The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-11-06
COLTS NAVY SIX" IDEA WAS
BY GEN. HAMPTON
owner Died Using it at Seven Pines.
Idea Makes Manufacturers
Wealthy.
(The State.)


Correspondence between w. Glover
Jordan, assistant cashier of Winrs-
| boro bank, and Gen. u. r. Brooks of
Columbia, regarding a "Colt's navy
six revolver in Mr.. Jordan's posses
| sion, develops the fact that one of the
Confederate soldiers who bore il,
| Lieut.. Nettles, was killed 80 wears
ago at the battle of Burgess Mill, Va.
| Gen. Brooks says also that the idea of
making revolvers of the army and
navy patterns, on which was builded
the fortune of Samuel Colt, was sug-
gested to that arms manufacturer by
the late Gen. Wade Hampton.
| Mr.. Jordan wrote Gen. Brooks as
follows:
Some months ago you had an ar
ticle in the papers giving account of
a revolver that saw service during
the war. | have in my possession :,
revolver, the history of which will
perhaps interest you, as it was in ser
vice in your regiment. The pistol i a
Colts navy SIX and is a remarkably
accurate shooting weapon and was
owned by Capt. Jas. NJ. Phinney Of
Company G.. Sixth South Carolina
Volunteer infantry, and he was wear
ing it when he was shot through the
heart at the battle of Seven Pines
The pistol was brought home by J.
W. McCreight. who now lives in your
city, and was bought from Mrs. Phin-
ney by my brother, John w. Jordar.
who was member of Company J.
SIXTH South Carolina cavalry. At the
er, having his Enfield rife. loaned -
pistol to Lieut.. NettleS of his com
pany. My brother was taken prison"r
during the fight and Lieut. Nottles
was wounded. The lattc". in pa. 40
through Winnsboro at midnwht on
his way home, handed the piSto. to
the policeman at the station, with the
request that he give it to my father.
when | went into service a few
months afterwards, was anxious 10
take the pistol with me but my father
thought 1T was too heavy, as I wa .
mere STRIPPING.
Company F (cadets), Capt. Hun,,
phrlcs, had several members from
Fairfield district on its roll. recall
the following: John W. Jordan,
fongue Gladney. Z. NJ. Murphy. Rob
ert l.. Martin. w. J. Martin. Robert
Crawford, }. Murray Kirkland. Jncli
Gladney, w. d. Aiken, Tim Harden
and Charles Porter. Of the above ".
ID. Aiken and Robert L.. Martin ONLY
are alive.
81 always read your war articles
with interest, especially as YOU nnd
my brother were in the same com
mand."
Gen. Brooks is replying as foll-vs.
under date of today:
In response to your favor of o.
tober %, | would say that it brings I'D
memories mingled of pleasure and
sadness. The gallant Lieut.. Nc.tres
was killed so years ago today at the
battle of Burgess Mills, Va. The
brave Capt. Humphries-'Old Nose
received his death wound March 10,
16a, when our cavalry rode over Kill
pa kick's sleeping troopers near Fav-
etteville, N. c., and he died a short
while afterward in the hospital at
Charlotte. | saw Willie Aiken in
Charleston, March Is last.
Your Colts navv six certai,lv
has remarkable history. Keao it
for your children and their children.
1t is q historic fact that Gen. HamD-
ton prior to the war gave Colt the
idea of making the army and navv
pistols with rifed bore. Colt got a
patent on Gen. Hamptcn's idea and
made a fortune from it."