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Guns International #: 101888013
Seller's Inventory #: 001
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Guns International #: 101888013
Category - Antiques
- Edged Weapons Pre 1900
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Seller: 13Bravo
Member Since: 3/5/19
First Name: Brett
Last Name: Quillin
State:
Texas
Zip: 76048
Country: United States
Phone:
(817) 319-0146
Active Listings: 0
Total Listings: 13
Seller Type: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
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Civil War sword KIA
Description: 1850 Foot officers sword belonging to Capt. Henry Warren 7th Maine Regt. Which is engraved upon the pommal. Henry H. Warren was the son of Asa Warren, a farmer in Bangor, Maine. As a boy he had been employed at the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, and at the outbreak of the war was a student at Bowdoin College. His name appears in connection with local war meetings and prospective volunteer companies early on, but he was not officially enlisted until 8/21/1861, when mustered into Company H of the 7th Maine, initially as private then sergeant soon after. He was promoted to lieutenant in early 1862. The sword is housed in its original, non-regulation brass-mounted metal scabbard, which is eminently more practical for field use than the more fragile, regulation leather. The upper part of the scabbard has a smooth plum surface. The lower portion shows plum also, but with some small dents and surface pitting. The brass throat, ring mounts, and drag are all in place and have a medium patina with just some stains on the drag. The blade has a good edge and point. The metal shows some dark spots and slight pitting for a few inches back from the point, but from above the fuller down to the guard the surface is good and the etching very visible. Both sides are extensively etched with grape vines, leaves and clusters of grapes starting from a set of floral chevrons above the ricasso. The obverse features a tall, vertical U.S. amid some floral scrolls. The reverse shows a broad eagle with wings out, and slightly downturned, holding a banderole in its beak reading E Pluribus Unum,For two weeks, from May 4 through May 18, the regiment was constantly engaged with the enemy at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, with particularly heavy losses at the Wilderness on May 6 and in the attack on Salient on May 12. A letter to the Bangor newspaper listed some 261 casualties up through May 12, including Warren, wounded in the "arm and foot, slight." Grant, however, ordered one last assault at dawn on May 18 near the old Salient, which he thought had been weakened by Lee in response to his movements. The Sixth Corps retraced its steps and alongside the Second Corps attacked positions that had been strengthened by Ewell and were well defended by infantry and artillery. Federal infantry were kept at a distance by obstacles in front of the earthworks and Confederate artillery tore apart the assault.By CWData's count the regiment added another 22 to its casualty fiqures for the campaign. Warren was "killed instantly" in the attack according to his old paper, which eulogized him, saying that from the day of his enlistment, "to the day of his death he has followed the path of duty, never shrinking from any task, however unpleasant, that his conscience approved. Brave to a fault, always faithful, his fills a soldier's grave, and his friends are left to mourn his early decease. this is a fantastic sword carried by an officer killed in the line of duty!! Rare to own a piece of history such as this. SOLD Model: 1850 |
Guns International #: 101888013
Seller's Inventory #: 001
Guns International #: 101888013
Seller's Inventory #: 001