Search results

Title: Fall in! Fall in! Recruits wanted for Capt. Alfred Driver's co. of 3 mos. men! Each man will receive out of the Bounty Fund, $10 in advance. Pay from Citizens Fund, 13 a month. The first month in advance. Pay from state, $13 a month. Apply at Commissioners' Hall, 37th & Market Sts. 24th Ward
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [between 1861 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1861 Fall in (2)5777.F.40a (McAllister)

Title: Attention. Recruits wanted! Recruits wanted! Now is your chance! 20 good men wanted for Co. E. City Guards State, city and Citizens' Bounty secured to all. Come before you are drafted Recruiting office: S.E. cor. Warner St. and Girard Av. above Tenth
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: City Guards (Philadelphia, Pa.), Company E.
Date: [between 1863 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1863 City (2)5777.F.13b (McAllister)

Title: Attention, volunteers! To arms! To arms! Able-bodied men wanted to fill up this company for the Bucktail Brigade Enlist at once! Don't be drafted! In addition to all bounties authorized by the government, city, or Citizens' Committee, a separate bounty of $5 will be paid to each recruit. The company is to be armed with rifles. Pay, rations & clothing on enlistment. Head quarters, White's Building, 335 Walnut St
Description: There were at least three Bucktail Brigades: the original Bucktails, organized in April 1861, became the 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment; the second and third, organized in 1862, became the 149th and 150th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments., The illustration is an eagle with a blank banner, perched on a horn., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [between 1862 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1862 Attention (2)5777.F.36b (McAllister)

Title: Company C, Third Regiment, Reserve Brigade Recruits wanted immediately for Co. C, 3d Regiment, Reserve Brigade, now recruiting at Commissioners' Hall, 37th & Market Streets to serve under the call of the governor, for a period of three months, unless sooner discharged. Recruits in this company receive bounty, $13 per month for the benefit of their families, in addition to state pay and city bounty. Citizens' Bounty, 24th Ward, $13, city bounty, 10, bounty per month, 13, state pay, 13, advance
Description: Joseph D. Sorver was Captain of Company C of the 25th Regiment, Militia of 1862, under command of Col. C.E. Eakin. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 5, p. 1204., Printed on yellow paper., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Pennsylvania, Militia, Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862), Company C.
Date: [1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1862 Penn Mil (1)5777.F.30 (McAllister)

Title: Bounty! Bounty!! Bounty!!! Avoid the draft and get your bounty! Co. B Capt. A. McI. Robertson, late of the artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac. Roberts' Heavy Artillery. For Fortress Monroe. $165 bounty! $165 Government bounty, $25. Government premium, $2. Government advance pay, $13. Citizens' Bounty, $50. And $75 on expiration of term of service. A few more able-bodied men reouired [sic] to fill the ranks of Company B. The battalion is nearly full, and will be dispatched immediately to Fortress Monroe. This battalion offers peculiar advantages to young men desirous of serving their country, viz:---good comfortable quarters, in garrison, no exposure. They will be commanded by experienced officers, Major Roberts, being an officer of the regular artillery. They will receive such instruction as will qualify them for officers in any branch of the service
Description: 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., Printed in red and blue; printed on two 57 x 81 cm. sheets pasted together., The illustration, signed L. Johnson & Co., is an eagle on a shield with a blank banner., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; the Library Company also has the top half alone: 2# Am 1863 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.49b (McAllister)., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1862-1865), Battery B.
Date: [between 1863 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1863 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.50a (McAllister)

Title: Recruits wanted! For the 29th Pa. Reg't Col. John K. Murphy, now in the field! Recruits for this regiment are now mustered into the U.S. service, equipped and receive their bounty in Philadelphia, immediately after being mustered in. $160 bounty! The following bounties are paid each recruit: Government bounty in advance, $25.00 Enlistment, 4.00 Bounty from Citizens' Bounty Fund, 50.00 Premium " " " " 6.00 Total bounties in advance, $85.00 Government bounty at the expiration of term of service, $75.00 Total bounty paid, $160.00 Apply at the recruiting station, 24 South Fifth St. below Market
Description: The 29th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, was authorized in May 1861 and mustered out of service in July 1865; it was under command of Col. Murphy until April 23, 1863. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 1, p. 484, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 61., The illustration, signed Bonfield and Howell, shows a Union soldier with rifle in hand, bayonet fixed, charging past a fallen Confederate soldier in battle., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; MS. note: 100 Aug 18., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865)
Date: [between 1861 and 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.36d (McAllister)

Title: Recruits wanted! For the 58th Pa. Reg't Col. J. Richter Jones. Now in the field! Recruits for this regiment are now mustered into the U.S. service, equipped and receive their bounty in Philadelphia, immediately after being mustered in. $160 bounty: the following bounties are paid each recruit: Government bounty in advance, $25.00 Enlistment, 4.00 Bounty from Citizens' Bounty Fund, 50.00 Premium " " " " 6.00 Total bounties in advance, $85.00 Government bounty at the expiration of term of service, $75.00 Total bounty paid, $160.00 Apply at the recruiting station: No. 620 Chestnut Street
Description: Recruiting began for the 58th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the fall of 1861, and the regiment was formed Feb. 13, 1862; it was mustered out of service in Jan. 24, 1866; Col. Jones was killed at Bachelor's Creek Station, N.C. May 23, 1863. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, v. 2, p. 285, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 77., The illustration, signed Bonfield and Howell, shows a Union soldier with rifle in hand, bayonet fixed, charging past a fallen Confederate soldier in battle., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; MS. note: 50 copies Aug. 22., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 58th (1862-1866)
Date: [1862 or 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1862 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.36l (McAllister)

Title: Philadelphia City Guard! 157th Regt. P.V Col. Wm. A. Gray. Able-bodied men wanted for Co. D. Bounty, $152! Government bounty, $100. Citizens' bounty, $50. Enlistment premium, $2. Total, $152. A gum blanket to each recruit. Don't wait to be drafted, but volunteer and receive the bounty! Men will be uniformed and sent to camp at once. Apply at company head quarters, Co. D. No. 405 Walnut Street, and No. 218 North Third Street
Description: The Philadelphia City Guard, the 157th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, began recruiting in Oct. 1862; in 1865 it was consolidated with the 191st Regiment. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 4, p. 833, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 140., The illustration shows a regimental parade, with a sargeant major leading, left arm raised, four drummer boys, and one mounted officer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 157th (1862-1865), Company D.
Date: [1862?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1862 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.21 (McAllister)

Title: Philadelphia City Guard! Col. Wm. A. Gray Able-bodied men wanted for Co. E. Bounties: Citizens' bounty, $200 One month's pay in advance, 13 Enlistment premium, 2 Govern't bounty, $100 Advance, 25 Expiration of enlistment, 75 $240 cash to each recruit. A gum blanket when mustered in. Uniformed and sent to camp at once
Description: The Philadelphia City Guard, the 157th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, began recruiting in Oct. 1862; in 1865 it was consolidated with the 191st Regiment. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 4, p. 833, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 140., The illustration shows a regimental parade, with a sargeant major leading, left arm raised, four drummer boys, and one mounted officer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 157th (1862-1865), Company E.
Date: [1862?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1862 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.20 (McAllister)

Title: Philadelphia City Guard! Col. Wm. A. Gray. Company H Bounties: Citizens' bounty, $50. One month's pay in advance, $13. Government bounty, $50. Enlistment premium, $2. $75 at expiration of enlistment. $90 cash to each recruit. A gum blanket when mustered in. Uniformed and sent to camp at once. Recruiting stations. N.W. cor. 7th & Chestnut Streets, and at the Buck Hotel, No. 216 N. Second Street
Description: The Philadelphia City Guard, the 157th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, began recruiting in Oct. 1862; in 1865 it was consolidated with the 191st Regiment. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 4, p. 833, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 140., The illustration shows a regiment parade, with a sargeant major leading, left arm raised, four drummer boys, and one mounted officer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 157th (1862-1865), Company H.
Date: [1862?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1862 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.19b (McAllister)

Title: Philadelphians rally! and defend your state! $25 bounty as soon as mustered into the service. $10 Citizens' bounty. $50 City Council bounty. $85 bounties in full! 3d Union League Reg't Colonel George P. McLean
Description: The Third Union League Regiment, 59th Regiment Infantry of the Ninety-Day Militia, under command of Col. George P. McLean, was mustered into service July 1 and discharged Sept. 9, 1863. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 5, p. 1311, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 251., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Pennsylvania, Militia, Infantry Regiment, 59th (1863)
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1863 Penn Mil (3)5777.F.43 (McAllister)

Title: Philada. City Guard! 157th Regiment, P.V Col. William A. Gray. 40 able-bodied men wanted to complete the roll of Co. B, attached to this popular regiment, now encamped near the city. Clothing & rations furnished at once. Government bounty, $100, citizens' bounty 50, enlistment premium, $2, one month's pay in advance, 13. Full bounty, $165.00, a gum blanket to each recruit for this company. Don't wait to be drafted but volunteer at once and obtain the bounty. The officers of this regiment and company have been in service. Men of military experience wanted as non-commissioned officers
Description: The Philadelphia City Guard, the 157th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, began recruiting in Oct. 1862; in 1865 it was consolidated with the 191st Regiment. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 4, p. 833, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 140., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 157th (1862-1865), Company B.
Date: [1862?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1862 Uni Sta (2)5777.F.75a (McAllister)

Title: Philad'a City Guard, 157th Regiment, P.V Col. William A. Gray. Able-bodied men wanted for Company D. Bounty, $152. Government bounty, $100, enlistment premium, 2, citizens' bounty, $50, total, 152. A gum blanket to each recruit. Don't wait to be drafted, but volunteer and receive the bounty. Men will be uniformed and sent to camp at once. Apply at recruiting offices: 218 North Third Street, and 405 Walnut Street
Description: The Philadelphia City Guard, the 157th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, began recruiting in Oct. 1862; in 1865 it was consolidated with the 191st Regiment. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 4, p. 833, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 140., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 157th (1862-1865), Company D.
Date: [1862?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1862 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.53c (McAllister)

Main menu