By Professor William B. Gould IV

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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)