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105th tourgee officers members resigned infantry captured wounded 1861 sergeant battle enlisted 1863 seven written march volunteer time native returned image discharged information 1838-1905 region exchanged worked died spent albion ohio bull books john blade company engagement point etched sword hunt grade july brass accompanied 27th elephant near 1862 operations post gilt upper served widely titled august command officer's civil mount known york perryville morgan tullhoma campaign chickamauga chattanooga judge obverse union published missionary book ames american large reverse sash western grizzled regiments regiment spine wound commissioned lieutenant kentucky morgan's overall center marking theater depicts struck late tougee career confederate having model field spear guard lines ricasso flowing images blued steel mounted three-line identified silk binder wearing began killed missing action farmer healed october tennessee cavalry commander city number included slightly curved engraved left officer pictured hardtack early suffered weeks trouble service home return moved christmas december south 1850 staff inscribed single-edged hilt face shagreen covered grooved wood grip fourteen wraps forward foliate themes martial patriotic scabbard vols tourgee's burgundy research probably recognized pattern 1858 dress hats canteens haversacks hitched coats open swords carried somewhat dechard holds partially eaten piece military rochester casualties including later small ashtabula read firm sherman northern middle raid held prisons siege attorney bordeaux raiders 30.25 length twisted werncker casually hand disability france 36.25 wire tourgee/lt carelessly like life major ridge reconstruction wrote 1905 co./chicopee/mass