Signed CDV of Daniel George McNamara 9th Mass Infantry Irish Regiment

Rare Signed CDV of Daniel George McNamara 9th Mass Infantry Irish Regiment. The 9th saw action in many major battles including Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, Gettysburg and the Wilderness all of the accounts of the 9th have been published in a post war book by Daniel George McNamara himself describing battles in full details. The 9th Mass Regiment was made up with a large portion of Irish Immigrants in the Boston area.
 
Daniel George McNamara account  of Battle of Fredericksburg, 
Although the Ninth Massachusetts had been under the fire of the enemy for thirty-two consecutive hours, it appeared miraculous that none of our officers were killed, or even seriously wounded, particularly those at and in the vicinity of the colors, a position which is always under severe exposure to the enemy's fire. Many officers and men were slightly wounded and still continued on duty and were not desirous of being mentioned in the official list of the regiment. In fact, bullets and spent balls had hit or gone into and through the clothing and hats and caps of at least somewhere near thirty men and officers of the regiment. They were matters to be talked over for days afterwards somewhat as follows : " Look at that hole in my blouse ; it went close to the skin. Wasn't I lucky? "
" See that hat (or cap) ; one inch lower and I was a goner."
" I was struck in the shoulder, hard; but in feeling for a wound I couldn't find any blood ; it left a black and blue mark, but that's nothing."
 
Daniel George McNamara,  account Gettysburg at position at Big Round Top from the earliest phases of the Confederate attack on 2nd July:
 
"Skirmishers from General Hood’s division of Longstreet’s corps, on the west side of the hill, assaulted this point [the 9th Massachusetts position on Round Top] at various times during the day intending to capture the hill and flank Little Round Top, but they were always driven back by our rapid infantry fire…Their object was to get possession of this neck of ground, held by the Ninth, some 800 yards from Little Round Top, in order to flank our forces which had taken and were holding Little Round Top. But the activity and fighting qualities of the Ninth that day held the “fort.” The regiment would have lost heavily were it not for their breastworks of stone, and their freedom from artillery fire. their services and position could only be appreciated by military men who understood the advantage of that strategical point which the Ninth occupied and held so gallantly all day against the determined assault of Hood’s skirmishers. If the enemy in any great numbers had gained a permanent hold on the north side of Big Round Top they could have, under the natural protection of the woods and boulders there, poured in a deadly fire onto the south side of Little Round Top that would have made it too hot for our troops to hold for any length of time."