Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword Used by Captain Joshua Slayton, 13th Michigan Infantry, 1862-1863
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This Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword was the standard sword worn by junior officers serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. This sword belonged to Joshua Slayton of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, a 45-year-old lawyer and farmer. Slayton likely received the sword upon his commission as 1st Lieutenant of Company F, 13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in January 1862.
This Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword was the standard sword worn by junior officers serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. This sword belonged to Joshua Slayton of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, a 45-year-old lawyer and farmer. Slayton likely received the sword upon his commission as 1st Lieutenant of Company F, 13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in January 1862.
Artifact
Sword
Date Made
circa 1860
Subject Date
1862-1863
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
38.340.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lou J. Burch.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Brass (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Dimensions
Height: 4.75 in
Width: 3.25 in
Length: 36.75 in
Inscriptions
obverse, blade: E Pluribus Unum verso, blade: US
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