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Photograph, Harry Baxter King, Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry

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arte De Visite, "visiting card," aka CDV format photograph of Harry Baxter King, aka Henry Baxter King, aka Baxter Henry King. King was an orderly sergeant in Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Lynchburg…

Ugly Club membership certificate, 1821, George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)

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Printed certificate signifying that George Christian Hutter is a member of the Ugly Club of Easton, Pennsylvania. It reads:“Amicitia Vinum Vitae Est.”              In testimony that George C. Hutter on the fifteenth day of December In the year of our…

US Army dress epaulets, George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)

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Metal epaulets belonging to Major George Christian Hutter (1793-1879). Worn on the shoulders of army dress uniforms for formal occasions.

Diary, 1820-1821, George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)

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George Hutter's handwritten diary covering joining his first months as an officer in the US Army. He leaves Pennsylvania and travels to and around various forts in Florida.

Belt Buckle, Civil War, US Army

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Belt buckle found on or near the Sandusky property by Harold Heywood Hutter in the mid 20th century. Likely a relic from the 1864 Battle of Lynchburg

Tin sign, Maj. G. C. Hutter Paymaster U S Army

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Painted tin sign, likely for a door, denoting Major George C. Hutter as a US Army Paymaster. Possibly from his time as paymaster in Charleston, SC. Hutter served as a paymaster from about 1846-1848 assigned to Texas and South Carolina and possibly…

Document, 28 September 1847, Military Appointment for George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)

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Letter, handwritten and signed by Secretary of War William L. Marcy appointing George Christian Hutter to the rank of Major in the First Regiment of Infantry in place of an officer named Clark who is deceased.Document issued during the…

Document, 1 February 1820, military appointment for George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)

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War Department document, printed, with hand written annotations. From Secretary of War John C. Calhoun to George Christian Hutter appointing Hutter as 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army's Corps of Artillery.

Document, Account for period March-April 1861, George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)

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Accounting sheet outlining government funds George Christian Hutter was responsible for March-April 1861 while paymaster for the US Army in Charleston, S.C. Hutter resigned his commission in April 1861 and returned to his home "Sandusky" in…