ID’D GROUPING – JAMES HARDING, 207th PA – GAR BUTTONS, MEDAL DROP, TINTYPE, PRE-WAR DIARY, ANTIQUE BUTTON

ID’D GROUPING – JAMES HARDING, 207th PA – GAR BUTTONS, MEDAL DROP, TINTYPE, PRE-WAR DIARY, ANTIQUE BUTTON

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James H. Harding was a resident of Montoursville, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania when he enlisted as a private and mustered into Company I of the 207th Pennsylvania on 9/5/1864.  His term of service would extend just over 8 months, until his discharge on 5/31/65.

The grouping includes four Grand Army of the Republic coat-sized buttons (3 Scoville stamped, 1 Waterbury marked only), three cuff-sized GAR buttons (2 unmarked, 1 marked Wilson of Philadelphia), a Type IV GAR medal drop (numbered B85041), antique pewter button, tintype photograph of a seated James Harding in older age, and an 1858-dated diary with a mixture of diary entries and accounting notes from business transactions.  The diary is a commercially manufactured “Union Diary” with and all writing was done with pencil (approximate dimensions are 3.8” x 2.25”.

Though the 207th got a relatively late start on their service, they departed Camp Curtin in time for action in Virginia; “On Sept. 12 it left for the front and on the 16th reached City Point, Va., where it was assigned to picket duty with the army of the James on the Ber-muda front.  The enemy suddenly charged the picket line on the night of Nov. 17, and the regiment lost 2 killed and a number wounded in the sharp engagement which ensued.  It was after-wards assigned to the 2nd brigade, 3d division, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac, and was stationed on the Army Line railroad, near Fort Prescott.  It shared in the movement to Hatcher's run in Feb., 1865, but was not engaged.  It was active at Fort Stedman on March 25, losing 1 killed and 16 wounded.  On the morning of April 2 it was formed in line of battle immediately in front of Fort Sedgwick and joined in the final assault which carried the works of Petersburg, the 207th planting its colors on the fort which commanded the Jerusalem plank road, its losses being 37 killed, 140 wounded and 8 missing, a total of 185.   Col. Mathews commanding the brigade, stated in his official report: "To Col. R. C. Cox, who commanded the leading regiment, I owe the entire good success that attended the charge.  Foremost among those who scaled the enemy's works, cheering his men by his courage preparing them to meet the many charges of the enemy to retake the lines, and thus beating them back each time, with heavy losses in killed and wounded, he is deserving of the highest praise."  With its division it was charged with keeping open the line of supply for the army along the South Side railroad.  It advanced as far as Burkesville, where it halted, and the command was engaged in picket duty and guarding and paroling prisoners.  After the surrender of Lee, it returned to Alexandria, where it was mustered out on May 13, 1865, with recruits being transferred to the 51st Pa.”

A neat group for collector of Civil War veterans’ items.  [cm][ph:L]

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