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Civil War shoulder boards from Col Edward B. Sawyer
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You are bidding on a set of Civil War Colonel shoulder boards said to be worn by Col Edward B. Sawyer. They have been mounted in a picture frame and were glued to a piece of velvet backing. We are not experts in the field and do not have a way of authenticating them. The Person who owned them last said he was a distant relative. Please look at the photos carefully. I tried to show as much detail as I could. This was part of an estate sale and I do not have any other info besides what was listed. Good luck bidding. You will get the set you see in the photos. No reserve! We will ship to the continental US only. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction close. Check out my other items ! Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! Edward Bertrand Sawyer Military Service RESIDENCE Hyde Park, Vermont ENLISTED December 21, 1861 as a Captain COMMISSIONED November 1, 1861 UNIT Company I, 1st Vermont Cavalry TRANSFERRED n/a PROMOTED Promoted Major on April 26, 1862 Promoted Colonel on May 16, 1862 DISCHARGED Resigned on April 28, 1864 COMMENTS Biography Edward Bertrand Sawyer was a son of Joshua Sawyer, of Hyde Park, for 60 years a leading member of the bar in Northern Vermont, and widely known as a lawyer, legislator, scholar and wit. He was of patriotic ancestry, his maternal grandfather, Captain Aaron Keeler, of Norwalk, Conn., having served in the Continental Army through out the War of the Revolution, after the close of which he came to Vermont and was one of the pioneers of the town of Hyde Park. Others of his ancestors had held commissions in both the army and navy in the Revolutionary War. He studied law in his father’s office, and was admitted to the bar in 1849; became prominent in politics, and was a delegate from Vermont in the National Convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln. When the war broke out he was the County Clerk of Lamoille County. Moved by patriotic impulse and hatred of human slavery, he at once devoted his energies to the National cause. He was active in recruiting Company D of the 5 th Regiment, and then recruited Company I of the cavalry regiment, of which he was the first captain. He was in the prime of his life, now 34 years old, and a good horseman, having been much in the saddle in his youth and riding much with the officers of the Royal Cavalry during a residence of 3 years in Canada. Excerpts from the Official Records CAVALRY BRIGADE, DEPARTMENT OF SHENANDOAH Williamsport, Md., May 28, 1862 SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my regiment on the 24th and 25th days of the present month: ...In summing up the occurrences of to-day I regret to have to report an accident befalling Major Sawyer , occasioned by the falling of his horse, seriously injuring his ankle joint and rendering him unfit for duty, and thus depriving me of the services of a valuable officer ... Very respectfully, your obedient servant, CHAS. H. THOMPKINS,Colonel First Vermont Cavalry Source: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies , series 1, volume 12, part 1 (Second Manassas): 585-586. I have been fowarded this information ............ "1st VT fought 75 battles,Sawyer got shot in face by Reb sniper,and under fire forty times.THEY ARE ORANGE DRAGOON STRAPS, 1st VT. Had a DRAGOON BN, WHICH were with sixth and second corps;no doubt the straps are SAWYER'S.Dragoon straps ARE SO RARE and EXCELLENT QUALITY to a COLONEL(silver eagles look great)" Hope it helps in your bidding! 
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