Presentation Cane of Pvt. Benjamin F. Taylor, 76th New York Infantry Wood from the Confederate Ironclad CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack)

This Civil War presentation cane is made from wood taken from the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, a historic vessel from the Battle of Hampton Roads. It includes a polished horn handle and an engraved silver collar.

• The cane’s shaft was fashioned from wood recovered from the Virginia, the famed Confederate ram that revolutionized naval warfare during the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862.