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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02016.100 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry |
| Title | Receipt of Captain Buyers |
| Date | 4 November 1862 |
| Author | Belcher, Augustus (fl. 1861-1880) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Receipt for the purchase of six picks and three axes for I Company, 58th Pennsylvania. Captain John Buyers was commissioned into I Company, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry on October 28, 1862 and resigned seven months later. |
| Subjects | Finance Military History Military Supplies Infantry Union Forces Civil War |
| People | Cook, Charles (fl. 1840-1860) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Augustus Belcher enlisted as a private on 5 September 1861 and was mustered into A company, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was promoted to Full Quartermaster Sergeant on 14 September 1864 and mustered out on 24 January 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 58th Pennsylvania Infantry |