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Union Cavalry Saber made by the Mansfield Lamb Company. Sabre found by donor, William L. Ritter, Senior 2nd Lt. Artillery, C.S.A. of Capt. Ferd. O. Claiborne's Co. on the roadside near Columbia, Tenn. In a charge made on the enemy at that point. Seeing the saber beside the road Ritter ordered one of his men…

Union Cavalry Saber made by the Mansfield Lamb Company. Sabre found by donor, William L. Ritter, Senior 2nd Lt. Artillery, C.S.A. of Capt. Ferd. O. Claiborne's Co. on the roadside near Columbia, Tenn. In a charge made on the enemy at that point. Seeing the saber beside the road Ritter ordered one of his men…

Saber

Description

Union Cavalry Saber made by the Mansfield Lamb Company. Sabre found by donor, William L. Ritter, Senior 2nd Lt. Artillery, C.S.A. of Capt. Ferd. O. Claiborne's Co. on the roadside near Columbia, Tenn. In a charge made on the enemy at that point. Seeing the saber beside the road Ritter ordered one of his men to hand it to him.

Creator

Date

1861-1865

Dimensions

43.5" L

Object ID

1921.9.6 a,b

Accession Number

1921.9

Resource ID

15085

Credit Line

Gift of Captain William L. Ritter

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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