Lot of 3 items carved from bone, including one in the shape of a small book, 1.5 x 1.25 in., with brass inlay, with CSA 1861 carved on the cover and Confederate States of America on the back; a necktie ring with the initials W.W.C. and Suffolk, Va./ 1863; and a pendant, 1.25 in. in dia., reading on the obverse, Lieut. J.H. Counts/ Co. G/ 13th S.C. Regt/ McGowans Brig/ Wilcox Div/A.P Hills Corps/ R.E. Lee's Army, and on reverse a list of battles fought, including Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Frazier's Farm, 2nd Manassas, Ox Hill, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Shepard's Town[sic], Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Falling Water. HDS list John H. Counts as having been commissioned lieutenant in Co. G, 13th South Carolina Infantry, on September 1, 1861, but includes no other details. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co.
Lot of 3 items carved from bone, including one in the shape of a small book, 1.5 x 1.25 in., with brass inlay, with CSA 1861 carved on the cover and Confederate States of America on the back; a necktie ring with the initials W.W.C. and Suffolk, Va./ 1863; and a pendant, 1.25 in. in dia., reading on the obverse, Lieut. J.H. Counts/ Co. G/ 13th S.C. Regt/ McGowans Brig/ Wilcox Div/A.P Hills Corps/ R.E. Lee's Army, and on reverse a list of battles fought, including Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Frazier's Farm, 2nd Manassas, Ox Hill, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Shepard's Town[sic], Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Falling Water. HDS list John H. Counts as having been commissioned lieutenant in Co. G, 13th South Carolina Infantry, on September 1, 1861, but includes no other details. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co.
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