Antique 1864 SIGNED Civil War Captain UNITED STATES SERVICE MAGAZINE Vol 2 No 8

Antique 1864 Original…

SIGNED by Civil War Captain BENJAMIN DENSMORE

UNITED STATES SERVICE MAGAZINE

Vol. 2 No. 8

Published by Charles B. Richardson

NEW YORK

Front cover signed & inscribed “B. Densmore 4th USC Infantry”. Inside first blank page stamped D. Densmore.

Benjamin & Daniel Densmore were brothers who both served in the Civil War, and much of their correspondence about the war is preserved in museum collections. Benjamin Desnmore commanded the 4th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. The 4th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an African-American unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. A part of the United States Colored Troops, the regiment saw action in Virginia and North Carolina, taking part in the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, North Carolina, and the Carolinas Campaign.

See brief biographies below.

Volume includes articles regarding Major-General William T Sherman, great battles in history, military notes and queries, official intelligence and more.

Last page is printed yellow with advertisements for photographers needed.

225 pages including table of contents.

Measures 9 1/4” x 6 3/8”.

Benjamin Densmore: On October 21, 1861 he enlisted as a private in the Minnesota Infantry, Third Regiment, Company E. He went south with his regiment in November and surrendered at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in July 1862, when he was ordered back to Minnesota to fight in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. He was with General Sibley in the battle of Wood Lake when he was struck by a bullet in the back of the head, rendered unconscious, and carried to safety by his comrades.

After healing he returned south to assist the chaplain in caring for and organizing into the service the "contrabands" (freed blacks, some of whom were sent North as servants) at Columbus, Kentucky. He was promoted to quartermaster sergeant on September 25, 1863. He was later made 1st lieutenant of Company F, U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Second Regiment for his efficient work. In July 1864 he was promoted to captain of the Fourth Regiment, U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery in which position he remained until the end of the war. In February 1866 he mustered out. In 1866 he, along with his brother Daniel, established the Red Wing Iron Works and continued in the business until 1912.

Daniel Densmore: He was a major in the 68th U.S. Colored Infantry. He was also on General A. J. Smith's raid into Mississippi and in the battle of Tupelo. In 1865 he sailed with the expedition from Pensacola to move against Mobile from the east. Marching up through the country, during the final charge on April 9th, Colonel Jones was wounded and Daniel, as Lieutenant Colonel, took command going up the river to Selma, to Montgomery, and back to Mobile. He suffered from typhoid and southern fever during the war. He contracted a fever again on the return trip to Alexandria and was discharged in 1865 because of illness.

CONDITION:

Excellent vintage, preowned condition. Back cover is detached. Blue covers and pages have slight discoloration from age. Ink blotches on front cover bleed into adjacent pages. Tears at edges of paper throughout magazine. Tears at binding. See photos for details.

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