Lot 249:
Large Antique Smith Family Ohio Civil War Soldier, Photograph Album & Ephemera Collection
Description
Victorian era CDV album and Smith/Barden/Gunn/Hawley family paperwork found amongst the belongings of Mabel McGurer – aunt to purple heart recipient WWII US Marine soldier Corp. Robert L. McGurer – who was killed in action Sept. 14 1942 on Guadalcanal. His wartime collection is offered in a separate lot. *The Michigan based Smith family album contains 46 images?including a Civil War soldier, a 1941 dated letter holds the family information on the identity of the soldier as 2nd Lieutenant?Chas. Smith Co. K enlisted May 7 1861 in the Ohio volunteer infantry. Promoted to regimental staff 1st Lieutenant, killed in the Battle of Port Republic Va June 9th 1862. He was the husband of Lucina Hawley. The Hawley family genealogy?paperwork is included with a 1942 letter as the cover page, Geraldine Smith’s report cards and turn of the century postcards, Cora Barden’s (later Gunn) diary and 1892 marriage certificate, Gunn family WWII war ration books and more. A Civil War Discharge paper and early English ring arm specs (offered in separate lots) was found in this ephemera collection. The leather covered photograph book is separated into two sections with scattered age, porcelain accents. embossed and gilded page edges and metal closure. Some images have names hand written onto the paperboard. Mabel, and her sister Maud, corresponded with WWI US soldier Sgt. William Dillman of Co. L 6th Ohio Infantry during his military service and kept his letters and photographs – which are also listed in a separate lot.
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