10-27-200210-27-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2173
October 27, 2002 10:00 AMCalender
543

Brigadeir General Hobart Moore;

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$2,468$2,100
Auction: Sale #2173 - 2173Location: BoltonDate / Time: October 27, 2002 10:00AM

Description:

Brigadeir General Hobart Moore; a presentation Staff & Field Officer's Sword by Ames (Model 1860),with brass guards with cast Eagle and Shield motifs, the etched blade with U.S. and Brig. Gen. Hobart Moore, in brass scabbard with cast and engraved decoration and presentation inscription Presented To Brig. Gen. Hobart Moore By Brig Genl. I. S. Burrell & Staff Sept. 27, 1876......followed by the names and positions of eight officers, overall length 37 1/2 in.
Provenance: Hobart Moore (1832-1894) a Sudbury, Massachusetts native, Moore was a Captain of a battalion in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Boston recruiting officer and an instructor of military tactics for the Union Army during the Civil War. He was also the first Teacher of Military Drill for the Boston School Committee and first Professor of Military Science for MIT. Latter he became Commander of the M.V.M.
Estimate $800-1,200

Keywords

Hobart Moore, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Brigadeir General , Brig. Gen. , Field Officer , Hobart Moore By, United States, Union Army, Sudbury, recruiting officer and an instructor, Massachusetts, first Teacher , Professor of Military Science, Boston School Committee, MIT, Commander