Saber Bayonet for Model 1855 Rifle used by Frank E. Brownell
Saber Bayonet for Model 1855 Rifle used by Frank E. Brownell
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- Description (Brief)
- Sergeant Frank E. Brownell, of the Ellsworth Zouaves, stabbed James W. Jackson, the proprietor of the Marshall House hotel at Alexandria, VA with this bayonet. Jackson had mortally wounded Col. E.E. Ellsworth, United States Volunteers, for hauling down the Confederate flag from the hotel roof.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bayonet
- bayonet, saber
- Other Terms
- bayonet; Edged Weapons; Army; Sword
- date made
- ca 1855
- associated person
- Brownell, Frank E.
- Ellsworth, Elmer E.
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- United States
- Measurements
- overall: 3 3/4 in x 26 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 67.31 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- AF.5611
- catalog number
- 5611
- accession number
- 22306
- Credit Line
- Frank E. Brownell
- subject
- Firearms
- Edged Weapons
- Civil War
- Civil War
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Frank E. Brownell
- Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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