[Rarebooks] FS: Soldier's Account of Pay & Clothing, 1864, wounded at Gettysburg

[Bob Petrilla]

Herr, Sgt. Samuel. VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND ACCOUNT OF PAY AND
CLOTHING...WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG. Petersburg, VA, 1864. Broadsheet, partly
printed, accomplished by hand.  A few separations at the folds have been
archivally repaired on the verso. 10.25" x 21" open.  Good condition..
This extensive document reveals personal data as well as the military
career of Samuel Herr, 5 '6" tall, with dark eyes, hair, and complexion,
born at Hollidaysburg, PA, where he joined the service on 9 August 1861. He
enlisted for three years, and was mustered in at Washington, DC. He fought
in eight battles: Yorktown, April 5 to May 3, 1862; Hanover Court House,
VA, May 27, 1862; Gaines Mill, VA, June 27, 1862; Gainesville, VA, Aug. 29,
1862; Antietam, MD, Sept. 17, 1862; Blackburn Ford, Sept. 20, 1862;
Fredericksburg, VA, Dec. 13, 1862; and Gettysburg, PA, July 2, 1863, "When
he receive his wound -- He is a good soldier, always zealous in the
performance of his duty." This transcript of Sgt. Herr's career in Company
M, 62nd Regiment, Penna. Vols Infantry, is signed by the company commander,
Capt. John H. Murray, at the station near Petersburg, VA, on June 26th,
1864. Herr was mustered out in July, 1864. The 62nd Regiment, Penna
Volunteers, has come to be viewed as "a forgotten regiment of distinction."
     $125.00

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