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IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE JAMES CONNING FOOT OFFICERS SWORD. - Lot #1090

This is our most recent prized find, straight from a gentleman from Eutaw, Alabama. It is totally untouched and has never been on the collector market until now. It is a fine condition Conning with full makers mark on the sheet-brass mount above the ring. Below the ring is factory inscribed J.F.S.. The sword was owned and carried by Captain James F. Smith of the 20th Alabama, a former resident of the same county from whence it came. The 20th was organized in Montgomery, September 16, 1861. Its first service was at Mobile. It was in the campaign in Kentucky, under Gen. Kirby Smith; then was sent to Mississippi; fought with great gallantry and sustained severe loss at Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, and Champion's Hill, or Baker's Creek, May 16th; was distinguished for bravery in the siege of Vicksburg, and surrendered with that fortress. After being exchanged the regiment joined Bragg and fought with great gallantry at Missionary Ridge, and, during the campaign of 1864, took part in nearly all the battles from Dalton to Atlanta. It suffered severely at Rocky Face, May 5-9, 1864; Kenesaw, June 27th, and Jonesboro, August 31st and September 1st; but with unabated courage fought at Nashville, December 15 and 16, 1864; at Kinston, N. C., March 4, 1865, and at Bentonville, March 19th to 21st. We don't have the archive records on Smith as of this writing, but found him in several documents on the net and have traced Smith's ancestry to the former owner from whom we purchased the sword. The brass is wonderfully patinaed with traces of original gold gilt on the hilt, excellent original leather wrapped grip, fine full blade and scabbard showing some flaking to the leather surfaces. This is a great opportunity to acquire an untouched, straight from the woods Confederate offering that hasn't been "tweaked" in any fashion what-so-ever and has a rock-solid identification.
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