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Metadata
Object Name |
Gavel |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01844 |
Description |
This varnished hardwood gavel has a turned handle and barrel end. There is a silver plate attached to the middle band, plate reads: "Gen. Ashby June 6, 1862" |
Material |
wood/Metal/Silver |
Dimensions |
H-9.5 W-2.5 D-1.5 inches |
Event |
death of Turner Ashby, June 6, 1862 |
Provenance |
This gavel is made of wood from the tree under which General Turner Ashby fell while leading a charge near Harrisonburg, Virginia, June 6. 1862. With the gavel is a paper label certifying its authenticity over the signature of Ms. S. Alice Cowan of the Turner Ashby Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and A. M. Newman, Adj Gibbons Camp Confederate Veterans. |
People |
Ashby, Turner Cowan, S. Alice |
Search Terms |
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 death of Turner Ashby, June 6, 1862 Battle of Harrisonburg |
Subjects |
souvenirs |