[MILITIA]. Independent Guards of Fredericksburg partly printed commission. Fredericksburg, [PA], 7 May 1849.
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& Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents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
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Nov 4, 2022
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Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $313
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[MILITIA]. Independent Guards of Fredericksburg partly printed commission. Fredericksburg, [PA], 7 May 1849.
11 x 15 in. broadside printed in red, blue, and black (old creases, some brown stains); framed to 16 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. (not examined out of frame). Printed by Young at Block Horse Alley in Philadelphia.
Commission certificate for Simon Stroh as a member of the Independent Guards of Fredericksburg, commissioned and signed by Captain George Washington Ryan.
Census data indicates that Simon Stroh (ca 1826-1890) was a carpenter and George Washington Ryan (1818-1862) was a laborer, both in Fredericksburg. Both men would go on to serve in Pennsylvania regiments during the war. Stroh enlisted as a private on 30 October 1862 into Company B of the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, mustering out on 17 August 1863. Ryan was commissioned as a captain on 15 August 1862 into Company F of the 131st Pennsylvania Infantry. He was killed in action at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 December 1862.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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