RECRUITING HANDBILL - 127th New York Infantry.Patriots, Come Forward! The undersigned … is enrolling a company of young men of good moral character … to serve for “three years or the war,” to be known

york 127th appeal infantry recruiting infantry.patriots “monitors.” handbill regiment bogert served 1862 splits.unrecorded nicknamed september action fortune drafted manin likely charles company young good moral character serve “three years war,” known captain condition folds short famous ironclad.the monitors mustered siege suffolk operations charleston parts virtues volunteering draft asks “will parents witholding sons dread immoral influence camp longer excuse expose caprice glorious cause?”[with envelope blindstamp regiment’s “monitor” mother royal opened come enrolling august small illustration monitoron print william south expounding volunteerthen emblem port march minor forward undersigned wood-engraved verso signed howland carolina broadside addressed mailed 1864 losses