CIVIL WAR CAMP CASEY 25TH MAINE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS VIRGINIA AMMO INVOICE 1863 For Sale

Camp Tom Casey, Arlington Heights, Virginia, protected the strategic bridge crossing for troops from Northern Virginia to Washington during the Civil War and was guarded by Union regiments of Casey\'s Division. By 1864 the camp became the site of Freedman\'s Village and a major training center for the Freedmen who became black soldiers in the USCT United States Colored Troops An original Civil War ammunition receipt for 200 rounds of musket Balll cartridges and 1000 rounds of blank cartridges expended in practice firing, January , 1863 by Company B, 25th Maine Infantry at Camp Tom Casey, Virginia. The certificate is signed by Captain E.N.Greely as 25th Maine Company commander. Comes w service info. 1p 8 x 11\" ptd/ink. Edge wear, age stains, Overall VG.