The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GETT_43196 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War Objects from Gettysburg National Militay Park |
| Title | Soap |
| Date | ca. 1861-1865 |
| Document Type | 360 Object |
| Content Description | Rectangular bar of yellow waxy lard soap measuring 10 1/4" long x 2 3/8" wide x 1" thick; bar is wrapped in original wax paper; paper is stained, yellowed and soiled, paper wrinkled, bar is broken 2 1/2" from one end but held in place by wax paper; bar purportedly came from a crate of soap from Chambersburg, PA., soap is for washing the body, not clothing. |
| Subjects | Civil War Personal Hygiene |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | Gettysburg National Military Park |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |