![]() ![]() ![]() The body of the scabbard is silver plated and has a stand of arms up top, the inscription surrounded by scrollwork, a representation of Columbia, and additional scrollwork. The fine scabbard has a pair of goats holding the upper two suspension rings, a bestial ornament just below, bald eagle accent by the lower ring, laurel accent further down, a profile of Athena on an accent down near the drag, and scrollwork drag. Richardson was reported to have been shot twice in the arm while leading his men during the Battle of Washington, NC in April 1863. The regiment served with the 18th Corps in the Department of North Carolina and mustered out in June 1863. Spencer Welles Richardson enlisted in the 44th Massachusetts Militia for nine months as Captain of Company E in August 1862. The association ran a subscription library and hosted lecture series which included notable figures such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Ward Beecher among many others. E/44th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers raised under/the auspices of the Association.” The right side of the scabbard is inscribed “Presented by the Members & Friends of the/MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSN/of Boston/To Capt. Richardson of the 44th Massachusetts Volunteers who served initially in New Bern, NC. This fine presentation officer’s sword and ornate and inscribed scabbard was presented to Capt. ![]() This is as fine of an example as known of a heavy silver plated, engraved and heavily decorated sword as crafted by Ball, Black & Company after being manufactured by Collins & Company of Hartford, Connecticut, in 1862. ![]()
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