Sword and scabbard used by General Henry Sibley

Titles: Sword and scabbard used by General Henry Sibley (Supplied title)

Description: Non-regulation staff and field officer's presentation sword (.A) and scabbard (.B). The set was presented to Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley, who served as Minnesota's first Governor, commander of the Minnesota Military District during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, and leader of a punitive expedition into Dakota Territory in the spring of 1863. The scabbard is engraved, "Presented / to / Brig. / Gen. H. H. Sibley / by / the officers of his staff / May 18, 1863." See also a photograph of Sibley holding this sword, ID Number por 7052 r3.

Dates

• Exactly 1863 (Creation)
• 1861 - 1865 (Civil War) (Content)

Creation

• presented to: Sibley, Henry Hastings

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1997.382.1.A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 set items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 40 inches length (1997.382.1.A, sword)
• 5 inches width (1997.382.1.A, sword at hilt)
• 34 1/2 inches length (1997.382.1.B, scabbard)
• 2 inches width (1997.382.1.B, scabbard)

Subjects

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