Identified Soldier’s Housewife / SOLD

Identified Soldier’s Housewife - Inventory Number: CAM 549 / SOLD

Leather roll-up sewing kit with fancy silk interior which was carried by William C. Robb - Enlisted on 9/4/1864 as a Private into "Batty B" Co. PA 6th Heavy Artillery. Promoted to Corporal on 11/1/1864. He was Mustered Out on 6/13/1865 at Fort Ethan Allen, VA. 

William C. Robb

Residence was not listed;

Enlisted on 9/4/1864 as a Private.

On 9/4/1864 he mustered into "Batty B" Co. PA 6th Heavy Artillery

He was Mustered Out on 6/13/1865 at Fort Ethan Allen, VA

Promotions:

* Corpl 11/1/1864

PENNSYLVANIA TWO HUNDRED and TWELFTH INFANTRY (SIXTH ARTILLERY) (One Year)

     Sixth Artillery. - Col., Charles Barnes; Lieut.-Col., Joseph B. Copeland; Majs., Robert H. Long, Joseph R. Kemp, Frank H.  White.  More men than the standard required had been recruited for the 54th artillery, the 204th of the line, and it was therefore decided to organize the 6th artillery, which be-came the 212th regiment.  It was mostly composed of men from the counties of Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington and Lawrence, who rendezvoused at Camp Reynolds, Pittsburg, and were mustered into the U. S. service during the first half of Sept., 1864, for one year.  On Sept. 17 the regiment left for Washington, where it was assigned to the 2nd brigade of DeRussy's division, then garrisoning the defenses of the capital.  On the 29th it was detached, to perform railroad guard duty on the Orange & Alexandria railroad between Alexandria and Manassas, with headquarters at Fairfax Court House.  It was engaged in this service until about the middle of November when it returned to the defenses of Washington.  Thus far it had served as infantry, but the men were now drilled as artillery and soon became proficient in this arm of the service. It remained in the forts about Washington until June 13, 1865, when it was mustered out at Fort Ethan Allen, returned to Camp Reynolds, where the men were finally paid and discharged on the 17th.

Comes housed in 8 inch x 12 inch riker display case with red velvet backing and descriptive card.