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Sale 387: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#387) 09/11/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #79 Organization of Batallion!! Head-Quarters 4th Brigade C.V.M. Captain Alden Rackliff Comanding Auburn Greys, is hereby appointed to hold an election of the Commissioned Officers...

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$8,750

Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

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(Civil War - California Recruitment Broadside)

Title:

Organization of Batallion!! Head-Quarters 4th Brigade C.V.M. Captain Alden Rackliff Comanding Auburn Greys, is hereby appointed to hold an election of the Commissioned Officers...

Author:

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Place Published:

Auburn, Calif.

Date Published:

1862

Description:

Printed broadside. 11¾x15¼.

Very rare Civil War recruitment broadside from the Gold Country of California, for the formation of a battalion of Volunteer Militia in Auburn, California, east of Sacramento. The broadside is dated November 6th, 1862, but the 6th has been altered in ink and pencil to 5th.

Condition:

Some darkening along earlier folds, a few tiny holes, laid on modern backing sheet, as few small marginal chips; very good.

Item#:

197036

Headline:

Civil War - California Recruitment Broadside 1862
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