CIVIL WAR "SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL" BROADSIDE — COMPANY C, 67TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

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An uncolored lithographic "Soldiers' Memorial" broadside commemorating Company C, 67th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, published by Baker, Walrad & Case of Washington, D.C., lithographed by Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway, New York, copyrighted 1863. Sheet measures approximately 19 x 22 inches.

The elaborate architectural border, typical of the genre, is crowned by a spread-winged eagle grasping a national shield and stand of flags above a castellated fort motif, with the title "SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL" arching overhead and vignettes of camp life, a soldier's farewell to his family, and a homecoming scene worked into the side columns. The center presents the roster in three printed columns under a Gothic arch inscribed "COMPANY C / 67th Regiment Pennsylvania Vols.," listing Regimental Officers, Company Officers, Sergeants, Corporals, Musicians, Wagoner, and Privates with individual remarks noting deaths, wounds, desertions, discharges, and captures. A dedication panel below reads "Mustered into the U.S. Service, January 4, 1862, by Colonel Ruff, at Philadelphia, Pa.," flanked by a battle vignette of cavalry, artillery, and charging infantry. Side columns carry a printed regimental history and a list of engagements.

The roster records Captain George C. Urwiler and 1st Lieutenant Lyman T. Borchers as prisoners of war, captured at Winchester, June 15, 1863; 2nd Lieutenant James E. Eldred, died at Annapolis, Md., June 17, 1863; and numerous privates noted as killed, wounded, deserted, or discharged, including Osmer Chamberlain, killed at Winchester, and William H. Herbert, died of wounds received near Berryville.

The 67th Pennsylvania Volunteers was organized at Philadelphia and mustered in January 4, 1862. Per the broadside's printed regimental history, the unit served at Baltimore, Annapolis, Harper's Ferry, and Winchester before reinforcing Gen. Milroy in June 1863, when it was engaged at the Battle of Winchester (June 14–15, 1863) and forced to fall back to Harper's Ferry. The regiment subsequently joined the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac, and participated in the Bristoe Station campaign, the crossing of the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford, and the battles of Locust Grove and Mine Run before wintering at Brandy Station. Listed engagements include Upperville (May 6, 1863), Opequan Creek (June 13, 1863), Winchester (June 14–15, 1863), Wapping Heights (July 23, 1863), and Locust Grove (November 27, 1863).

These "Soldiers' Memorial" broadsides were produced company-by-company as commemorative rolls of honor, sold to veterans and their families after the war; surviving examples with the roster fully set in type for a specific company, as here, are less commonly encountered than the blank-form variants.

Uncolored lithograph on period wove paper, approximately 19 x 22 inches. Overall toning and scattered foxing throughout, heavier at the margins. A vertical center fold with associated creasing and separation. Corner losses at upper left and upper right, with edge chipping and small tears along the perimeter, not affecting the printed roster or central imagery. A strong, display-worthy example of a scarce regimental memorial print despite the noted wear.   [ss][ph:L]

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