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Neck gaiter sound on news on. During the civil war a federal gunboat was on its way upstream with a safe full of gold to pay troops. The citizens of clarendon southern sympathizers mounted an old cannon on the levee overlooking the river. Paper maker label inside vent hole the imperial co cincinnati o.

Maple shell drum post civil war snare drum circa 1890 to 1920. Breaking news and analysis on politics business world national news entertainment more. In depth dc virginia maryland news coverage including traffic weather crime education restaurant. Robert gould shaw october 10 1837 july 18 1863 was an american officer in the union army during the american civil war born into a prominent boston abolitionist family he accepted command of the first all black regiment the 54th massachusetts in the northeast supporting the promised equal treatment for his troops he encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to that.

Subscribe to the washington post. Overall good condition shows age use some wood shrinkage to side that look like cracks thats what happens to bent wood. Drum is 16 in diameter by 11 high 2 leather ears missing. With union troops closing in on the confederate capital of richmond virginia in early april 1865 president jefferson davis and the rest of his government fled southward allegedly carrying with.

Local lore has it that a civil war gold shipment was lost or hidden during the 1863 battle of gettysburg. Concealing the cannon they waited. From 2010 until last year as virginia observed the 150th anniversary of the civil war archivists traveled the state in an antiques roadshow style campaign to unearth the past.