 ILLINOIS. Smith & Goldberg, Sutlers 19th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers. Ten Cents. Printed on white bond paper. 90mm by 53mm. Drum, cannonballs, hat flanked by counters. Abbreviated title above. Engraved signature with title in small print to the left. End panels with issuer text. No imprint. Keller IL-SA025 Unlisted Denomination. Rarity 7. The first we have seen and much superior in grade to the listed and plated 50¢ note. Some soiling across the top and pressed at Barrows. For the genre, clearly near Very Fine. A lovely rarity.
Mustered into service on May 4, 1861 and organized in Chicago. Fought in Tennessee, Alabama and notably at Chickamauga, Georgia (1863). Finally mustered out of service on July 9, 1864.
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