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THBCivil War Folk Art Carved Gray Stone Pipe, Fort Robinett, Corinth, October 1862
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- Lot Description
Very large gray stone, folk art pipe, possibly cotton rock. The thick top of the bowl incised engraved in capital, large block letters, FORT ROBINETTE [sic]. With CORINTH carved in large block letters in very high relief, very neatly on the front of the bowl and partially around the sides. A small relief shield is carved just below that, as well as the incised date (upper and lowercase), Oct. 4. / 1862. With the exception of the relief carved shield and name of the battle, the bowl's background is comprised of a stippled or rough-like overall design simulating a sand-like motif. The shank and underside of the bowl with smooth, very high relief carved palm leaf design. Maximum overall width approx. 3.5 in.; bowl height 2.5 in. (round bowl), dia. (outside with the thick wall) 1.875 in.
On the morning of October 4, 1862, Confederate Major General Earl Van Dorn called for a series of headlong frontal attacks against the enemy's heavily fortified position. Colonel William P. Rogers' divisional commander, General Dabney H. Maury, who later described the 2nd Texas Infantry as "one of the finest regiments I have ever seen," ordered Rogers to lead the vanguard of the assault on Battery Robinett, a small fort anchoring the center of the Union line. After one bloody repulse, Rogers led a second desperate charge. Remaining on horseback in the face of a barrage of cannon and musket fire, and finally carrying the regimental colors himself, Rogers reached the deep trench fronting Battery Robinett, dismounted, and led several hundred Texans and Alabamians down into the trench, up the steep embankment, and into the fort. Suddenly federal reinforcements closed in from both flanks. Rogers shouted, "Men, save yourselves or sell your lives as dearly as possible." A few seconds later he was struck by multiple rifle shots, killing him instantly. Scores of others fell with him, and the battle soon ended. The 2nd Texas Infantry had lost more than half its numbers in casualties. The failure of Rogers' attack sealed Van Dorn's defeat at Corinth and insured a powerful federal thrust toward Vicksburg the following year. In a remarkable tribute to Rogers' personal bravery, Union General Rosecrans ordered his burial attended with full military honors, a ceremony normally reserved only for Confederate general officers.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Inventory number painted/inked along rim of shank. Few small chips, including some along rim of bowl and shank. Some light soiling/slight discoloration.Condition
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