Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 113

The Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Civil War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1170		Post Civil War: Major General George Gordon Meade, Army of the Potomac, Defeated Robert E. Lee at Battle of Gettysburg, ALS dated 10/11/67 (1815-1872) General George G. Meade was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. His years of service spanned 1842-1872 and was involved in the Second Seminole War. Autographed letter signed written in 1867, after the Civil War where Meade was made Commissioner of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia from 1866 to his death. Letter is addressed to "Cal offering "to be of service to you & your family" and continues extending "my high personal regards" and closing with "ready & willing to see you…. My best wishes George G. Meade". Folds but in excellent condition with only slight evidence of handling. Also included is a National Guard of Pennsylvania memorandum dated December 30, 1880 to a Captain Denithone chastising him that two men under his command have failed to comply with an order and that they have ten days to comply or they will be reported. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $250
Lot 1171		Garnett, Robert S. -- Confederate Brigadier General Who Was the First General From Either Side to be Killed in the Civil War. Rare early war-date Confederate printed document signed "R.S. Garnett" in type, one page, 9¾ x 7¾", Headquarters Virginia Forces, Richmond, May 26, 1861. Issued by Gen. Robert S. Garnett (1819-1861) to Col. Fletcher Archer, in part: "The commanding general desires you to require all official letters or papers…destined for the Headquarters of the Virginia Forces, to pass through you…." Signed twice on verso and made official on June 6, 1861 by Lt. Col. Samuel S. Anderson, who served on the staffs of CSA Generals Huger, Holmes, Kirby Smith and Taylor. On July 13, 1861, while directing his rear guard at Corrick's Ford, Garnett became the first general on either side to be killed. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 1172		[Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall"]-- Carte de Visite (1824-1863) Best-known Confederate general after Robert E. Lee. Carte de visite of Stonewall Jackson in a Mexican War uniform, identified in another hand on lower mount. Upper right corner of photo missing and faint spots at lower right. Mounted to 8¼ x 6 1/8" cardstock with a newspaper clipping about the funeral of Stonewall Jackson, plus three Confederate colonel's stars. Very good. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 1173		Sheridan, Philip H -- ALS to General Sherman Reporting on Forced Removal of Native Americans (1831-1888) Union major general and Indian fighter. Autograph letter signed "P.H. Sheridan," 3¼ pp, 6½ x 5", Chicago, June 11, 1881. To "My dear Genl [William T.] Sherman," two years before Sheridan would succeed Sherman as Commanding General of the Army, a position he would hold for the rest of his life. Sheridan reports on the on-going forced removal of Native Americans from their lands to reservations. In part: "Military affairs are running smoothly in this division. The Indians at Buford came down to Standing Rock [Reservation] without any trouble and I presume those at [Fort] Keough will follow suit. They have made some protests, but when the time comes will go quietly. There has been considerable murmuring among the Utes but a good sized force…diminished their resistance to the Commissioners & their plans. The latter body is now on the move for the new agency & Reservation. New Mexico…is the Depot of the Platte. The extension of the North Pacific railroad to Glendin Creek will probably make considerable changes in the lines of transportation in the upper country & I am going out to the end of the road…with General [Alfred] Terry to see whis is best to be done." Uneven toning on first and last page; mounting strip on last page affects a couple of letters in the docket. Pages 3 and 4 are written horizontally. Estimated Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528