American Historical Ephemera and Photography

A collection of letters and documents recording information and activities of the 1st Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade, including:

Muster-in Roll of Captain William T. Faithful's Company. 13 September 1861. 2 sheets, each 9 x 20 1/2 in., listing a total of 66 men with their ranks, ages, and dates and locations of enrollment listed. Includes Captain William T. Faithful and Lieutenants Theoderick B. Hall and Charles J. Brown. -- Autograph document signed by Colonel William Maulsby, being a contract for renting a law office in Frederick, MD to be used as a provost marshal's office. 1 June 1863. 2pp. --
ALS from Lieutenant Henry M. Binney to Colonel William P. Maulson. Harper's Ferry, 9 May 1862. 1p. Writing on behalf of the commanding colonel, Lieutenant Binney acknowledges receipt of Colonel Maulson's records of regimental courts martial and informs him that Major Steiner is on a special duty. -- ALS from Private Joseph S. Hersey, Company C, to his wife. Nolands Ferry, 13 May 1864. 4pp. Writing shortly after the Battle of New Market, he writes "Our troops are gaining ground on every hand. If they continue a few days longer, it will put a stop to the heaviest fighting." -- Manuscript report of the the sick and wounded. 16 April 1864. 1p., 15 1/2x 9 3/4 in. -- Manuscript "Special Orders No. 176" signed by Colonel William Maulsby. Headquarters at Martinsburg, VA. 13 June 1864. With original envelope. 1p. Maulsby charges two civilian employees with "contempt and disrespect toward the commanding officer of the post . . . in a manner calculated to target confusion and interruption," They are "ordered to quit this post, and not to return to the limits thereof." -- And 3 other documents including an inventory of the effects of a deceased private. -- Together, 9 items. Conditions generally fair, with toning, creasing, and separations consistent with age.

The 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade, led by Colonel William P. Maulsby (1815-1894), fought most famously at Gettysburg, where it is honored with a monument on Culp's Hill. It lost 23 killed, 80 wounded, and 1 missing in the battle.