Schuyler, Hartley & Graham Presentation Sword, Ames Manufacturing Co. Scabbard Inscribed "Genl. U.S. Grant Galena Ill's, Presented by G.W. Graham, C.B. Lagow, C.C. Marsh & John Cook 1861"
date: label: date made
content: 1861
label: date presented
content: 1861
name: label: recipient
content: President Ulysses S. Grant
label: associated person
content: Graham, G. W.
label: associated person
content: Lagow, C. B.
label: associated person
content: Marsh, C. C.
label: associated person
content: Hook, John
label: maker of sword
content: Schuyler, Hartley & Graham
label: maker of scabbard
content: Ames Manufacturing Company
notes: label: Description
content: Sword: This presentation sword was given to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1862. The blade is long, slender, diamond shaped, and straight. It is decorated with silver chasing on both sides. On the obverse, there is a "US" monogram in the center. Above the monogram there is a bugler sounding his horn and below it there is a Zouave soldier and an infantryman holding his bayonet. There are floral designs surrounding each of the characters. The reverse is similarly decorated with an infantryman, a Zouave, a naval officer, and trophy and floral designs. The grip of the sword is ivory. On the obverse there is a United States flag and shield design, a Roman helmet, and two crossed cannons. The reverse bears a simple carving of a shingle design. The pommel is shaped like a vase, with an eagle cast on the obverse and a plain shield surrounded by scroll designs on the reverse. There are four faces cast into the top of the pommel: Zeus, Hermes, and two who look like classical soldiers. The knuckleguard is a four sided bronze strip, the obverse and reverse of which are decorated with thunderbolts. It terminates in a round, flat quillon with a floral design cast on the tip. The counterguard is ovular, and features an eagle standing in front of three standards. The reverse side of the counterguard is a plain, and it is hinged to the quillon.
label: Description
content: Scabbard: The scabbard bears three gold mounts. The top two mounts are decorated in scroll and floral designs, and the bottom, (which acts as the drag), bears a long oak spray. There is an inscription reading, "Genl. U.S. Grant. / GALENA ILL'S" between the top and middle mount on the obverse. The space between the middle mount and the drag bears an engraving of military trophies and floral designs. The reverse of the scabbard bears an inscription reading, "PRESENTED / BY / G.W. Graham. C.B. Lagow. / C.C. Marsh & John Cook. / 1861". The scabbard has three carrying rings, one on each side of the top mount, and one on the right side of the middle mount.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: sword
content: United States: New York, New York
label: scabbard
content: United States: Massachusetts, Chicopee
label: presented in
content: United States: Illinois, Galena
topic: label: Subject
content: Edged Weapons
label: related event
content: Civil War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
label: See more items in
content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Julia Dent Grant and William H. Vanderbilt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.2989
label: catalog number
content: 2989
label: accession number
content: 18528
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sword
label: Object Name
content: sword
label: Other Terms
content: Sword; Edged Weapons; Presentation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (scabbard material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (hilt material)
label: Measurements
content: blade: 31 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 79.375 cm x 1.905 cm
label: Measurements
content: scabbard: 23 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 59.3725 cm x 4.1275 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 3/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 95.885 cm x 10.795 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, scabbard: 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 32 1/2 in; 1.5875 cm x 6.6675 cm x 82.55 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, sword: 2 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in x 37 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 10.4775 cm x 95.885 cm