The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Confederate Pistols Offered at Auction

Back in December, the Rock Island Auction Company (Illinois) offered a Colt Model 1851 percussion revolver that had belonged to Confederate Col. James Gregory Hodges who was killed in Pickett's charge at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

They also offered a rare Confederate Augusta Machine Works percussion pistol inscribed to H. Canning of the CSS Shenandoah.

I was unable to find out if the Hodges pistol sold, but the H. Canning one went for $31,625. I was unable to find any information on H. Canning, but did find quite a bit on Col. Hodges.

Way Out of Mt League. --Old B-Runner

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