Full Muster Roll, Dated 31 August 1868 to 31 October 1868, 3rd Artillery Company of Brvt General Abram C Wildreck

The Muster Roll lists names and signatures of over 100 men in the regiment as they reach their destination of Atlanta, Georgia, signed on back by Wildreck, dated October 31, 1868, Artillery Camp Post of Atlanta, GA. Also signed by each man. The document states where and when the men were enlisted, and by whom; when paid and amount paid; general remarks, etc. The men enlisted at Portland ME, New York City, Raleigh, NC, Ft. Wayne, IN, Cleveland, OH, Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, Davenport, IA, etc. The document is ~ 20 by 26 inches, plus an additional sheet of ~10 by 26 inches, folded horizontally and vertically.

Abram Calvin Wildrick (August 5, 1836 - November 16, 1894) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from April 2, 1865.

Wildrick was appointed a brevet second lieutenant on July 1, 1857, a second lieutenant on October 5, 1857 and a first lieutenant on April 27, 1861. After serving as an assistant adjutant general in August 1861 until September 13, 1861, he was appointed assistant quartermaster for the District of Oregon in the Department of the Pacific on September 13, 1861. He was promoted to captain in the Regular Army (United States) on February 8, 1864. On October 11, 1864, Wildrick was appointed colonel of the 39th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The regiment had just been organized. The regiment then participated in the Siege of Petersburg and fought at the Third Battle of Petersburg on April 2, 1865 as part of Brigadier General Robert B. Potter's division. Wildrick received brevet appointments as a major and lieutenant colonel in the regular army and a brigadier general of volunteers for his service at Petersburg. Wildrick was mustered out of the volunteers on June 17, 1865.


On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Wildrick for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from August 2, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. Wildrick was promoted to major in the regular army on November 3, 1882 and to lieutenant colonel in the regular army on July 1, 1892. He retired from the army on October 10, 1894. Some paper loss at fold intersections, o/w Very Nice. $850.00