Civil War era tin drinking cup

Description: Carried during the Civil War by Private Sample C. Byer, 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment, Company C and 133rd Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company A. Loaned by Byers nephew, John J. Powell (1929).
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Origin: 2006
Contributor(s): Byer, Sample C.
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/LSTACivWar/id/2964
Collection: U.S. Civil War Resources
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography: Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana
United States
North and Central America
Subjects: Tin cups
Drinking vessels
Military history--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Physical objects

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