#5090 • Civil War Stencil-19th Maine Infantry

Part of Fine and Decorative Arts | Day 3 | September 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM (live auction by Alderfer Auction)

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

American Civil War brass name stencil belonging to Private Myrick Plummer, of Company C, 19th Maine Infantry. Stencil presents naming "M.L. PLUMMER Co.C. 19.Me.R." and measures 1.25" x 2.5" and exhibits an uncleaned patina. Myrick Plummer (born 1842) enlisted and was mustered into Company C, of the 19th Maine Infantry regiment on August 25, 1862. He was discharged on May 31, 1865, at Bailey's Cross Roads, Virginia. It is not known when Plummer died and he is buried in Goodspeed Cemetery, in Pittston, Maine. The 19th Maine Infantry was part of the 2nd Corps of the Army of the Potomac and was heavily engaged in many battles most notably Gettysburg when they helped repel Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. At this engagement the 19th Maine had over 50% casualties of the men engaged. Provenance: Gary Wolfer collection.