[Rarebooks] FS: 1877 NH Civil War Regiment Reunion Letter

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Handwritten Letter Inviting N.H. General Joab N. Patterson to an 1877 
New Hampshire 12th Regiment Reunion -

DISCUSSION: "Bristol, N.H. Aug 25 1877 - Gen J.N. Patterson: Dear Sir:- 
The Executive Committee of the 12th Regt takes pleasure in forwarding to 
you the enclosed invitation to attend the reunion of that Regt in this 
place on the 7th of Sept. We hope most earnestly, that your duties will 
be such that you will be able to accept this invitation and be present 
with us. Be assured that it will afford the officers and men of this 
Regt much pleasure to welcome you at that time. Very Truly Yours 
(signed) H.B. Fowler, Prvt."

"The 12th New Hampshire Infantry was organized in Concord, New Hampshire 
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 10, 1862 under 
the command of Colonel Joseph Haydn Potter. The 12th New Hampshire 
Infantry mustered out of service June 21, 1865. It took part in the 
Battle of Fredericksburg, Burnside's 2nd Campaign ("Mud March"), Battle 
of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Drewry's Bluff, 
Battle of Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg and Richmond. The regiment 
lost a total of 320 men during service; 11 officers and 170 enlisted men 
killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 138 enlisted men died of 
disease."

The University of New Hampshire Library, which holds his papers- notes: 
"Joab Nelson Patterson was born in Hopkinton, NH on January 2, 1835. He 
was employed as a teacher in New Hampshire and Massachusetts prior to 
his graduation from Dartmouth in 1860. In 1861, Patterson opened a 
recruiting office in Contoocook and raised a company of men for service 
in the Civil War. He enlisted himself and was commissioned First 
Lieutenant of Company H, 2nd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers. He was 
promoted captain in May 1862 and the following year was wounded at the 
Battle of Gettysburg. Patterson rose to the rank of colonel before the 
end of the war. He was appointed Brevet Brigadier General of U.S. 
Volunteers prior to being mustered out in December 1865. Joab Patterson 
served also in the Spanish-American War and was influential in the Grand 
Army of the Republic (G.A.R.). He was elected to the New Hampshire House 
of Representatives in 1866 and served as U.S. Marshal for the state from 
1867 to 1886. He served as Second Auditor of the U.S. Treasury from 1889 
to 1893. General Patterson died at his home in Concord, N.H. on July 19, 
1923."

DESCRIPTION & CONDITION NOTES: Single sheet. 8"x10". Minor soil, folded, 
slight loss along one fold.

PRICE: $60 -

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