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1st Minnesota officer's scabbard
75.122.A,B
Titles: 1st Minnesota officer's scabbard (Supplied title)
Description: Blued steel scabbard for a United States Army Officer's Model 1850 sword made by the Ames Manufacturing Company in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The scabbard was reportedly owned by Colonel William Colvill of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Colvill became the fifth and final colonel of the regiment on May 6, 1863 and was wounded several times during the Civil War, three times at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, which left him partially crippled for the rest of his life. See also sword, ID Number 75.122.A.
Dates
- Exactly 1855 (Model year) (Creation)
- Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)
Creation
- made by: Ames Manufacturing Company
- owned/used by: Colvill, William
- issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 75.122.B
Notes
- This is an example of an armament accessory used during the U.S. Civil War.
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 81.6 centimeters length (approximate)
Subjects
- Armament
- Armament
- Military
- Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
- Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States
- Military weapons
- Dakota Indians
- U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Ames Manufacturing Company
- Colvill, William
- United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
- Scabbard
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75.122.A,B