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THBConfederate, Johnson's Island POW Folk Art Carved Cane Presented to Union General W.S. Pierson
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
Wooden, folk art carved cane, medium to dark brown in color, with red and black paint, 39 in. ln., no ferrule. Approx. 5.25 in. below the handle, the cane features a section comprised of eight sides, ink inscribed on three of the sides, Johnson's Island / Ohio near (?) / Near (?) Sandusky City. Remainder of shaft with relief carved spiraling snakes and lizards, decorated with red and black paint. Accompanied by handwritten tag that reads, Carved by Confederate prisoner at Johnson's Island during Civil War. Presented to General William Seward Pierson, USA, in charge of prison at that time. An additional typed tag accompanies the hand-written one and misspells Pierson's last name as Perigo.
Pierson, originally a Connecticut native, emigrated to the Firelands of northern Ohio, and at the outbreak of hostilities enlisted as a major in Hoffman's Battalion of the 128th Ohio Volunteers. His rise in the 128th was rapid; he was commissioned colonel, and charged with organizing and overseeing construction of Johnson's Island prison camp located in Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie, just offshore from present-day Toledo, OH. Built on a 300-acre island, the camp was initially built to hold 1000 men; by war's end its population had swelled to more than 3000, including seven Confederate generals. He instituted many harsh policies at the prison, and, like many prison wardens, gained a reputation as a cruel man. The Union removed him of his post in 1864, but offered him a commission as lieutenant colonel of the 128th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He remained with the 128th until he resigned on July 25, 1864.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Paint appears to be original. Some surface abrasions to relief carved snakes and lizards on shaft, including areas of loss to paint and wood surface. Some wear near bottom of cane. Some small splotches of what appears to be white paint scattered throughout.Condition
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