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THBSpoon Carved by Confederate POW
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LiveOct 31, 2018
Cowan's is honored to present the Magnificent Sword Collection of William Koch in its two-day firearms, militaria, and American history auction. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Spoon Carved by Confederate POW
Wooden spoon, 7.5 in. Signed in ink by Confederate prisoners confined at the Old Capitol Prison, also known as Carroll Prison, in Washington, DC. Many signatures accompanied by dates of release.
Names include: " S. Sycle, J. [?] Sycle, M. Wallace, S. Roder, J. Engle, J.L. Gregory, P. Donally, L.C. Oliver, A. Frank, C. Anderson. " Consignor's notes indicate that the spoon was brought home by Samuel Sycal in 1864, likely the " S. Sycle " from the list of inmates.
Old Capitol Prison, so named for its service housing Congress after the Capitol burned in the War of 1812, served as a jail primarily for captured Confederate soldiers, spies, and civilian Confederate sympathizers. The facility was overcrowded and unsurprisingly riddled with disease, bed bugs, and vermin. Cross-referencing prison records verifies the presence of at least three of the individuals listed on the spoon: J. Engle, age 38 of Virginia, was captured near Petersburg, VA on May 11, 1863; A. Frank, a 22-year-old civilian from St. Louis, MO, was captured on September 22, 1862[?], and L.C. Oliver, a clerk in Washington, DC, was captured at the age of 35 on October 17, 1864 and was released on parole in November of 1864 by order of the Secretary of War.Wear consistent with use, resulting in fading/blurring of some of the text.Condition
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