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IMPORTANT MAINE PRESENTATION CIVIL WAR SWORD WITH HISTORY. 34-3/4" dbl ...

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IMPORTANT MAINE PRESENTATION CIVIL WAR SWORD WITH HISTORY. 34-3/4" dbl fuller blade marked "SCHUYLER HARTLEY / & GRAHAM / NEW YORK" on the right ricasso and "CLAUBERG / SOLIGEN" on the left. Iron proof on the spine. The blade has short etched panels in the center with an eagle on the right side and US on the left. The iron scabbard has brass fittings. The top one is engraved in script "Presented to - / Lt. Wm H. Moody / Co. L. 2d Maine Cav.Vet.Vols / by the Members of / the Company". Also accompanying the lot are a CDV of him holding the sword and other images of him at various ages. There are also a 2nd Maine Cavalry badge in original box, a metal Colonial's insignia, and a ribbon hanger with a attached eagle above the word "Maine" which was probably from a reunion. There is also a 28-1/2" x 18-1/2" oil on canvas painting or sign for the Recruiting Office of the 2nd Maine Cavalry. There is also the printed roster of that unit with Moody shown in the center. Among the other items included are his yearly diaries during his service in the Civil War starting with Camp Abraham Lincoln at Portland in 1862 when he was with the 27th Maine infantry. This one has locket pictures of Moody and his wife, Abbie, glued inside the front cover and includes orders, movements and various happenings. The diary for 1863 is missing but 1864 covers movements mostly at the recruiting office in Kennebunk where there are numerous "at home" listings. Was wounded at the Battle of Port Washington at the end of September "had the bullet cut from my leg today. Made application for a furlough" on October 6th. On the 8th he marched his troop on orders of Captain Lincoln. On the 9th "my wound is worse accounting to the exercise I took yesterday". In the 1865, on April 10th it is reported that "Richmond is taken". On the 14th "went to Braggs Bridge. The President was assassinated by J Wilks Booth at Fords Theater Washington D.C." evidently from a newspaper report. Most of the time after this was spent in parade and guard duty. On December 6th "was mustered out of service today". 1866 is mostly occupied by office and business returns around Pensacola. Another book is undated but lists most of the men in the regiment with various payments and duties. A stack of letters, commissions, and reunion notices, and awards, including his appointment as a delegate to the Farmer's National Congress signed by the Governor of Maine. This includes a lengthy exchange with the Pension Bureau over the value of his wounds. A newspaper article in the New York Tribune for July 6, 1863 mentions that Moody's regiment had volunteered to stay in service in Washington D.C. beyond their enlistment time. CONDITION: Blade is bright with scattered surface rust. Brass is very dark but shows little wear. Metal scabbard has considerable surface rust. Recruiting sign has minor crackling. Framed roster has toning but has no spots or cracks. Regimental badge is like new. Books and letters are all in fine condition. 4-53431 FS515 (8,000-12,000)

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