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Lot 19

TWO NEEDLE CASES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED BY PTE. JAMES CURTIN 132ND N.Y. INFANTRY*
one a red leather wallet; one ivory cylindrical case with screw top; with research material on Curtin including a biography and copies of his army and pension files (a lot)


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James Curtin enlisted as a Pte. in Co. 'C' 132nd N.Y. Inf. on 29 August, 1862. He became sick with fever in June, 1865 and was discharged on 9 June, 1865. He died in New York from Pulmonary Tuberculosis on 21 October, 1865.

Estimate $80 - $120

Sold for $70
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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