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AN EARLY U.S. CIVIL WAR ID TAG IDENTIFIED TO "ASA S. PLUMLEY" OF THE N.Y. 16TH CAVALRY IN FINE UNTOUCHED CONDITION!
Guns International #: 101531776 Seller's Inventory #: K-0331
Category: Collectibles - Civil War - Military Collectible US
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Seller: Civil War Toys
Member Since: 5/30/19
First Name: vincent
Last Name: caponi
State: New York
Zip: 11565
Country: United States
Phone: (516) 353-3250
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Seller: Private Seller
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Description:
AN EARLY U.S. CIVIL WAR ID TAG IDENTIFIED TO "ASA S. PLUMLEY" OF THE N.Y. 16TH CAVALRY IN FINE UNTOUCHED CONDITION. ALL ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE. THE TAG HAS VERY CLEAR STAMPINGS ON BOTH SIDES. ON ONE SIDE IS STAMPED "ASA S. PLUMLEY, MASSENA, N.Y." ALONG THE EDGE AND "CO. A/16TH N.Y.S.V./SPRAGUES, LT. CAV" IN THE CENTER. THE OTHE SIDE HAS AN IMAGE OF "MAJOR GEN. McCLELLAN" ON IT ANS "WAR OF 1861" THE ID TAG HAS A NICE PATINA THROUGHOUT IT. THE 16TH NY CAVALRY HAD VERY GOOD HISTORY AND SPENT MOST OF THEIR TIME CHASING AFTER AND SKIRMISHING WITH THE "GRAY GHOST" JOHN S. MOSBY. THEY WERE ALSO THE REGIMENT WHO CAPTURED AND KILLED JOHN WILKES BOOTH AND CAPTURED HIS ACCOMPLICE DAVID HEROLD. ASA PLUMLEY WAS IN THIS REGIMENT UNTIL AUGUST 17, 1865. THIS BADGE COMES WITH A FULL FOLDER OF ARCHIVE PAPERS. THIS IS A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF A U.S. CIVIL WAR IDENTIFIED ID TAG WITH FINE HISTORY!
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