[CIVIL WAR]. Captain of cavalry shoulder straps, Captain Thomas C. Miller, Company F, 7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment.
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& Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents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
$600 -
$800
Sold for $438
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Captain of cavalry shoulder straps, Captain Thomas C. Miller, Company F, 7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment.
Approx. 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. captain of cavalry straps (bullion darkened, few holes to centers, missing backing). Straps feature extra rich double bullion borders and rank devices and yellow worsted wool centers. Accompanied by original box with ink inscription on lid reading, "Shoulder Straps worn by Capt T.C. Miller during civil war."
Captain Thomas C. Miller of Company F, 7th Missouri Cavalry was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on 1 July 1827. He is mentioned in Joanne Chiles Eakins’ “Union Military Post Returns" (1995) pages 58-59 and 67-68. The reference describes his command capturing several southerners. He later developed typhoid fever and was forced to resign but in 1864 joined Co. K of the 146th Illinois infantry as a lieutenant.
The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
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