HIGH GRADE PRESENTATION SWORD TO UNION GENERAL CARL J. STOLBRAND.

HIGH GRADE PRESENTATION SWORD TO UNION GENERAL CARL J. STOLBRAND. Though this sword is agent marked all Black & Co., NY, the design is right out of the 1864 Schuler, Hartley & Graham. This sword exhibits a 32½” gold Damascus blade with various patriotic motifs including an eagle with ribbon stating “E Pluribus Unum”, two different “US”s, stars and panoplies of arms. Brass scabbard has high relief mounts with various military decorations including an applied silver wreath with “US”. Ornate grip exhibits a full-standing Indian brave with tomahawk and quiver of arrows. Pommel exhibits a patriotic shield, but is probably missing a figural eagle that circled this shield. We know of no more than one or two other examples of this sword. Presentation between the top mount reads “Presented to Brig. General C. J. Stolbrand by his countrymen of Chicago, March 25, 1865”. From Ezra Warner’s Generals in Blue, “Charles John Stollbrand was born near Kristianstad, Sweden, on May 11, 1821. At the age of eighteen, he entered the Royal Vendes Artillery as a cadet, and during the Schleswig-Holstein campaign of 1848-50 took part with some members of his regiment in the successful defense of Denmark against the armed intervention of Prussia. At the termination of the war, Stolbrand immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago where he became prominent in Swedish affairs. When the Cival War broke out, he organized an artillery company which could not be accepted since the quota was filled, but in the summer, he organized another (from nearby Sycamore and De Kalb), ‘Battery De Kalb,’ which was accepted with Stolbrand as its captain. He was promoted to major on December 3, 1861, and commenced a most distinguished career as an officer of artillery of the post of Jackson, Tennessee, in September 1862. He directed Logan’s division artillery during the Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns, and was chief of artillery of the XV Corps at the beginning of the Atlanta campaign. While reconnoitering in the vicinity of Kingston, Georgia, on May 19, 1861, he was captured by a Confederate patrol, but escaped and rejoined his command in October. At this time, he was directing a full brigade of artillery, comprising ten batteries with almost a thousand men and forty-six guns. He continued on the ‘March to the Sea’ and in the campaign of the Carolinas, but at the end of January 1865, despondent because of his failure to obtain promotion, asked to be mustered out. W. T. Sherman, who did not wish to lose his services, asked him to carry some dispatches to Washington for delivery to President Lincoln on his way home. One of the dispatches was a recommendation for Stolbrand’s promotion, and Lincoln, upon reading it, made him a Brigadier General on the spot. During the last weeks of the war, he commanded a brigade composed of three Illinois infantry regiments in the XVII Corps. Stolbrand was mustered out in January 1866, and settled in Columbia, South Carolina, where he immediately engaged in politics. He was secretary of the carpetbagger-dominated constitutional convention of 1868, delegate to the Republican National Convention the same year, and presidential elector for U. S. Grant. He also served as superintendent of the state penitentiary. During the administration of Benjamin Harrison, General Stollbrand was superintendent of the new Federal courthouse and post office building in Charleston. He died there on February 3, 1891, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.” CONDITION: Blade on this sword retains almost all of its orig gilt. Blade overall is bright showing Damascene through areas of scattered lacquer. Scabbard and hilt retain about 20% of its orig gilt. Drag exhibits one small dent, is slightly bent, and is missing retaining screw. 4-30343 JS7 (30,000-40,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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
	259	$31,625.00	HIGH GRADE PRESENTATION SWORD TO UNION GENERAL CARL J. STOLBRAND. Though this sword is agent marked all Black & Co., NY, the design is right out of the 1864 Schuler, Hartley & Graham. This sword exhibits a 32½” gold Damascus blade with various patriotic motifs including an eagle with ribbon stating “E Pluribus Unum”, two different “US”s, stars and panoplies of arms. Brass scabbard has high relief mounts with various military decorations including an applied silver wreath with “US”. Ornate grip exhibits a full-standing Indian brave with tomahawk and quiver of arrows. Pommel exhibits a patriotic shield, but is probably missing a figural eagle that circled this shield. We know of no more than one or two other examples of this sword. Presentation between the top mount reads “Presented to Brig. General C. J. Stolbrand by his countrymen of Chicago, March 25, 1865”. From Ezra Warner’s Generals in Blue, “Charles John Stollbrand was born near Kristianstad, Sweden, on May 11, 1821. At the age of eighteen, he entered the Royal Vendes Artillery as a cadet, and during the Schleswig-Holstein campaign of 1848-50 took part with some members of his regiment in the successful defense of Denmark against the armed intervention of Prussia. At the termination of the war, Stolbrand immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago where he became prominent in Swedish affairs. When the Cival War broke out, he organized an artillery company which could not be accepted since the quota was filled, but in the summer, he organized another (from nearby Sycamore and De Kalb), ‘Battery De Kalb,’ which was accepted with Stolbrand as its captain. He was promoted to major on December 3, 1861, and commenced a most distinguished career as an officer of artillery of the post of Jackson, Tennessee, in September 1862. He directed Logan’s division artillery during the Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns, and was chief of artillery of the XV Corps at the beginning of the Atlanta campaign. While reconnoitering in the vicinity of Kingston, Georgia, on May 19, 1861, he was captured by a Confederate patrol, but escaped and rejoined his command in October. At this time, he was directing a full brigade of artillery, comprising ten batteries with almost a thousand men and forty-six guns. He continued on the ‘March to the Sea’ and in the campaign of the Carolinas, but at the end of January 1865, despondent because of his failure to obtain promotion, asked to be mustered out. W. T. Sherman, who did not wish to lose his services, asked him to carry some dispatches to Washington for delivery to President Lincoln on his way home. One of the dispatches was a recommendation for Stolbrand’s promotion, and Lincoln, upon reading it, made him a Brigadier General on the spot. During the last weeks of the war, he commanded a brigade composed of three Illinois infantry regiments in the XVII Corps. Stolbrand was mustered out in January 1866, and settled in Columbia, South Carolina, where he immediately engaged in politics. He was secretary of the carpetbagger-dominated constitutional convention of 1868, delegate to the Republican National Convention the same year, and presidential elector for U. S. Grant. He also served as superintendent of the state penitentiary. During the administration of Benjamin Harrison, General Stollbrand was superintendent of the new Federal courthouse and post office building in Charleston. He died there on February 3, 1891, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.” CONDITION: Blade on this sword retains almost all of its orig gilt. Blade overall is bright showing Damascene through areas of scattered lacquer. Scabbard and hilt retain about 20% of its orig gilt. Drag exhibits one small dent, is slightly bent, and is missing retaining screw. 4-30343 JS7 (30,000-40,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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