| 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. |
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Ringwalt & Brown, printer. |
| Title |
Ho, for the state service! Recruits wanted! 1st Penn'a Cavalry, for state defence! : Rally, freeman! In defence of your state,
your homes and your property. All recruits will be armed, equipped & mounted, as soon as mustered into the service. This regiment
will be commanded by officers of ability, and experience in the service. Headquarters, 110 South 6th St. / J.C. Hess, Col.
comd'g.
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| Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : Ringwalt & Brown, steam-power printers, 111 & 113 South Fourth St |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
| Date |
[1863?] |
| Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 115 x 80 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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Printed in red and green; printed on two 59 x 80 cm. sheets pasted together. |
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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; see also 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.36c (McAllister). |
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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. |
| 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.38 (McAllister) |
| Accession number |
(4)5777.F.38 (McAllister) |
