Original Civil War large Tobacco Twist, as in books and museums

Being offered is a rare and unusual Civil War item, it is an original twist of tobacco, ‘measuring 7” x 3”. This piece came out of a large Civil War collection. 

There are examples of this tobacco in The Civil War National Museum and The Civil War Medical Museum (see pictures). I have a similar piece in my private collection which came out of the Dr. Francis Lord collection and is pictured in his book “The Collector’s Encyclopedia of the Civil War”. It was part of the personal effects of Captain John Macomber, who was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864 (see pictures).

Tobacco was extremely important to the Civil War soldier, and I go into more detail in my book “The Civil War Soldier – His Personal Items” (see pictures). This is a rare opportunity to own one of these tobacco twist, and they are a great addition to any Civil War display.