AN EARLY U.S. CIVIL WAR ID TAG IDENTIFIED TO "GEORGE A. HUNT" OF THE N.Y. 76TH INFANTRY WHO DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS AT GAINESVILLE, VA 14 DAYS
Guns International #: 101531756 Seller's Inventory #: K-0325
Category: Collectibles - Civil War - Military Collectible US

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First Name: vincent
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Description:
AN EARLY U.S. CIVIL WAR ID TAG IDENTIFIED TO "GEORGE A. HUNT" OF THE N.Y. 76TH INFANTRY WHO DIED FROM THE WOUNDS HE RECEIVED AT GAINESVILLE, VA ON OCT. 28, 1862, HE DIED 14 DAYS LATER. IT IS IN FINE CONDITION THROUGHOUT. THE TAG HAS A VERY CLEAR STAMPING ON BOTH SIDES. THE I.D. TAG READS "GEO. A. HUNT, CAZENOVIA" AROUND THE EDGE ON ONE SIDE WITH "CO. F/76TH/REG/N.Y.S.V. IN THE CENTER. THE OTHER SIDE HAS AN AMERICAN EAGLE IN THE CENTER WITH "WAR OF 1861, UNITED STATES" ON THE EDGE OF THE OTHER. THERE IS A MOURNING RIBBON ON IT. HUNT WAS ONE OF 59 MEN WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE IN GAINSVILLE, VA. ALONG WITH 17 KILLED. THE 76TH NEW YORK INFANTRY WAS IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC AND SAW VERY HEAVY ACTION THROUGHOUT THE WAR. THIS BADGE COMES WITH A FULL FOLDER OF ARCHIVE PAPERS. THIS IS A VERY FINE ID TAG WITH VERY GOOD KILLED IN ACTION HISTORY THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY CIVIL WAR COLLECTION!    

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