American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Order of Services at the Funeral of Capt. Clark S. Simonds, September 23d, 1862. 5 x 8 in., 3pp., with mourning borders (minimal spotting, light folds). Clark S. Simonds was working as a scythe maker in Fitchburg, MA, when he enlisted on 7/30/1861 as a 1st lieutenant and was commissioned into Company B, 15th Massachusetts Infantry. He was promoted to captain 8/1/1861, POW 10/21/1861 at Ball's Bluff, VA, and confined 10/24/1861 at Richmond, VA (Liggon Tobacco factory). He was KIA on 9/17/1862 at Antietam, MD. 

[With:] 3 post-Civil War boudoir photographs of the Antietam Battlefield, each 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. on cardstock mount (fading, light surface wear). Uncredited, but with modern notations on verso. Scenes include the Antietam National Cemetery and Monument, Dunker Church, and "the Bridge." -- 5 printed postcards of notable landmarks and monuments at Antietam (overall good, one with light stain to edge). 

[With:] The Drummer of Antietam. New York: Charles Magnus, n.d. 5 x 8 in. songsheet with color engraving (spotting and staining, trimmed edges). -- Battle of Antietam. Samuel Sartain, engraver. 9 1/2 x 6 in. steel plate engraving (occasional spotting). -- Illustrated Civil War-period cover featuring view of Antietam. -- The Battle of Antietam (September 17th, 1862) Its Place in History. Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration. Ceremonies in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. Sunday September 21, 1912. 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in., 12pp. booklet (spotting and soiling to covers, contents with light wear).

Together, 13 items associated with the Battle of Antietam.