[CIVIL WAR]. The Last and Only Chance as Cavalry. Philadelphia: King & Baird, ca 1860s.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,500 -
$2,500
Sold for $3,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. The Last and Only Chance as Cavalry. Philadelphia: King & Baird, ca 1860s.
23 7/8 x 37 5/8 in. printed broadside (creasing with some separation to creases, chipping to edges, and crinkling throughout); framed to 29 x 42 1/2 in. (not examined out of frame). Penciled name to upper right.
Signed in type by Lieutenant Amos Pennebaker and Captain T.A. Byrnes, this broadside features a large illustration of a federal cavalryman piercing a Confederate cavalryman with his sword. Bolt text above and below illustration announce, "The Last and Only Chance as / Cavalry!"
Timothy A. Byrnes served as Captain of Company I, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, which was recruited principally from Philadelphia. The regiment was present at the Battle of Winchester, Culpepper Court House, Mine Run, the Wilderness, and Hatcher's Run, among other engagements throughout the war.
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