CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, IDENTIFIED SWORD, BELT, PHOTO

(lot of 6) U.S. Civil War naval officer archive, Lieutenant Francis Lafayette Harris U.S. Navy (Boston, 1824-1913) including: (1) U.S. Model 1852 Navy sword, the bright foliate blade, 28.75"l, etched on each side, one side with "Leut F.L. Harris, U.S.N.," and an eagle over a cannon, the opposite side with an anchor and marked at the ricasso, "Ames Sword Co., Chicopee, Mass.," the pierced guard with lettering "USN," the handle with gilt wire wrapped over sharkskin, the pommel with thirteen stars surrounding an eagle, present is the worn gilt sword knot, complete with the worn black leather scabbard having "rope" hooks, the upper brass mount marked "Lieut F.L. Harris, U.S. Navy," the center brass mount with a star, and federal shield, the lower mount with an anchor over foliate etching ending at the dolphin wrapped drag, overall scabbard and sword 35.75"l; (1) U.S. Navy sword belt, dark blue with three horizontal stripes at center attached to leather, the buckle in cast brass centering an eagle holding an anchor, sword hangers with swivel snaps, one detached but present; (1) book: "Schools and Schoolboys of Old Boston," Arthur Brayley, Boston, 1894, a biography of Harris together with photo in USN uniform appears at page 167, the interior board with Harris's book plate (book in poor condition); (1) oil painting of Harris, c.1901, based on the book photo with notations on the verso as to eye color, hair color, etc., sight: 17"h, 14"w, overall: 28"h, 24"w; (1) a second copy of the Brayley book with black cover and gilt lettering reading "Lieut Frank L. Harris, Only Survivor of the Hayes Arctic Expedition," Harris signature at the interior page, pages 167, 168 are not present; (1) silver plate shield-form name plate, gilt lettered F.L. Harris, screw back with conforming wood back, 3"h, 6"w *Note: Harris served in the U.S. Navy beginning in 1862 and was discharged in 1865, Prior to the Civil War he had attended the U.S. Naval School in New York City and was assigned to the USS St. Louis, USS Cumberland, USS Cyane. Harris left the Navy and joined John and Louis Dent (brother in laws of Ulysses S. Grant) in a trading venture with Indians. He participated in the Hayes Expedition (1860-61), an attempt to reach the North Pole. Harris's service during the Civil War included acting ensign on the U.S.S. Dan Smith where he led a small party trying to recapture Union vessels (see page 217, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, Series 1, Vol. 5). Harris burned the damaged vessels and rescued several of the Union crew members.* Start Price: $1500.00 Dimensions: Condition Report: All lots are sold as is and where is. Austin Auction Gallery provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales
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