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The cartridge box was a wooden block with a leather flap cover strapped to the belt of the soldier. They were used to store paper wrapped cartridges. These cartridges consisted of a musket ball and powder wrapped in paper to be easily loaded by soldiers of the line during battle. The box's leather flap protected the cartridges from the elements and limited the likelihood that a stray spark would ignite the black powder. The wooden liner kept the cartridges separate from each other, lessening the chance that one would ignite if others did.

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