By Professor William B. Gould IV |
WBG's cutlass. At the time of the Stonewall encounter, WBG was required to sharpen this cutlass. He says on February 11, 1865: "The Crew were o[rdered] to sharpen their Cuttlasses an[d] we took up A plenty of shots." (Restored and photographed by Candis Griggs, 2001) |