From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Benjamin Thomas Atherton Sword
Sword in scabbard. Handle wrapped in snake skin. Brass hardware. Two rings on scabbard for belt. Lender info . parade sword of Benjamin Thomas Atherton first Maine Heavy Artillery Company C . Civil War.
Details
Original donation card
circa 1860
38" l
12/22/1997
01/24/2013
Sword; Sword; Sword in scabbard. Handle wrapped in snake skin. Brass hardware. Two rings on scabbard for belt. Lender info . parade sword of Benjamin Thomas Atherton first Marine Heavy Artillery Company C . Civil War.
09/19/2024
