Case Study: Richard Jolley (Knoxville, TN).Case Study: Great Road Pottery of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.Items that are not a fit for Case auctions.Given the date of Burges's discharge, this carbine would have been presented to him after leaving the service, possibly by the state, citizens of Providence, or even the Burnside factory. Burges's tour of duty was fought with danger and included being accidentally fired upon by Union gunboats, capturing three Confederate soldiers and no doubt killing several others while riding with a group of just five of his men, and capturing, bringing to court, and executing a New York deserter who had been ambushing, killing, and looting men from both sides of the conflict. They saw action at Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancelorsville, Gettysburg, and several smaller actions before being reorganized after losing all but 30 of their men while trying to hold Middleburg, Virginia, in 1863 while outnumbered and isolated. The 1st Cavalry fought in many skirmishes throughout the early years of the war in the East and were often sent behind enemy lines on scouting missions. He was honorably discharged on October 15, 1864.

Richard served as an officer in the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry and became a 2nd Lieutenant on September 27, 1861, and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on Dec. He had been a state senator when the war broke out. He received his position via appointment by President Lincoln after pushing hard to ready Rhode Island's troops to answer Lincoln's call for men. Richard James Burges was the son of prominent Rhode Islander Colonel Tristam Burges who died from wounds received at Williamsburg in 1863. Rhode Island was significant as the first state to answer President Abraham Lincoln's call for troops. BURGES/PROVIDENCE/ R.I.', and the right is also inscribed with 'HOPE' over an anchor emblem that is surrounded by rococo scrollwork. The sides of the receiver have floral scroll engraved borders.

The '1865' under the model on the model on the receiver appears to have been purposely defaced some time ago. The matching serial number is marked on the bottom of the barrel and the top of the receiver. It has no visible inspection markings but is marked with the 'MODEL 1865' and the four line patent and manufacture marking on the top of the receiver. This example was built in the standard carbine pattern and has the raised blade front sight, folding ladder rear sight graduated from 200-900 yards, smooth stock and forearm, saddle ring bar and ring on the left side of the wrist, and a tubular magazine inserted through the steel buttplate.

Presentation inscribed Spencer carbines are incredibly scarce those with period engraving and manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Co.

Serial number spencer 1865