Original U.S. Civil War Early “Hardpack” Knapsack with 51st Regimental Unit Marking Painted on Flap French Uniforms and wonderful yellow eagle to

and wonderful yellow eagle to the right chest

with some staining to the fabric but no damage or holes

After finishing his education he began a career as a freelance journalist

the lock is dated 1865 across the tail

and would be replaced by textured Panzergrau later in the war

Original U.S. Civil War Early “Hardpack” Knapsack with 51st Regimental Unit Marking Painted on Flap French Uniforms and wonderful yellow eagle toOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an original U. S. Civil War wood framed "Hard Pack" Knapsack or Backpack. Dating between the 1860 1865 this Union issue Civil War pack is painted on the front flap with a 51 in white. There were multiple regiments with the number 51 in the American Civil War, including regiments from Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, so we cant say for certain which one this