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“I have been in what history pronounces greater battles than Champion Hill, but only once did I ever see two lines of blue and gray stand close together and fire into each other’s faces for an hour and a half. I think the courage of the private soldiers, standing in that line of fire that awful hour and a half, gave us Vicksburg, made Grant immortal as a soldier, and helped to save this country.”
- unknown Iowa infantry officer, recalling the Battle of Champion Hill
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CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. The sword has only minor age and storage related wear, mainly some light
fading of the original finishes. The blade remains bright and has nearly all of the original gold finish. The hilt retains 70% original gold finish and has some minor edge wear and attractive aged patina. The scabbard has
rich original brown, a few minor dings and storage marks, and crisp historical inscriptions. The other artifacts are all fine and have mostly minor age and storage related wear. This is a beautiful sword complete with extensive documentation detailing the life of its recipient: Captain Albert Ellis of the 5th Iowa Infantry and 5th Iowa Cavalry. Provenance: The Ellis Family Collection; Glenn Mattox’s Antique Gun Shoppe; The Greg Lampe Collection. Estimate: 18,000 - 27,500