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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Three 19th Century Civil War And History Books
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Three 19th Century Civil War And History Books
Three 19th Century Civil War And American History Books From The Capt. Richard Carter Collection. A Complete History Of The American Rebellion Embracing Its Causes, Events And Consequences, With Biographical Sketches And Portraits Of Its Principal Actors And Thrilling Incidents Of Land And Naval Heroes, Illustrated With Maps, Plans Of Battles, Portaits, &C, By Elliot G. Stroke, Vol.1, The Auburn Publishing Company, Auburn N.Y., 1863, Wm.J. Moses Sterotyper And Printer. History Of Iowa County Wisconsin 1881, Containing An Account Of Its Settlement, Growth, Development And Resources, An Extensive And Minute Sketch Of Its Cities, Towns And Villages... Its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits Of Prominent Men And Early Settlers, The Whole Preceded By A History Of Wisconsin, Statistics Of the State, And An Abstract Of Its Law And Constitution And Of the Constitution Of The United States, Illustrated, Published Chicago, Western Historical Company 1881, Printed By Culver Page Poyne And Co. Printers 118 And 120 Monroe St. Chicago, First Page Signed Ella E. Carter. Great events In The History Of North And South America, Pictorially Illustrated, Publisher And Author Unknown, Signed Richard Carter On First Page. Approximately 10.0L x 8.5W x 2.5D in. Approximately 9.5L x 6.25W x 2.625D in. Direct Provenance, Part of the Richard Carter Collection. Handed Down Directly to His Family, These Items Come From His Great Great Granddaughter.
