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Lot 396
[CIVIL WAR] Field-Issued Special Orders, 10th Illinois
Estimate: $250 - $500
Sold for
$200
Sold Price excludes BP
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Two (2) manuscript special orders issued to Private John Boyd, Co. K, 10th Illinois Infantry. Both handsomely presented in modern mats and frames. Items include:
1. Special Orders No. 2. Manuscript document. Head Quarters 1st Div. 17 A.C., Near Savannah, Georgia, 2 January 1865. 1 page, 4to.
2. Special Orders No. 8. Manuscript document signed by C. Cadler Jr. Head Qrs. 17th A.C. Louisville, Kentucky, 19 June 1865. 1 page, 4to.
Both orders summon Private Boyd to "report without delay" as he was "detailed for special service" that goes unspecified.
The 10th Illinois Infantry saw the most action when they joined Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea.
ALSO WITH Special Order No. 81. Manuscript document. Hd. Qrs. 1st Brigade 2nd Div, Beaufort, South Carolina, 14 May 1863. 1 page, 4to.
A manuscript Special Orders issued to Captain Schimtt, permitting him to complete muster and payroll: "Capt Schmitt Comdg. Ind Batt. N.Y. Vols is authorized to complete the muster + pay rolls of that Battalion...for...Lt. Col. Confort after having mustered the Battalion failed + neglected to complete his duties as mustering officer."
A nice collection of field-issued Special Orders.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs]
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