Artefact from American Civil War sea battle comes to UK auction
The next arms and militaria auction at Woolley and Wallis will include a relic of a seminal American Civil War sea battle. This stout oak walking cane with a finely engraved gold top bears the inscription: A Piece of the Merrimack Destroyed May 11 1862 /James B Eads from Edward Bates. Quercus Ferro Cedit.
The battle of Hampton Roads was fought over two days in March 1862. On May 8, the Confederate ironcl…