Civil War Tableware, setting for one, by candelight

            The average American Civil War soldier was provided with one canteen, a tin cup, plate and set of cutlery. Everything else had to be brought or bought by the soldier himself. In this setting a tin plate, a two-pronged fork, a couple of knives, and a wooden spoon was acquired before enlistment. The candle was used for light to eat, read, or write by, with the bayonet serving as a candelabra. (This was the most common use for a bayonet during the war. Relatively speaking, the bayonet was rarely used in actual battle.) The tin cup in this image is completely rusted on the inside and charred on the outside, and was/is used to make coffee, cook a stew, boil eggs, rice, or beans, boil salt pork or beef, and to soften the issued biscuits (hardtack). This was what the individual soldier carried as part of his personal belongings. A mess of 4-6 men might also share carrying a larger pot, maybe an ax, and frying pan. Bon appetit !
   

Taken on: November 6, 2025

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