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1863 Civil War document reporting the losses incurred during the Battle of Gettysburg. Document is handwritten by Captain Walter Gale of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. C, which fought on the Union's left centre and suffered heavily during the battle. Document is datelined ''camp near Culpepper, Va, Sept 30, '63'' and reads in part: ''I certify on honor, that on the 2nd & 3rd days of July 1863 at Gettysburg Pa, the Stores enumerated below were lost in action at that place - one non commissioned officer and two privates were killed and one officer and eleven privates were severely wounded. The arms carried by these men were left on the field and could not be recovered. The following is the list of stores so abandoned...'' He compiles an itemized list of the lost provisions, including cartridge boxes, Springfield Rifled Muskets, and bayonets. The 15th Massachusetts as a whole lost 26 men in killed or wounded. Single-page document is matted and framed with a print titled ''The Battle of Gettysburg'' by Kurz & Allison, 1884, to an overall size of 28'' x 15.75''. Toning and creasing, else near fine. Frame is in good to very good condition, with a chip to the left edge and some cracking to finish.
Gettysburg 1863 Civil War Document From 15th Massachusetts Reporting Its Losses -- ''...on the 2nd & 3rd days of July 1863 at Gettysburg Pa...enumerated below were lost in action...''
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