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GETTYSBURG VETERAN'S BATTLEFIELD CANE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
GETTYSBURG VETERAN'S BATTLEFIELD CANE
A fine Gettysburg battlefield relic, a 34" knobby wood cane with brass tip bearing a red wood inlaid Army of the Potomac corps badge and hand-carved scrollwork and lettering: "Gettysburg July 1st - 3d W. Scott K 141 PV". Varnished, two short splits, else fine condition. Daniel W. Scott enlisted as a private in 1862 Co. K, 141st Pa. Vol. Inf'y. and on Apr. 2, 1864 was transferred into the U.S. Colored Troop 23rd Infantry and promoted to captain. Captured on Sep. 30th of that year, he was imprisoned at Macon. The 141st was heavily engaged at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, where Scott carved this cane, likely at a reunion.

Estimate: $300 - 400.

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