Old sword can cause the shivers War of 1812 weapon in Charlestown show

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: August 13, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

It was the sword Captain Isaac Hull kept at his side while commanding his men as they battled the British frigate HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. And it was the weapon he would have drawn to protect himself had the enemy boarded his frigate, the USS Constitution.

Tomorrow, the sword will be on public display in Boston for the first time. It will be unveiled at the USS Constitution Museum in the Charlestown Navy Yard during a ceremony at the start of a weeklong celebration commemorating the victory over the Guerriere on Aug. 19, 1812.

"It's really an icon of command," Ronald Egalka, a ...

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