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Berdan 1st U.S. Sharpshooters Broadside. Entitled "A list of the battles of the 1st regiment U.S. sharp shooters", the d...
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Berdan 1st U.S. Sharpshooters Broadside. Entitled "A list of the battles of the 1st regiment U.S. sharp shooters", the document lists 37 battles with remarks: "May 3, 1863, captured 400 prisoners...Maj. Hastings wounded (Chancellorsville) July 1 and 2 - Rebs in full retreat on the 4th (Gettysburg) May 12 grand charge of 2nd corps 8,000 prisoners and 9 pieces of artillery captured. (Spotsylvania)". Besides the list of 37 battles, two have been added in period pencil, making a total of 39. This broadside is signed in type "Corporal Isaac Smith Co. H., 1st V.S. Sharp Shooters, 3rd Div., 2 corps. Army of the Potomac, Virginia". The broadside measures 10.5" x 14.75" with archival tape which reinforces folds on the reverse. A rare and visually pleasing Berdan item.Auction Info
2006 December Signature Civil War Auction #642 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2006
1st-2nd
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