CIVIL War Military Commission Scarce Berdan Sharpshooters Michigan Soldier 1861

STATE OF MICHIGAN MILITARY COMMISSION. We offer only genuine original items. A very fine Civil War Commission dated August, 1861. A volunteer has been promoted to Lt. In the 2nd Berdan Sharpshooters.

Personally autographed by the famous Michigan Governor, Austin Blair. [Known as the Civil War Governor]. Document also autograhed by James B. Of State and Jonathan Robertson, Adj. The soldier named John L.

Whitman, was part of the Militia and then transfered into the Sharpshooters. No defects, no odors, 11 x 17. In his first inaugural address in January 1861, Blair recommended that the state offer its entire military resources to Lincoln for maintaining the supremacy of the U. Within days of the outbreak of the American Civil War in April, Blair responded by calling for ten companies of volunteers.

By mid-May, the first regiment of Michigan soldiers, under the command of Colonel O. Willcox had left to engage in the field of combat, and was the first western force to arrive at the seat of combat. The second regiment, under the command of Colonel Israel B.

While the third and fourth regiments were being raised, Blair received directions from the U. Secretary of War, limiting the number of regiments that would be accepted from Michigan to four and asked Blair not to raise more than that number. Blair decided to disregard these instructions and continued to establish the fifth, sixth, and seventh regiments, all of which had been deployed by mid-September. Under Blair's guidance, Michigan continued to supply troops for the Union forces throughout the war.

One notable unit was a colored unit, known as the 102nd United States Colored Troops, which included two sons of Sojourner Truth and Josiah Henson (the man Harriet Beecher Stowe used as the model for Uncle Tom). In 1862, he attended the Loyal War Governors' Conference in Altoona, Pennsylvania, which ultimately backed Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Union war effort. I pack up the winni ng orders quickly as I can, we have a packing room all set up for me.

Some days are good, some days are not so good. There are times I cannot manage to pack up the winning orders, so there may be a day or two delay. All the Middle East with the. Sorry this has to be inforced, we no longer can handle the losses. NOTE: If there is advertising below and a web link, this is.

NOT US , and we do not endorse any item that is being offered in those links. We offer only genuine items , no worthless copies or reprints or reproductions. The item "CIVIL WAR MILITARY COMMISSION SCARCE BERDAN SHARPSHOOTERS MICHIGAN SOLDIER 1861" is in sale since Tuesday, October 18, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Documents". The seller is "cptkneecap" and is located in North Dighton, Massachusetts.

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