Auction 88
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Feb 9, 2021
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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LOT 750:
GUSTAV KAEMMERLING
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Sold for: $140
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$100 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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GUSTAV KAEMMERLING
(1819 - 1902) Colonel of the 9th Ohio Infantry, the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army. Kaemmerling was also arguably a brigadier general, as he argues in this A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Tell City, In., Sep. 7, 1890. In part: '...In reply to your Letter of Sept. 2d [I] send you the date of my commission as Brigadier General of Vol...' He signs, adding below: 'Promoted Brig. General of Volunteers April 7th 1864 to rank from January 25th 1864' Accompanied by a T.L.S. from the War Dept. Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 9, 1923 which refutes Kaemmerling's claim: '...It appears from the records on file that Colonel Kaemmerling declined to accept an appointment as brigadier general of volunteers tendered to him on April 7,1864...' Intriguing.
