Historic Colt Revolver Carried in the Civil War by Three Brothers Wonderful Original Period Inscription: Arthur Cline / SOLD
Historic Colt Revolver Carried in the Civil War by Three Brothers Wonderful original period inscription: Arthur Cline - Inventory Number: HAN 296 / SOLD
The revolver was owned by Arthur Cline, the youngest of three brothers (Arthur, Albert and Benjamin Cline) who were born in Lyme, New Hampshire. Arthur enlisted in the lst New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry on April 19, 1861 at the age of 19. He was mustered in May 2, 1861 as a Private. He was assigned to Co. E but died at Concord, New Hampshire on May 17, 1861 before the regiment went to the front. When Albert Cline enlisted in the 5th New Hampshire Regiment he took along his dead brother's pistol. Albert enlisted on Sept. 24, 1861 and was mustered into Co. I as a Private on Oct. 15, 1861. On March 12, 1862 at Washington, D.C. Albert Cline died of disease.at the age of 21. When the 16th New Hampshire Regiment was raised, the eldest brother, Benjamin, age 25 enlisted on Sept. 15, 1862. He was made a Private of Co. “A”, and mustered in on Oct. 16, 1862. Although he took the unlucky pistol with him and despite the fact that he served in disease ridden Louisiana where his regiment lost 221 men by disease and not a one to enemy action, Benjamin survived to return to his home in Lyme, being on Aug. 20, 1863.
Transcription of the original letter:
16th Regiment New-Hampshire Volunteers
CAMP Mansfield
Carlton, Lou.
Feb. 27th 1863
Sister Laura:
As I have a few spare moments I will improve them by writing you a few lines I am not on duty today I have got the jounders it is nothing dangerous although one feels not like drill there is 7 or 8 in our company have got the same disorder how do you do and Isaac and the children I have written to you twice before and not got eny answer yet I have not got a letter from eny of you for 5 weeks I think it streng some of you cannot write prehap the letters do not get here if I knew that they did not write you would not here from me again till my time is out
I understand there is not much snow there this winter it is spring here the peach trees are blowed out nicely the gardens where there is eny one to cultivate them look fine the cabbages and other sauce look as forward as it does in NH the last of June I wish you could be here one week and see the niggers and the old Dutch women come into camp to peddle and the mud after a rain you would say give me snow I think that I will bring you a nigger wench for you to look at every man here has 3 or 4 dogs and nights they ceep up the darndest nois you ever herd when I have been on gard I have herd as meny as 100 barking at once as I want out to the sink this morning I counted 154 cows on the parade ground I should think that 75 of them have bells on they no little nois it has jest begun to rain it is a thunder shower there is 5 of us in the tent so you can judge what chance to write doubled up in a heep with the paperron your knee I sleep with F. Palmer, Phineas Gilbert, Alonzo Starks, Charles Baker. The boys are are talking and and making fun so that I cannot write without making meny mistake how is Mother this winter I sent her a ring in a letter that I made it myself out of carnel coal wen you get this letter please write I must close my scribble so good by from
B Cline
Mrs. Isaac Perkins
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Inventory Number: HAN 296 - Inventory Number: HAN 296
The revolver was owned by Arthur Cline, the youngest of three brothers (Arthur, Albert and Benjamin Cline) who were born in Lyme, New Hampshire. Arthur enlisted in the lst New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry on April 19, 1861 at the age of 19. He was mustered in May 2, 1861 as a Private. He was assigned to Co. E but died at Concord, New Hampshire on May 17, 1861 before the regiment went to the front. When Albert Cline enlisted in the 5th New Hampshire Regiment he took along his dead brother's pistol. Albert enlisted on Sept. 24, 1861 and was mustered into Co. I as a Private on Oct. 15, 1861. On March 12, 1862 at Washington, D.C. Albert Cline died of disease.at the age of 21. When the 16th New Hampshire Regiment was raised, the eldest brother, Benjamin, age 25 enlisted on Sept. 15, 1862. He was made a Private of Co. “A”, and mustered in on Oct. 16, 1862. Although he took the unlucky pistol with him and despite the fact that he served in disease ridden Louisiana where his regiment lost 221 men by disease and not a one to enemy action, Benjamin survived to return to his home in Lyme, being on Aug. 20, 1863.
Transcription of the original letter:
16th Regiment New-Hampshire Volunteers
CAMP Mansfield
Carlton, Lou.
Feb. 27th 1863
Sister Laura:
As I have a few spare moments I will improve them by writing you a few lines I am not on duty today I have got the jounders it is nothing dangerous although one feels not like drill there is 7 or 8 in our company have got the same disorder how do you do and Isaac and the children I have written to you twice before and not got eny answer yet I have not got a letter from eny of you for 5 weeks I think it streng some of you cannot write prehap the letters do not get here if I knew that they did not write you would not here from me again till my time is out
I understand there is not much snow there this winter it is spring here the peach trees are blowed out nicely the gardens where there is eny one to cultivate them look fine the cabbages and other sauce look as forward as it does in NH the last of June I wish you could be here one week and see the niggers and the old Dutch women come into camp to peddle and the mud after a rain you would say give me snow I think that I will bring you a nigger wench for you to look at every man here has 3 or 4 dogs and nights they ceep up the darndest nois you ever herd when I have been on gard I have herd as meny as 100 barking at once as I want out to the sink this morning I counted 154 cows on the parade ground I should think that 75 of them have bells on they no little nois it has jest begun to rain it is a thunder shower there is 5 of us in the tent so you can judge what chance to write doubled up in a heep with the paperron your knee I sleep with F. Palmer, Phineas Gilbert, Alonzo Starks, Charles Baker. The boys are are talking and and making fun so that I cannot write without making meny mistake how is Mother this winter I sent her a ring in a letter that I made it myself out of carnel coal wen you get this letter please write I must close my scribble so good by from
B Cline
Mrs. Isaac Perkins
Inventory Number: HAN 296 / SOLD