Lot 1193
Document For Equipment Lost At Gettysburg. Partly-printed document (Bealeton Station, Va.), Aug. 31, 1863, 2 pp, large folio, concerning the settlement of equipment lost during the battle of Gettysburg by Privates Philip Hartman and White N. Hosler, Co. I, 143rd Regiment of Infantry, Pa. Vols. Listed as lost are items such as knapsacks, a haversack, shirts, blankets, and a canteen. Each man was charged, up to the time of the battle, in excess of $40 each for the equipment, having to pay for some of the lost items. The page was removed from a company ledger; minor damp stains affect some text; overall very good. This document is from a regiment in Abner Doubleday's division that was heavily engaged during the first day's battle.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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