Creator |
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1862-1865) |
Contributor |
Butler House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1863. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Ringwalt & Brown, printer. |
Title |
Recruits wanted! To fill Roberts' Heavy Artillery! : The garrison for Fortr's Monroe! The last chance to volunteer before
conscription! This is an opportunity which seldom occurs of joining the finest branch of the service. All men enlisting in
this regiment will be clothed immediately, placed in comfortable quarters, and instructed by experienced officers. Don't wait
to be conscripted and sent to fill the ranks of old regiments in the field. All recruits in this regiment will receive $25
advance bounty! And $5 cash in hand. None but able-bodied men need apply. Headquarters, Butler House, 6th St. bel. Chestnut.
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Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : Ringwalt & Brown, steam-power printers, 111 & 113 South Fourth St |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
Date |
[between 1863 and 1865] |
Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 116 x 81 cm. |
Notes |
Roberts' Artillery, the 152nd Regiment, 3rd Artillery of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, was authorized in Aug. 1862 and mustered
out of service in July and Nov. 1865; Col. Joseph Roberts was mustered in March 19, 1863. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, v. 4, p. 698, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 152.
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Printed in red and black; printed on two 59 x 81 cm. sheets pasted together. |
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The illustration shows an encampment, a cannon, and the digging of trenches. |
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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 |
Roberts, Joseph, 1814-1898, |
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United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
Geographic subject |
Fort Monroe (Va.) |
Genre |
Broadsides. |
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Woodcuts. |
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Recruiting posters. |
Printer |
Ringwalt & Brown, printer. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 4# Am 1863 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.49a (McAllister) |
Accession number |
(4)5777.F.49a (McAllister) |