To: jy8z
I own a Whitney Dragoon cap and ball pistol circa 1856. Passed down in my family since the war between the states. My Dad’s relative rode with McNeill’s raiders and was in the raid that captured General Crook. Reportedly my Dad’s relative liberated General Crook’s sidearm the Whitney pistol and it has been in our family ever since. Sadly I have not been able to trace the serial number to any records to absolutely tie the gun to Crook.
33 posted on
02/15/2016 6:33:04 PM PST by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Georgia Girl 2
So your ancestor took a gun from a Crook.
119 posted on
02/15/2016 6:57:49 PM PST by
Wilhelm Tell
(True or False? This is not a tag line.)
To: Georgia Girl 2
I own a Whitney Dragoon cap and ball pistol circa 1856. Passed down in my family since the war between the states. My Dad’s relative rode with McNeill’s raiders and was in the raid that captured General Crook. Reportedly my Dad’s relative liberated General Crook’s sidearm the Whitney pistol and it has been in our family ever since. Sadly I have not been able to trace the serial number to any records to absolutely tie the gun to Crook.Nice revolver! What a piece of history! I have my 3 times great-grandmothers handmade blanket from the 1830s.
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