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US Army mess kit
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| Description | United States Army mess kit consists of two oval tinned iron dishes, one with a folding handle, the other with a suspension ring. Dishes are scratched: "C.E. Keatley" and "Co. B". The mess kit was used by Clarence E. Keatley of the Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company B, during the Spanish-American War. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 22 centimeters length handle 17 x 20 centimeters diameter each oval dish 2 centimeters depth each dish |
| Nomenclature | Mess kit |
| Creation | Issued by: United States Army, 13th Minnesota Infantry Regiment (1898-1899), Company B |
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Owned/used by: Keatley, Private Clarence E. Used in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States Used in Minnesota, United States Used in Spanish-American War, 1898 Spanish-American War, 1898--Equipment and supplies. Military. 1898-1899 (Spanish American War). Equipment & Supplies |
| Dates | Use: 1898 - 1899 Spanish-American War |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 8601.14.A,B |