Stencil

Name/Title

Stencil

Entry/Object ID

2019.22.3

Description

Metal stencil. "P.C. Wright, / Co. I. 13th. Reg. Vt. Vol"

Context

This is a stencil used to mark the military belongings of Prentiss C. Wright (1839-1893) of Montpelier during his short service in the Union Army in the Civil War. Wright joined in August of 1862 and his unit was stationed near Washington. He mustered out with a disability in January of 1863 when Company I, 13th Regiment, was around Wolf Run Shoals, a crossing point on the Occuquan River in northern Virginia. After the war, he is listed in census records as a machinist with Wright & Son, a lumber company in Montpelier.

Acquisition

Accession

2019.22

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stencil

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

13th Vermont Infantry

Related Events

Event

Civil War