Description: Fort Macomb guarded the water entrance to Lake Pontchartrain & New Orleans during the Civil War and was occupied by US Colored Troops troops after the War. An original Special Order issued at HQ Fort Macomb, January 27. 1866 by order of Post Commander Captain Henry K Bicker, 10th US Colored Heavy Artillery allowing Lt George L Faxon, 10th USC HA to proceed by boat with a crew of 4 men to New Orleans on business, with permission to be absent 48 hours. Signed by Lt William Forbes Wilson (a comrade in the 38th Mass, Wounded at Port Hudson, and died of fever at Fort Macomb May 1866) , and reverse signed by Lt Benjamin P Powell, 1st New Orleans Volunteers (1st Louisiana New Orleans Infantry) as Provost Marshal at New Orleans. 1p 8 x 11" ink,. Folds, edge wear, age stains, Overall VG. Comes w service info for Lt George Luther Faxon, a noted 38th Massachusetts officer from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts and postwar Faxon Family genealogist & author. Welcome to my Ebay Auctions and Ebay Store. I am a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documents including broadsides, commissions, General Orders and other imprints. I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 35 years My customers have included some of the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as well was as a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 US federal, state, public and private university & municipal museums and libraries. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described. I am a longtime member of the Company of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, the Ephemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape. I SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, AND HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL FULL TIME SELLER OF ANTIQUE HISTORICAL ITEMS SINCE 1980. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER LISTINGS. PLEASE READ DETAILS OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL ITEMS ACCURATELY U.S. SHIPPING ONLY I ship only USPS priority mail with insurance Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If you would like to Add Me as a Seller You Follow, Go to the Seller Information Bar on the Middle Right Side of the Page and click ‘Follow This Seller”
Price: 125 USD
Location: Angier, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-04-27T19:05:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
