A rare collection from a Civil War Soldier, direct provenance.
April 1861 Enrolls Co. C, 2d WI Vol. Inf. Recruiting Duty-June 11 1861 Mustered As Orderly Sgt. Regimental Band-June 30th Arrives In VA-July 16 En Route To Active Warfare in VA. Attached to Sherman's Bde. Tyler's Div.-July 18 1861 Recon. At Blackburn's Ford-July 21st 1861 First Battle Of Bull Run (First Manassas)16th 1861 Orders abolishing regimental bands. Home-March 21 1862 To Wash. to re-enlist Enrolls 5th Wisconsin Vol. Inf. Regt. Army Of the Potomac. Appt. Qtr. Master's Sgt. to Quarter Master John G. Clark-April 3 Battle (Skirmish) at Young's Mill-April 5th Battle At Lee's Mill-May 5th 1862 Battle Of Williamsburg-Late May 1862-June 5 1862 Picket Duty on Chickahominy-Seven Day's Battles -Union defeat under McClellan's Peninsula Campaign June 27, 28th 1862 Battle at Golding's Farm (RC calls Golden's Farm)June 29 Savage's Station-June 30th White Oak Swamp-July 1 Malvern Hill--Aug 28th 1862 Sent to relieve of Gen. Pope At 2nd Bull Run Union in retreat To Centreville Sept. 14th 1862 Battle At Crampton's Gap-Sept. 16-17th 1862 Battle Of Antietam ?Very Bloody Battle?--Sept 18th 1862 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant acting Oct. 1-Early October Falls ill in trouble for AWOL, exonerated-Apr.28th 1863 Rejoins Co. Goes to Rappahannock--May 3 1863 Battle Of Mary's Heights Injured May 12th 1863 Commissioned 1st Lt.-July 2 1863 Battle Of Gettysburg, Pa.-Nov. 7 1863 Battle Of Rappahannock Station Detailed in Letter-May 4th 1864 Battle Of The Wilderness-May 8 12 Battle At Spotsylvania-July 5th 1864 Special Order signed by Townsend for assignment to duty Ordered to relieve Capt. Whitehead as Forage Officer at Chattanooga-May 18 1864 Acting Chief Quarter Master, Cavalry Corps, Military Div. Of The Miss., on Major Gen. J.H. Wilson's Staff At Macon Georgia. Commission signed by Lincoln -Nov. 6 1865 Capt. Carter reported from Platteville Wis. to Gen Thomas, Adj. Gen. Of The Army at Washington--Nov. 27 1865 mustered out.
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Civil War to 1938 Richard Carter Documents
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Civil War to 1938 Richard Carter Documents
60 Letters, Papers, And Book From The Life Of Richard Carter And The Carter Family, Dating 1800 To 1938. ALL CREDIT CARDS WILL BE MANUALLY VERIFIED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. Includes Marriage Certificates, Letters Of Discharge, Letters Of Indenture, Land Deeds In Grant County Wisconsin, License To Practice Law, Memorial Record, Pension Certificate, Pension Agreement, Last Will And Testament Of Richard Carter, High School Diploma, Final Account And Petition For Assignment Of Estate, Property Insurance Papers, Mortgage Papers, Letter Of Sympathy Addressed To Mrs. W.F. Carter, Letters Addressed To A.W. Gordon Concerning His Retirement From Northwestern Railway Company in 1930, Letter To Mary Ford From Richard Carter Before Their Marriage, Platteville Academy Diploma Of Richard carter Dated June 30th 1859, Treasury Department Papers. A Letter From Santa Claus To Ford Carter Dated Dec. 22, 1885 That Reads My Dear Boy I Received Your Nice Little Letter This Morning And Am Pleased To See By The Signature You Are Learning To Write. That Is Right My Boy, Learn All You Can While You Are Young...You May Always Expect Me As Long As You Are Good. From Little Childrens Friend, Santa Claus. Letter From Richard Carter To His Brother From Savannah Georgia in October 1865 In which He Writes I Think The Majority Of The Southern People Are Whining Hypocrites No More To Be Compared To The Northern Educated Men And Women In Common Sense Than In Powers Of Endurance. I Dislike Their Whining Complaining Manner. Also Included Is The Young Mans Book Of Knowledge 1794, By D.Fenning, Printed For S. Crowder In Paternofter Row, And B.C. Collins In Salisbury. First Pages Inscribed Tho Carter, His Book 1800, And Richard Carter Presented By Grandfather January 4th 1860. Book Has Unattached Front And Back Cover. Largest Approximately 18.75L x 15.0W in. Smallest Approximately 5.25L x 3.0W in.
