LOT #72494 |
Sold on Jun 29, 2008 for: Not Sold
Charles F. Carter Civil War Journal, 70th Indiana, Co. E, 1862-1865,... (Total: 3 Items)
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Description
Charles F. Carter Civil War Journal, 70th Indiana, Co. E, 1862-1865, 240 pages (76 of which include handwritten entries), 7" x 8.25", cloth-bound with leather spine and corners. Carter enlisted as a Private in the Union Army in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 6, 1862. This detailed autograph diary includes his accounts of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, March to the Sea, and Campaign through the Carolinas. Carter was mustered out at Washington, DC, on June 8, 1865. He was a member of GAR Post #53 in Leominster, Massachusetts, where he passed away on January 6, 1920. The journal is in very good condition with the binding missing from the spine, some wear and chipping on the covers, and minor toning in the paper. Included with the journal are: The Civil War: Battles for Atlanta, Sherman Moves East (Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1985), 176 pages, illustrated, 4to (9" x 11"), gray cloth-bound with blue titles and color cover illustration, a former library book in near fine condition with minor wear; and Photocopies of Carter's National Archives Records, in fine condition. An LOA from Jay J. Reid is included.Auction Info
2008 June Signature Civil War Auction #6002 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2008
29th-30th
Sunday-Monday
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