33.5 in. ln., ferrule 1.375 in.; ivory handle with scrimshaw rendering of the Great Seal of the United States on one side and R. Wilson 5 Cav. 1864 on other, mounted on a wooden shaft. Robert Phillips Wilson enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant and was commissioned into Field & Staff of the Pennsylvania 3rd Cavalry on January 24, 1862, but was mustered out on October 2, 1862. He then mustered into the US Army 12th Infantry in April of 1863, but was discharged for promotion and commissioned into the US Army 5th Cavalry in June of 1863 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Wilson was subsequently promoted by Brevet to 1st Lieutenant in August of 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Brandy Station, VA, then Captain by Brevet in May of 1864 for his actions at Beaver Dam, VA. On May 10, 1864, Wilson became a POW at Beaver Dam, VA, and he was confined at Macon, GA and Columbia, SC before he was paroled on December 9, 1864 at Camp Asylum, Columbia, SC. Following the Civil War, Wilson was promoted to Captain in June of 1869, and he remained in the Army until July of 1876. Condition: Some wear to handle and wooden shaft; some scattered nicks in shaft.
33.5 in. ln., ferrule 1.375 in.; ivory handle with scrimshaw rendering of the Great Seal of the United States on one side and R. Wilson 5 Cav. 1864 on other, mounted on a wooden shaft. Robert Phillips Wilson enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant and was commissioned into Field & Staff of the Pennsylvania 3rd Cavalry on January 24, 1862, but was mustered out on October 2, 1862. He then mustered into the US Army 12th Infantry in April of 1863, but was discharged for promotion and commissioned into the US Army 5th Cavalry in June of 1863 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Wilson was subsequently promoted by Brevet to 1st Lieutenant in August of 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Brandy Station, VA, then Captain by Brevet in May of 1864 for his actions at Beaver Dam, VA. On May 10, 1864, Wilson became a POW at Beaver Dam, VA, and he was confined at Macon, GA and Columbia, SC before he was paroled on December 9, 1864 at Camp Asylum, Columbia, SC. Following the Civil War, Wilson was promoted to Captain in June of 1869, and he remained in the Army until July of 1876. Condition: Some wear to handle and wooden shaft; some scattered nicks in shaft.
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