10 PIECES ~ GOLD POST COMMANDERS IS NICELY ENGRAVED ON REVERSE ~ "PRESENTED TO JAS. J. BOLESTRIDGE - COMMANDER, 1915 - COL. W.L. CURRY POST NO.18 G.A.R. JAN. 6 1916" ~
6TH CORPS IN RED AND BLUE ENAMEL ENGRAVED ON REVERSE AS WELL, "CO.K 23RD PA. VOL."
SMALL GOLD POST 94 BADGE IS ENGRAVED WITH HIS NAME AND REGIMENT ~
BOTH CURRY POST 18 AND ROSS POST 94 WERE LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA
CDV WITH INK ID ON REVERSE PICTURES BOLESTRIDGE WITH PHILADELPHIA BACKMARK
IMPRESSIVE GROUPING!

James J. Bolestridge
Residence Philadelphia PA; 19 years old. Enlisted on 8/5/1861 at Philadelphia, PA as a Private. On 8/6/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. PA 23rd Infantry He was Mustered Out on 9/8/1864 at Philadelphia, PA Promotions: * Corpl 10/15/1862 (Estimated day)

THERE WAS AN IMPESSIVE AUCTION A FEW YEARS AGO WITH A LARGE GROUPING PERTAINING TO BOLESTRIDGE AND THE 23RD PA. ~ HERE IS PART OF A LETTER HE WROTE AFTER THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG THAT WAS SOLD IN THAT AUCTION
..Bolestridge describes the Battle of Gettysburg, writing: "I have escaped unharmed during the last fight,” going on to note regimental casualties and the nature of wounds, some mortal. Bolestridge added: "We gave the Rebels a terrible punishing on the 3rd of July and if it had not been so stormy on the 4th we would have peppered them again…”

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