CIVIL War M 1850 Rhode Island Staff & Field High Grade Sword Miller & Co N York

CIVIL WAR M 1850 RHODE ISLAND STAFF & FIELD HIGH GRADE SWORD MADE BY MILLER & CO NEW YORK , A SMALL AMERICAN SHOP. THIS IS A RARE UNION RHODE ISLAND SWORD WITH THE STATE ANCHOR AND HOPE ON THE BLADE. MEASURES 38 1/2 INCHES WITH A 32 1/4 INCH BLADE.

THERE WERE 1217 OFFICERS THAT SERVED FROM RHODE ISLAND DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THIS IS A CUSTOM MADE SWORD MADE FOR ONE OF THE HIGH OFFICERS. Rhode Island in the American Civil War. The state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War remained loyal to the Union, as did the other states of New England. Rhode Island furnished 25,236 fighting men to the Union Army, of which 1,685 died.

The state used its industrial capacity to supply the Union Army with the materials needed to win the war. The item "CIVIL WAR M 1850 RHODE ISLAND STAFF & FIELD HIGH GRADE SWORD MILLER & CO N YORK" is in sale since Thursday, July 18, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Edged Weapons".

The seller is "rachelemandelgallery" and is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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