Spittoon
c 1850s

Smoking and chewing tobacco was common aboard the ironclad, given the amount of tobacco recovered from Cairo. Tobacco users on board used this standard army issue spittoon. This container has retained its tobacco scent even after having been underwater for over a century.
Wood. L 23.4, W 24, H 12 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park, U.S.S. Cairo Museum, VICKC 515