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ADJUTANT RECORD CASE OF CHARLES A. DAVIS, 42ND REGT. MASSACHUSETTS VOL. MILITIA
black leather case with concertinaed compartments, part of clasp missing, interior inscribed in ink 'Charles A. Davis. Adj. 42nd M.V.M, Company Reports; with a photocopy of a photograph of Adjutant Davis and other senior officers 42nd Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia; with research material on Davis including a biography and copies of his army and pension files (a lot)
OTHER NOTES
Charles Davis joined 42nd Regt. aged 23 as 1st Lt. and Adjutant on 11 November, 1862. He was captured during an attack by Confederate Forces at Galveston, Texas and imprisoned until 22 July, 1864. Davis suffered from recurrent malaria, lung disease, diarrhoea and rheumatism but lived to 90 years and died on 30 September, 1929.
Sold for $60
Lot 53
black leather case with concertinaed compartments, part of clasp missing, interior inscribed in ink 'Charles A. Davis. Adj. 42nd M.V.M, Company Reports; with a photocopy of a photograph of Adjutant Davis and other senior officers 42nd Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia; with research material on Davis including a biography and copies of his army and pension files (a lot)
OTHER NOTES
Charles Davis joined 42nd Regt. aged 23 as 1st Lt. and Adjutant on 11 November, 1862. He was captured during an attack by Confederate Forces at Galveston, Texas and imprisoned until 22 July, 1864. Davis suffered from recurrent malaria, lung disease, diarrhoea and rheumatism but lived to 90 years and died on 30 September, 1929.
Estimate $100 - $150
Militaria
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Sale: LJ5647
11:00am - 22 July 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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