Haversack Sentence Examples

For daily living, soldiers carried a haversack, canteen, and mucket.

I noticed they carried all their kit in a small haversack.

Haversack - A pack made of cotton often used to carry rations.

Like the haversack, confederate canteens were often discarded and replaced by a captured Union canteen when the opportunity presented itself.

It became very popular; each man carried a haversack ration and a water bottle and the party organized itself as irregular cavalry.

The haversack was a small strong bag worn over the shoulder containing food and personal belongings.