http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts Explore Civil War artifacts, from medical kits and personal hygiene items, to carbines and currency. en Copyright 2013, History.com Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-21T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo1 Civil War Confederate artifacts include a battle flag and a Confederate belt plate. The top saber appears homemade, while the other is government issue. The kepi is also government issue, but the knife is not. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo2 Civil War cavalryman gear includes boots, boot hook, spare shoes, kepi, gauntlets, pin-fire pistols, a hoof knife, a leather cartridge case for pistol, a pair of hoof trimmers and a horse shoeing hammer. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo3 Closeup of a Civil War soldier's shoes. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo4 Example of personal items used during the era of the Civil War. Included in the picture are lye soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, combs, and a brush. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo5 Civil War camp objects include a coffee boiler, ladles, mess plates, a salt or sugar shaker, a combination knife-fork-spoon, tin cups, and a coffee bean roaster. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo6 Included in this Civil War medical kit are scissors, gauze and needles. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo7 Variety of Civil War handguns including a Pepperbox (top) and on the far right a Model Colt .36 navy Revolver. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo8 From top to bottom: a Colt Model 1853 rifle used by sharpshooters, a Sharps carbine and a Burnside carbine, invented by Union General Ambrose Burnside. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo9 Two Confederate bills. The top, worth five dollars, contains a picture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the bottom contains a picture of Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephens. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-artifacts/photo9