Archives International Auctions Auction 78 July 27, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 78 100 July 27, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - CIVIL WAR MILITARY LETTERS & DOCUMENTS Indiana 540 540 Civil War 1864, POW Payment Voucher and Affidavit for Wife Indiana, 1864. Issued $142.00 Payment voucher-receipt with signed affidavit by Mary Jane Carpenter, Wife of Private Samuel Carpenter, who was a Prisoner of War from Company I of the 66th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry. Carpenter was captured by the “so-called Confederate States Government” near Collinsville, Tennessee in October of 1863. The Extract of the document states that the United States will provide payment for sums due to “families of officers and soldiers in the service of the United States,” who are or may become prisoners of war. Samuel Carpenter was taken to Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final fourteen months of the American Civil War. Unfortunately, Carpenter died in the prison, which was known for its deplorable conditions. The commander of the prison, Captain Henry Wirz, was tried and executed after the war for war crimes. Andersonville was overcrowded to four times its capacity, with an inadequate water supply, inadequate food and unsanitary conditions. Of the approximately 45,000 Union prisoners held at Camp Sumter during the war, nearly 13,000 died. The chief causes of death were scurvy, diarrhea and dysentery. Carpenter served in the 66th Indiana Infantry with three of his brothers, who also suffered poor fates in life. Calvin Carpenter made it through the Civil War, only to die from a tree falling upon him; Lee Carpenter was murdered by their brother, Greenbury Carpenter; and William Carpenter was terribly wounded at the battle of Collierville, Tennessee, however he survived through to the end of the war. Very interesting piece of Civil War history. Fine to VF condition with toning and pronounced fold lines. � Est. $250-450 Louisiana 541 541 Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Union Army Soldier’s Daily Civil War Journal Written while stationed in Louisiana, 4 Pages, Dating from May 10th to 19th, 1863, Mentioning General Hooker and Stonewall Jackson. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 10th to May 19th, without year but almost certainly 1863. Four Handwritten Pages from a Civil War journal, written by a Union Army soldier, Black handwriting on patriotic stationary with a colorful eagle and American shield at top left corner. The unknown author describes the weather and events from the day, as well as the latest news regarding the ongoing conflict of the American Civil War. The journal begins with the soldier (probably an officer) having dinner with officers of the 4th Wisconsin Company and with Captain (Regard?) of a Negro Company. He writes on Tuesday, May 12th that “we got the news through rebel papers of Gen Hooker Victory we are much glad to here [sic] it if it is true & to here [sic] of Stonewall Jackson destruction hope it will prove true.” The victory mentioned is likely the Battle of Chancellorsville, which was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Stonewall Jackson was wounded by friendly fire in this battle, requiring his left arm to be amputated, and he died of pneumonia eight days later. This event reasonably accounts for the author’s hopeful mention of Jackson’s “destruction” (i.e. death) in this journal entry. The author goes on to write on Monday, May 18th that “I seen [sic] in the eve papers that our men are doing a good thing between Ponchatoula [sic] & Camp More they captured 55 prisoners 20 horses & 60 muskets” and goes on to write how this area was where Bragg’s army “got most of their supplies they tore up all the bridges & telegraph wire,” in addition to rail road stations, gun carriages, wagons and cars, a large shoe factory, a saw mill, and a grist mill. He notes that this damage “will be a grate [sic] defeat to the rebels more than a large Battle.” The last entry, dated Tuesday, May 19th, mentions army activity at Baton Rouge, writing that “Gen Dudley has again been in the rear of Port Hudson drove the rebels all before him taking some Prisoners” and cattle. The author also writes that five deserters from the Confederate army also came “in side of our lines.” Fascinating and unique historical document providing a first-hand account of a Union soldier’s life during the Civil War while stationed in Louisiana. VF condition. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800