Civil War PORT ROYAL SC DUE 3 Cover MAJOR EDWARD H. LITTLE 127th NY INFANTRY
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Civil War PORT ROYAL SC DUE 3 Cover MAJOR EDWARD H. LITTLE 127th NY INFANTRY. One Hundred and Twenty-seventh NY Infantry. —Col., William Gurney; Lieut.-Cols., Stewart L. Woodford, Edward H. Little;Majors., Edward H. Little, Frank K. Smith. It was present during the actions at Bull's island in March, 1864, and at Fort Johnson in July, sustaining its first severe loss at the battle of Honey Hill, S. C., in November, its casualties in this action amounting to 7 killed, 49 wounded and 15 missing. Civil War PORT ROYAL SC DUE 3 postmarked cover from MAJOR EDWARD H. LITTLE 127th NY INFANTRY cover. INTERNET INFO: 127th New York Infantry Regiment ActiveJuly 10, 1862 – June 30, 1865 CountryUnited States AllegianceUnion BranchInfantry EngagementsSiege of Suffolk Battle of Diascund Bridge Battle of Nine Mile Ordinary Second Battle of Charleston Harbor Battle of Honey Hill Battle of Deveaux’s Neck Battle of Tulifinny Battle of Rivers' Bridge CommandersColonel William Gurney One Hundred and Twenty-seventh NY Infantry.—Col., William Gurney; Lieut.-Cols., Stewart L. Woodford, Edward H. Little; Majors., Edward H. Little, Frank K. Smith. This regiment, known as the National Volunteers or Monitors, was principally recruited on Long Island and in New York city, where it was mustered into the U. S. service for three years, Sept. 8, 1862, and left two days later for Washington. It served during the siege of Suffolk in the spring of 1863 in Hughston's (3d) brigade, Gurney's division, and in June was engaged in minor affairs at Diascund bridge and at Nine-mile Ordinary, Va. In August it was ordered to South Carolina, where it participated in the various operations about Charleston harbor in 1863, including the siege of Fort Wagner and the bombardment of Fort Sumter, attached to the 1st brigade, Gordon's division, 10th corps. It was present during the actions at Bull's island in March, 1864, and at Fort Johnson in July, sustaining its first severe loss at the battle of Honey Hill, S. C., in November, its casualties in this action amounting to 7 killed, 49 wounded and 15 missing. It was then serving in Potter's (1st) brigade, Hatch's division, and was again warmly engaged at Deveaux neck in December, losing 14 killed, 67 wounded, and 3 missing. Shortly after the evacuation of Charleston, the regiment was detailed by order of Gen. Sherman for permanent city garrison, on account of its good reputation for discipline, Col. Gurney being appointed post commander. It was there mustered out on June 30, 1865. The regiment left for the war about 1,000 strong and returned home with 25 officers and 530 men. It lost by death during service 35 men killed in action; I officer and 94 men died of disease and other causes, a total of 130. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED We want you to be happy with your purchase. We offer a 14-day return on any item that you find is not as described. Please give us a chance to make it right if you feel that we have made an error. Please ask all questions prior to bidding or buying. We reserve the right to cancel any bids that we think was not made in good faith. By placing a bid or making a purchase from us means that you the buyer agrees to all terms applied on this listing set by Ebay Inc. We only sell original authentic material. We are buyers, sellers, and collectors of interesting philatelic & numismatic material. LIFE MEMBERS: AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY "Delivering guaranteed satisfaction on Ebay since 2002." PAYMENT Please pay for your purchase within 3 days . Ebay will automatically send payment reminders; so please disregard if payment has already been made. All state taxes collected from Ebay via your invoice goes to your state tax office not the seller. Please contact Ebay with any local and state tax questions before bidding/buying. US SHIPPING We combine shipping on multiple purchases. Please wait before paying in order to receive a discount on combined shipping . We will provide a tracking number for your purchase. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE OF THE US.
