MODEL 1870 TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE PRESENTED TO CIVIL WAR COL. WESLEY BRAINERD AT CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH, 1873.

SN 24807. Cal. 50-70. This is an interesting souvenir given to Civil War Colonel and author by another Civil War veteran and Brevet Major General “PRESENTED TO / COL WESLEY BRAINERD / BY THE OFFICERS OF THE 13TH U S INFANTRY / COL. HENRY MORROW COMMANDING / CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH / JULY 1873”. Col. Wesley Brainerd (1832-1910) was Colonel of the 50th New York Engineers and wrote a well respected memoir after the Civil War. After the Civil War, Brainerd went into the lumber business in Chicago. He later went West becoming involved in the mining business, where he must have run into the Col. Henry Morrow (1829-1891) who was commanding Camp Douglas in Utah Territory at time of the July 1873 presentation. Col. Morrow was a true Civil War hero being badly wounded three times at Gettsyburg, Wilderness and at Appomattox all while Colonel of the “Iron Brigade’s” famous 24th Michigan Regiment. Morrow was Brevetted Major General by war’s end and continued in military service and actually died at his post in 1891. This is an interesting souvenir given by one Civil War veteran to another by unknown happenstance. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Gun appears all orig, complete and matching. Stock has been refinished and now with round edges and weak cartouches. Metal is overall grey with crisp action and good bore. 51581-3 (5,000-6,000) – Lot 3554

Auction: Firearms - April 2017

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3554	$5,750.00	MODEL 1870 TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE PRESENTED TO CIVIL WAR COL. WESLEY BRAINERD AT CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH, 1873. SN 24807. Cal. 50-70. This is an interesting souvenir given to Civil War Colonel and author by another Civil War veteran and Brevet Major General “PRESENTED TO / COL WESLEY BRAINERD / BY THE OFFICERS OF THE 13TH U S INFANTRY / COL. HENRY MORROW COMMANDING / CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH / JULY 1873”. Col. Wesley Brainerd (1832-1910) was Colonel of the 50th New York Engineers and wrote a well respected memoir after the Civil War. After the Civil War, Brainerd went into the lumber business in Chicago. He later went West becoming involved in the mining business, where he must have run into the Col. Henry Morrow (1829-1891) who was commanding Camp Douglas in Utah Territory at time of the July 1873 presentation. Col. Morrow was a true Civil War hero being badly wounded three times at Gettsyburg, Wilderness and at Appomattox all while Colonel of the “Iron Brigade’s” famous 24th Michigan Regiment. Morrow was Brevetted Major General by war’s end and continued in military service and actually died at his post in 1891. This is an interesting souvenir given by one Civil War veteran to another by unknown happenstance. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Gun appears all orig, complete and matching. Stock has been refinished and now with round edges and weak cartouches. Metal is overall grey with crisp action and good bore. 51581-3 (5,000-6,000) – Lot 3554 Auction: Firearms - April 2017 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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MODEL 1870 TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE PRESENTED TO CIVIL WAR COL. WESLEY BRAINERD AT CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH, 1873.