Battle of Antietam Memorial Cane
Unknown Maker, American, 19th century
about 1875
Wood carved with inscriptions in relief, traces of red and green paint
Overall: 35 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (91.1 × 4.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Judith D. and Charles H. Hood, Class of 1951
2016.36.16
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Cane
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed down the length of and around the staff, in carved relief letters: A CANE FROM ANTIETAM BATTLE FIELD THIS BATTLE WAS FOUGHT SEPT 17TH 1862 / GEN BURNSIDE GEN ROBERT E. LEE GEN STONEWALL JACKSON GEN LONGSTREET GEN FITZHUGH LEE GEN. RICKETTS GEN MEADE / GEN JOE HOOKER GEN MANSFIELD FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM GEN SLOCUM / REST COMRADES REST, THE WAR IS OVER, WE WILL SHAKE HANDS ACROSS THE BLOODY CHASM AND BE BROTHERS AGAIN / GEN GEORGE B MCLELLAN / ANTIETAM IS THE LITTLE CROOKED STREAM THAT WAS CRIMSONED WITH BLOOD AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
Provenance
Tradewind Antiques, Danvers, Mass., “Auction of Antique Canes,” September 13, 2008, lot 11, illus. in color p. 15; sold to Judith D. and Charles H. Hood (1929-2016), Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 2008; given to present collection, 2016
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