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THBSPANISH-AMERICAN WAR TRUNK
Lot 3297
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By Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar 29, 2017 - Mar 30, 2017
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2017-03-29 11:00:00
2017-03-30 11:00:00
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- Lot Description
1898 Military Service Trunk in blue painted pine with black stencil on top that reads "H. Co., 1st. Regt., Rockland, Me.", with "Latham" scrawled in pencil under the lid (made by Pvt. Royal G. Latham, who appears on the roll for the Volunteer Infantry Regt). With original metal casters and lift handles, lid stop, unfinished interior. 15 1/2" x 57" x 20". Per Patrick McSherry "The First Maine Volunteer Infantry was mustered into service at Augusta, Maine between May 10 and May 26, 1898. At the time of mustering in, the regiment had forty-six officers and 979 enlisted men. On May 27, 1898, the regiment proceeded south to Camp Thomas, on the grounds of the former Civil War battlefield of Chickamauga, Georgia, arriving on May 31. The regiment was assigned to the Third Brigade, Second Division of the Third Army Corps. The Third Brigade was initially commanded by Col. Lucius Kendall, who was succeeded by Brig. Gen. C. P. Mattocks on June 29. Throughout the summer, conditions at the camp began to worsen as the camp swelled to a city of thirty thousand men, with inadequate sanitation and supplies. Disease climbed to alarming proportions. By the end of July and into August, the U.S. Army began relocating regiments to other, healthier sites. On August 13, the U.S. and Spain reached an armistice, effectively ending the war's fighting. On August 23, the regiment was ordered back to Augusta, Maine, where it arrived four days later. On September 21, the regiment was given a thirty day furlough. Between October 25 and December 13, 1898, the regiment was gradually mustered out at various company stations - Portland, Augusta, Auburn, Bridgeport, Rockland, Lewiston and Brunswick. At the time of muster out, the regiment consisted of forty-six officers and 1,211 enlisted men. During its term of service, the regiment lost two officers and thirty-nine enlisted men to disease. In addition, ten men were discharged on disability, one man was court-martialed and twenty-four men deserted."
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