Creator |
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) |
Contributor |
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 |
1st Pa. Cavalry Regiment for the first brigade. : Headquarters, 110 South Sixth Street. Col. J.C. Hess. $100 bounty $50 cash
in hand when mustered.
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Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
Date |
[1863?] |
Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 80 x 60 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 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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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.16c (McAllister) |
Accession number |
(1)5777.F.16c (McAllister) |