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The Receipt for CSA Surgeon Caldwell's Uniform

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
The Receipt for CSA Surgeon Caldwell's Uniform
<B>Receipt for Confederate Surgeon Major Samuel Houston Caldwell's Uniform.</B></I> Caldwell, of Paris, Tennessee, was commissioned a surgeon in the 46th Tennessee Infantry of the Confederate Army in November 1861. He served with the unit at Island Number 10 in April 1862. As shown in this receipt, dated March 11, 1862, he had a custom-made gray frock coat made in Memphis, Tennessee before he left. This receipt is made out to "Dr. Caldwell" and indicates that the gray cloth coat was "bought of J. C. McAllister, Manufacturer of Shirts and Military Clothing in Memphis". The receipt is in the amount of $60. <BR><BR>Caldwell was captured at Island Number 10, paroled to Port Hudson, Louisiana. He ultimately traveled back to Paris, Tennessee where he reenlisted, this time serving as a battlefield surgeon to Confederate Cavalryman General Nathan Bedford Forrest. This is a rare receipt from the Civil War period.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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