This collection follows the Civil War service of 1st Lt. Sanford Almy, Quartermaster for the 18th Massachusetts Infantry between September 25, 1861 and September 2, 1864. During its three-year existence, Almy's busy regiment participated in most of the campaigns from the Peninsula to Gettysburg and back down again to Petersburg, losing 252 officers and men to disease and combat. Lt. Almy survived, settling in Ohioville, PA after the war. Included here are the following items:



Colt Second Model Dragoon Revolver, matching serial number 10502 in five places, .44 caliber, 7-1/2 in. part round, part octagonal barrel, the top flat marked - ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW YORK CITY -, the six-shot cylinder roll engraved with a scene of Texas Rangers fighting Indians and a scroll reading U.S.M.R above the serial number; the left side of the frame with COLT'S/ PATENT/ U.S., inspector's mark "B" below and also on rear of top barrel flat; brass trigger guard stamped "MS" (for Massachusetts militia), conforming plain brass backstrap with walnut grips (smooth working action, attractive old surfaces throughout, good estate condition); ...plus: A period inscribed duplicate of Almy's Commission as a First Lieutenant in the Eighteenth Regiment signed by Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew and Secretary of the Commonwealth Oliver Warren, September 25, 1861, presented in 20th-century gilt frame (20 x 15-1/4 in. overall); plus...Almy's military discharge, Deadham, Massachusetts, September 2, 1864, presented with a 14K gold shield engraved "LIEUT. S. ALMY. Quartermaster 18th Regt Mass Inft" on the obverse and "Entered Service April, 16th 1861" on the reverse, plus... a second 14k gold shield is engraved "PARDON. ALMY. Jr. 18th Regt Mass Vols" on the obverse and "Entered Service Aug. 20th 1861." on the reverse (Pardon Almy, Sanford's younger brother, was killed at Second Manassas on August 30, 1862); between the shields is a red-enameled gold fill corps badge for the 1st Division 5th Corps, the reverse engraved "Sanford Almy / Lt. and R.Q.M. / 18th Mass Vols.”, the 20th century gilt frame being 20 x 15-1/4 in...plus: a postwar solar enlargement depicting Sanford Almy as a venerable civilian, presented in a period pine frame with gilt liner (31 x 27 in.)...plus: a manuscript Almy family tree starting with William Almy of Rhode Island in the 17th century and branching out to Sanford Almy and his children in the late 19th century, presented in a gilt wooden frame (33-1/2 x 27-1/2 in.) (minor stains with some insect damage).



Private North Carolina Collection

$10,000 - 15,000