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Object Name |
Revolver |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00150 |
Date |
ca. 1851-1861 |
Description |
Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver; .44 cal.; 6-shot; 7.5-inch barrel; walnut grip; serial number 16571. Indian fight scene is engraved on the cylinder. |
Dimensions |
W-5 L-13.25 D-1.5 inches |
Owned |
Alexander Spiers George |
Owner Regiment |
10th Virginia Cavalry, Co A and F |
Made |
Colt's Patent Firearms Mfg. Co., Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
Event |
Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg |
Provenance |
Revolver owned by Sgt. Alexander Spiers George. George served with the 10th Virginia Cavalry and, for a time, as a courier for Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. He was wounded at a skirmish at Stoney Creek during the Petersburg Campaign on December 1, 1864, and was present at the surrender at Appomattox in 1865. |
People |
George, Alexander Speirs |
Search Terms |
Stoney Creek / Stony Creek Surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865 Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg |
Subjects |
Firearms Guns surrenders Wounded in war Wounds & injuries |