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Creator United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)
Contributor Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1861.
King & Baird, printer.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Mounted service. : Active young men wanted for Col. Rush's regiment Philadelphia Light Cavalry. The lieut. col. is Capt. J.H. McArthur, Fifth Regiment United States Cavalry. The regimental quarter master is Lieut. T.E. Maley, who has served for ten years in the United States Cavalry. Six full companies have been mustered into service. Head quarters, 833 Market St. Roll open at Camp Meigs, on 2d St. Road ab. Nicetown Lane.
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.] : King & Baird, printers, 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date [1861]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 104 x 76 cm.
Notes Rush's Lancers, the 70th Regiment, 6th Cavalry of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, was organized in July 1861 and mustered out in Aug. 1865; Camp Meigs opened Sept. 3, 1861, and in mid Dec. 1861 the regiment moved to Washington, D.C. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, v. 2, p. 741 and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 162.
Three illustrations: the first is a mounted cavalry soldier; the second is an eagle on a shield, no banner; the third is a mounted cavalry officer.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Maley, Thomas E.
McArthur, John H.
Rush, Richard Henry, 1824-1893,
United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre Broadsides.
Woodcuts.
Recruiting posters.
Printer King & Baird, printer.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 4# Am 1861 Uni Sta (24)1540.F.106 (McAllister)
Accession number (24)1540.F.106 (McAllister)

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