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Three CDVs, New England BBGs: Wm. W. Henry, CMOH, Wm. Hobson, and Thomas H. Hubbard
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Three CDVs, New England BBGs: Wm. W. Henry, CMOH, Wm. Hobson, and Thomas H. Hubbard
4/30/2014 - Firearms and Militaria: Live Salesroom Auction
Lot of 3: Bvt. Brig. Gen. William W. Henry, Col. 10th Vermont, WIA three times, June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor, July 9, 1864 at Monocacy, and Oct. 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek where he was hit four times and "though suffering from severe wounds, rejoined his regiment and led it in a brilliant charge, recapturing the guns of an abandoned battery" for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, carte by S.O. Hersey, Montpelier, VT, signed on verso
Wm. W. Henry / Col 10th Vt Vols / to Wm. Clark, Musician
, and affixed with two cent revenue stamp. Bvt. Brig. Gen. William Hobson, Lt. Col. 17th Maine, carte by A.M. McKenney, Portland, ME. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard, Col. 30th Maine, carte by R.W. Addis, Washington.
Provenance:
The Robert Trownsell Collection
Condition:
Henry's with light soiling and trimmed corners. Hobson's very good. Hubbard's with a small section of surface loss at lower left, and trimmed corners.
Sold: $411.25
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