I always enjoy seeing any historical relics, but also like to know their histories along with how they came to be in the museum. This article was of particular interest and it DIDN'T take me three months to follow up on part 2 like the last time. Items in the Clayton-Blair History Museum in North Carolina.
PRIVATE CRAWFORD'S HANDMADE DRINKING CUP FROM PRISON-- Made from a powder horn with his name and regiment carved into it: "William Crawford, Co. G 25th SCV, Elmira, NY 1865."
Private Crawford made it while a POW at the Union Elmira Prison after his capture at Fort Fisher Jan. 15, 1865. He arrived at "Hellmira" Jan. 30th and died of pneumonia March 7. He is buried at the prison's cemetery.
Elmira was not opened until may 1864, but had the highest death rate of any Union prison, 25%.
OTHER MUSEUM ARTIFACTS--
DOG TAGS from a 2nd Michigan and a 12th New Hampshire volunteer, one of whom became a deserter.
PALMETTO REGIMENT SILVER MEDAL of a Mexican War veteran who also served in the 6th SC Cavalry.
FEDERAL CARBINE CARTRIDGE BOX with penciled soldier's name, Jacob Rey, that appears to be from a southern unit. Probably captured at some point.
CSA BRASS BELT BUCKLE with the name Bill or Billie scratched on the back.
Of Definite Interest. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Civil War Relics and Their History-- Part 2
Part 1 was all the way back to Sept. 28, 2010. I was writing about relics and their histories at the Historical Crafts and Farm Skills Festival in Aberdeen, NC, on Sept. 24, 2010 from the Southern Pines (NC) Pilot. Hit the labels below to see the first entry.
EVANS' GOLD MEDALS-- One of only two or three known bronze copies of the gold medal given to South Carolina Brigadier General Nathan G. "Shanks" Evans by the state legislature for his gallantry at the Battle of Ball's Bluff near Leesburg, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1861. The original is in the Confederate Museum in Richmond.
LEATHER SWORD BELT-- belonged to slain Confederate militia officer 1st Lt. James T. Weir (23rd SC Volunteers) captured in 1862 at the battle of Kinston, North Carolina. Taken by Gary Voorhees, 9th NJ Volunteers. It has a string tag attached to it marked, "Taken from the body of a dead C.S.A. captain." Voorhees mistook the double-bar shoulder strap worn by officers in both Confederate and Union armies. Confederate commander at Kinston was Nathan Evans.
MODEL 1861 COLT NAVY PISTOL-- engraved G.E. Manigault on butt strap. Gabriel Manigault was from the noted and wealthy Manigault family from Charles, SC, and a member of the Charleston Dragoons. He was captured at the Battle of Trevilian Station, Va., in June 1864. he survived the war and was a professor at the College of Charleston until his death in 1899.
More to Come (And I Promise Not Another Three Months). --Old B-Runner
EVANS' GOLD MEDALS-- One of only two or three known bronze copies of the gold medal given to South Carolina Brigadier General Nathan G. "Shanks" Evans by the state legislature for his gallantry at the Battle of Ball's Bluff near Leesburg, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1861. The original is in the Confederate Museum in Richmond.
LEATHER SWORD BELT-- belonged to slain Confederate militia officer 1st Lt. James T. Weir (23rd SC Volunteers) captured in 1862 at the battle of Kinston, North Carolina. Taken by Gary Voorhees, 9th NJ Volunteers. It has a string tag attached to it marked, "Taken from the body of a dead C.S.A. captain." Voorhees mistook the double-bar shoulder strap worn by officers in both Confederate and Union armies. Confederate commander at Kinston was Nathan Evans.
MODEL 1861 COLT NAVY PISTOL-- engraved G.E. Manigault on butt strap. Gabriel Manigault was from the noted and wealthy Manigault family from Charles, SC, and a member of the Charleston Dragoons. He was captured at the Battle of Trevilian Station, Va., in June 1864. he survived the war and was a professor at the College of Charleston until his death in 1899.
More to Come (And I Promise Not Another Three Months). --Old B-Runner
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Civil War Relics and Their History-- Part 1
From the Pilot article I entered earlier today.
Other items on display at the Clayton-Blair History Museum near Fayetteville, NC.
MODEL 1855 HARPERS FERRY ARSENAL RIFLE
It was the first standard issue military weapon with a rifled barrel for better range and accuracy with the newly created minie ball. It also used the new Maynard tape primer caps that replaced metal percussion caps.
Only 7,300 were produced from 1857 to early 1961 and only at the Harpers Ferry Armory.
CONFEDERATE FAYETTEVILLE ARSENAL RIFLE
The Harpers Ferry Rifle became the model for the famous Fayetteville Arsenal Rifle. Some 8,700 were made from 1862 to 1864. Am 1863 rifle is also on display.
CONFEDERATE-MADE CARTRIDGE BOX
A soldier-marked, Confederate-made cartridge box and shoulder sling of Jeremiah L. Moore, 7th NC State Troops. He was from Iredell County and wounded in the leg and captured July 3rd, the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. He died of the wound in 1864. The box and sling were taken on the battlefield and after 105 years of storage and display at a Massachusetts museum, given to the Clayton-Blair Museum in 2006. (I imagine an individual had it before the other museum got it.)
More to Come. --B-R'er
Other items on display at the Clayton-Blair History Museum near Fayetteville, NC.
MODEL 1855 HARPERS FERRY ARSENAL RIFLE
It was the first standard issue military weapon with a rifled barrel for better range and accuracy with the newly created minie ball. It also used the new Maynard tape primer caps that replaced metal percussion caps.
Only 7,300 were produced from 1857 to early 1961 and only at the Harpers Ferry Armory.
CONFEDERATE FAYETTEVILLE ARSENAL RIFLE
The Harpers Ferry Rifle became the model for the famous Fayetteville Arsenal Rifle. Some 8,700 were made from 1862 to 1864. Am 1863 rifle is also on display.
CONFEDERATE-MADE CARTRIDGE BOX
A soldier-marked, Confederate-made cartridge box and shoulder sling of Jeremiah L. Moore, 7th NC State Troops. He was from Iredell County and wounded in the leg and captured July 3rd, the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. He died of the wound in 1864. The box and sling were taken on the battlefield and after 105 years of storage and display at a Massachusetts museum, given to the Clayton-Blair Museum in 2006. (I imagine an individual had it before the other museum got it.)
More to Come. --B-R'er
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Cook and Brothers Armory, Athens, Georgia
The building still stands in Athens at East Broad Street. The exterior is rock coursed in the bottom story and brick on the second. It also has a stair tower and is quite an interestingly designed building.
The operation was originally in New Orleans, but was forced to move after the fall of that city to Federal forces in 1862. They first moved to Vicksburg and then to Athens where they were plagued by a lack of skilled labor.
They contracted with the Confederate government to make Enfield rifles in the summer and fall of 1862. They projected to make 600 rifles a month, but never met that quota because of the labor problem. All in all,, they made between 3,800 and 4,000 weapons. Production ceased in 1864 when they were not reimbursed. Their labor force became the 23rd Battalion Georgia.
The property stood empty until 1870 when it became involved in the textile industry.
Sometimes, Your Best-Laid Plans Just Don't Work Out. -- B-R'er
The operation was originally in New Orleans, but was forced to move after the fall of that city to Federal forces in 1862. They first moved to Vicksburg and then to Athens where they were plagued by a lack of skilled labor.
They contracted with the Confederate government to make Enfield rifles in the summer and fall of 1862. They projected to make 600 rifles a month, but never met that quota because of the labor problem. All in all,, they made between 3,800 and 4,000 weapons. Production ceased in 1864 when they were not reimbursed. Their labor force became the 23rd Battalion Georgia.
The property stood empty until 1870 when it became involved in the textile industry.
Sometimes, Your Best-Laid Plans Just Don't Work Out. -- B-R'er
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