General George Washington Getty Silhouette & Civil War Presentation Cane
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GUEST:
I brought my great-grandfather's silhouette from when he graduated at West Point. And this is a cane that was made for him by his men after he was wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness.
APPRAISER:
Let's start with the cane. Right here, we've got his name, "Major General George W. Getty," for George Washington Getty. "Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864." On the side, we have this little badge here, that's the VI Army Corps badge.
GUEST:
Ah, okay.
APPRAISER:
George Washington Getty graduates West Point in 1840. We've got his image here. He was from Georgetown, Washington, DC. Here's the artist, dated 1840. Wonderful silhouette in uniform. Career military officer, fights through the Mexican War, into the American Civil War. And at the Wilderness, he's wounded. But at the Battle of Cedar Creek, General James Ricketts, his corps commander, is wounded. And George Washington Getty takes command. So he ends up acting as corps commander for the battle at Cedar Creek. So this was presented to him because of him taking command of the corps at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
GUEST:
I see.
APPRAISER:
I would say at auction, for the group, I would put it in the $2,000 to $3,000 range.
GUEST:
Really? Wow.
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