Consisting of 3 pieces. (1) Department of Interior / Pension Office cover, post-marked “Washington, Nov. 17 __” (2) Official declaration from Gilmore’s father, dated Antrim, Ireland, 3/5/1864, (3) Memo concerning Gilmore.

A resident of Chester County, PA, Richard T. Gilmore enlisted as a Private and was mustered into Co. “H”, 42^nd Pennsylvania Infantry, 8/20/1862. He was killed in action when his regiment was engaged at the edge of the “Wheatfield” during Longstreet’s attack at Gettysburg, PA, on the afternoon of 7/2/1863. His unit, the 13^th Pennsylvania Reserves, was mustered in the summer of 1861, later becoming the 42^nd PA, nicknamed “The Bucktails” for the deer buck tails adorning their kepis. Engaged during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and later decimated at Antietam, they were also engaged at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.  Mustered in 1864  following the battle of Spotsylvania, during service the unit lost 162 killed or mortally wounded and 90 by disease for a total of 252.

The Irish pension declaration by Gilmore’s father appears on printed form from County Antrim,  dated 3/5/1864. One page in ink, 7.5” x 11.5. Exhibits fold-marks. Else VG & entirely legible. Text as follows:

“I am the father of Richard T. Gilmore who was a soldier in the Arm of the United States of America and that the said Richard T. Gilmore was (whilst so serving in such capacity) killed in the Battle of Gettysburg on the second day of July, One thousand eight hundred and sixty three, as I am informed and believe Declarant father sworn that the said Richard T. Gilmore was whilst so serving a soldier in Company H, first Pennsylvania Rifles / Richard Gilmore. Signed by, ___ Stuart, Justice of said County.”

Gilmore Memo. One page in ink on lined paper, 8” x 3.25. Exhibits slight wrinkling, left margin. Text:

Richard T. Gilmore—left no wife unmarried. Company H, First Bucktail rifles in Gen. Reynolds Regt. July 2 killed at Gettysburg battle in Penn.”

Fine Gettysburg memento/memorial of a 42^nd PA Bucktail killed near the Wheatfield on the second of July 1863. In protective sleeve, accompanied by documentation.   [JP] [ph:L]

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