A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS: INCREDIBLE SWORD, SASH AND DIARY OF A NEW YORK OFFICER K.I.A. AND THE WARTIME EFFECTS OF HIS BROTHER SERVING IN AN ADJUNCT REGIMENT.

Revised: 2/20/2007

A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS: INCREDIBLE SWORD, SASH AND DIARY OF A NEW YORK OFFICER K.I.A. AND THE WARTIME EFFECTS OF HIS BROTHER SERVING IN AN ADJUNCT REGIMENT. A wonderful and historic archive and artifact compilation related to the Baldwin family of New York. The sword, sash and diary related to Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin. 107th NY Vol. Inf. who was killed in action at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek and military effects belonging to his brother Maj. Elisha G. Baldwin, Co. C, 141st NY Vol. Inf.. The lot consists of Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin’s presentation grade sword being a non-regulation Staff and Field Officer’s sword sold by Schuyler, Hartley and Graham with a 33” lightly curved blade that has bold and deep decorative etching featuring “U.S.” a spread winged eagle, scrollwork and other military and patriotic designs. Each side of the ricasso is marked “Clauberg, Solingen” and “Schuler, Hartley and Graham, New York”. The half-basket hilt is of cast brass with openwork scrolls, an eagle in flight carrying a long banner on the counterguard and a “US” superimposed on the knucklebow. The grip is of wood, covered in sharkskin and wound with braided brass wire. The bird’s head pommel and backstrap are one pc. The scabbard is of German silver with two ring mounts and an iron drag. Accompanying the sword is Lathrop’s red silk officer’s sash. Finally, and one of the most historic and interesting items in the lot is Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin’s diary for 1863. This diary, dated 1863, is a small leather covered book with gilt fore edges and is inscribed in the front “Capt. L. Baldwin, Capt. 107th Regt./NYSV/Wolf’s Shoals Onogman Creek/Va. Dec. 29th 1862/in command of the Regt”. The diary is filled with entries for the entire year INCLUDING nice entries for the Battle of Gettysburg. There is very nice content throughout. The remainder of the objects are related to Lathrop’s brother Maj. Elisha G. Baldwin, Co. C, 141st NY Vol. Inf. These items include an incredible hand painted and pen and ink escutcheon made in the form of a tablet or monument with an arched top supported by two fancy pillars on each side surmounted by a magnificent spread winged eagle, crossed American flags with the inscription “Service Record of Elisha G. Baldwin with the 141 N.Y.V.”. This is surrounded by different corps badges, a fort with cannon, troops and an ironclad. At the bottom is a salt print of Baldwin standing with a ¾ view in full uniform. The entire center is filled in with Baldwin’s service record, including all of the campaigns and battles he participated in. This colorful and wonderful hand done escutcheon is signed by the artist at the bottom and reads “Designed executed and presented by Corp. Charles Van Wagner to his old comrade Capt. and Maj. Elisha G. Baldwin December 5th 1897”. The escutcheon measures approximately 21” X 28” and is mounted in its orig oak frame. Elisha Baldwin’s vellum NY commission is also included-signed by NY Gov. Horatio Seymour. The framed document measures approx. 11.5” X 14”. In addition Baldwin’s cane with a gold handle is inscribed “Major E.G. Baldwin Christmas 1893 from Alice and John”. The cane is nearly 30” in length. Finally, the family scrapbook is included which is filled with numerous newspaper clipping, poems, short stories, a few photographs and obituaries of Civil War veterans including Elisha Baldwin’s. Additionally there are a few letters, a wartime document and a printed silk reunion ribbon for the 141st NY Vol Inf dated September 9, 1903. This lot is accompanied by numerous photostatic copies of archive records for both Lathrop and Elisha Baldwin. Lathrop Baldwin’s service is well documented with the hard fought 107th Ny. This regiment left Camp Rathbun in Elmira on August 13, 1862 and arrived in Washington on the 15th, marched through the city and over the Long Bridge into northern VA where for several weeks it camped and trained among the forts that guarded Washington. On September 6, it began its long hard march north to the battlefield of Antietam. It saw its first action, as a member of the 12th Army Corps’ First “Red Star” Division, north of Sharpsburg, MD in this battle that would be known as the single bloodiest day of the war. This division was commanded by Gen. A. S. Williams. The 12th Army Corps, and later when it became the 20th, had the reputation of never having lost a color or a gun. Following a winter of picket duty, guarding against other Confederate incursions along the Potomac River, it participated in the battle of Chancellorsville. Not long after Chancellorsville, it marched up to PA where it met another invasion of the North by Gen. Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. The 107th was not involved in the repulsing of “Pickett’s Charge”, but it did help fight off the Confederate charge against Culp’s Hill earlier that day. Following Gettysburg the regiment was reassigned and sent to TN to guard railroads during the winter of 1863-64. Early in 1864 they were brought together in the 20th Army Corps, a consolidation of the 11th and the 12th corps which took place on April 4, 1864, and with other army corps by Gen. William T. Sherman to form an army of a 100,000, which would become one of the most famous armies in the history of warfare. The 107th fought hard in the many skirmishes and battles on its way to Atlanta, losing a great many men in the battle of New Hope Church, also known as Dallas. They were among the first troops to enter Atlanta, and they were part of its provost guard while Sherman’s other corps sought to engage and defeat Hood’s army. Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin was lost as a result of his wounds at Peach Tree Creek. Elisha Baldwin’s regiment, the 141st NY Vol Inf was equally engaged. The regiment left the NY on Sept. 15, 1862; it served at Laurel Hill, Middle Dept, 8th Corps, from Sept. 16, 1862; in the defenses of Washington, in Casey’s Div, from Oct. 1862; in 2nd Brig, Abercrombie’s Div, from Dec., 1862; in the same, 22nd Corps, from Feb., 1863; in 3rd , Potter’s Brig, Gurney’s Div, Dept of VA, at Suffolk, Va., from April, 1863; in 2nd Brig, Gordon’s Div, 7th Corps, from May 1863; in 2nd Brig, 2nd Div, 4th Corps, from June 1863; in 2nd Brig, 3rd Div, 9th Corps, from July 1863; in 1st Brig, 1st Div, 20th Corps, from April 1864, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 8, 1865, near Washington, D. C. A marvelous and historic archive of objects and ephemera related to two brothers. CONDITION: Sword has seen hard use. Scabbard being quite dented. Diary is excellent. Sash is fragile. Scrapbook, escutcheon and commission are all in very good condition and the walking cane is good. Inscription being worn and somewhat hard to read. 4-30060 CW12 (7,500-9,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	261	$10,925.00	Revised: 2/20/2007 A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS: INCREDIBLE SWORD, SASH AND DIARY OF A NEW YORK OFFICER K.I.A. AND THE WARTIME EFFECTS OF HIS BROTHER SERVING IN AN ADJUNCT REGIMENT. A wonderful and historic archive and artifact compilation related to the Baldwin family of New York. The sword, sash and diary related to Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin. 107th NY Vol. Inf. who was killed in action at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek and military effects belonging to his brother Maj. Elisha G. Baldwin, Co. C, 141st NY Vol. Inf.. The lot consists of Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin’s presentation grade sword being a non-regulation Staff and Field Officer’s sword sold by Schuyler, Hartley and Graham with a 33” lightly curved blade that has bold and deep decorative etching featuring “U.S.” a spread winged eagle, scrollwork and other military and patriotic designs. Each side of the ricasso is marked “Clauberg, Solingen” and “Schuler, Hartley and Graham, New York”. The half-basket hilt is of cast brass with openwork scrolls, an eagle in flight carrying a long banner on the counterguard and a “US” superimposed on the knucklebow. The grip is of wood, covered in sharkskin and wound with braided brass wire. The bird’s head pommel and backstrap are one pc. The scabbard is of German silver with two ring mounts and an iron drag. Accompanying the sword is Lathrop’s red silk officer’s sash. Finally, and one of the most historic and interesting items in the lot is Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin’s diary for 1863. This diary, dated 1863, is a small leather covered book with gilt fore edges and is inscribed in the front “Capt. L. Baldwin, Capt. 107th Regt./NYSV/Wolf’s Shoals Onogman Creek/Va. Dec. 29th 1862/in command of the Regt”. The diary is filled with entries for the entire year INCLUDING nice entries for the Battle of Gettysburg. There is very nice content throughout. The remainder of the objects are related to Lathrop’s brother Maj. Elisha G. Baldwin, Co. C, 141st NY Vol. Inf. These items include an incredible hand painted and pen and ink escutcheon made in the form of a tablet or monument with an arched top supported by two fancy pillars on each side surmounted by a magnificent spread winged eagle, crossed American flags with the inscription “Service Record of Elisha G. Baldwin with the 141 N.Y.V.”. This is surrounded by different corps badges, a fort with cannon, troops and an ironclad. At the bottom is a salt print of Baldwin standing with a ¾ view in full uniform. The entire center is filled in with Baldwin’s service record, including all of the campaigns and battles he participated in. This colorful and wonderful hand done escutcheon is signed by the artist at the bottom and reads “Designed executed and presented by Corp. Charles Van Wagner to his old comrade Capt. and Maj. Elisha G. Baldwin December 5th 1897”. The escutcheon measures approximately 21” X 28” and is mounted in its orig oak frame. Elisha Baldwin’s vellum NY commission is also included-signed by NY Gov. Horatio Seymour. The framed document measures approx. 11.5” X 14”. In addition Baldwin’s cane with a gold handle is inscribed “Major E.G. Baldwin Christmas 1893 from Alice and John”. The cane is nearly 30” in length. Finally, the family scrapbook is included which is filled with numerous newspaper clipping, poems, short stories, a few photographs and obituaries of Civil War veterans including Elisha Baldwin’s. Additionally there are a few letters, a wartime document and a printed silk reunion ribbon for the 141st NY Vol Inf dated September 9, 1903. This lot is accompanied by numerous photostatic copies of archive records for both Lathrop and Elisha Baldwin. Lathrop Baldwin’s service is well documented with the hard fought 107th Ny. This regiment left Camp Rathbun in Elmira on August 13, 1862 and arrived in Washington on the 15th, marched through the city and over the Long Bridge into northern VA where for several weeks it camped and trained among the forts that guarded Washington. On September 6, it began its long hard march north to the battlefield of Antietam. It saw its first action, as a member of the 12th Army Corps’ First “Red Star” Division, north of Sharpsburg, MD in this battle that would be known as the single bloodiest day of the war. This division was commanded by Gen. A. S. Williams. The 12th Army Corps, and later when it became the 20th, had the reputation of never having lost a color or a gun. Following a winter of picket duty, guarding against other Confederate incursions along the Potomac River, it participated in the battle of Chancellorsville. Not long after Chancellorsville, it marched up to PA where it met another invasion of the North by Gen. Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. The 107th was not involved in the repulsing of “Pickett’s Charge”, but it did help fight off the Confederate charge against Culp’s Hill earlier that day. Following Gettysburg the regiment was reassigned and sent to TN to guard railroads during the winter of 1863-64. Early in 1864 they were brought together in the 20th Army Corps, a consolidation of the 11th and the 12th corps which took place on April 4, 1864, and with other army corps by Gen. William T. Sherman to form an army of a 100,000, which would become one of the most famous armies in the history of warfare. The 107th fought hard in the many skirmishes and battles on its way to Atlanta, losing a great many men in the battle of New Hope Church, also known as Dallas. They were among the first troops to enter Atlanta, and they were part of its provost guard while Sherman’s other corps sought to engage and defeat Hood’s army. Lt. Col. Lathrop Baldwin was lost as a result of his wounds at Peach Tree Creek. Elisha Baldwin’s regiment, the 141st NY Vol Inf was equally engaged. The regiment left the NY on Sept. 15, 1862; it served at Laurel Hill, Middle Dept, 8th Corps, from Sept. 16, 1862; in the defenses of Washington, in Casey’s Div, from Oct. 1862; in 2nd Brig, Abercrombie’s Div, from Dec., 1862; in the same, 22nd Corps, from Feb., 1863; in 3rd , Potter’s Brig, Gurney’s Div, Dept of VA, at Suffolk, Va., from April, 1863; in 2nd Brig, Gordon’s Div, 7th Corps, from May 1863; in 2nd Brig, 2nd Div, 4th Corps, from June 1863; in 2nd Brig, 3rd Div, 9th Corps, from July 1863; in 1st Brig, 1st Div, 20th Corps, from April 1864, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 8, 1865, near Washington, D. C. A marvelous and historic archive of objects and ephemera related to two brothers. CONDITION: Sword has seen hard use. Scabbard being quite dented. Diary is excellent. Sash is fragile. Scrapbook, escutcheon and commission are all in very good condition and the walking cane is good. Inscription being worn and somewhat hard to read. 4-30060 CW12 (7,500-9,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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