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Piece of 4th Massachusetts Battery's Civil War Flag - w/ Extensive Documentation

Description: CIVIL WAR. Large piece of the 4th Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery’s battle flag used during the American Civil War and accompanied with an extensive amount of documentation from a soldier in the regiment, Charles B. Newcomb, Jr. Contains the letter “O” and red silk, measures 2 by 1.5 inches, and in fine condition with only light tattering to the silk.LARGE PIECE OF THE 4TH BATTERY, MASSACHUSETTS LIGHT ARTILLERY’S BATTLE FLAG USED DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, ACCOMPANIED WITH AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION FROM A SOLDIER IN THE REGIMENTThe 4th Massachusetts Battery was organized in November 1861 following President Abraham Lincoln’s call for volunteer troops. They trained at Camp Chase in Lowell, MA and departed Boston by steamboat where the unit spent most of the war in the Department of the Gulf in Louisiana, along with Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas. They fought at the Battle of Baton Rouge, Siege of Port Hudson, Second Bayou Teche, Battle of Spanish Fort, and Battle of Fort Blakeley. After the end of the war and their return to Boston, the regiment mustered out in November 1865. Newcomb was a 24-year-old cabinet maker from Salem, MA when he enlisted as a private in September 1861. He was mustered in two months later and promoted to corporal upon his re-enlistment in January 1864. Following the war, Newcomb was a member of Philip Sheridan’s Grand Army of the Republic Post #34 in Salem.THE 4TH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE, SIEGE OF PORT HUDSON, SECOND BAYOU TECHE, BATTLE OF SPANISH FORT, AND BATTLE OF FORT BLAKELEYDocumentation includes:- Note handwritten by Newomb’s son: “Letter ‘O’ from the 4th Battery Co. flag used during the Rebellion. Father was sergeant in this Battery.”- Newcomb’s 1861 “Form for Examining a Recruit”- Newcomb’s 1864 Re-enlistmnt Muster Sheet- Newcomb’s 1865 Discharge Certificate- Newcomb’s leather-bound portfolio containing his Certificate of Membership in the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society, fold-out Certificate of Record outlining his wartime service, and two post-Civil War photographs of Newcomb (one showing him wearing his GAR uniform)- Newspaper clipping reporting on a reunion of the 4th MA Battery, along with the presentation of the regiment’s battle flag, with Newcomb in attendance

Price: 5000 USD

Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

End Time: 2024-02-15T19:05:07.000Z

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Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)

Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)

Original/Reproduction: Original

Theme: Militaria

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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