Sword Presented to William B. Hazen
date: label: date made
content: ca 1863
label: referenced
content: 1862
name: label: recipient
content: Hazen, William Babcock
label: maker
content: Schuyler, Hartley & Graham
label: maker of blade
content: Luneschloss, Paul D.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Presented to General William B. Hazen by the Officers of his staff in June 1863
label: Description
content: West Point graduate William B. Hazen was wounded in action against the Comanche in Texas prior to the Civil War. He fought at Shiloh and Stones River where he was wounded, yet credited with saving the Union Line at “Hell’s Half Acre.” He continued to serve in the Army until his death in 1887.
label: Description
content: The blade of this sword is long, straight, and single-edged. The fuller is broad and shallow. Both sides of the blade are decorated in silver and gold chasing. The silver decorations consist of floral sprays and designs. The gold chasing on the obverse is in the shape of two flags, military trophies, and a shield. The gold chasing on the reverse creates a flag and a classical style helmet. The grip is shark skin with a three wire medley that wraps around the grip 11 times in a spiral. There is a gold backstrap on the grip. The pommel is in the shape of an eagle's head. The knuckle guard is decorated in a casting of floral sprays in the center and laurel leaves on the sides. There is an eagle casting the bears the US shield on the base of the guard. The counterguard is ovular and bowl shaped and is similarly decorated with floral spray castings and laurel leaves. The counterguard terminates in a quillon that is shaped like a lion's head.
label: Description
content: The scabbard bears three gold mounts. Each mount features ornate castings of floral and scroll designs. It is inscribed “Presented to / Gen. W.B. Hazen. / by the Officers of his staff / June 1863 / Shiloh, April 7, 1862, Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862.” between the top two mounts on the scabbard's obverse. The scabbard bears two carrying rings, one on the right hand side of the two top mounts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made for blade
content: Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia, Solingen
label: referenced
content: United States: Tennessee
topic: label: Subject
content: Edged Weapons
label: web subject
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Civil War Presentation Swords
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0834.27
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0834.27
label: accession number
content: 1984.0834
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sword
label: Other Terms
content: Edged Weapon; Navy
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: engraved (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: sharkskin (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (scabbard material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 95.885 cm x 13.97 cm
label: Measurements
content: blade: 32 in x 1 in; 81.28 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: scabbard: 33 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 85.725 cm x 4.445 cm