Germany, Rlb. A National Air Raid Protection League Medical Personnel Armband Auction Lieutenant Martin was in command

Lieutenant Martin was in command of Company K when the regiment fought at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863

after the death of his first wife Susan Caroline Marchant on December 27

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Germany, Rlb. A National Air Raid Protection League Medical Personnel Armband Auction Lieutenant Martin was in command(Reichsluftschutzband Sanitter rmelband). Constructed of dark blue cotton, bearing a machine embroidered white Geneva Cross, reverse inscribed ERHA WUPPERTAL, measuring 200 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) as folded, minor soiling of the cross evident, otherwise in near extremely fine condition.