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Object Name |
Scabbard, Sword |
Catalog Number |
0985.03.00063b |
Description |
Brass scabbard. For sword (.63). |
Dimensions |
W-3 L-33 D-0.75 inches |
Owned |
George Pierce Doles; Sarah Williams Doles; Charles T. Furlow |
Owner Regiment |
Doles: 4th Georgia Infantry, Co. G, "Baldwin Blues" Furlow: 4th Georgia Infantry, Co. K Orderly - Brig. Gen. Doles' Staff ADC - Brig. Gen. Doles' Staff Adjutant General's Dept; Georgia Treasury Office |
Made |
Ames Manufacturing Company |
Event |
Sherman's March |
Provenance |
This sword and scabbard was made for a governor of South Carolina. For an unstated reason, it was given to Brig. Gen. George Pierce Doles for his use. After his death in June 1864, the sword was sent to his widow, Sarah Williams Doles, in Milledgeville, Georgia. During Sherman's March to the Sea, she threw it down a well where it remained four months. After the war, she presented it to the Survivors' Association of the 4th Georgia Volunteers of the Doles-Cook Brigade. The Survivor's Association appointed Capt. Charles T. Furlow custodian, at first, and then later, owner, of the sword and scabbard. |
People |
Doles, George Pierce Doles, Sarah Williams [Mrs. George Pierce] Furlow, Charles T. |
Search Terms |
Battle of Bethesda Church Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of Spotsylvania Court House items hidden from Union soldiers Overland Campaign Sherman's March Savannah Campaign Sherman's March to the Sea |
Subjects |
hidden property |