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COLLECTION OF ITEMS CARRIED BY AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIER 2ND LT. LOAMM HARTSHORN CO. 'I' 12TH REGT. NEW HAMPSHIRE INFANTRY*
including cylindrical metal document container; brass cased field compass; bone-handled nib pen; wooden travelling inkwell; and wood and silver snuff box; with research material on Hartshorn including a biography and copies of his pension files (a lot)
OTHER NOTES
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Loamm Hartshorn, wagon painter, enlisted on 15 August 1862 as Corporal of Co. 'I' 12th Regt. New Hampshire Infantry and was later promoted to Sgt., 1st Sgt. and then 2nd Lt. in May, 1865. He was involved in every battle involving the 12th Regt. apart from Gettysburg, when he was injured. He was discharged on 21 June 1865 and died on 22 June 1890, aged 62 years.
Sold for $140
Lot 51
including cylindrical metal document container; brass cased field compass; bone-handled nib pen; wooden travelling inkwell; and wood and silver snuff box; with research material on Hartshorn including a biography and copies of his pension files (a lot)
OTHER NOTES
Note: for buyers intending to export this lot outside of Australia, CITES regulations apply. Contact department for details.
Loamm Hartshorn, wagon painter, enlisted on 15 August 1862 as Corporal of Co. 'I' 12th Regt. New Hampshire Infantry and was later promoted to Sgt., 1st Sgt. and then 2nd Lt. in May, 1865. He was involved in every battle involving the 12th Regt. apart from Gettysburg, when he was injured. He was discharged on 21 June 1865 and died on 22 June 1890, aged 62 years.
Estimate $200 - $400
Militaria
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5647
11:00am - 22 July 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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CONTACT
Giles Moon
info@leonardjoel.com.au
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