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| Titles |
Confederate percussion rifle |
|---|---|
| Description |
Percussion rifle of about .54 caliber. The rifle's buttstock reads, "Jas Bishop 17 LA RED C" [17th Louisiana Regiment, Company C]. The rifle was retrieved from the Civil War battlefield at Vicksburg, Mississippi, by General John B. Sanborn of the Fourth Minnesota Infantry Regiment while his division performed garrison duty after the surrender. The rifle is half-stocked in walnut, has engraved nickel-silver mountings, an octagonal barrel, and the original ramrod tipped with brass. Made by Henry E. Leman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
142.5 centimeters length (overall) 101 centimeters length (barrel) .54 caliber |
| Nomenclature |
rifle (long gun) |
| Materials |
iron walnut (wood) nickel silver brass (alloy) |
| Creation |
Maker: Leman, Henry E. Made in: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Subjects |
Collected by: Sanborn, John B. (John Benjamin) Used by: Confederate States of America, Army, Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 17th, Company C Owned/used by: Bishop, James Found at: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States Used during: Civil War, 1861-1865 Used in: Louisiana, United States Used in: Minnesota, United States United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies. Armament. Tools & Equipment. Firearms Military. 1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars). Equipment & Supplies |
| Dates |
Creation: Not earlier than 1850 - Not later than 1860 Use: Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) Discovery: 07/1863 (Found at Vicksburg, Mississippi, battlefield.) |
| Credit Line |
Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of John B. Sanborn |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
64.109.2 (Accession Number) |