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humanity and justice in instructing the captive savages in the arts 

 of civilization. 



Mrs. Frank Wheaton donated, among other things, three swords 

 which were owned by Maj. Gen. Frank Wheaton, United States 

 Army. These were: A sword presented to him by the officers of 

 the Anderson Zouaves, Sixty-second Kegiment, New York State 

 Volunteers ; a sword presented by noncommissioned officers and pri- 

 vates of the Second Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, when he 

 was colonel of that regiment, December 13, 1862; and a very hand- 

 some sword presented to him by the State of Rhode Island in 1865, 

 the scabbard of which is inscribed " Presented to Brevet Major 

 General Frank Wheaton, U. S. V., for gallant and meritorious 

 services during the war and especially in the battles of Opequan, 

 Fishers Hill, and Middletown, by the State of Rhode Island through 

 James Y, Smith, Governor, in comformity with a Resolution of 

 the General Assembly passed at the January Session, 1865." 



From Mrs. Lillian W. Couillard was received a cavalry saber 

 of ornate design owned during the Civil War, first by Lieut. 

 William Wheelan, First New York Mounted Rifles, and later by 

 his brother. Brig. Gen. James Wheelan, United States Army, and 

 a number of pieces of military insignia also belonging to the latter. 

 To the collection of Confederate uniforms was added a coat worn 

 during the Civil War by Brig. Gen. Marcus J. Wright, Confederate 

 States Army, presented by Mrs. Marcus J. Wright. 



A collection of World War relics was lent to the Museum by Gen. 

 John J. Pershing, United States Army, including a United States 

 flag presented to the general in 1919 by citizens of New York 

 City, a flag indicating his rank as General of the Armies, several 

 French flags flown at his headquarters, four large military maps, 

 and his personal office desk and accessories used at his headquarters 

 at Chaumont, France, during the war. '^ 



The naval collections were increased by a number of relics of 

 officers of the United States Navy. A sword- and two uniform coats 

 owned during the early part of the nineteenth century by Capt. 

 Samuel Woodhouse, who was appointed a midshipman in 1800 and 

 served on the U. S. S. Constellation during the famous engagement 

 in that year between that ship and the French frigate Vengeance, 

 were donated by Dr. S. W. Woodhouse, jr. To the large series of 

 scientific awards relating to the career of Commander Matthew F. 

 Maury, United States Navy, was added a diamond scarfpin pre- 

 sented to him in 1857 by the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian 

 of Austria, and given to the Museum by Mrs. Lucy Maury Van 

 Doren. Besides these personal relics donated by private individuals, 

 the United States Navy Department lent a series of 17 models 



