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1860 Then there is the flag OF the Kear-
| sarge. which foated from her peak when
she caused the surrender of the confederate
cruiser Alabama; also the first Union flag
hoisted in Richmond after its evacuation,
which was used as headquarters flag by
General Ord when he took possession of
the confederate capital.
The double-barreled shotgun with which
Colonel Ellsworth was shot and killed by
James F. Jackson In the Marshall House,
Alexandria, Va, is another tragic relic of
| the early days of the civil war. BY its
side Is the regulation army rifle, with sword
bayonet, with which the death of Ellswor tn
was promptly avenged by Brownell, one of
! his soldiers. The ponderous key of the old
War Department building on 18th street,
which weighs nearly five pounds. is among
the myriad relics Of the civil war in the
National Museum.
Nor are exhibits from the confederate side
of the strife lacking. There the sew
eral styles Of gray uniforms worn by south
ern officers and enlisted men, including the
military coat worn by Col John S. Mosby,
the partisan ranger, and a confederate reg
ulation sword with buckskin belt attached.
which was drawn from the ordnance de-
partment at Richmond by Lieut.. Patrick
McDevitt Of the confederate army in 1868.
A clumsy looking ten-barreled revolver. LIE
Mott patent, carried by a southern cavalry
| man and picked up on the battlefield Of
exhibition. Another confederate exhibit of
interest Is a large decorated china punch
bowl, the former property of President
Davis. which was captured In the white
house Of the confederacy' when Richmond
was evacuated. In the last confederate
line of battle at Appomattox Court House,
fought April and 0, 1885, was found a
Masonic militant sword, which had been
pretty ivory handle surmOunted by the
armor headpiece of an ancient knight and
a blade of fine Damascus steel. and is on
exhibition among the war relics of the
National Museum.
There is a huge cavalry saber, evidently
hammered out by some village blacksmith
in the southland. and said to have been
welded during the war by giant confed-
crate cavalryman in Gen. "Jeb." Stuarts
command.
Gen. Lyons Sword.
The war sword of General Lyon, killed at
Wilson's Creek Is a nearby exhibit.
These are only a few OF several hundreds
of equally interesting and instructive relics
Of the great civil war in the National Mu-
scum. Under the head of exhibits Of the
war with Spain are many Spanish naval
relics connected with the sudden and COM
plete destruction Of the warships of Mon
toto and Cervera by the American navy, H.
Illustrative of the terrible accuracy of the
gunners on the United States fighting craft.
Ancient warfare is recalled by five battle
axes. such as were used by the Spaniards
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,
with wide expanding blades and handles
nearly five feet in length. These were cap
tured by the United States troops at the
fall Of Santiago. Then there are Spanish
battle flags of vivid red and yellow, the
equipments and arms of the soldiers of
Spain used in the late war, and many other
exhibits.
The campaign In China Is the last brush
In which this country was engaged to fur
nish exhibits for the National Museum
There are many such, including the great
iron lock which temporarily barred the way
of the brave American marines when they
sought to force the main gate Of the city
of Picking, which has been added to the
interesting collection. This exhibit is la
beled "China Relief Expedition. 1906" With
this queer lock is it's key. bar of iron
about four feet long. strangely curved and