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Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerEphemera. One sheet of paper with another sheet with the oath of identity attached to the back (the photocopy of the oath is part of the papers that will come with the document). Allen St. John enlisted as a Private on August 18, 1862, was promoted to Corporal on November 4, 1862, and to Sergeant on March 23, 1864. When he joine…d his unit in 1862 it was known as the 19th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. In November of the same year the name was changed to 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery. The regiment served in the defenses of Washington, D. C. until May 17, 1864 when it was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac. It participated in the battles of Spottsylvania, Tolopotomy, Hanover Court House, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg, all in Virginia. The papers come framed in a nice vintage double matted bevelled wood frame decorated in black and gold. Condition is near fine.
