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9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Officer CDV & ID'D Wallet


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Championhilz

There are still deals on Civil War relics to be had - I picked up this ID'D wallet on Ebay last week for the grand sum of $9, including free shipping. It belonged to John S. Detweiler, a lawyer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who joined the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry in 1861 as captain of Company E. Later in the war he was promoted to major of the regiment. Inside the wallet was an unidentified CDV of a Union officer - this is probably Detweiler, as he is wearing captain's bars, the rank that he held for most of his term of service. The white pants the officer is wearing are very interesting - definitely not the usual army pants most Civil War soldiers wore. The 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry was one of the few units from the Keystone State to be sent west, and they fought at Richmond, Perryville, Chickamauga, Sherman's march to the sea, and the Carolinas Campaign.

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

The ink ID on the wallet appears to be legit CW period. Now if you can 100% ID the officers cdv then your cooking!

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Great find for a great price. I had the honor of transcribing the diary of a 9th PV Cavalry soldier for a friend of mine, maybe 20 or so years ago now.

Paul

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