Civil War Soldier Diary Michigan 12th Regiment Co B Family Tintype Pin or Badge
This item includes the Civil War Diary, Company Pin, and a double tintype locket of Sergeant William H. Long of Michigan's 12th Regiment, Company B.
William Long's Diary is dated 1863. Some of the pages are blank. One page is torn out but included.I just glanced through it and saw some early entries about going to Ohio. There is also a double locket with tintype photographs of Mr.
Long in uniform holding a child and the other side with supposedly Mrs. They measure approximately 1-1.2 encased in a brass photo locket with a horse and rider design on the front and back. And finally there is a shield shaped pin/badge that has an engraving of Sergt W. There is a large "B" for the Company he was in?
In the middle and "War of 1861" at the bottom. The pin is no longer on the back of it. The pin is darker than the photo with the flash shows. I did a quick look for William H.Long on google and the one site I looked at has him listed as being in Michigan's 12 Regiment, Company B - started as a Sergeant and left the army as a Private. Very happy to be offering these items from the same soldier and same estate - we hope that the new owner will appreciate and cherish them as they came from the estate of the family of Mr. We are listing a tintype CDV photo album from the same family's estate. We try our hardest to provide an accurate description of an item and its condition, but sometimes we don't know all the details and intricacies of the items we sell.
Please examine the listing photos as they are part of the description. We have happily been in the antiques business for over 18 years.We love finding unique items to add to your collection or to fill a sentimental memory, not to mention learning about different aspects of history. Not sure what we would do if we could no longer treasure hunt. Hope you enjoy your items as much as we enjoy finding them for you! The item "Civil War Soldier Diary Michigan 12th Regiment Co B Family Tintype Pin or Badge" is in sale since Friday, September 02, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Documents".
The seller is "skyspirit" and is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM.