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65,000.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2013 Nov 18 @ 12:59UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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1860 Henry rifle .44 caliber rim-fire, serial number 2857 with early features and original inscription on right side of frame, “Henry V. Hoagland Sergt. Co. F 7th Ills. Vet. Vol. Infty.” and the dates “1861 to 1865”. There is a very famous photo of the 7th Illinois infantry pictured with Henry rifles which they were known to have been equipped with. The rifle shows good traces of blue mixed in with a brown patina, fairly crisp edges and a good barrel address. There is some scattered light to moderate erosion and pinprick pitting just starting. The frame shows an untouched and un-cleaned mustard color patina and there is an old repair to the frame and tang where it was broken. The stock shows a couple of small losses in the area where the stock was also damaged when the tang was broken. Otherwise, the stock is fair to good condition with some weathering, a couple of scrapes and losses from being carried and used in battle. The rifle is equipped with original sling swivels. The action is good and the interior is good. The butt plate is matching. The inscription is absolutely guaranteed authentic. This historic rifle is pictured in The Henry Rifle by Les Quick, on page 163 and is also listed on page 80 of Wiley Sword’s book, The Historic Henry Rifle. Henry Hoagland was mustered into “F” Company of the 7th Illinois Infantry on July 25, 1861 and mustered out on July 9, 1865. The 7th Illinois was the first organized regiment from the State mustered into service and the first to return to the capital of the State to re-enlist as veterans. They also were the only regiment in the whole Union Army that purchased its own guns – the Henry rifle – paying $50 each for them out of their meager pay of $13 per month, thereby increasing their effective force five-fold. Hoagland and the 7th saw action at Fort Donelson, TN.; Shiloh, TN.; Miffin, TN.; Corinth, MS.; Florence, AL.; Rome, GA. and most heroically, at Allatoona Pass, Georgia, where on October 5th, 1864, the 7th , armed with their Henry rifles , with elements of the 50th and 57th Ill. and 39th IA., successfully repelled four separate savage charges of 6,000 rebel troops under the command of Confederate General French. At the end of the day, the critical Union supply station for General Sherman’s troops, remained in Union hands. Federal losses were 38 K.I.A. and 67 wounded; Confederate forces lost were determined to be approx. 2,200 K.I.A. and wounded, the balance of the troops leaving the field of battle in disorganized retreat. Upon hearing of the successful battle against overwhelming odds, General Sherman commended this small band of soldiers for their gallant conduct and stubborn courage in defending a location where millions of rations were stored for the Union army he had amassed in preparation for his soon-to-become-famous “March to the Sea”. A rare opportunity to obtain an inscribed Henry rifle that saw action in some of the defining battles of the American Civil War and was carried by a citizen-soldier who spent a full 4 years in the service of his nation working to preserve the Union. Provenance: Doug Beneck collection. Est.: $60,000- $120,000.
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