Proceedings of the Reunion Held in 1906 by the Association of Survivors Second Regiment Illinois Veteran Cavalry Vols. at Springfield, Illinois.
Pana, Illinois: Kerr's Printing House, 1907. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Staplebound wraps. 50 pages plus seven illustrations/plates. Front cover and next page have the names and address of previous owner and a date stamped on it. Cover is worn, torn, chipped and soiled. The 2nd Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Companies "A" to "L of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois, on August 12, 1861. Company "M"" was mustered in on December 30, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on December 30, 1865.
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 50 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 173 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities. Commanders: Colonel Silas Noble - mustered out February 16, 1863; Colonel John J. Mudd - killed in action May 3, 1864; Colonel Daniel B. Bush, Jr. - discharged July 24, 1865; and Colonel Benjamin F. Marsh. The first photograph appears to be of the reunion attendees. The following photographs are: Sergt. Wm. M. Baldwin, Company K; Colonel D. B. Bush, Colonel John J. Mudd, Lieut. Col. Harvey Hogg, Lieut. Col. B. F. Marsh, and Major F. B. Moore. This is a storehouse of information, with names of survivors, some addresses, and vignettes about fallen comrades and others and death notices of members of the Association. There is some information on the Battle of Bolivar. This copy belonged to James P. Chase of Socorro, New Mexico and an empty envelop addressed to him remains with this work. He appears to have been a founder of a Masonic lodge in Socorro. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Second Illinois Cavalry, Civil War, Battle of Middleburg, James Chase, Harvey Hogg, John Mudd, Military Units, Reunions, 2nd Illinois Cavalry, Walter Trott, John Ryan, Franklin Moore, Benjamin Marsh, Battle of Bolivar, John Mudd
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Price: $750.00