Original U.S. Civil War Fighting Irish-American 69th New York Regiment Hardpack Knapsack MG 34 Ammo Storage Mortimer and Sons from 1835

Mortimer and Sons from 1835 to 1855

Purchased in the 1970s they have been skating around our facility ever since

did not officially adopt a nickname for the division during the war

42” Serial Number 4030a and coded dfb

removed the safety devices 30 minutes before reaching the target area

Original U.S. Civil War Fighting Irish-American 69th New York Regiment Hardpack Knapsack MG 34 Ammo Storage Mortimer and Sons from 1835Original Item: Only One Available. A TRUE & RARE RELIC of the Irish American involvement During the American Civil War! This example of a Hardpack type knapsack is paint stenciled with the regimental number 69 (5) located on the center outer flap and F over 60 on the bottom edge. This knapsack is attributed to the famous New York, Irish American militia regiment raised in N. Y. city during the mid 1850s. and went on to achieved world famous success