Sketch of the Life of Captain Hedley Vicars Inscribed to a soldier in the 10th Mass. Infantry / SOLD

Description

Sketch of the Life of Captain Hedley Vicars Inscribed to a soldier in the 10th Mass. Infantry – Inventory Number: HIS 156 Published by the American Tract Society.  Distributed to Soldiers in the Field.  The fly page has a pencil inscription of: Eben M. Johnson and the opposite side of the page has printed “Good Advice” to soldiers.  Contains 96 pages, measures approximately 5″ h x 3 1/4″ w.   Eben M. Johnson – Residence South Amherst MA; a 24-year-old Laborer. Enlisted on 6/21/1861 as a Private. On 6/21/1861 he mustered into “C” Co. MA 10th Infantry. He Re-enlisted on 1/20/1864. He was transferred out on 6/20/1864 at Petersburg, VA. On 6/15/1864 he transferred into “F” Co. MA 37th Infantry. He was transferred out on 6/19/1865 at Washington, DC. On 6/19/1865 he transferred into “K” Co. MA 20th Infantry. He was Mustered Out on 7/16/1865 at Washington, DC. Other Information: Born in Amherst, MA. Member of GAR Post # 71 (Kilpatrick) in Holyoke, MA. Died 4/17/1900. Residence South Amherst MA.  *To purchase this item directly with a credit card, please click on this link.     Inventory Number: HIS 156