Autograph Note Signed.
Officer with the famed 41st New York Infantry Regiment, a largely German immigrant regiment nicknamed the De Kalb Regiment, who between June 1861 and July 1863 fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Second Manassas and others; Holmstedt later served with the 45th New York Regiment and headed six companies of the 74th U.S. Colored Troops. Item #49188
ANS, 1p, 5" X 8", Washington, DC, 7 March 1862. Addressed to "Sir." Boldly penned, large and sloppy, requesting a pass through the lines: "Mr. Strassberg from New York is known to me as a loyal citizen wishing to visit the Camp of Regt De Kalb and hopes he will get a pass to let him thru." Below his full signature he adds his rank ("Lt Col Regt De Kalb"). Tipped to a heavy stock 6½" X 9½" buff sheet with an appealing hand-drawn barbed-wirish rustic border. Interesting and unusual.
Price: $150.00