January 26th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
Category:
Search By:
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2023

Likely Ex-Slave Union Army Enlistment Form, partially printed, 8" x 9.75", New York, January 4, 1864. Forty-four-year-old farmer Robert Frank here enlists in the U. S. Army. With black eyes, black hair, and a black complexion, the recruit was probably a freedman. Light aging, but in otherwise fine condition.

The 26th United States Colored Infantry, also called the 26th New York Infantry (Colored) was an African American infantry regiment, one of three colored troop units from the state of New York,1 that fought in the American Civil War. The unit was organized on Riker's Island in February 1864 by the Union League Club of New York.

With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.

Rare: Civil War 1864 Enlistment - 26th Regiment, United States Colored InfantryRare: Civil War 1864 Enlistment - 26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Rare: Civil War 1864 Enlistment - 26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Click above for larger image.
Bidding
Current Bidding
Minimum Bid: $100.00
Final prices include buyers premium.: $553.50
Number Bids: 9
Auction closed on Thursday, January 26, 2023.

Auction Notepad

 

You may add/edit a note for this item or view the notepad:  

Submit    Delete     View all notepad items

Loading...