Original U.S. Mexican-American War 9th Infantry Regiment Identified Cased Epaulette & Daguerotype Grouping to Lieutenant Gustavus Ferdinand Gardiner - Died of Typhoid in Mexico in 1848 Helmets Sharps worked at John Hall's

Sharps worked at John Hall's Rifle Works in Harpers Ferry

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Original U.S. Mexican-American War 9th Infantry Regiment Identified Cased Epaulette & Daguerotype Grouping to Lieutenant Gustavus Ferdinand Gardiner - Died of Typhoid in Mexico in 1848 Helmets Sharps worked at John Hall'sOriginal Items. One of a Kind Grouping. This is the tremendous epaulette & Daguerotype grouping of Lieutenant Gustavus Ferdinand Gardiner, 9th Infantry Regiment, who served with the regiment in Mexico seeing heavy combat, and passing away from Typhoid fever on March 16th, 1848, only a month after the end of the war. The grouping consists of Gardiners gorgeous Silver epaulettes with their original fringe still well retained. Each epaulette has a