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Creator Pennsylvania. Militia. Reserve Infantry Regiment, 1st.
Contributor City Armory (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Nicholson, Frank P.
Pennsylvania. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1863)
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
King & Baird, printer.
Title Gray Reserve Regiment : The regiment is now recruiting for 100 days' service! Under the call of Governor Curtin. Each recruit receives $50 bounty $50 Do not hesitate, but come at once! Armory Co. A, 810 Market Street, Armory Co. C, 808 Market Street, Armory Co. D, Eighteenth and Chestnut Sts. Companies B, E, F, G, H, I and K, at City Armory, Broad below Race. / F.P. Nicholson, Major commanding.
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.] : King & Baird, printers, 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date [1863]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 154 x 116 cm.
Notes The Gray Reserves, the First Regiment Infantry Reserve Brigade, was organized in Philadelphia in April 1861; Frank P. Nicholson was promoted to Major in March 1863. During the crisis of 1863, the Gray Reserves were mustered in as the 32nd Regiment of the Ninety-Day Militia, under the command of Col. Charles Somers Smith. Cf. J.W. Latta. History of the First Regiment Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard (Gray Reserves).
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Library Company copy (4)5777.F.12 is the top half of the poster, with text down to "$50 bounty $50".
Library Company copy (4)5777.F.25 is the bottom half of the poster, with the text beginning "Do not hesitate, but come at once!".
Library Company copy (3)5777.F is the whole poster, with both halves pasted together; mutilated at head, affecting first word of title.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Smith, Charles Somers, 1796 or 7-1884.
Pennsylvania. Militia -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Geographic subject Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre Broadsides.
Recruiting posters.
Printer King & Baird, printer.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 5# Am 1863 Penn Mil (3)5777.F (McAllister)
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 4# Am 1863 Penn Mil (4)5777.F.12 (McAllister)
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 4# Am 1863 Penn Mil (4)5777.F.25 (McAllister)
Accession number (3)5777.F (McAllister)
(4)5777.F.12 (McAllister)
(4)5777.F.25 (McAllister)

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