Creator |
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) |
Contributor |
Reynolds, Henry. |
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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 19th (1863-1866) |
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Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1863. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
Title |
For state defence in the Susquehanna Department! : Under Maj. Gen Couch. 1st Pa. Cavalry, J.C. Hess, Col. comd'g. A splendid
opportunity is now offered to all persons wishing to avoid the conscription which will be positively enforced about the first
week in July; this being the only cavalry regiment now forming for state defence. Delay not a day, but walk up and enroll
your name in this fine regiment, and serve under officers of experience. And don't be called a conscript. Equipments and pay
the same as volunteers in the regular service. Apply at [blank] / Capt. Henry Reynolds, recruiting officer.
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Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa] : s.n |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
Date |
[1863?] |
Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 80 x 58 cm. |
Notes |
The 1st Cavalry, 44th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, was organized in the summer of 1861 originally to be a force
for the state defence; it was mustered in Sept. 1, 1861 under command of Col. G.D. Bayard, and mustered out Sept. 9, 1864.
Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 1, p. 1014. Joseph C. Hess, promoted to Lt. Col. Oct. 24, 1863, commanded
the 19th Cavalry, 180th of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, organized in the summer and fall of 1863 and mustered out May 14,
1866. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 5, p. 1, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865,
p. 181.
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The Union Department of the Susquehanna, Maj. Gen. D.N. Couch commanding, was created June 9, 1863 and became the Department
of Pennsylvania Dec. 1, 1864.
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The illustration shows a cavalry charge, with two buildings in the background. |
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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 |
Bayard, George Dashiell, 1835-1862, |
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Couch, Darius Nash. |
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Hess, Joseph C. |
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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. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 2# Am 1863 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.16f (McAllister) |
Accession number |
(1)5777.F.16f (McAllister) |