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Lot 1221
An American Green and Black-Painted Campaign Trunk
Description:

An American Green and Black-Painted Pine Campaign Trunk, mid-19th c., inscribed "Capt. R. Mc C. Jones, R & D.R.R.", cast iron handles, width 35 1/2 in. Provenance: Descended in the family of Confederate Captain Robert Mc Candish Jones, First Virginia Regiment via Mrs. James Bertrand Cox Note: Captain Robert McCandish Jones fought in Pickett's Charge, one of the most celebrated Civil War events. He is quoted in the book Pickett's Charge, by Archibald Rutledge, Richard Rollins, 2005; declaring to his superior, "turn us loose and we will take them!"
Starting Bid: $300

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November 18, 2012 11:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US

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