. . asins, eight inches in di-ameter and about twuinches deep at the of these he carried inhis haversack, or tied by astring upon the outside. Itsweight was nothing, and hefound uses for it that neverentered into the philosophyof the man who made wash basin was omittedfrom the outfit of the sol-dier and he often used thehalf-canteen for this pur-pose. After performing hisablutions he would rinsethe basin with a dash ofwater—or if he was toohungry for that it made lit-tle difference—and splittingthe end of a stick for
. . asins, eight inches in di-ameter and about twuinches deep at the of these he carried inhis haversack, or tied by astring upon the outside. Itsweight was nothing, and hefound uses for it that neverentered into the philosophyof the man who made wash basin was omittedfrom the outfit of the sol-dier and he often used thehalf-canteen for this pur-pose. After performing hisablutions he would rinsethe basin with a dash ofwater—or if he was toohungry for that it made lit-tle difference—and splittingthe end of a stick for ahandle, he had an excellentfrying-pan. Tons of swinesflesh were fried in the half-canteen—and millions of flapjacks. When green corn was atthe right stage he would take a half-canteen, stab it full of holesfrom the inside with his bayonet, and this made a prime grater,by the aid of which a dish of Msarap was evolved. Sometimes,when on the skirmish line, a soldier found it desirable to have alittle iutrenchment, in a hurry. With his bayonet to loosen the. SAMUEL P. SNIDER, FIRST SERGEANT. COMPANY I), 51 FIFTH. CAPTAIN THIRTEENTH U. S. COLORED TROOPS. 54.] run H\\i>\ Ioxcuo. earth and a half rape it out, he would burrow into the ground and throw up :i fortification with a facility that was aniug. These uses tor the old canteen were multiplied almost in-definitely. The official existence of the canteen ended when itwas condemned and dropped from the officers quarterlyturns; but it was like the good who die, of whom it is writtenthat their works do follow them, Another very convenient and useful article was that whichwas called by the quarter-master a poncho and bythe soldiers a gum blank-et. It was about six anda half feet long by threeand a half wide. In thecenter, running crosswise,was a slit eighteen incheslong, through which, whenit rained during a march,the soldier poked his headand the poncho envelopedhim like a Mother Hub-bard. Another 6i its pri-mal uses was to &
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