Antique 1800\'s Patriotic Order Sons Of America Sword w/ George Washington Pommel
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Antique 1800\'s Patriotic Order Sons Of America Sword w/ George Washington Pommel:
$375.00
Here is a recent estate find. This is a Rare Antique Signed 19th Century \"P.O.S. of A\" Early Patriotic Ornate Ceremonial Fraternal Sword with Scabbard and Ornate Signed Etched Blade from the Patriotic Order Sons Of America. This is a very early and rare Sword with Wire Wrapped Leather Handle and Ornate Engravings and Designs and Rare George Washington Head Presidential Pommel with Patriotic Eagle Cross Guard. The Blade is signed with the Former Owner\'s name \"K.F. Kooper\". The Blade is etched with Decorative Scrolling and Designs. The Sword measures approx. 37 3/4\" long with the Scabbard. The Sword itself measures approx. 36 1/8\" long with a 30 1/4\" Blade. Overall Excellent Condition, Super Clean! Don\'t pass this one up, You won\'t find one in Better Condition than This! This is a very Rare Fraternal Secret Society Sword, I haven\'t seen one like this before. Don\'t pass this one up, It will make a stunning addition to any collection! $375.00
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PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA
(P.O.S. of A.)
The Patriotic Order Sons of America (P.O.S. of A.) is one of America\'s oldest patriotic and fraternal societies still in existence. It once had several hundred Camps (lodges)with several thousand members inthe United States of America and its territories, but is now only found in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey and Louisiana. Its motto is \"God, Our Country and Our Order.\"
Origin of the Order:The Order of the Junior Sons of America was founded December 10, 1847 in Philadelphia, PA, by Dr. Reynell Coates (December 10, 1802 - April 27, 1886). Dr. Coates was a surgeon, scientist, statesman, naturalist, teacher, poet, lecturer and essayist, and wished to found a fraternity for American boys to serve as a\"High School of American Patriotism.\"
The organization was open toAmerican boys aged sixteen to twenty-one years of age. Upon turning twenty-one, their membership would be transferred to the United Sons of America, the parent organization of the Junior Sons.Dr. Coates was the organizer and chief promoter of the Junior Sons of America, wrote the constitution and by-laws, the ritual and ceremonies, and chose the Order\'s songs which still remain in use.
The first meeting of the Junior Sons of America was conducted on December 10, 1847, on Ridge Road, near Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Coates devised the Order on the Masonic lodge system, with local units called \"Camps,\" meeting around fraternal altars on which the Holy Bible was placed. Secret modes of recognition, such as hand signs, grips or secret handclasps, and passwords were devised and taught to the members.
Immediately after lighting the first Campfire of the Order, the Order expanded throughout the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and by 1859, the Order of Junior Sons of America was established in twenty States and Territoriesof the Union. The Roll Call of the Order consisted of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Indiana, the District of Columbia, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee,Virginia, Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, Iowa, and Texas.
The first national convention of the Junior Sons of America was convened in Philadelphia, PA, August 12th and 13th, 1857. The second was conducted in New York City on the second Tuesday of August, 1858, with eight States and the District of Columbia represented.
While the parent organization, theUnited Sons of America, had dissolved in the 1850\'s,the Junior Sons of America continued on.Pennsylvaniaalways had the largest number of members and Camps. EachLodge is called \"Washington Camp #___,\" a tradition started by Dr. Coates to honor the great\"Father of Our Country,\" General George Washington.
The American Civil War:
When the tragic American Civil War (1861-1865) broke out, the first Pennsylvania volunteerregiments were members of the Junior Sons of America. So many members volunteered that only one Camp in Pennsylvaniaremained active.Some camps enrolled into the Union Army as a whole, proving their loyalty and patriotic love of Flag and Country.
The Order disbanded and fell apart throughout the newly-formed Confederate States of America, and its Camps south of the Mason Dixon Line disappeared.
Reorganization:Towards the conclusion of this unfortunate conflict, a convention was held by several Brothers of the Junior Sons of America inNorristown, PA on August 17th, 1864, to reorganize the Order.It was at this time that the name was changed to the Patriotic Sons of America(P.O.S. of A.) and the age limit of 21 was discontinued.
A State body, the \"State Camp,\"was created in August 1866 in Minersville, PA, through whose efforts or reorganization saw some twenty-six subordinate Camps of the P.O.S. of A. represented by the time of the first annual session of the Pennsylvania State Camp in August, 1867.
The Order adopted a sash, worn from the right shoulder to the left hip, bearing the blue canton and white stars, and red and white stripes, of \"Old Glory\" as the official regalia for P.O.S. of A. brothers. Jewels of office, consisting of red, white and blue ribbons and silver emblematic devices, were adopted for the Camp\'s officers to wear on their sash.
In the Masonic tradition,a three-degree ritual was adopted by the Order, and was designated as the Red Degree, White Degreeand Blue Degree.
Growth and Expansion:During the period of 1870-1900, the P.O.S. of A.expanded rapidly, establishingCampsalong the Eastern seaboard of the United States, and in States as far west as Wyoming and Colorado. The P.O.S. of A. participated in many parades and other social functions, and their Commandery units were always dressed in military style uniforms with plumed chapeaux, swords and black uniforms similar to the Knights Templars of the Masonic York Rite.
The uniform was later changed to more modern U.S. Army-style dark blue uniforms, withthe round peaked cap bearing badges with the letters \"P.O.S. of A.\"
Antique 1800\'s Patriotic Order Sons Of America Sword w/ George Washington Pommel:
$375.00