A rare collection from a Civil War Soldier, direct provenance.
April 1861 Enrolls Co. C, 2d WI Vol. Inf. Recruiting Duty-June 11 1861 Mustered As Orderly Sgt. Regimental Band-June 30th Arrives In VA-July 16 En Route To Active Warfare in VA. Attached to Sherman's Bde. Tyler's Div.-July 18 1861 Recon. At Blackburn's Ford-July 21st 1861 First Battle Of Bull Run (First Manassas)16th 1861 Orders abolishing regimental bands. Home-March 21 1862 To Wash. to re-enlist Enrolls 5th Wisconsin Vol. Inf. Regt. Army Of the Potomac. Appt. Qtr. Master's Sgt. to Quarter Master John G. Clark-April 3 Battle (Skirmish) at Young's Mill-April 5th Battle At Lee's Mill-May 5th 1862 Battle Of Williamsburg-Late May 1862-June 5 1862 Picket Duty on Chickahominy-Seven Day's Battles -Union defeat under McClellan's Peninsula Campaign June 27, 28th 1862 Battle at Golding's Farm (RC calls Golden's Farm)June 29 Savage's Station-June 30th White Oak Swamp-July 1 Malvern Hill--Aug 28th 1862 Sent to relieve of Gen. Pope At 2nd Bull Run Union in retreat To Centreville Sept. 14th 1862 Battle At Crampton's Gap-Sept. 16-17th 1862 Battle Of Antietam ?Very Bloody Battle?--Sept 18th 1862 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant acting Oct. 1-Early October Falls ill in trouble for AWOL, exonerated-Apr.28th 1863 Rejoins Co. Goes to Rappahannock--May 3 1863 Battle Of Mary's Heights Injured May 12th 1863 Commissioned 1st Lt.-July 2 1863 Battle Of Gettysburg, Pa.-Nov. 7 1863 Battle Of Rappahannock Station Detailed in Letter-May 4th 1864 Battle Of The Wilderness-May 8 12 Battle At Spotsylvania-July 5th 1864 Special Order signed by Townsend for assignment to duty Ordered to relieve Capt. Whitehead as Forage Officer at Chattanooga-May 18 1864 Acting Chief Quarter Master, Cavalry Corps, Military Div. Of The Miss., on Major Gen. J.H. Wilson's Staff At Macon Georgia. Commission signed by Lincoln -Nov. 6 1865 Capt. Carter reported from Platteville Wis. to Gen Thomas, Adj. Gen. Of The Army at Washington--Nov. 27 1865 mustered out.
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21 Antique Ribbons And Medals. 5 Medals Marked Woman's Relief Corps 1883, S.V. President, Treasurer, Dept. ...
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21 Antique Ribbons And Medals. 5 Medals Marked Woman's Relief Corps 1883, S.V. President, Treasurer, Dept. Council, Aid, And President. One Medal Marked National President W.R.C. 1895, Louisville 1895. Ribbons Marked Masonic Picnic Ass'n Annual Picnic S.W. Wisconsin Dodgeville Wisconsin June, 1899; Fifth Wis. Volunteers. Appleton, 1898; Delegate. Republican State Convention Milwaukee, August 17, 1892. Compliments Of Eau Claire Linen Co., Eau Claire Wis., This badge is made from linen woven in a Wisconsin Factory. Its production in this country is made possible under the protection given by McKinley Tariff Law. It is the result of twenty-two months of Republican policy under the McKinley Tariff Law which will speedily transfer the manufacture of these linen products from Europe to the United States, creating employment for American labor and a market for home grown flax, and add a highly profitable crop to the farming industry of Wisconsin; Company 11th Volunteer Infantry; Twelfth Annual Encampment W.R.C. Department of Wisconsin. Green Bay Wis. May 22 and 23 1895; W.R.C. Headquarters 14th Annual Reunion of the S.W. Wis. Veteran's Association Mineral Point, June 7 and 8, 1893; W.R.C. 15th Annual Reunion of the Grant County Veteran's Association Platteville, Wis. June 9-10 1909; Tenth National Convention W.R.C. Department Of Wisconsin Sept. 1892. Washington D.C.; 20th Annual Reunion of the W.R.C. of Grant County Platteville June 3-4 '14; Milwaukee May 12 and 13, 1896. Rathbone Sisters Delegate; Dodgeville Chapter No. 39; Superintendent Class O; 10th Annual Convention W.R.C. Dept. Wis. March 8 and 9 1893 La Crosse Wis.; Damon Temple No. 5. Largest Approximately 8.5L x 3.25W in. Smallest Approximately 2.375L x 1.0W in. Direct Provenance, Part of the Richard Carter Collection. Handed Down Directly to His Family, These Items Come From His Great Great Granddaughter.
