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[IDENTIFIED CARPETBAG II]

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
[IDENTIFIED CARPETBAG II]

<b>105. [IDENTIFIED CARPETBAG II]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Colorful bag in shades of brown, tan, cream and red with floral design, 11½"x11½", with light brown string handles and red leather side panels, 1½" in width. Fabric loop at center flap attaches to brass button closing the bag. The bag is lined with beige fabric with floral pink lining on flap. Left side is partially detached from leather panel along seam; right panel is separated at bottom edge at seam; leather evidences moderate wear with some cracking to right panel; one carrying string severed at midpoint; occasional fabric separation along outside flap where it folds over bag. This carpetbag was carried by <b>J. J. Murphy</b>, Co. F, 31st ME Inf. Stenciled on inner lining is his name and rank as “<i>Co. P. 31 Me. Reg.</i>” in two lines. The 31st fought at the Battle of the Wilderness suffering great casualties, also at Spotsylvania Courthouse, North Anna [River], Cold Harbor, and ‘The Crater’, participating in the siege of Petersburg and at Weldon Railroad and Poplar Spring Church.

<table border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td width=50%><center><font size=+1 color=red><b>Register Early !!!</font>
<b>Signature House cannot guarantee that registrations received after
10PM EST, Friday, 09/013/02,
will be processed.</b></center></td><td><table border=0 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td colspan=2><center><b>Approximate Selling Schedule (EST)</b></center></td></tr><tr><td width=200><font size=-2>10:00-11:00...Lots 001-100
11:00-12:00...Lots 101-200
12:00-01:00...Lots 201-300
01:00-01:30...Lots 301-359
01:30-02:00...Break</font></td><td width=200><font size=-2>02:00-03:00...Lots 360-459
03:00-04:00...Lots 460-559
04:00-05:00...Lots 560-659
05:00-06:00...Lots 660-759
06:00-Fini...Lots 760-840</font></td></tr></table><tr><td colspan=2><center><font size=+1><b>After the Sale</b></font></center>We will email you an invoice by 5pm EST, Wednesday, 09/18/02, using the information you gave on your registration form. Please <u>do not</u> try to contact us before then.</td></tr></table>