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Object Name |
Pipe, Smoking |
Catalog Number |
0985.05.00019 |
Description |
Carved cherry wood pipe with silver bowl rim and stem collar. Carved inscription" "Bull Run July 21, 1861" surrounded by leaves over relief of Louisiana pelican; masonic symbols and leaves carved on stem base. Engraved on the silver stem collar: "To General John Armstrong from his friend Wm. Monaghan". |
Dimensions |
L-5 inches |
Owned |
John Armstrong |
Owner Regiment |
6th Louisiana Infantry |
Made |
unidentified Confederate soldier (possibly William Monaghan) |
Event |
Battle of First Manassas / First Bull Run |
Provenance |
Pipe made by a Confederate soldier from the root of a cherry tree on the battlefield of Bull Run (Manassas). Based on the inscription, it was given (and possibly made) by William Monaghan to Gen. John Armstrong. |
People |
unidentified Confederate soldier Monaghan, William Armstrong, John |
Search Terms |
Battle of First Manassas / First Bull Run Freemasonry Freemasons |
Subjects |
Smoking Pipes (Smoking) Tobacco pipes Tobacco Tobacco habit Masonic organizations Fraternal organizations |