CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY MAJOR W. L. M. BURGER ~ ASSISTANT ADJ. GENERAL~c.-1864 for Sale

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CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY MAJOR W. L. M. BURGER ~ ASSISTANT ADJ. GENERAL~c.-1864 For Sale

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CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY MAJOR W. L. M. BURGER ~ ASSISTANT ADJ. GENERAL~c.-1864:
$125.00

Rare early original vintage autographed Carte de Visite photograph of Union Army Major and Assistant Adjutant General W. L. M. Burger.Hands written inscription at bottom reads”Yours Truly W. L. M. Burger - Maj & Asst. Adj. Gen.”.Photographer’s credit on back reads, “COOLEY & BECKET - PHOTOGRAPHERS - Savannah, Ga. - Hilton Head S.C. - Beaufort S.C.”This is a vintage photograph and not a copy or reproduction.Major Burger was in charge of directing the transportation of supplies to General Sherman’s Army from his headquarters inHilton Head South Carolina.After much searching,I found the following information about Major Burger:Return to Department of the South
General John P Hatch\'s Staff, May 1864
Department of the South
DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
General Order No.38. Hilton Head, S. C.,
May 3, 1864.The following-named officers are hereby announced on the staff of the brigadier-general commanding, and
will be obeyed and respected accordingly:
Capt. W. L. M. Burger, assistant adjutant-general.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
Hilton Head, S. C., February 5, 1865.
Brigadier General HENRY PRINCE,
Hilton Head, S. C.:
GENERAL: I am directed by the major-general commanding to state that you are expected to render all the assistance you can in the transportation of supplies to General Sherman\'s army. You are also directed to re-enforce General Hatch, or to aid him in anyway, should he require it.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. L. M. BURGER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Fort Sherman
Port Royal PlantationConstruction of this fifteen acre fortification began in 1861. Located on the old Coggins Point Plantation, the fort was named in honor of Brigadier General Thomas West Sherman, brother of General William Tecumseh Sherman....on 26
September 1864 General Order #139, Headquarters, Department of the South, Hilton Head, S.C. had been promulgated by W.L.M. Burger, Assistant Adjutant General by command of Major General John G. Foster, \'The works within the entrenchments at Hilton Head will be known as Fort Sherman, after Brigadier General Thomas W. Sherman, US Volunteers, formerly commanding this department.\"Records, 10 May 1864-25 July 1870 of the United States Colored Troops, 26th Regiment. Thirteen manuscripts, 10 May 1864-25 July 1870 and undated, document activities of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, United States Colored Troops in South Carolina both during and immediately after the Civil War.The collection includes receipts and memorandums regarding supplies, back pay and the disability pension of Regimental commander, Col. William B. Guernsey. A 17 July 1865 letter written by Guernsey from Pocotaligo to Maj. W.L.M. Burger protests an inspection report in which he was alleged to present \"an unsoldierly appearance.\"Another, 20 September 1865, from Maj. C.W. Thomas, Hilton Head, informs Burger that he had \"the honor\" of furnishing a damaging report against the officers of the Twenty-sixth, specifically Colonel Guernsey, for failing to turn in tents to the quartermaster that were subsequently stolen. headquarters United States forces, Tybee Island, Ga., April 11--4 A. M.
Flag-Officer Du Pont having, in compliance with a request from the Major-General Commanding the Department of the South, directed a detachment of sailors from the frigate Wabash, under command of Lieutenant John S. Irwin, United States Navy, to report to Commander C. R. P. Rodgers, United States Navy, for service on one of the batteries, they are assigned to battery Sigel, just vacated by two companies of the Forty-sixth New-York State Volunteers, and will take charge of the three thirty-pounder Parrotts and one twenty-four pounder James on the right of that battery.The balance of the battery will remain with Captain Turner, United States Army, Commissary of Subsistence, and will be served by a detachment of the Eighth Maine regiment, under Captain McArthur.By command of:Brig-Gen. Q. A. Gilmore. W. L. M. Burger, First Lieut.-Col. Engineers, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.Measures have been taken to carry out the object of the order relating to the formation of a colored corps. Col. LITTLEFIELD is now at Washington on business connected with that subject. By referring to General Orders No. 8, hereby annexed, it will be seen that Capt. W.L.M. BURGER, the popular and efficient Assistant Adjutant-General to Gen. GILLMORE, is assigned to the charge of the Bureau for enlisting and organizing colored troops in the department. With such hands engaged, the enterprise must necessarily succeed.DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, FOLLY ISLAND, S.C., Jan. 15, 1864. CDV measures 2 1/2 x 4 inches and is in excellent condition with no bends, tears, or creases and is very sharp and has strong tones with good contrast and clarity. Please email with any questions and please \"VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS\". Thanks.