Statistics for occurrence #1 of “A. U. Hurdle” in article pos=27 of The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1862., [Electronic resource]:
...na, Mississippi, and Texas--with numerous other devices, ingeniously wronght.--The bowl rests upon a cannon, which forms a portion of the stem.
This artistic piece of work was done with a knife, by A. U. Hurdle , of the Old Dominion Rifles, 17th Virginia Regiment.
We learn that it will be presented to President Davis.
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