^Lot 126 18BIL-4 INSCRIBED MDL 1860 U.S. OFF SWORD

Model 1860 U.S. Officers sword, scabbard, hanger and knot, inscribed “Presented to Capt. Thomas Grant/by General J.C. Kelton Garrison #30/R.A. and N. Union, Fort Sill, OK. T.”; etched blade, brass guard & mounts,wire wrapped rayskin grip; in overall very good to near fine condition. General Kelton had a long and distinguished military beginning with his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy on July 1, 1851. He servedin the U.S. 6th Infantry and during the Civil War was commissioned into the Adjutant General’s Dept., into Field and Staff of the MO. 9th Infantry and into the U.S. Volunteers Aide-de-Camp. He then served for a time onthe Western Frontier. He was Brevetted Brigadier General on March 13, 1865, retired from the Army on June 24, 1892 and died July 15, 1893. Additional research may shed light on the career of Thomas Grant and thecircumstances surrounding this presentation sword and scabbard. Est.: $1,500-$3,000.