Archives International Auctions Auction 93 April 18, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 93 56 April 18, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 266 266 109th NY Regiment, Uncut Pair of S. Rightmyre Sutler Scrip, ND (1860s) New York, ND (1860s). Uncut Pair of Scrip Notes, these scrip notes were used by the Sutler as a form of payment that would be deducted from the soldier’s paycheck and directly pay Sutler S. Rightmyre. The 109th Regiment was from the counties of Broome, Tioga, and Tompkins and were mustered into service at Binghamton. They served in Maryland, also in the defenses of Washington, DC, and in August 1864, it became part of the Army of the Potomac. VF condition with tear at left and light staining. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 Ephemera - Civil War Correspondence Washington, D.C. 267 267 Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, December, 1864 General Court Martial Orders and additional Civil War Correspondence from the Treasury Department, 1862-64 Washington, D.C.,...... ca. 1862 to 1864, Includes Assortment of Documents from Civil War, Includes: 4 letters from the Treasury Department Fourth Auditors Office; Letter from the Ordnance Office War Department; Leaflet of General Court Martial Orders. The leaflet lists the court martial charges, the sentences and the results of the court martial. Most were shown leniency and charged but only given a financial penalty of lost wages, some were given short term hard labor and fined, a few were kicked out of the army. One sentence, for a Private Isaac Kelly, Company “D”, 10th U.S. Colored troops was charged with Disobedience of orders, found guilty and fined $5 month for 6 months, carry a 30 pound wood log for 6 hours a day in front of the guard house for 14 consecutive days, and to be kept on a bread and water diet for that period. Theft and drunkenness while on duty were both treated severely the army, usually with being kicked out of the army, VF-XF condition. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������ Est. $90-180 Ephemera - Civil War Notable Autographs Massachusetts 268 268 Civil War General Benjamin Butler Autograph on 1866 National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Invoice. Richmond, VA. July 5, 1866. General Benjamin Butler signed payment receipt for H. Rives Pollard from the National Asylum for the Disabled Volunteer Soldiers organization. The invoice is attached. Established by Congress in 1865 and ultimately encompassing a network of eleven branches across the country, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) represents a policy of veterans’ benefits that directly influenced the development of a national system for veteran health care in the United States. XF condition. Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler was a political major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War and had a leadership role in the impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson. He was a colorful and often controversial figure on the national stage and on the Massachusetts political scene, serving five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and running several campaigns for governor before his election to that office in 1882. Butler directed the first Union expedition to Ship Island, off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, in December 1861, and in May 1862 commanded the force that conducted the capture of New Orleans after its occupation by the Navy following the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. In the administration of that city he showed great firmness and political subtlety. He devised a plan for relief of the poor, demanded oaths of allegiance from anyone who sought any privilege from government, and confiscated weapons. However, Butler’s subtlety seemed to fail him as the military governor of New Orleans when it came to dealing with its Jewish population, about which the general, referring to local smugglers, infamously wrote, in October 1862: “They are Jews who betrayed their Savior, & also have betrayed us.” Butler was considered “notorious for his anti-Semitism.” ������� Est. $250-400