap that covers the front of the case. There are slits for a metal plate (missing) at the center front. The interior is fitted with two tin inserts, each separated into two sections. Beneath the front flap on the front of the case is an additional envelope-style pouch. Printed with label, "WATERTOWN ARSENEL 1864".

Owned by Charles Augustus Dean of Woodstock, Vermont, who fought with the 8th Vermont Infantry during the Civil War

Cartridge Box

1960.166.1

Leather cartridge box with a front flap closure impressed with the letters US within an oval. The box is connected to long leather straps.

Carving

1962.13.1

Small bone trinket. The piece is rectangular on one end, and has a cross on the other. Though it looks like a key now, it was likely meant to represent a church.

Made by Walter Graham while a prisoner of war in Danville, Virginia, prison No. 1 during the Civil War.

Carving

1962.13.2

Small carved bone anvil and hammer. The two are connected by a metal wire.

Made by Walter Graham while a prisoner of war in Danville, Virginia, prison No. 1 during the Civil War.

Case

1946.17.20c

Black metal case for storing and transporting epaulets (1946.17.24ab). The lid opens with two hinges and secures with a flap latch at the center front. There is a small wire handle at the center of the lid. The interior is lined with red velvet.

Case

1957.31.11

Black leather cartridge box that secures with a flap that covers the front of the case. On the flap is a large brass emblem in the shape of a crown over the entwined initials RTW.

Chest

1912.1

Large, black iron chest with strapped reinforcement. The lid of the chest overhangs the body and hinges open at the back. The ends each have a large U-shaped handle, threaded and secured through large iron eyes. The front has four large iron eyes with straps for locking the chest closed. The center front is decorated with a large, floral escutcheon applied onto the side.

Used by a Hessian regiment in the Revolutionary War. It was captured at the Battle of Trenton and given to Lewis R. Morris of Springfield, VT "to secure your valuables from that dishonest and reckless population of the Green Mountain State, who have held against the just and true claims of New York."

Chipped Stone

1950.27.418

Round, bifacial chipped stone.

Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond

Cloth Fragment

1930.6

Small, rectangular piece of white fabric. The fabric is pasted onto a piece of blue-lined paper and held within a gilded frame. The paper has the handwritten inscription, "A piece of cloth stained with the Late President A. Lincoln's blood and which was paced between his head and this [sic] pillow. Presented by C.K.W. Strong Aug 29, 1865".

Piece of cloth stained with Abraham Lincoln's blood. The piece was owned by C. K. W. Strong of Rutland, Vermont, a clerk in the war department during the Civil War.

Club

1954.283.58

Ground stone club. The butt end is flat and rounded while the other end is flat and broad.

Collected by Emma P. Sampson from Pezihutazizi (the Upper Sioux Indian Reservation) in Minnesota

Coat

1921.8.1

Red wool military coat. The coat has long tails in the back; the front is hemmed in a straight line slightly below the wearer's natural waist. It secures up the center front with a single line of large, brass post-backed buttons (9). There are 2 rows of decorative brass buttons that span from the shoulders to the center waist. The coat has a high collar decorated with 4 brass buttons on either side of the center front opening. The sleeves are set into the bodice with gathers at the top, creating a slight rise, and the arms are slightly bent forward. There are narrow cuffs decorated with large brass buttons along the cuff edge. The body of the coat is lined with undyed cotton.

Worn by Aaron Parsons of Hubbardton, Vermont

Coat

2014.60.1288a

Olive green wool overcoat. The coat is double breasted with two rows of three buttons. There is an olive green satin lining with two set-in pockets. The upper left sleeve bears a circular blue patch with a gold embroidered eagle.

Worn by Major Max Rock of Barre, Vermont, during World War Two

Coat

1994.53.2

Grey wool Confederate uniform coat with two rows of brass buttons. The buttons are impressed with a Federal eagle emblem. The wide-cut sleeves are decorated with gold braided strapwork. There are three gold braid bars on the collar, indicating the rank of Captain.

Captured by Edwin C. Hall of Co. G, 10th Vermont in Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.

Coat

1978.20.1

Long blue wool coat. The coat secures up the center front with two rows of nine brass buttons each. The buttons are separated into groups of three. The collar and sleeve cuffs are accented with black velvet. There are two rectangular shoulder straps outlined with gold braid and appliqued with two gold stars each. The coat is lined with blue silk satin.

Worn by General William Wells of Waterbury, Vermont, during the Civil War

Coat

2001.25.1

Calf-length, green wool coat. The coat is double breast and secures with three metal buttons. It has a wide lapel collar. There are two exterior buttons at the side front hips. The cuffs of the sleeves are pointed. The coat is lined in green satin.

Worn by Frank Birch Easton, Jr. as a pilot in the US Marines during World War II.

Coat

1955.40.1

Khaki wool military coat with four front patch pockets and a standing collar. The long-sleeved coat buttons up the center front with 5 metal buttons molded with the initials "US". The pockets are held with the same buttons, as are shoulder straps, and there are matching buttons on the collar.

Worn by Elwyn Jones of Fairhaven, Vermont, during World War I. Elwyn was inducted into the Students Army Training Corps at the University of Vermont for limited service on October 23rd, 1918. The war ended November 11, 1918.

Coat

1982.37.3

Blue wool overcoat. The coat opens in the center front and secures with 5 brass buttons. The neckline has a fall collar and attached capelet. The capelet buttons down the center front with 5 brass buttons. The buttons on both the coat and capelet are impressed with an eagle and shield. The inscription, "Fifer/T. B. Walter/CoE 15" is hand inked onto the lining of the proper left sleeve near the shoulder. The inscription "U. S. Inspector/Wm. Phillips/[illeg]". The coat is lined in wool with canvas pockets attached to the interior on each side.

Worn by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.

Coat

2007.30.4

Navy blue, double-breasted wool coat. The coat has two rows of buttons on the front, with the closure securing on the proper left side. There is a strap across the back that can be adjusted for fit with two buttons.

Worn by Amelia Helene Angelico Lissor of Montpelier, VT, while in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1956-1958.

Coat

2014.60.1279

Green wool uniform coat with a 3-inch standing collar. The coat has three rows spherical metal buttons with a brass shank and pewter fronts. Only the center row is functional. The body of the jacket is unlined, and the sleeves are lined with white linen. There are two rows of gold braid on either side of the collar, now mostly loose.

Found in a house in Barre, Vermont. Possibly used during the War of 1812.

Coat

2018.9.8

Double-breasted blue wool coat. The full-length coat opens in the center and secures with three buttons (six visible). There are two front pockets that secure with flaps. The lapels are decorated with matching "A.R.C." pins. There are green grosgrain epaulets. The upper right arm has a round white patch with an embroidered red cross in the center and the words, "AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVICE", around the edge. The lower right arm has five embroidered patches: three chevrons and two bars. The coat is lined in blue satin.

The insignia on the arm indicates fourteen years of service.

Coat

2011.40.2a-b

Dark blue wool gabardine uniform coat. The coat has 2 rows of blue buttons at the front; there is an extra, small button aligned with the row on the proper left. The coat is partially lined with satin. It has a rounded collar with large lapels. There is a tab and buttons under the collar to fasten the collar in an upright position. The sleeves have tabs and smaller buttons near the cuffs for cinching closed. The collar facing is bound and has buttonholes for attaching a removable liner. There is a tag attached tot he facing witht he name "Turner" written in ink, and the name "Marion I. Turner" on the reverse. The lining is stenciled in white with the name, "M. I. TURNER". There is a matching, self-fabric belt with a blue plastic buckle.

Worn by Marion Turner Keeler of Middlebury, Vermont, during World War II

Coat

1930.3.2a

Uniform coat of dark navy blue wool. The coat is double breast with two rows of 9 brass buttons. The buttons are impressed with an eagle. There are rectangular epaulets with gold-work stars and borders. The short, standing collar is black velvet. The coat is fully lined, and the lining is machine quilted.

Worn by General George J. Stannard during the Civil War

Coat

1965.26.3

Uniform coat with navy body and red trim. The coat has a tall, standing collar and sloping shoulders. The wide front lapels are decorated down the length of both sides with white bound buttonholes and brass buttons. The back of the coat falls in tails lined with white glazed cotton. Each tail is turned back and held with decorative hearts. Two pocket flaps are placed on the reverse and decorated with white bound buttonholes and brass buttons.

Worn by Jacob Perkins of Orwell, VT during the War of 1812.

Coat

2014.60.1287a-c

Grey wool coat with three rows of round brass buttons on the front. The buttons are visually attached with horizontal lines of braid couched onto the front of the coat. The sleeve cuffs are decorated with the same buttons and braid as well as three lines of gold braid. The upper arms are decorated with large navy and gold chevrons. The back of the coat is elongated into tails.

Likely worn by Captain Floyd A. Mitchell of Barre, Vermont, while a student at West Point.

Coat

1999.23.7

Tan canvas uniform coat flat-lined with heavy wool. The coat secures up the center front with two rows of brown plastic buttons. There is a wide, heavy collar. There are two buttons at the front hips. The width of the cuffs can be adjusted with a strap and buttons and there is a wool-lined belt that secures with a metal buckle at the wearer's waist. The upper left sleeve has two patches: a bar with the inscription "AIRBORNE", and a black circle with a yellow, four-towed talon (the insignia of the 17th Airborne).

Worn by Louis Provost Peck of Montpelier, Vermont, during World War II.

Coat

2016.1.7

Grey nylon raincoat. The coat opens down the center front and secures with three buttons. There is a belt that goes around the waist and secures with a plastic buckle. There are two pockets at the front hips. There are self-fabric epaulets at the shoulders that secure with buttons. There are pockets set into the side seams on both sides. There is a label inside the neck facing that reads, "U.S. Nurse Corps / Name: Amelia E. Brown / School: Mary Hitchcock Mem. / Hanover, N.H."

Worn by Amelia Brown Maver of Boltonville, Vermont, during World War II.

Coat

2016.1.8

Grey wool uniform coat. The coat opens down the front, offset slightly to the left, and secures with a line of four grey plastic buttons. There are two pockets set at the hips. There are red ribbon epaulets at the shoulders that secure with buttons. A name tag sewn into the front facing reads, "Name: Amelia E. Brown/ School: Mary Hitchcock/ Address: Hanover, N.H." A tag at the neck reads, "size 12 J.C. Penney, Inc. 100% wool 3090".

Worn by Amelia Brown Maver of Boltonville, Vermont, during World War II.

Commemorative Medal

2000.12.30

Medal consisting of an upper bar, a ribbon, and a medallion. The bar is molded with the words, "PRO PATRIA". The grosgrain ribbon is striped red, white, and blue. The round medallion is molded on one side with an eagle over a smaller medallion showing the Vermont State House and the words, "CITY OF MONTPELIER, VT." It is molded on the other side with the inscription, "UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES 1917-1919 / MONTPELIER TO HER GALLANT SONS IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF A DUTY WELL PERFORMED INT HE WORLD WAR".

Present to Louis Bartlett Provost by the City of Montpelier, Vermont, in recognition of his service during World War I.

Commemorative Ribbon

1965.65.1b

a. Gold ribbon with fringe that reads, “5th Vermont Regiment Survivors’ Re-union, Burlington, VT., Jun 29, 1888.
b. Cream-colored ribbon with an eagle at the top and the words “5th Vermont Regiment Re-union, Burlington, Vermont, Jun 20th, 1889.”

Owned by Governor Ebenezer Ormsbee

Commemorative Ribbon

1960.93.1a

Commemorative ribbon consisting of a bar, ribbon, and medallion. The bar is copper and molded with the word, "VETERAN". The ribbon is pink plain-woven silk. The copper medallion is in the shape of an even-armed cross with the Vermont state seal molded into the center.

Worn by a former member of the Vermont National Guard

Commemorative Ribbon

1965.65.1a

a. Gold ribbon with fringe that reads, “5th Vermont Regiment Survivors’ Re-union, Burlington, VT., Jun 29, 1888.
b. Cream-colored ribbon with an eagle at the top and the words “5th Vermont Regiment Re-union, Burlington, Vermont, Jun 20th, 1889.”

Owned by Governor Ebenezer Ormsbee

Commemorative Ribbon

1965.65.3

Bright blue and gold ribbon with two flags at the top, an attached portrait of Gen. Stephen Thomas and words printed in gold as follows: Annual Reunion, 8th Vermont Reg’t, Montpelier, October, 1902.

Gen. Stephen Thomas of West Fairlee, Vt. was a colonel when he commanded the 8th Vermont Regiment during the Civil War.

Commemorative Ribbon

1965.65.6

Bright blue ribbon on which is printed a gold cross and the words 6th Army Corps.

Owned by Governor Ebenezer Ormsbee

Commemorative Ribbon

1960.81.3g

Commemorative ribbon consisting of a bar, ribbon, and medallion. The bar is molded with the word, "SOUVENIR". The grosgrain ribbon is blue in the center with red and white stripes along either edge. It is printed in gold with the inscription, "U. S. V. CAMP GEO. H. THOMAS 1898". The medallion is shaped like a cross pattee with a circular gold disk in the center molded with an image of three bayoneted guns propped against each other with a canteen and large case hanging from the center. The back of the disk is molded with an image of a soldier standing in front of two pup tents.

Worn by Edward Prouty to commemorate his time training at Camp George H. Thomas in Chicamauga, Georgia. The USV (United Spanish War Veterans) was a fraternal organization for veterans of the Spanish-American War that formed in 1904.

Cord

1971.5.2

Cotton 3-ply insignia cord. It is blue, cream, and tan, with acorn-shaped tassels on each end.

Owned by Harold Dennis Newton of Hartland, Vermont, during World War I.

Corsage

2005.23.3

Corsage made from postage stamps and cotton fabric. Each stamp is encased in cellophane and printed with the words "AMERICAN ON GUARD / 10C / U.S. POSTAL SAVINGS" and an image of a soldier. They are tied to a red-white-and-blue bunch of fake floral buds and 3 bias-cut strips of cotton (red, white, and blue).

Likely made by Theresa C. Averill of Barre, Vermont

Cribbage Board

1920.3.2

Wooden cribbage board. The front of the board has four rows of 30 holes around the outside with two additional holes in the center of each short end. There are five holes along the center of the board, each on an etched line.

The back of the board is pasted with a piece of paper bearing the handwritten inscription, "This Cribbage Board was made from a fence rail, pierced with musket balls during the battle of Antietam, September Seventeenth 1862. The rail was taken from a fence in in front of the 2nd division of the 6th corps and the board was cut out and made by a private soldier in Batt's Brigade."

Made from a fence rail that was pierced with musket balls during the Battle of Antietam. Owned by General William Farrar Smith.

Crossbow

1946.3

Wooden crossbow frame. The frame is shaped similarly to a long gun with two square holes through one end. It is marked, "E. S. 1781".

Found in Tinmouth, Vermont

Crupper

1930.3.1.5 a-b

Crupper, piece of horse tack that attaches to the back of a saddle and then runs under the horse's tail to stabilize the saddle. It is comprised of two parts: the crupper itself, an oblong piece of leather that is flat at narrow end with an attached brass ring and rolled at wide semicircular end that sat under horse's tail; and a leather strap with brass buckle to attach crupper to saddle.
There are small pieces of chestnut hair (probably horse's tail) stuck in the leather of the rolled piece of crupper.
Part of complete tack that belonged to

Owned by Major General George Stannard during the Civil War.

Cup

1945.20.5

Round tin cup with flat ear-shaped handle. The cup has straight sides and the edges of the cup and handle are rolled. The handle is stamped "US" and scratched with the letter H. On the bottom is scratched, "P.S. Howes Co. F. 1st Vt.".

Used by Phil Howes of Company F, 1st Vermont during the Spanish-American War.

Cup

1982.37.13

Tin cup with a rolled top lip reinforced with a wire. The bottom is soldered over the sides, and side seam is folded and soldered.

Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.

Cup

1982.37.14

Tin cup with straight handle attached just below the rim. The top lip is reinforced with a wire, and the handle is attached with two rivets. The bottom is soldered over the sides, and the side seam is folded and soldered. The top of the handle is scratched with the label, "Fifer Walter/ 15 Regt Vt Vol Co. E."

Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.

Cutlass

1968.24.1

Curved sword with no scabbard. The grip is missing, leaving a bare tang with a loose metal ring holding the sword and guard together.

Captured by a member of the 8th Vermont Regiment during the Civil War from the former home of Zachary Taylor in Louisiana.