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Pewter Mug Inscribed to Captain Alexander Grayson, 8th Virginia Infantry, Killed at Gettysburg During Pickett's Charge, July 3...
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Pewter Mug Inscribed to Captain Alexander Grayson, 8th Virginia Infantry, Killed at Gettysburg During Pickett's Charge, July 3, 1863. Grayson, from Bloomfield , Virginia, enlisted as a private in the 8th Va. on June 9, 1861. He was promptly elected Captain of Co. F and fought with the 8th through all major actions of the Army of Northern Virginia for the first two years of the war.On July 3, 1863, the 8th Virginia Infantry as part Brigadier General Richard Garnett's Brigade, joined in Pickett's fateful assault. Grayson along with almost 90% of the 8th Virginia would become casualties that day, with Grayson succumbing to his wounds. From that day forward, the 8th Virginia would be known as "The Bloody Eighth." Young Grayson was the nephew of Union General H. F. Clarke, who, following the captain's death at Gettysburg, had his body transported to the Grayson Plantation (now the Mellon Estate) in Fauquier County, Virginia, under a flag of truce, for internment. Family tradition states that his mother, General Clarke's sister, removed this cup from his casket before the burial, the script engraving on the underside of the cup, "Capt Grayson 8th Va." being unquestionably period. Acquired by the consignor directly from the Grayson/Clarke family. The mug is fabricated of pewter, 4" high, with a 3¼" diameter at the top. Shows some wear/use with dark untouched patina. A sad memento of one American military history's most gallant, but ultimately doomed, assaults.
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2009 June Signature Civil War Auction #6024 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2009
25th
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