General Grant sword makes $1.6M at Civil War auction
Published June 25th, 2007
A sword that once belonged to General Ulysses S- Grant brought a winning bid of more than $1.6 million in an auction of Civil War items.
The diamond-encrusted sword was 1 of the marquee items among the 750 to be auctioned yesterday and today in Gettysburg.
Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas is hosting the auction at the site of the 1863 tide-turning Civil War battle. Online and phone bidders also participated.
www.HA.com/civilwar
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