Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Carbine |
Catalog Number |
0985.02.00085 |
Date |
ca. 1863 |
Description |
Spencer .52 caliber rimfire carbine, serial number 45876. 22 inch barrel with six grooves, walnut butt and stock. Marked "SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE CO. BOSTON MASS PTD MARCH 6, 1860". |
Dimensions |
H-5 L-39 D-2.5 inches |
Owned |
Charles E. Miller; unidentified Union soldier |
Made |
Spencer Repeating Rifle Company |
Provenance |
The carbine was used during the war by Charles E. Miller, courier on the staff of General James Patton Anderson. The gun was captured by Miller from a Federal soldier. |
People |
Miller, Charles E. unidentified Union soldier |
Search Terms |
items captured by Confederate soldiers items captured from Union soldiers items taken items taken by Confederate soldiers items taken from Union soldiers United States Army |
Subjects |
Firearms Guns Carbines |