Flintlock Pistol
date: label: associated date
content: 1840
label: used date
content: 1847
name: label: user
content: Morgan, George Washington
label: maker
content: Johnson, Robert
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Model 1836 flintlock pistol, .54 caliber with silver plate.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This flintlock was carried by George Washington Morgan when he was wounded at Churubusco.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: At the beginning of the war with Mexico, Morgan was made Colonel of the 2nd Ohio Volunteers. He was later appointed Colonel of the 15th United States Infantry, which he led with ability under General Scott. At Churubusco, he was severely wounded. The Ohio legislature expressed their thanks for his gallantry by awarding the brevet of Brigadier-General.
place: label: Place Made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Ohio
topic: label: Subject
content: Mexican War
label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: Mexican War
label: related event
content: Expansion and Reform
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.10806
label: catalog number
content: 10806
label: accession number
content: 47948
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pistol
label: Other Terms
content: Pistol; Firearms; Flintlock; .54 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 14 in x 2 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 35.56 cm x 6.35 cm