BARNEY, ALBERT MILTON (1837-86) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 142nd New York Infantry
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Civil War-Date Document Signed – an imprinted 142nd New York Infantry Pass
Document Signed, 3 ¾” x 5”, West Point, Virginia, May 4, 1864, “A.M. Barney, L[ieutenan]t Col[onel] Commanding Regiment,” a desirable, partly printed pass; dated one day before the fighting began at the Battle of the Wilderness and countersigned by 142nd New York Lieutenant Joseph Hastings Hays, who was wounded at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia the following month.
Lightly toned, with the expected folds; general wear and staining throughout.
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