FORT PREBLE MAINE US ARTILLERY UNIFORMS ISSUED 1853 For Sale

Historic Fort Preble, Maine on the Portland waterfront was built as a defense after the War of 1812 and remained active until the End of the Civil War. IT is now the location of the Portland Historic Museum and a popular tourism site. An Original July, 1853 Receipt for various uniforms and accoutrements issued by Captain Charles Lawrence Kilburn, 3rd US Artillery . The 8 x 12\" Receipt lists a large number of items, and is filled in ink on blue paper with a 2 x 8\" heading attached on white paper. The Receipt is unsigned, and one of the Fort Preble items I have seen. Minor age stains, top corner tear, Overall VG.Comes w service info- Brevet Brigadier General Charles Lawrence Kilburn a native of Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pennsylvania was an 1841 Graduate of West Point, served in the 3rd US Artillery , won commendations for action at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico (where his gunnery saved the Mississippi Rifles from defeat). During the Civil War he was brevetted brigadier general for his service.