Colonel Jacob Frick

Colonel Jacob Frick and his Model 1850 Officer’s Sword. Frick devised a plan that eventually led to torching the Columbia Bridge. He was awarded a Medal of Honor for gallantry at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. (Library of Congress/Photo Illustration: Daniel Hass; Photo Courtesy of Morphy Auctions, www.morphyauctions.com)