ID’D CONFEDERATE SABER BAYONET AND SCABBARD MADE BY BOYLE & GAMBLE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
$5,250
ID’D CONFEDERATE SABER BAYONET AND SCABBARD MADE BY BOYLE & GAMBLE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – This is a rare example of a Boyle & Gamble, Confederate, saber bayonet in its original scabbard. This bayonet has a 20-1/2″ blade; the typical B&G, cast brass, ribbed hilt remains in overall good condition, with some very minor use dents, but is missing the push button and spring lug attachment mechanism. The rarely encountered, original, black finished leather scabbard is top sewn with a brass throat and button shaped frog finial; the original brass drag remains in place at the end of the scabbard. The leather of the scabbard is in overall good condition with some very minor flaking. The single fuller blade of the bayonet has not been cleaned, and is in overall, very good condition. Most significantly, nicely scratched, in well-executed lettering, in the scabbard, is the name: “H. R. Allison”. Research indicates that there is only one Allison with the initials “H.R.” – Private Henry R. Allison, Company B, 25th North Carolina Infantry. Allison, of Jackson County, NC, enlisted on May 30, 1861, at the age of 19; he would survive his service for only about one year, as he died, in a Petersburg, Virginia hospital, on July 26, 1862, of “cerebro-meningitis” or “brain fever”. Allison was interred in the cemetery of the 18th century church, Blandford, amongst other North Carolina soldiers. This is a rare, Confederate saber bayonet, still housed in its original scabbard; we have never had one of these B&G bayonets with its scabbard, much less identified.
Henry R. Allison
Residence Jackson County NC; 19 years old. Enlisted on 5/30/1861 at Jackson County, NC as a Private. On 5/30/1861 he mustered into “B” Co. NC 25th Infantry He died of disease on 7/26/1862 at Hosp, Petersburg, VA (Cerebro meningitis)
NAME: Henry R Allison ENLISTMENT AGE:19 BIRTH DATE:1842 ENLISTMENT DATE:30 May 1861ENLISTMENT PLACE: Jackson County, North Carolina ENLISTMENT RANK: Private MUSTER DATE:30 May 1861 MUSTER PLACE: North Carolina MUSTER COMPANY:B MUSTER REGIMENT:25th Infantry MUSTER REGIMENT TYPE: Infantry MUSTER INFORMATION: Enlisted MUSTER OUT DATE:26 Jul 1862MUSTER OUT PLACE: Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia MUSTER OUT INFORMATION: died disease SIDE OF WAR: Confederacy SURVIVED WAR?:No RESIDENCE PLACE: Jackson County, North Carolina TITLE: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
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Pvt Henry Rufus Allison
BIRTH | 1842
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
DEATH | 26 Jul 1862 (aged 19–20)
Virginia, USA |
BURIAL | Blandford Cemetery
Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA |
PLOT | Ward: Civil War Soldiers, Sec. NC, Sq. Soldier, Loc. Memorial Hill, # 8 |
Name: | Pvt Henry Rufus Allison |
Birth Date: | 1842 |
Birth Place: | Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America |
Death Date: | 26 Jul 1862 |
Death Place: | Virginia, United States of America |
Cemetery: | Blandford Cemetery |
Burial or Cremation Place: | Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, United States of America |
Has Bio?: | Y |
Father: | Francis Posey Allison |
Mother: | Mary Evelyn Allison |
25th NC Infantry
Organized: on 8/15/61 Mustered Out: 4/9/65 |
From | To | Brigade | Division | Corps | Army | Comment |
Sep ’61 | Nov ’61 | Dist of Cape Fear | Dept of North Carolina | |||
Nov ’61 | Dec ’61 | Dept of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida | ||||
Dec ’61 | Mar ’62 | 4th Military Dist SC | Dept of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida | |||
Mar ’62 | Mar ’62 | Branch’s | Dist Pamlico | Dept of North Carolina | ||
Apr ’62 | Aug ’62 | Ransom’s | Dept of North Carolina | |||
Sep ’62 | Jan ’63 | Ransom’s | Walker’s/Ransom’s | 1st | Army of Northern Virginia | |
Jan ’63 | Feb ’63 | Ransom’s | Dist of Cape Fear | Dept of North Carolina and South Virginia | ||
Feb ’63 | Feb ’63 | Ransom’s | French’s | Dept of North Carolina and South Virginia | ||
Mar ’63 | Apr ’63 | Ransom’s | Dist of Cape Fear | Dept of North Carolina and South Virginia | ||
Apr ’63 | Jul ’63 | Ransom’s | Dept of North Carolina | |||
Jul ’63 | Sep ’63 | Ransom’s | Ransom’s | Dept of Richmond | ||
Sep ’63 | May ’64 | Ransom’s | Dept of North Carolina | |||
May ’64 | May ’64 | Ransom’s | Colquitt’s | Dept of North Carolina and South Virginia | ||
May ’64 | Oct ’64 | Ransom’s | Johnson’s | Dept of North Carolina and South Virginia | ||
Oct ’64 | Apr ’65 | Ransom’s | Johnson’s | 4th | Army of Northern Virginia |
Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia
The Brick Church on Well’s Hill, now known as Old Blandford Church of Bristol Parish, is located in Petersburg, Virginia adjacent to Blandford Cemetery. Erected in 1735, the church building was abandoned in 1806 after the building of another Episcopal church in Petersburg when the Town of Blandford was absorbed by Petersburg. Necessary repairs for its preservation were made by the City of Petersburg in 1882. As part of the restoration project, the Ladies’ Memorial Association solicited funds from each former Confederate state for the creation and installation of a stained glass window in memory of the Confederate soldiers from that state. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s studio was commissioned to design the fifteen memorial compass windows. Each of the large windows contains the image of a Saint and symbols associated with the Saint. The four smaller windows were designed to complement the larger ones.