Name/Title
SWORDEntry/Object ID
584/13167 ADescription
STEEL BLADE "E PLURIBUS UNUM" FLORAL DES/HANDLE WRAPPED/GUARD ELABORATELY OPEN - "U.S."/WORN BY FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES CALAHAN CRAWFORD, 126TH OHIO VOLUNTEERS, AT THE TIME HE WAS IN ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, IN ITS CLOSING CAMPAIGN AROUND RICHMOND, JUNE 1864-MAY 1865
THE BIT OF CREPE ON THE SWORD HANDLE WAS PUT THERE IN WASHINGTON AT THE TIME OF LINCOLN'S FUNERAL, IT HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVEDCollection
CIVIL WARMade/Created
Date made
1861Notes
Early Date: 1861Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
SwordNomenclature Sub-Class
Edged WeaponsNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyCondition
Overall Condition
Excellent