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A Union Rarity.

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A Union Rarity.
Ornate signature in pencil of (Rev. and Capt.) Samuel Fisk, clergyman, author, and soldier. A Pastor in Madison, Conn. at war's outbreak, Fisk enlisted as a private, as an example to his flock. At Antietam and Gettysburg; he was captured at Chancellorsville, imprisoned in Richmond, and actually reported as killed. Returning to the battlefield at The Wilderness, Fisk was wounded and died. On white glazed card, 1 1/2 x 2 3/4. On verso, probably in his hand, "Cedarvill(e), Herkimer Co., State N.Y. / C.L. Institute." Rare. With modern research and copy of flattering photograph.