[HAWKIN'S ZOUAVES]. A group of post-war GAR and veteran ephemera related to the Hawkins' Zouaves, comprising:

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The June 25 American Historical Ephemera and Photography Auction features an exciting assemblage of 18th-early 20th century material, including Civil War archives, Early Photography, Western Americana, Autographs and Manuscripts, and more. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com

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  Red Zouave vest, velveteen front, red cotton back polished cotton lining, brass decorations along the front closure, bouillon "frog" on each side of the front and bouillon edging around front. Approx. 20 in. maximum length of front, 19 in. across the back at the underarms. (missing closure for the back tabs)
  
  Medal in a patriotic thermoplastic case, a bit smaller than a sixth-plate photo case, 2.5 x 3 in. Front of medal with "Toujours Pret ['Always ready'] / IX N.Y.  Vols. / Hawkins Zouaves." Verso with winged Liberty blessing a Zouave who holds a flag and stands in the midst of cannon, ammunition, etc.
  
  By-Laws of company B, First Infantry, N.G.S.N.Y. Hawkin's Zouaves. Adopted, April 6, 1866. New York: Wm. M. Taylor, 1867. 32mo. (Toned, occasional spotting). Original publisher's wrappers (crease, spotting). -- Manual of Arms as Used by the 9th and 17th Regiments N.Y.S. Vols., and the 1st Infantry N.G.S.N.Y., (Hawkins Zouaves.). New York: Charles Child, 1867. 18mo. Hawkins' Zouave insignia on title page. (Toned, wear to edges). Original publisher's wrappers (spotting). -- Printed document regarding the 31st Anniversary of the Hawkins' Zouaves. New York, 28 March 1892. 1 page, 4to, on Hawkins Zouaves' Association letterhead, toning, small tear at upper edge, framed. -- 37th Annual Encampment Dep't of N.J. G.A.R. Newark, NJ: Sommer Badge Mfg. Co., 1904. 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. metal and celluloid badge with ribbon (minor toning, some wear to ribbon). Delegate badge and ribbon. First tier printed "Delegate" with tricolor ribbon. Medal features a portrait of Edward Jardine, verso printed with the details of the annual encampment, held at Asbury Park, NJ on 16-17 June 1904. -- 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps. N.p., n.d. 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. printed blue ribbon (light wear to silver lettering, small areas of wear to fabric). -- 9th Regiment N.Y.V. Hawkins Zouave Tojours pret. [New York?], n.d. Approx. 2 1/4 x 2 in. machine woven flag-shaped patch, with 5 in. metal pin. -- Together, 6 items.
  
  [With items identified to Hawkins Zouave veterans:]
  
  INGERSOLL, William H. Autograph letter signed ("Wm. H. Ingersoll") to John A. Kershaw. New York, 14 September 1909. 1 page, 4to, on Ingersoll and Ingersoll-Trenton Watches letterhead, toned. Ingersoll, a veteran of the Hawkins' Zouaves, writes to Kershaw about his ticket reservations for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration of our Club. Ingersoll enlisted on 3 May 1861 as a private and was mustered into Co. F of the 9th New York the next day. Promoted to sergeant on 5 September 1862 and mustered out with the regiment on 20 May 1863 in New York. He later re-enlisted on 10 December 1863, again as a private, and mustered into Co. C of the 13th New York Cavalry on 14 December 1863. He again saw promotion to 1st sergeant on 4 March 1865, though was reduced to sergeant on 12 September 1865. He transferred into Co. H of the 3rd New York Provisional Cavalry on 17 August 1865, mustering out on 21 September 1864 at Camp Barry, Washington DC. 
  
  Grand Army of the Republic commission certificate for John Wesley Jacobus to the position of aide-de-camp. New York, 1 September 1919. 13 x 11 in. printed certificate with foil seal (light creases). Jacobus enlisted on 12 August 1861 in New York as a private, mustering in the same day into Co. A of the 9th New York. He mustered out with the regiment on 20 May 1863. 
  
  Press photograph of Albert Morgan, a veteran of the Hawkins' Zouaves. New York: 6 March 1924. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. silver gelatin photograph. Clipped newspaper caption and International Newsreel stamp to verso. Morgan enlisted on 11 September 1862 in New York as a private and was mustered in on 13 September into Co. B of the 9th New York. He was discharged for disability on 5 January 1863. The image here shows Morgan at 80 who has adopted Sarah Filene, after her kind care nursing through a long-term illness. 
  
  [Also with G.A.R. and Veteran Association reunion programs:]
  
  Roanoke Associates Anniversary of the Battle of Roanoke Island, Feb. 8th 1862.  New York: American Photo Eng. Co., 1896. 6 x 9 in. printed program with tricolor ribbon binding (minor soiling). Illustrated. -- 1861-1902 Forty-First Anniversary. Annual Reunion of the Hawkins' Zouaves Association, 9th Regiment, New York Volunteers. New York: E.P. Coby & Co., 1902. 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. printed program (minor offsetting from ribbon binding). Luxuriously produced program with illustrated cover using the same illustration used on the cover of the regimental history by Matthew J. Graham (1900). -- Fiftieth Anniversary Reunion of the Organization of the Ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry (Hawkins' Zouaves.) N.p., n.d. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. printed program (partial split at hinge, light dampstain, toning). -- 1861-1917, 56th Anniversary Dinner, Hotel Astor, April 19th, 1917. [New York], 1917. 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. printed program (minor soiling). -- Lafayette Camp No. 140 Division of New York Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War and Hawkins Zouaves Association.  [New York?]: n.p., 1927. 4 1/4 x 6 in. printed program and menu (light spotting). -- Together, 5 programs.
  
  Tip tray with "Made for Hotel Astor by L. Straus & Sons, New York" printed on verso, and large hotel on the tray, approx. 4.5 x 6 in. Possibly a "souvenir" from a convention. However some troops, including Anderson's Zouaves, trained at the Hotel, called "Camp Astor" by some of the men.
  
  Provenance: The Civil War Collection of Dennis C. Schurr
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