Confederate Cavalry saber and scabbard

Titles: Confederate Cavalry saber and scabbard (Supplied title)

Description: Confederate States Cavalry saber (.A) and scabbard (.B) captured during the Civil War by Private George W. Buswell of the 7th Minnesota Regiment, Company B, at Fort Blakely, Alabama, on April 9, 1865. The saber has a curved, single-edged blade and a half-basket type brass hilt with oilcloth wrapped wooden grips bound with steel wire. The iron scabbard has brass suspension ring supports and the lower suspension ring has been replaced with a leather thong.

Dates

• Exactly 04/09/1865 (Date captured.) (Use)
• 1861 - 1865 (Civil War) (Content)

Creation

• used by: Confederate States of America, Army, Cavalry
• collected by: Buswell, George W.
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865), Company B
• about: United States, Army, Infantry Regiment, 68th

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 21.H12.A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 set items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 41 3/4 inches length (21.H12.A, saber)
• 4 1/4 inches width (21.H12.A, saber at guard)
• 5 inches height (21.H12.A, saber at guard)
• 38 inches length (21.H12.B, scabbard)
• 1 3/8 inches height (21.H12.B, scabbard)

Subjects

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