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Object Name |
Scabbard, Sword |
Catalog Number |
0985.09.00073b |
Description |
Model 1840 U.S. Cavalry Saber Scabbard, metal. Buff leather forward sling with brass stud still attached. Based on damage, possibly struck by a bullet. |
Dimensions |
L-37 inches |
Owned |
John A. Graves |
Owner Regiment |
13th North Carolina State Troops, Co. A, "Yanceyville Grays" 47th North Carolina State Troops |
Event |
Battle of Gettysburg |
Provenance |
Lt. Col. John A. Graves used this [sword] and scabbard during the war. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Gettysburg, and sent to Johnson's Island Military Prison, where he died of a stroke on March 2, 1864. |
People |
Graves, John A. |
Search Terms |
Battle of Gettysburg Johnson's Island Military Prison |
Subjects |
Soldiers Dead persons Prisoners Prisoners of war POW's |