4292 PRESENTATION GRADE FOOT OFFICER'S SWORD

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Estimated at 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
PERSONALIZED TO "LIEUTENANT ISAIAH CONLEY" OF THE 101ST PENNSYLVANIA. Overall length: 36 1/2". Blade length: 30 3/4". Etched blade with a single wide fuller and a secondary fuller near the spine. Etching is light but appears to show foliate, military, and patriotic motifs. The ricasso is unmarked but the base of the spine is stamped "22". Gilded brass hilt with a pierced flat guard showing foliate motifs and a "US" shield. Slightly stepped pommel with acanthus leaves on the front. Ribbed silver grip with alternating plain and leaf decorated ribs. Brass mounted leather scabbard with a top mount showing foliate engraving and a large shield engraved "Lieutenant Isaiah Conley". Isaiah Conley enlisted in the 101st Pennsylvania Infantry on February 20th of 1862. He was commissioned on that very day as a 2nd lieutenant in Company G. Initially, the regiment saw active service during the Peninsular Campaign, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, and Malvern Hill during the summer months of 1862. The regiment moved to North Carolina in 1863 and Conley received a promotion to 1st lieutenant in January of that year. Later, the regiment was involved in skirmishes between New Berne and Mattamuskeet Lake, with scattered service around North Carolina. During a three-day siege, attempting to take the town of Plymouth, NC, on April 20, 1864 the majority of the regiment, including Lieutenant Conley, was captured. He was then imprisoned in Columbia, SC., along with other officers. Slightly less than 6 months later, Conley and four other officers escaped confinement and made their way through the countryside and back to Union lines. The group arrived in Knoxville, TN on November 13th and on December 9th Conley officially returned to duty. He was promoted to captain on May 18, 1865 and mustered out in late June of that year. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: a large loose leaf binder containing copies of the records of Lieutenant Isaiah Conley and a history of the 101st Pennsylvania. The binder further includes photographs of the sword and of Conley, as well as a book titled "The 101st Pennsylvania in the Civil War" by Harold Birch. CONDITION: blade has a cleaned mottled gray patina with some pitting near the tip. Hilt retains minute traces of original gilded finish, attesting to the many miles of hard campaigning seen by this weapon and its owner. Grip shows expected wear but is undamaged. Scabbard is a bit dry and flaked. The drag is missing but the two top mounts show no damage and the throat has clear engraving. (02-23606/BF). $3,000-5,000.