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Creator United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
Contributor Blaess, Philip.
Fischer, Louis.
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 19th (1863-1866). Company C.
Upton Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1863.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Attention, patriots! All who wish to avoid the draft! : Can do so by enrolling in the 1st Pa. Cavalry! Commanded by Col. J.C. Hess. / Louis Fischer, formerly of the 5th Pa. Cavalry, (Cameron Dragoons) commanding company. Head quarters at P. Blaess', 428 Coates St. between Fourth and Fifth Streets, or at Fisher's Upton Hotel, 216 Dock Street.
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date [1863?]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 60 x 48 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; Louis Fischer commanded Company C. 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.
Printed on yellow paper.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Bayard, George Dashiell, 1835-1862,
Hess, Joseph C.
United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- 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 | #Am 1863 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.16b (McAllister)
Accession number (1)5777.F.16b (McAllister)

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