Civil War Artillery Shell Jacket with the Diary of George Cook of the 13th New York Heavy Artillery
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Civil War Artillery Shell Jacket with the Diary of George Cook of the 13th New York Heavy Artillery

$2,650.00

The dark blue wool shell jacket bears the red trim of the artillery branch. All eagle buttons are present, with two additional eagle buttons pinned inside of the jacket. The exterior of the jacket shows one very small hole on the upper right front shoulder, but otherwise the jacket is quite clean. The interior lining remains present, with the interior sleeve bearing an indistinct stamp as well as the number “2”. The jacket is accompanied by the 1864 diary of George Cook, who served from early 1864 to 1865 in Company E of the 13th New York Heavy Artillery. The diary was written in pencil but it remains legible and intact. A slip of paper was affixed to the interior rear identifying the diary, and a second slip of paper was affixed to the inside rear, with this paper bearing a signed and notarized statement from 1999 attesting to the fact that the shell jacket and the diary were acquired together. The group further includes copies of George Cook’s Civil War service records from the National Archives. The diary exhibits wear and age, but it is sound and the shell jacket makes an excellent appearance. Portions of the regiment took part in engagements in the operations against Petersburg and Richmond; Swift creek, N. C; Day’s Point, Va.; Fort Fisher, N. C; and the fall of Petersburg. Lieut. J. L. De Peyster raised the first flag over Richmond when the city surrendered in 1865.

 

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