The drum's owner, Isaac Newton Webb was born in 1846 and served with the 1st Regiment Ohio Heavy Artillery joining Company I in June 1863 as a private. The regiment had been organized at Portsmouth, Ohio as the 117th OVI in September 1862. Young Watson served for the duration, mustering out at Knoxville, Tennessee in July 1865. The individual companies of the regiments served at various points along the lines of communications as railroad guards in Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina, seeing occasional action. (EST $3000-$5000)
Auction: 2009, Firearms and Militaria, Nov 4 & 5
Lot # 148
Cowan’s Auctions
http://www.cowanauctions.com
I am the great great granddaughter of Iasaac N. Watson. I was wondering where these belongings are now, and if there are any more circulating?
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