11-01-201411-01-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 1, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Reins, Bit, and Belt of General Francis S. Dodge, and a Commercial Haversack

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$1,845$1,500
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2760MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 01, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Reins, Bit, and Belt of General Francis S. Dodge, and a Commercial Haversack, c. mid to late 19th century, steel bit with US marked rosettes, leather and brass bridle with brass rosettes marked with FSD, an officer's sword belt, a embroidered sword hanger, and a leather and painted-cloth commercial officers haversack with the name Edwin Bailey painted inside the flap.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.

Note: Francis Dodge, from Danvers, Massachusetts, enlisted on October 9th, 1861 in Company F of the 23rd Massachusetts, promoted to 1st Lieutenant December 19th, 1863, and Captain on July 6th, 1865. After the war he was a Major in San Antonio, Texas, and retired as a General. Although the haversack is listed as belonging to Dodge, it more than likely belonged to 1st Lieutenant Edwin Bailey, Company K of the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, also from the North Shore area of Massachusetts.
Estimate $500-700

Some of the leather is a bit britle, but overall in good condition.


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Keywords

Francis S. Dodge, Edwin Bailey, steel bit, United States, M. Prudence Fleck, Massachusetts, 1st Lieutenant, Peter F. Frazier, Francis Dodge, Danvers, San Antonio, 8th Massachusetts Infantry