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THB[CIVIL WAR]. Collection of 9th Illinois Cavalry veterans' ribbons, badges, and other accoutrements, comprising:
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LiveJun 25, 2021
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Collection of 15 Ninth Illinois Cavalry Veteran Reunion ribbons. [Illinois]: N.p., 1886-1912. Most 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. printed yellow silk ribbons. Includes a ribbon from the first reunion held in 1886, as well 1887-1888 (2nd & 3rd), 1892 (7th), 1894-1895 (9th & 10th), 1897 (12th), 1898-1900 (13th, 14th, 15th), 1902 (16th, no reunion was apparently held in 1901), 1905 (19th), 1909 (23rd), 1911 (25th, larger and noted as a "Jubilee Year"), and 1912 (26th). The first 5 ribbons included have metal tassels. Most reunions were held in Chicago, though occasional gathered at other locales including Rock Island (1887), Cambridge (1895), and Kewanee (1899).
9th Ill. Cavalry badge. Chicago: J.D. Childs & Co., n.d. Metal three-tier badge. First tier reads "9th Ill. Cavalry," second tier features crossed sabers, third tier the insignia of the 16th Corps. The same badge is seen on Price's uniform and featured on the majority of the 9th Illinois Cavalry reunion ribbons. Two badges are present with slight differences. The first is slightly lighter and smaller (2 x 2 5/8 in.), the 16th Corps insignia hanging 45 degrees different than typically shown, and verso showing reverse detail. Second example more bronze in color, slightly larger (2 x 2 3/4 in.), and marked on the 1st tier, rather than the 3rd.
U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois Volunteers. N.p., n.d. 2 7/8 x 2 in. guidon-style ribbon (slight offsetting at lettering). Two-tone ribbon in red and white with gold lettering. -- Pair of "9" brass epaulet covers. Diam. 2 7/8 in. (a few spots of discoloration). -- Approximately 1 3/8 x 1 in. reticulated metal badge. [Illinois?], 1863. Features a Federal eagle before a new dawn with a ribbon reading "National Union," and "State Sovereignty" above a Federal shield with 14 stars and olive branches. Marked "1863" and "1818," the year of Illinois's statehood.
Mustered into service in Chicago on 30 November 1861, the 9th Illinois Cavalry was known as Brackett's Cavalry, and was attached to Steele's Division in the District of SOuthewast Missouri to May 1862, then spending much of the War in the Department of the Tennessee and saw action at the Battles of Franklin (30 November 1864) and Nashville (15-16 December 1864).
[With:] Cabinet card of George Allan Price in uniform with G.A.R. medals (spotting, chipping to corners, detached from mount). SIGNED ("Geo A Price") on mount. -- U.S. Grant Post, No. 327, Dept. of New York, G.A.R. Complimentary Dinner to Past Commander George A. Price, November Fourth, 1914 on His Seventy-fifth Birthday. Brooklyn: Eagle Press, [1914]. 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Price. (Two gatherings detached, light toning.) Original blue wrappers (detached, rear wrapper lacking, toning, chipping). FIRST EDITION collection of speeches, letters, and dedications to Price.
George Allan Price (b. ca 1834) of Onarga, IL enlisted as a quartermaster sergeant on 5 November 1861, mustering in on 30 November 1861 into Co. M of the 9th Illinois Cavalry with little else known of his service record.
[Also with:] Priv. John W. Davis. Co. C. Diam. 1 3/16 in. metal ID tag (light surface wear). -- H.G. Skinner Act. Dealer in Groceries & Provisions. Marengo, IL, n.d. Diam. 19 mm. store token.
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