$558
Broadside for Grand Reception of the Return of Warren Light Guard, Foxboro, Massachusetts, July 23, 1861, (fold, foxing, minor creases), 13 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. Note: The 4th Regt. Mass. Vol. Mill "Minute Men" was summoned to Boston by special Order No. 14 on April 15, 1861. Company F of Foxboro had offered its services as early as January 10, 1861. The 4th was the first regiment to leave the state, forming a part of the garrison at Fort Monroe, then a month later to Newport News to help fortify Camp Butler, then in June Company H and four others took part in the battle of Big Bethel. On July 22, 1861, the regiment mustered out at Long Island to be welcomed in Foxboro the next day.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-26
