Wadsworth Guards, Civil War Recruitment Broadside for the 104th New York Infantry

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Lot Description

Printed broadside, 16 x 22.5 in. (sight), matted and framed, 24 x 31 in., recruiting for the Wadsworth Guards under Colonel John Rorbach, calling for volunteers to "Enroll Yourselves Under the Stars and Stripes!" Featuring 3 x 8.5 in. eagle vignette. Signed in print by Colonel Rorbach. Geneseo [NY], September 13, 1861.

The Wadsworth Guards, also known as the 104th New York Infantry, mustered into US service in September 1861. It participated in Pope's Virginia campaign at Rappahannock Station and Bull Run, with a loss during the campaign of 89 killed, wounded and missing. The 104th also fought at Antietam and Fredericksburg, was in reserve at Chancellorsville, and was heavily engaged at Gettysburg, where it lost 194 killed, wounded and missing. The regiment participated in the bloody battles of the Wilderness Campaign, losing heavily at Spotsylvania and the first assaults on Petersburg. It mustered out at Washington, DC, July 17, 1865.

Condition

Some faint staining/toning in lower right corner. Short tear along right edge, near "Stripes" in "Enroll Yourselves Under the Stars and Stripes!" Few light spots. Otherwise, nice, attractive broadside. Not examined outside frame. Conservation mat and mount used as per consignor notes.
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