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Lot Description

[CIVIL WAR]. A group of soldier's art and ephemera.

Watercolor of a building labeled "72". 5 3/8 x 3 in. (staining). Verso is signed "R.B. Switzer" in ink, with pencil inscription: "Brig Gen Jenkins / Col. Gas Corn / Capt. H.C. Everett / Co E 8th VA Cav. / Enlisted Sept 1861 / Captured 1863 / to Rich / Mar 1865 / J.M Potat Enlisted Dec 1861." -- Cover with ink illustration of a soldier and a young girl. Addressed to Mary S. Brown of East Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Postmarked 31 July n.y., Old Point Comfort, VA. 5 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. Verso with 3-cent red stamp and ink drawings. -- Together, 2 items of art.

[With:] Something for the Knapsack. N.p.: N.p., n.d. 2 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. booklet (toned, some stains). With glassine envelope. -- WARE, John F.W. Mustered Out! A Few Words with the Rank and File, at Parting. Boston: American Unitarian Association, 1865. 16mo. Amry Series. No. 20. Original wrappers (front wrapper separated, some spotting). -- The Soldier's Casket. Vol. I, No. 1. Philadelphia: C.W. Alexander, January 1865. 8vo. Engraving of a soldier (toned, spotting). Original wrappers, string-bound (rear wrapper separated). -- Forward to Victory. N.p., n.d. 4 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. printed handbill (minor spotting). Six verses signed in type "Private Hall". -- Soldier's Depot - Wash & Bath Room (Basement.) New York: Major & Knapp, 1864. 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. color lithographic postcard (repaired tear to lower edge). -- Together, 5 printed items.

[Also with:] Group of 6 clipped newspaper advertisements. Largest 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (closed repair to hat advertisement). Includes a recruitment notice for the 18th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry, a "new breech-loading rifle", and "Rebel Notes!"

Property from the Inventory of James C. Frasca

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