Roll Book of Company H, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry / SOLD

Description

Roll Book of Company H, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry

Identified to Lt. Henry J. Hammond – 1862

 

Original wartime roll book used by Company H, 87th Pennsylvania Volunteers, with period inscription:

“Lieut. H. J. Hammond’s Book – Oct. 19th, 1862.”

Contains alphabetical listings and duty notations for dozens of soldiers in the company.

Includes extensive soldier lists and duty notations, along with a remarkable group of original loose documents found untouched inside the volume, including handwritten notes, tally sheets, a pressed leaves and flowers, newspaper clipping, and period receipts or scrip. These items represent the working paperwork of a Civil War company officer.

 

The 87th Pennsylvania fought at Second Winchester, Gettysburg (Culp’s Hill), Monocacy, Opequon, Fisher’s Hill, Cedar Creek, and in the Overland Campaign and Siege of Petersburg.

A rare surviving example of company-level record keeping from a hard-fought Pennsylvania regiment.

 

The 87th Pennsylvania fought at Second Winchester, Gettysburg (Culp’s Hill), Monocacy, Opequon, and through the Overland Campaign and Petersburg.

 

A rare and complete surviving example of company-level record keeping preserved exactly as carried and used in the field.

 

Inventory Number: HIS 284