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Creator Pennsylvania. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 20th (1863). Company M.
Contributor Billington, David P.
Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1863.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Recruits wanted! For the state service! : Company M, 20th Regim't, Col. Wm. B. Thomas, commanding. Apply at head-quarters, Custom House. / D.P. Billington, Capt. commanding Co. M,
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date [1863]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 48 x 61 cm.
Notes The 20th Pennsylvania Militia, under command of Col. William B. Thomas, was called out for the defence of the state in 1862 and again in 1863; it was reorganized and recruited in July 1864 as the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry; Captain David P. Billington led the Company M which was mustered in June 17, and mustered out Aug. 10, 1863. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 5, p. 1231, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 247.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Thomas, Wm. B. (William B.), b. 1811,
Pennsylvania Militia -- Militia -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Bounties, Military -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre Broadsides.
Recruiting posters.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 2# Am 1863 Penn Mil (3)5777.F.2 (McAllister)
Accession number (3)5777.F.2 (McAllister)

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