A New York native by the name of Amelia Blythe had moved to Ottawa, Canada, in 1963 and donated the sword to the 763 Communications Regt. of the Canadian Army, now the 33 Signal Regt..
Caroline Sloan, of Portland, Oregon, the colonel's great-great granddaughter. Her father, Edward Sloan graduated from the Citadel in 1950 and started his own search for the sword. He got a precise description of the sword and began distributing it and received responses. Then came the internet.
For a generation, the sword had been on display inside the Mess at Wallis House, a landmark building in Ottawa that eventually fell into disrepair. The sword's nameplate read "The Cadets of the Arsenal Academy to Capt. C.C. Tew, November 25, 1858." The regiment had the sword and other items appraised in 2009 when they were moving to a new home.
Genuine Civil War swords like it sell for between $20,000 to $30,000, but its connection to Charles Tew made it even more valuable.
Michael Martin,chairman of the 33 Signal Regt. Foundation worked to have it "alienated" from Canada as not having any value to the country. This was necessary before it could be returned.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label The Arsenal Military Academy Columbia SC. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Monday, December 28, 2015
Canada to Return Col. Tew's Long-Lost Sword-- Part 2: Military Academies
The return of Col. Charles Tew's sword to the Citadel will be celebrated with three days of activities.
Col. Charles Courtenay Tew was a Charleston native and among the Citadel's first 26 cadets, reporting to the school in 1843. He graduated in 1846 and later taught at the Arsenal, a Columbia, S.C. military school that was the Citadel's sister institution.
The cadets there gave him the sword when he left to establish the Hillsborough Military Academy in North Carolina.
During the Civil War, Col. Tew led the 2nd North Carolina and carried the sword along with him, along with a silver cup given him by the Hillsborough cadets. Later, he decided that he could be of more use to the Confederacy by returning to teaching and submitted his resignation. before it was accepted, there came the Battle of Antietam.
--Old Secesh
Col. Charles Courtenay Tew was a Charleston native and among the Citadel's first 26 cadets, reporting to the school in 1843. He graduated in 1846 and later taught at the Arsenal, a Columbia, S.C. military school that was the Citadel's sister institution.
The cadets there gave him the sword when he left to establish the Hillsborough Military Academy in North Carolina.
During the Civil War, Col. Tew led the 2nd North Carolina and carried the sword along with him, along with a silver cup given him by the Hillsborough cadets. Later, he decided that he could be of more use to the Confederacy by returning to teaching and submitted his resignation. before it was accepted, there came the Battle of Antietam.
--Old Secesh
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