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THBCivil War Folk Art Carved Pipe Referencing the Battle of Camden and Evacuation of Norfolk, April 1862
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LiveJun 22, 2018
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Unusually shaped folk art carved pipe, possibly laurel root. Front of bowl carved with an American eagle with shield in high relief, its wings wide spread and wrapped around each side of the bowl. The eagle clutches three crossed arrows as well as palm leaves and a branch in its talons, and is suspended over the relief carved words, “Lieut. A.J.S.” A large palm leaf is carved at bottom, just below the initials. A full-length snake is carved along the upper edge of the top of the bowl, almost completely encircling the bowl, with the words “Camden Battle” carved in relief above the snake, and the following three lines carved below, “Apr. 19. & Evacuation / Of Norfolk Apr. 22, 1862." Overall width approx. 2.5 in.; bowl height 3.5 in., dia. 1.5 in.
The Battle of Camden (NC), also known as the Battle of South Mills, occurred on April 19, 1862 as part of General Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina expedition. He learned that the Confederates were building ironclads at Norfolk and planned an expedition to destroy the Dismal Swamp Canal locks to prevent transfer of the ships to Albemarle Sound. The operation was entrusted to General Jesse Reno, who, with Federal troops, journeyed to South Mills, only to be delayed by Confederate forces under Colonel Ambrose R. Wright's command. Reno ultimately abandoned the expedition. The pipe also references April 22, 1862, as the date upon which Confederate troops evacuated Norfolk, VA, but this did not occur until May 9-10 of 1862.
Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co.Some slight surface wear to pipe, few minor chips in relief carved letters. Overall very fine condition considering age and use.Condition
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