Sword Presented to Leonard A. Harris
date: label: date made
content: ca 1865
name: label: recipient
content: Harris, Leonard A.
label: maker
content: Schuyler, Hartley & Graham
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Presented to Colonel Leonard A. Harris by the Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Militia
label: Description
content: Leonard A. Harris served as a captain in the three months’ service 1st Ohio Infantry at First Manassas, and as a colonel in the three years’ service 2nd Ohio Infantry at the Battle of Perryville. He resigned due to illness in December, 1862.
label: Description
content: The blade of this sword is long, slightly curved, and single edged. The fuller extends about three quarters of the way to the tip of the blade. Both sides are decorated in silver chasing with scroll designs and depictions of battlefields. The ricasso bears an etched portrait of George Washington. The grip is metal and is wrapped approximately sixteen times with gilt wire in a spiral. The pommel features a floral design on the front and a cast medieval helmet on the top. The knuckle guard is of silver metal. The top is twisted in a spiral and straightens as it reaches the counterguard.
label: Description
content: The scabbard bears three silver metal mounts. The top mount features an eagle on a medallion surrounded by an oak wreath and scroll designs. The reverse features a "US" monogram in a similar setting. The medallion on the second mount is missing, but the oak wreath and scroll designs are still present. The drag features an oak spray with acorns and scroll designs. The space between the first two mount is inscribed “Presented to / Col. L.A. Harris / by the / Non-commissioned Officers / and Privates of the 2nd O.V.M. / as a token of their esteem / The heart is all.” The space between the second and third mounts bears another oak spray with acorns. There are two carrying rings on the piece, one on the right hand side of the top two mounts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Veterans Administration Center
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58705M
label: catalog number
content: 58705M
label: accession number
content: 214043
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sword
label: Other Terms
content: Edged Weapons; Presentation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (scabbard material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (hilt material)
label: Measurements
content: blade: 31 3/4 in x 1 in; 80.645 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: scabbard: 33 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 85.09 cm x 6.985 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 in x 4 3/4 in; 96.52 cm x 12.065 cm