Tiffany British Pattern 1854 Cavalry Officers Presentation Saber of Major (later General) Alfred Duffie - Captured by Mosby

july cavalry alfred 1862 august officers jersey duffie general squadron panel connecticut army regiments confederate 1861 companies captured reads company october major regiment command presentation later central kelly's june train john operations 1854 mosby complex particularly hooker brigadier fitz sabers presented napoleon years joined union foliate crossed resigned island recommendation david edmund challenging accompanied organized tiffany saber ricasso original composed march served military service gilt flowing lines 1863 promoted referred sword washington fought second fredericksburg december ford left blade york spread-winged cause quickly mentioned transferred duffie's length 5.75 pierced highlights obverse including cartouche warranted etching banner regular shield reverse pluribus engraved originally state prior mountain manassas 1864 pattern steel etched scrolls equally ornate themes interior brass cased geometric january large france captain region defenses departure distinguished commander suggests british point 1.35 profusely shows research commission designated field singleton reputation foreign-born american wide unstopped dragoon caduceuses arms scabbard patterns upper 1835 serve crimean erupted french likely performed significant falmouth took cedar result west bunker hill ended arrival troublesome good despite accept beloved certainly civil overall basket multi-strand eagle washed paris college authorized tenure virginian capture fight theater porter enthusiasm curved single-edged spear gutta percha grip wraps urns oval wrought iron pair gilded panoplies clutching leather lined mounts decorated mount reading having three-page letter hand written binder information claims winning distinction awards appears fabricated supposedly wounded solferino states 1859 fell love married commissioned briefly skirmish april 17-18 promotion colonel commanding officer rhode hunter prison late kirby smith texas consul spain died mixed best commanders soldier temper resulted follow initial expense slightly median checkered claimed life received united decided tri-state government shenandoah released february cadiz interesting 32.5 fuller 38.25 guard grooved wire columbia unum silver born attended early decorations visited stay drawn federal congress 1866 initially return valley attempt paroled 1865 sent 1880 duel refusal quality history collection george oldenbourg