Two items: a 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Rishworth Rich by King of Portland, signed in ink, "Yours truly, R. Rich"; and a pair of original bullion single-border shoulder straps with eagle device at center, gilt stamped on the reverse, "J. A. Merrill & Co., Portland," in a named wooden box with sliding lid, stamped: "Return to B. Rich, 52 Salem, Portland." In fine condition.
Rishworth Rich enlisted as a colonel on September 21, 1861, and was mustered into the 9th Maine Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was assigned to Gen. Thomas W. Sherman's expedition for the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina, and landed at Hilton Head on November 8, 1861. On February 7, 1862, it went to Warsaw island, off the coast of Georgia, and on the 21st, joined the expedition which captured Fernandina, Florida, being the first regiment to land from the transports and the first to take possession of the town. Rich served until May 27, 1863, when he resigned due to poor health.
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