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Gilt brass "Against Rebellion" soldier's ID tag. Obverse features a patriotic shield reading "Union" with the legend "Against Rebellion / 1861." Reverse stamped "John Orth . / Co. E / 107th / Regt. / Pa. Vols. / Harrisburg. Pa."
Patriotic ID tag of private John A. Orth, who mustered into the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry on 18 February 1862. By August, the regiment was already in combat in Virginia. Orth survived every major eastern engagement including Gettysburg, where his name is borne on the regimental monument.
On 19 August 1864, Orth was captured at Weldon Railroad, Virginia. He died of disease only three months later while confined at Salisbury prison, North Carolina.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Ephemera, Medals, Coins, Numismatics, Militaria]
Patriotic ID tag of private John A. Orth, who mustered into the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry on 18 February 1862. By August, the regiment was already in combat in Virginia. Orth survived every major eastern engagement including Gettysburg, where his name is borne on the regimental monument.
On 19 August 1864, Orth was captured at Weldon Railroad, Virginia. He died of disease only three months later while confined at Salisbury prison, North Carolina.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Ephemera, Medals, Coins, Numismatics, Militaria]
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[Civil War Gettysburg] 107th PA ID Disc
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