Description: IF THIS ITEM IS PURCHASED AFTER DEC 18, IT WILL NOT BE SHIPPED UNTIL DAT DEC 28th. “ALL REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED” before I remove it for sale for good and not sell. John Henderson Barry - Civil War - Enlisted 3 Years - August 27, 1862 Thru 1865. Mustered in as a Private in Co. A. The 160th New York Infantry was organized at Ogdensburg, New Under the command of Colonel Schuyler F. Judd This diary is very detailed and complete for the years of service 1862 thru 1865. Numerous notations from April 9th with the surrender of Lee and the April 15 date when President Lincoln was assassinated, funeral and Washington D.C. Company A of the 160th New York Volunteers was the Military Escort for the Casket through many states. Entries are very descriptive of the 160th New York Volunteers and Summit Point, Virginia, after a decisive battle in 1864. Every page in the diary is filled and easy to read. In the back there are many entries, with a list of letters he sent to his mother and a summary of the years, plus a Poem which reads; … “Steal not this Book, my honest friend, For fear the Gallows should be your end, And when you die then God will say, Where is that Book you stole away. John H. Barry is my name, And with this pen I write the same. When I am Dead and in my grave and all my Bones are rotten, This little book will tell my name when I am quite forgotten.”
Price: 1800 USD
Location: Tampa, Florida
End Time: 2025-02-08T12:59:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
