STEEL SPURS OF UNION GENERAL MEADE.

STEEL SPURS OF UNION GENERAL MEADE. Pair of steel spurs with orig leather straps, having fine cockle burr spurs. Nicely framed, matted, and silhouetted in contemporary gold frame. Accompanying this lot is an auction catalog from Alderfer’s, wherein this lot is illustrated and was purportedly sold to the consignor in 2002. Spurs, together with a great number of other items, supposedly from a Meade family estate, were artifacts originally belonging to General Meade. General George Gordon Meade is considered by some to be the savior of the Union. He was the General in command of the Union forces during the bloody, 3-day battle at Gettysburg. Had Lee won at Gettysburg, there was literally nothing to hinder he and his forces from advancing a short distance and capturing the President and his entire Cabinet, and thus ending the War in favor of the South. Meade’s handling of the Army of the Potomac during this battle resulted in an immediate promotion to Brigadier General, and he received the grateful thanks of Congress for his success. He was, however, also criticized by Lincoln for his failure to engage Lee in his retreat. Lincoln felt that had he done so, he might have captured the Confederate Army and thus ended the war immediately. SIZE: Frame is 14-1/2” high x 17-1/2” wide. CONDITION: Excellent. 4-60391 (2,000-4,000)

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
	420	$4,427.00	STEEL SPURS OF UNION GENERAL MEADE. Pair of steel spurs with orig leather straps, having fine cockle burr spurs. Nicely framed, matted, and silhouetted in contemporary gold frame. Accompanying this lot is an auction catalog from Alderfer’s, wherein this lot is illustrated and was purportedly sold to the consignor in 2002. Spurs, together with a great number of other items, supposedly from a Meade family estate, were artifacts originally belonging to General Meade. General George Gordon Meade is considered by some to be the savior of the Union. He was the General in command of the Union forces during the bloody, 3-day battle at Gettysburg. Had Lee won at Gettysburg, there was literally nothing to hinder he and his forces from advancing a short distance and capturing the President and his entire Cabinet, and thus ending the War in favor of the South. Meade’s handling of the Army of the Potomac during this battle resulted in an immediate promotion to Brigadier General, and he received the grateful thanks of Congress for his success. He was, however, also criticized by Lincoln for his failure to engage Lee in his retreat. Lincoln felt that had he done so, he might have captured the Confederate Army and thus ended the war immediately. SIZE: Frame is 14-1/2” high x 17-1/2” wide. CONDITION: Excellent. 4-60391 (2,000-4,000) 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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