Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bit, Bridle |
Catalog Number |
0985.08.00024 |
Description |
Steel driving (?) curb bit with large, round bridle rings and hooks for curb chain (missing); straight branches; iron mouthpiece with low port. |
Material |
Steel |
Dimensions |
W-5.5 L-9.5 inches |
Owned |
L. V. Dix / unidentified Confederate soldier |
Owner Regiment |
6th New York Cavalry, Co. I |
Event |
Battle of Trevilian's Station |
Provenance |
The bit was taken from a riderless Confederate horse during the battle at Trevilian's Station, June 11, 1864 by Private L. V. Dix, Co. I, 6th New York Cavalry, dispatch courier at General Philip Sheridan's headquarters. Private Dix used the bit until his enlistment expired August 4, 1864. |
People |
Dix, L. V. unidentified Confederate soldier |
Search Terms |
horse equipment Overland Campaign found on battlefield |
Subjects |
animals horses Bridles Bridle making |