30-3/4 in. blade, finely etched "CSA" with flag and other flourishes, curved brass hilt, leather grip with twisted wire; leather scabbard with brass mounts; includes sell sheet from Gary Hendershott, communication with Dyer descendent, personal information on Lt. Col. Dyer and the Tennessee 13th Regiment˜Note: This is the sword that was carried by Major B.L. Dyer, 13th Tennessee Infantry, later promoted to Lt. Colonel. He was wounded at Atlanta and was in the Okmulgee Hospital in Macon after the fall of Atlanta. This sword still retains 90% gold gilt, and a magnificently etched "CSA" and Confederate Flag ornately engraved on a frosty blade by L.T. Cunningham, sword maker at the College Hill Arsenal in Nashville, Tennessee, until it fell to Union troops in 1862. Thus, the sword had a short-lived production. Illustrated in Daniel Hartzler's book,˜Confederate Presentation & Inscribed Swords & Revolvers, page 282.Provenance: Donald R. Tharpe Collection; offered by Gary Hendershott, Sale 154, Lot# 1502 for $45,000; Property From a Franklin, Tennessee Historic Home Note: This is the sword that was carried by Major B.L. Dyer, 13th Tennessee Infantry, later promoted to Lt. Colonel. He was wounded at Atlanta and was in the Okmulgee Hospital in Macon after the fall of Atlanta. This sword still retains 90% gold gilt, and a magnificently etched "CSA" and Confederate Flag ornately engraved on a frosty blade by L.T. Cunningham, sword maker at the College Hill Arsenal in Nashville, Tennessee, until it fell to Union troops in 1862. Thus, the sword had a short-lived production. Illustrated in Daniel Hartzler's book, Confederate Presentation & Inscribed Swords & Revolvers, page 282. overall excellent condition, light scratches and dark areas to blade; scabbard with some splits to leather and areas of weakness (currently supported by a wooden splint)˜