LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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1st Reg U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Archive

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
1st Reg U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Archive
<B>First Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Archive</B></I> consisting of more than 100 <I>cartes de visite</B></I> supplemented by an 1864 lieutenant's appointment to the regiment, two war-date muster rolls and later pension papers-- all pertaining to one Adonijah Elliot of Ohio. Elliot was likely the owner of this material, which is detailed as follows: Large oblong CDV album, 9” x 6”, leather-bound with 24 leaves capable of holding 96 images. Many of the spaces, though not all, are filled. There are also a considerable number of loose CDVs, some of which undoubtedly were removed from the album. Over sixty civilian images are accompanied by some thirty CDVs of Union officers. Of these, most are signed and identified to the 1st Reg't. U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. Among the handful of commercial CDVs in this collection are a rare view of Andrew Johnson's 1816 tailor shop and one of Lookout Mountain. Portraits of George Thomas, Philip Sheridan, and Elmer Ellsworth are also included. The album's spine and binding are loose, and there is wear to the cover. The images vary in state of preservation, averaging very good condition as is typical of attic finds. The paper in this archive includes: A partially printed “Muster-in Roll”, 16.5” x 10.25”, from Knoxville, Tennessee, February 23, 1864. Elliot is listed as a First Lieutenant along with three other officers of Co. “A”, 1st Regt. U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. Splits, aging, and moderate loss to edges. Fair condition. There is also a “Muster-out Roll”, 30” x 10”, discharging Elliot on March 4, 1865. Large splits on folds, also fair condition. The 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery was formed in Knoxville on February 20, 1864 and served with the 23rd Corps for one year. After that date it was part of the 4th Division of Eastern Tennessee and remained at this post until being mustered out on March 31, 1866. The regiment saw considerable action in Tennessee and Alabama against Joe Wheeler's forces. It also supported Stoneman's cavalry during the famous 1865 raid into Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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