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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Late Civil War And Post War Documents
23 Civil War And Post War Documents And Letters Of Captain Richard Carter Dated 1862-1865. ALL CREDIT CARDS WILL BE MANUALLY VERIFIED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. Includes Special Orders From 1864 And 1865, With March 4th 1864 Order That Reads "The Following Officer Is Hereby Detailed To Take Charge Of A Detachment Of Recruits... This Day Forwarded To The Army Of The Potomac And Dept. Of Wash Va... By Order Of St. Col. William Chapman." Earliest Documents Read "To all whom it may concern: Head Quarters City Guard Provost Marshall's Office No. 61 [And No 99, Respectively] Washington March 4th, 1862, Know ye, that the bearers, Richard Carter, have permission to pass over any bridge or ferry to Virginia and within the lines for the purpose of Join 5th Wis. Regt. being subject to the inspection of guards or patrols. This pass will expire tonight. By command of A. Porter, Brig. Gen. U.S.A., Provost Marshal." Signed C.D. Mehaffey, Aide de Camp. May 1st 1864 Special Orders For The Honorable Discharge Of Richard Carter Signed E.D. Townsend. Also Includes May 10th 1865 Orders From the Offices Of Gen Geo. H Thomas, March 2nd Orders From The Office Of J Durell Greene, December 31st 1863 Orders Signed By Command Of Major Gen. Sedgwick, January 7th 1864 Orders Signed By Command Of Maj. Gen. Meade. July 14th Orders For Capt. Richard Carter To Relieve Capt Whitehead As Forage Officer. Richard Carters Promotion To First Lieutenant May 12th 1863. Commission To Assistant Quarter Master May 30 1864. Paperwork Dealing With Charges Made Against Richard Carter In 1865 Chattanooga, And That Exonerating Him From Them. Direct Provenance, Part of the Richard Carter Collection. Handed Down Directly to His Family, These Items Come From His Great Great Granddaughter.
