Civil War RPPC GAR Amos ROBERTS 1ST Maine Artillery Bull Run Washington DC Seige

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Civil War RPPC GAR Amos ROBERTS 1ST Maine Artillery Bull Run Washington DC Seige. Authentic RPPC Postcard circa the 1880s/1890s. Shows Amos Roberts in his Cuvil War uniform. The back has his name signed by a relative.

Did you know that Amos Roberts was raised in Sangerville Maine with a relative named Otis O. Roberts who won the Medal of Honor for bravery.

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3rd BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY ("C").
Organized at Augusta and mustered in December 11, 1861. Duty at Augusta till March 19, 1862, and at Portland, Me., till April 1. Moved to Washington, D. C., April 1-8 Camp at Capital Hill till April 14. Assigned to duty as Pontooneers, McDowell''s Dept. of the Rappahannock, April to June, 1862. Pontooneers, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, Haskins'' Division, Defences of Washington, to February, 1863. Battery assigned to 1st Maine Heavy Artillery as Company "M" March 28, 1863. Buyer pays shipping.