Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Artifact, Unidentified |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01284 |
Description |
The unidentified object consists of an iron shaft with a serrated end and wooden top. Used to seat the bullet in a sharpshooter's black powder rifle. |
Dimensions |
L-5.125 inches |
Owned |
J. W. Davies (tentative); William W. Davies |
Provenance |
The unidentified object came from J. W. Davies collection. He raised a special company of sharpshooters assigned to special duty along the James River. His son, William W. Davies, was appointed messenger to Jefferson Davis. |
People |
Davies, John W. Davies, William W. |