| Creator |
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 69th (1861-1865). Company D. |
| Contributor |
Cushing, John. |
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O'Conner, Timothy. |
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Tinen, Patrick S. |
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Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1861. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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King & Baird, printer. |
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L. Johnson & Co., engraver. |
| Title |
Volunteers wanted! : For Company D, Col. Owen's 2d Regiment, Baker's Brigade. Now encamped at Chestnut Hill. Pay to commence
from August 19th, and uniformed as soon as enrolled. Recruiting at the State Arsenal, 16th & Filbert Sts., third story. And
Market St. bet. 20th and 21st, North side. / P.S. Tinen, Captain. T. O'Connor, 1st Lieut. John Cushing, 2d "
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| Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : King & Baird, printers, No. 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1861 |
| Date |
[1861] |
| Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 80 x 56 cm. |
| Notes |
The 2nd Regiment of Baker's Brigade, the 69th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, was organized in Aug. 1861 by Col.
Joshua T. Owen, and mustered out July 1, 1865; Edward D. Baker was killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff, Va., Oct. 21, 1861.
Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 2, p. 697, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865,
p. 87.
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Printed in red and blue. |
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The illustration, signed L. Johnson & Co., is an eagle on a shield with the banner: No compromise with traitors, and no argument
but the cannon's mouth.
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
| Subject |
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861, |
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Owen, Joshua Thomas, 1821-1887, |
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United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Genre |
Broadsides. |
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Woodcuts. |
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Recruiting posters.92local |
| Illustrator |
L. Johnson & Co., engraver. |
| Printer |
King & Baird, printer. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.27b (McAllister) |
| Accession number |
(1)5777.F.27b (McAllister) |
