 New York. Excelsior Brigade. 5th Regiment. G Company. Xaver Hund (i.e., Xavier Hunt). White metal. 30.7 mm. War of 1861 type. Extremely Fine. Looped at the top. The unit mustered in at Camp Scott on Staten Island June to October, 1861. It was originally designated the 74th New York Volunteers and was recruited from various places including Manhattan and Long Island. It was mustered out June to August, 1864. At the Battle of Williamsburg the 5th lost 143 men and at Gettysburg suffered 89 casualties out of a strength of 275. Hunt enlisted on May 31, 1861 as a private in the 74th New York and was mustered out on June 26, 1864 at Petersburg. The cataloguer thanks the historian of the Excelsior Brigade for the details of Hunt's record.
Pedigree unrecorded.
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