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was severely wounded at Big Bethel. After his recovery he was 

 made lieutenant colonel of a regiment of New York Cavalry, which 

 he had assisted in raising. During the latter half of 1863 he com- 

 manded a Cavalry brigade, and in June, 1863, was made brigadier 

 general of Volunteers. He participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, 

 and for his services in this engagement received the brevet of lieu- 

 tenant colonel in the Kegular Army. In the operations in Virginia 

 during the latter part of 1863 he commanded a Cavalry division and 

 in March, 1864, conducted a raid toward Kichmond. During the 

 latter part of 1864 he operated in the South, making a number of 

 important raids under the command of Gen. William T. Sherman. 

 He was promoted to the rank of major general of Volunteers in 

 June, 1865, and resigned from the military service in 1867. From 

 1865 to 1869 he was United States minister to Chile. He was again 

 appointed to that position in 1881, and he died in Valparaiso in 

 December of that year. His saber was lent to the National Museum 

 in 1904 by his widow, Mrs. Louisa V. Kilpatrick. 



SABER OWNED BY MAJ. GEN. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN 



This section of the collection also includes a cavalry saber ^ carried 

 during the Civil War by IVIaj. Gen. George B. McClellan. It was 

 presented to the National Museum in 1917 by the Hon. George B. 

 McClellan. 



SABER OWNED BY COL. EMERIC SZABAD 



A cavalry saber ^ of special interest is one carried during the Civil 

 War by Bvt. Col. Emeric Szabad, United States Volunteers, who 

 was born in Hungary about 1822. He served under the Hungarian 

 National Government in 1849 and thus gained his first experience 

 as a soldier. He later served in Italy under Garibaldi and at the 

 outbreak of the Civil War came to America. He served with dis- 

 tinction throughout this conflict and also was the author of several 

 military publications. His saber was presented to the National 

 Museum in 1901 by Mrs. E. C. Cook. 



SABERS OWNED BY MAJ. GEN. C. C. WASHBURNE 



The National Museum collection contains two ornate cavalry offi- 

 cers' sabers of the period of the Civil War, one of which was owned 

 by Maj. Gen. C. C. Washburne, United States Volunteers. This 

 saber * has a blade of the regulation type with a deep curve and a 

 wide shallow groove on each side. The obverse bears trophy and 

 scroll designs and a scroll inscribed " E Pluribus Unum." The 



2 Length, 104 cm. Blade, 90.2 cm. long, 3.1 cm. wide. PI. 22, fig. 8. 



3 Length, 104 cm. Blade, 87.8 cm. long, 2.5 cm. wide. Marked " D. J. Millard, 

 Clayville, N. Y. 1862." 



* Length, 100 cm. Blade, 85.7 cm. long, 3 cm. wide. 



