Original U.S. Civil War Copper Spike from Wooden Hull of USS Hartford on Presentation Plaque

Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a large copper spike which was removed from the wooden hull of the USS Hartford. Hartford served in several prominent campaigns in the American Civil War as the flagship of David G. Farragut, most notably the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. She survived until 1956, when she sank awaiting restoration at Norfolk, Virginia.

The spike, which measures 11⅝” including the large loop, is mounted to the 4 x 15” wooden board with two copper loops, however the spike is not fastened very tightly and slips out of the right loop if not handled carefully, but thankfully due to the large loop in the spike itself, it will not fall out of the other hole. There are two small inscribed plaques:

PRESENTED
TO
FRANK C. WEBER
FROM
MRS. WILLIAM C. WILSON
AUG 14, 1986

The other plaque has information about the ship and when it launched, decommissioned, and dismantled.

A great Civil War relic on a presentation board, ready to hang and display.