The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Capt. Bachman Receives Accoutrements in Good Order-- Part 1


From the August 17, 2015, Cowan's Auctions site.

The note of receipt from Captain William K. Bachman for accoutrements received in 1861 from Charleston Arsenal's Captain Frederick L. Childs.

Avery short note on a scrap of paper that the auction house expected to go for between $500 and $800 but went unsold.

William K. Bachman (1830-1901), Captain and commander of the German Light Artillery dated Charleston, S.C., August 31, 1861.

"Received in good order from Captain Lee A.Q.M. at Hamstead
Captain W.K. Bachman / German Volunteer
One box  Accoutrements
Wm. K. Bachman"

--Old Secesh

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