Major General William Mahone's Presentation Sword

[Mike Serpa]

Major General William Mahone's Presentation Sword The Last CSA Sword
A magnificently detailed presentation sword, historically important in every way, Major General William Mahone received this sword from the grateful citizenry of Petersburg, Virginia for saving their city during the six-month siege of their city. This Boyle and Gamble sword was made especially for General Mahone in Richmond, Virginia and is like no other produced by this famous manufacturer. With elaborate etching on the blade as well as the scabbard, the people of Petersburg spared no expense in honoring their great defender. It is noteworthy that this sword was likely the last truly Confederate-made sword, making it the rarest Confederate presentation sword existent....
Sold for $388,375.00 in 2007 - Heritage Auctions

http://historical.ha.com/itm/milita...ation-sword-historical-total-3-/a/663-72191.s

 

[ErnieMac]

Fine piece of craftsmanship.

 

[James N.]

This looks suspiciously like a regulation U. S. Sword for the Officers of the Staff and Field that has been reworked - the C in the CS especially. The mounts on the scabbard could easily have been removed, polished smooth, and engraved with appropriate "Southern" designs. In fact, the drag has conventional designs found on Union examples - only the upper band with Athena looks unusual, and has the high copper content associated with true Confederate pieces and might well be a replacement. The blade with its stopped fuller and its etching looks more like that on imports rather than a Boyle & Gamble product.

 

[AndyHall]

Who's your new avatar, Mike?

 

[Mike Serpa]

Who's your new avatar, Mike?

General John F. Miller. He fits in with my theme of people who have lost an eye to match the Erasmus quote in my "signature." After the war he was a U.S. Senator from California.

During the Tullahoma Campaign, Miller commanded a brigade under General McCook in the XX Corps. He was severely wounded, losing his left eye, in a minor fight at Liberty Gap on June 27, 1863, and was out of action for nearly a year while he recuperated. Miller was promoted tobrigadier general April 10, 1864, retroactive to January 5. In May 1864, he was assigned to administrative duty as commander of the garrison atNashville, Tennessee. He returned to the field in December, commanding a sizable force of infantry and artillery at the Battle of Nashville. For his services at that battle, Miller was brevetted as a major general on March 13, 1865. wikipedia

Andy, I was going to use this one but

thought it might embarrassing for any members from Galveston!

 

[AndyHall]

This is my own favorite clip:

TheKid points out, quite correctly, that she doesn't get really worried until she sees Anderson Cooper doing a live remote.

 

[Mike Serpa]

This is my own favorite clip:

TheKid points out, quite correctly, that she doesn't get really worried until she sees Anderson Cooper doing a live remote.

The flotsam took his legs out? More like his idiocy took his legs out.

 

[AndyHall]

That's about the same location I use sometimes with the webcam image, although Murdoch's was destroyed and had to be completely rebuilt. There was a hotel on the pier where the amusement park is now.

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