Union Army blanket
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
notes: label: Description
content: Union soldiers were issued many items other than their weapons and ammunition. Blankets, like this one, were used to sleep under at night or wear as a cloak in the cold, damp weather.
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.60235M
label: catalog number
content: 60235M
label: accession number
content: 224978
objectType: label: Object Name
content: blanket
label: Other Terms
content: blanket; Army
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 78 1/2 in x 71 in; 199.39 cm x 180.34 cm