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Swords
For centuries the badge of office for an Officer. His weapon of choice and the indicator of his status. There probably was not a single officer in the Civil War who did not have a sword. At some point, however, Officers began to question the value of their traditional talisman. They were heavy and awkward and realistically, rarely used in combat. As the war went on, the value of a good revolver came to be praised more highly then a sword. Swords started to stay in camp or in wagons or were finally sent home for safe keeping. To precious to dispose of and to unwieldy to wear. Why the Medical and Pay Departments needed their own sword is a well kept military secret.
