Sword Of Virginia, 2nd Manassas, August 30, 1862 this eighth anniversary of Lexington

this eighth anniversary of Lexington and Concord would be observed as a day of “… thanksgiving for the remarkable success of our armies in America

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taking careful aim with their rifles and muskets as the dragoons maneuvered around the yard

4th Connecticut Regiment

Grenadier Company 1775

Sword Of Virginia, 2nd Manassas, August 30, 1862 this eighth anniversary of Lexington350 Signed Numbered Overall: 30. 75" x 24. 5" Image: 26. 75" x 20" $225. 00 As he thundered toward the roaring cannons, Colonel Skinner brandished his tremendous sword, a French Cuirassier saber he had brought home from Europe as a youth. The massive straight blade measured 38 inches long and bore an engraved maker's imprint of August 1814. "In his cups," a Confederate staff officer wrote, "the fine old Colonel would swear he should die happy could he