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in the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, and subsequent 

 to that conflict he engaged in the exploration of the Red River 

 country in 1852-1854, in the Seminole hostilities in 1857, and in the 

 Utah Expedition of 1857-58. In 1859 he was promoted to the rank of 

 major, and became inspector general with the rank of colonel in 1861. 

 During the Civil War he served as chief of staff to General McClellan, 

 acting in that capacity during the campaign of that commander in 

 western Virginia, in the peninsular campaign, and in the Maryland 

 campaign, until November, 1862. He had been made brigadier gen- 

 eral of volunteers in September, 1861, and after the close of the 

 Maryland campaign in November, 1862, he was assigned to inspec- 

 tion duties in the Departments of the Northwest, Missouri, Arkansas, 

 Mississippi, and the Gulf. In 1869 he was transferred to Washington 

 and was made inspector general of the United States Army, a posi- 

 tion he retained until his retirement in 1881. He died in Orange, 

 N. J., in 1887. His sword was presented to the National Museum in 

 1917 by the Hon. George B. McClellan. 



SWORD OWNED BY MAJ. GEN. FRANK WHEATON 



An interesting sword of this type of the period of the Civil War 

 in the National Museum collection is one ^^ presented to Maj. Gen. 

 Frank Wheaton, United States Arm}^, by the officers of the Anderson 

 Zouaves, Sixty-second Regiment, New York State Volunteers. The 

 obverse of the blade bears a trophy of arms and flags with a floral 

 and scroll design to the right. The reverse bears a similar trophy 

 flanked by floral and scroll designs. The grip, pommel, knuckle 

 guard, and counterguard are of the regular types and designs. The 

 eagle on the obverse plate of the counterguard bears the United 

 States shield on its breast, and is flanked by laurel sprays, super- 

 imposed on three flags on each side with draped unions. The reverse 

 plate is plain and is engraved : " Presented to Brigadier General 

 Frank Wheaton by the Officers of the Anderson Zouaves 62nd Rgt. 

 N. Y. S. V." 



The owner of this sword was born in Providence, R. I., in 1833. 

 He became a civil engineer and was connected with the work of sur- 

 veying the California and Mexican boundaries from 1850 to 1855. 

 In the latter year he was commissioned first lieutenant in the First 

 United States Cavalry and subsequently served in the field against 

 the Cheyenne Indians. On the outbreak of the Civil War he was 

 permitted to accept the lieutenant-colonelcy of the Second Rhode 

 Island Volunteers and was soon made colonel of that organization. 

 He served with distinction during the first Battle of Manassas and 



»^ Length, 04 em. Blade, 79 cm. long, 1.8 cm. wide. In.^cribed " Schuyler, Hartley & 

 Graham, N. Y." 



