Civil War Field Desk,

pine in varnish finish, fall front with solid ends and paneled door and cove molding at top, opens to reveal 12 compartments, both horizontal and vertical storage in original green paint, 21" x 13" x 25" high. Includes letter from J. Thomas Stouffer, Curator of 18th and 19th Century American Militaria, McGraw-Shay House, Sharpsburg, Maryland, discussing the former contents of the desk, being hundreds of letters and documents from the 9th N.Y. Heavy Artillery and printed unit history. The 9th served in the defense of Washington D.C