Beschreibung:

Comprising: 1) U.S. Model 1860 cavalry saber by Ames, of standard pattern and dated 1860, the scabbard with brass plaque inscribed Presented to/W.A. Smoot/by General J.E.B. Stuart/At/Brandy Station/June 9, 1863. This sword according to family history was given to Private Smoot by General Stuart after the Battle of Brandy Station, where Smoot was severely wounded. The brass plaque would appear to have been affixed to the scabbard when the sword was presented to Smoot's grandson, William Albert Fuller, after his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. 2) Carte-de-visite of Private Smoot, depicted in Confederate uniform, by E.J. Rees & Company of Richmond, Virginia. 3) Carte-de-visite of General J.E.B. Stuart by Lumpkin & Tomlinson of Richmond, Virginia. 4) Post-war carte-de-visite of Smoot. 5) W.S. Smoot's Polyglot Bible, published in 1844, the pocket-sized edition bound in gilt-stamped russet leather, the end papers front and back inscribed in ink W.S. Smoot/Co. H 4th V Cav/"Black Horse". (Covers detached) 6) Civil War pass, pencil on paper, inscribed Privates Talaferro and Smoot, Co. H 4th Va. Cavalry/were with my Reg. from last Saturday to the present time/...were in the engagement with/my Regt. on 30th June both/...Hanover County... The last two lines are rubbed but would appear to be signed by the Colonel commanding the 17th Regiment. The Battle of Hanover Court House, just before Gettysburg, was fought on June 30th and this would appear to be the engagement referred to. Smoot had enlisted in the 17th Regiment before transferring to the 4th. 7) Interesting water color on paper depicting a panoply of Confederate banners, 3 1/4" x 2 1/2". 8) Late 18th century gun combination tool, the walnut handle inscribed R.T.L. for Robert T. Lewis, Mrs. Smoot's cousin, the son of Colonel Fielding Lewis and nephew of George Washington. 9) Log cabin style quilt signed by Mrs. W.A. Smoot and dated 1889. 10) Days In An Old Town, a history of the Smoot family and Alexandria, Virginia by W.A. Smoot's wife, Betty Carter Smoot. Reprint of 1934. Together with a book of family carte-de-visites and an old family copy of silhouettes showing Robert Lewis and other family members. 11) West Point corporal's stripes probably belonging W.A. Smoot's grandson, William Albert Fuller. 12) Letter of provenance signed by W.A. Smoot's great grandaughter, Elizabeth Fuller Davis, stating This cavalry sabre belonged to my great grandfather, William Albert Smoot, who served in the civil war under General Jeb Stuart. My father, William Albert Fuller, received this sabre from his grandfather after he graduated from...West Point in 1925. Note: William Albert Smoot join the Confederate Army at the age of 19. He enlisted in the 17th Virginia Cavalry and then transferred to Company H of the 4th Virginia Cavalry, the Black Horse Troop. After the war he was active in Confederate veteran's affairs and served as Commander of the Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans.