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Item Specifics:
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Conflict: WWI / WWII
Branch: U.S. Army
Subject: Colonel Charles Edwin Barkshire
Region of Origin: United States
Era: 1910s-1940s
Type: Military Archive / Paper Ephemera / Photographs
Condition: Used / Antique
Description:
Rare original military archive grouping for Colonel Charles Edwin Barkshire, U.S. Army Field Artillery, spanning from his early education through WWI officer training, commission documents, later Field Artillery schooling, and WWII-era military photographs.
This is a strong named officer grouping with excellent research and display potential. The archive includes original military appointment documents, Field Artillery certificates, official Signal Corps photographs, a framed military portrait, and related personal/education paperwork connected to Barkshire’s service history.
Included in this lot:
Original 1918 Order of Induction into Military Service for Charles E. Barkshire, order number 2245, serial number 165, reporting through the local board at Caruthersville, Missouri.
Original 1918 Field Artillery Central Officers’ Training School certificate from Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, stating Charles Edwin Barkshire completed training in Field Artillery and was recommended as eligible for appointment as Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery, U.S.A., dated October 30, 1918.
Original 1918 Presidential military appointment document appointing Charles Edwin Barkshire as Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery in the United States Army, dated October 30, 1918.
Original 1941 Presidential appointment document appointing Charles Edwin Barkshire temporarily as Colonel, Field Artillery, dated February 21, 1941 / Washington, March 25, 1941, signed by the Adjutant General.
Original Field Artillery School certificate from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, National Guard and Reserve Officers’ Course, for Captain Charles E. Barkshire, 128th F.A., Mo. N.G., dated April 30, 1927.
Original City of Taunton, Massachusetts grammar school diploma for Charles Thomas Barkshire, dated June 22, 1916.
Framed portrait photograph of Colonel Barkshire in uniform with Field Artillery insignia.
Large original Signal Corps / U.S. Army photographs showing military events, presentations, dinners, and officers. Several photos have handwritten captions including:
“New England Bell Telephone for General Krueger”
“Dinner for General Falls Camp Myles Standish”
One photo appears to show General Walter Krueger at a formal dinner/event. Another shows a promotion presentation scene with U.S. Army Signal Corps marking in the lower corner.
This archive has excellent historical appeal for collectors of WWI, WWII, Field Artillery, named officer groupings, Camp Zachary Taylor, Fort Sill, Missouri National Guard, Signal Corps photography, and U.S. Army officer history.
READ**** Additional Historical Note:
A separate group of early 1910s–1920s original snapshot photographs from the same estate is being sold separately and may potentially have a family or historical connection to Colonel Charles Barkshire / the Barkshire family. One photograph in that separate lot appears to show a storefront window reading “Barkshire-Walters Co”, which may relate to the same family name found within this archive. Additional images include early market scenes, town views, and identified locations such as “Brushwood.”
No direct provenance confirming the connection is being claimed, but given they were discovered together in the same estate, the possibility of a family relationship or earlier generation connection exists and may be of interest to collectors, researchers, or historians. ****
Condition:
Original antique/vintage condition. Documents show age toning, fold lines, edge wear, small tears, creases, and handling wear. Photos show some curling, gloss wear, surface marks, and edge wear. Framed portrait has spotting/toning to matting and wear to frame. Please review all photos closely for condition and exact items included.
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