Model 1855 U.S. Percussion Rifle used by Frank E. Brownell
date: label: date made
content: 1860
label: associated date
content: 1860
name: label: associated person; user
content: Brownell, Frank E.
label: associated person
content: Ellsworth, Elmer E.
label: patentee
content: Maynard, E.
label: maker
content: Harpers Ferry Armory
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Model 1855 U.S. Percussion Rifle, .58-caliber single shot muzzleloader with Maynard primer; lug on right side of barrel for saber bayonet; walnut stock, patchbox on right side of butt.
label: Description
content: Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, commander of the 11th New York Infantry, was killed on May 24, 1861. Ellsworth led a company of his men into Alexandria, VA where they saw a large Confederate flag flying over the roof of the Marshall House hotel on King Street. They went to the rooftop and lowered the flag. As they were descending they were surprised by the innkeeper, James W. Jackson. Jackson leveled a double-barrel shotgun at Ellsworth and killed him instantly with a shot to the chest. Pvt. Frank Brownell, of the 11th New York Infantry, used this Model 1855 Percussion Rifle and its bayonet to kill James Jackson.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Frank E. Brownell
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Frank E. Brownell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.202729
label: catalog number
content: 202729
label: accession number
content: 22306
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rifle
label: Object Name
content: rifle, percussion
label: Other Terms
content: rifle; Firearms; Tape Prime; .58 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 49 in x 2 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 124.46 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 123.19 cm x 5.715 cm