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THBCivil War Carved Powder Horn Identified to Tyler, Texas POW, J. Holmes, 120th Ohio Infantry
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
Large carved horn, nicely curved shape with well made (entirely fluted in circular design) wooden plug at bottom, octagonal carved spout, overall approx. 16 in. including curve. Typical Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas carving, featuring five very fancy lines carved in large block letter style over half the length of one side of the horn, J. Holmes / Prisoner of War / Tyler Texas / Captured at Snaggy Point Red River, La / MAY. 3d ’64. The horn's opposite side has two very large (almost half length of horn) typical Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas carvings, one of them depicting a large figure of lady liberty holding a flagpole, with a large American flag flying and partially wrapped around her back. She holds a sword in her right arm that points to a very large American shield at her lower leg, which is also inscribed Union. At bottom, to the left of lady liberty, a very large American eagle is depicted, its wings upraised with shield on breast, standing atop a second and larger American shield with two large American flags on poles flying to the right and left of the eagle, riband below. The center of the horn, above the eagle, features a smaller design comprised of an American shield with crossed American flags above it and scroll, floral-like motifs at each side of the shield. A large, quaint floral / leaf-like motif and a smaller heart motif are also carved above the name, J. Holmes.
Jonathan Holmes enlisted as a private and mustered into the 120th Ohio Infantry, Co. F on December 19, 1862. While traveling by steamer during the Red River Expedition, Confederate forces attacked and captured most of his regiment. The Confederates interned Holmes and other men at Camp Ford, the largest Confederate-run prison west of the Mississippi River. Holmes was either exchanged or escaped prison and returned to the front. On November 27, 1864, he transferred to the 114th Ohio Infantry. He served with them until he was discharged at an unspecified date and time.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Attractive horn, nice patina. Crack along rim of horn, near wooden plug (below Lady Liberty's foot). Few light scratches, nicks in horn.Condition
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