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Sale 40
Manuscript and Collectibles Auction
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Lot 197 |
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Bragg, Braxton. Letter Signed "Braxton Bragg / Genl." as military advisor to Jefferson Davis, on "Head Quarters Armies Confederate States" letterhead, one page, 10¼" x 7¾", Richmond, 29 Aug. 1864. To Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, regarding changes suggested by Maj. Gen. (Robert) Ransom to "improve the discipline & increase the efficiency" of the cavalry Ransom had commanded under Early. Bragg sends a copy of Ransom's report (not included) for Early's suggestions. In part: "…A part of the Command was…under Maj. Gen. Breckinridge, he may be even better acquainted than yourself with its personnel. I therefore advise you to obtain an expression of his opinion also….It is feared that too radical a change may produce dissatisfaction in those commands raised mostly in the Country now held by the Enemy, and cause many desertions. At the same time it is felt that some stringent measures are necessary to secure discipline & prevent disaster." Excellent content. The letter has fold splits, edge tears and marks from old tape repairs, and wrinkling, the latter only affecting Bragg's large signature. Matted with an original carte-de-visite photograph of Gen. Bragg and archivally framed with Tru-vue conservation glass to an overall size of 18" x 20".
Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000.
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$1,800 |
Lot 198 |
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Early, Jubal A. Autograph Letter Signed "J A Early," one page, 8½" x 5¾", Lynchburg, Virginia, 27 July 1888. To General Marcus J. Wright, War Records Office, Washington D.C., with the address portion of the original mailing envelope from "Adjutant General's Office, United Confederate Veterans Office…." Early writes: "I found your letter here on my return from New Orleans two weeks ago, but have not answered sooner because I was not able until to-day to get the information as to Generall R.E. Rodes' birthday, which has now been furnished me by a brother of his from the old family Bible, and is given in the accompanying text [not present]…." General Robert Emmett Rodes was killed during the Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864. The letter is very fine. Matted with an image of Early and the envelope and archivally framed with Tru-vue conservation glass to an overall size of 22½" z 18½".
Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000.
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Lot 199 |
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Echols, John (1823-96) Confederate brigadier general; served mostly in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley; commanded an infantry brigade under Breckinridge at the Battle of New Market. Stock Certificate Signed as vice president of the Short Route Railway Transfer Company of Louisville, Kentucky, 7½ x 10¼", n.p., 16 Mar. 1888. Fine; nice railroad vignette. Ten shares bought by Clifton Rodes Barret; 1889 transfer on verso. After the war, Echols was a lawyer and legislator with banking and railroad interests.
Estimated Value $275 - 325.
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Lot 200 |
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Grimes, Bryan (1828-80) C.S.A. general. He fought in all of the battles of the Army of Northern Virginia except when disabled. He was the last major general appointment made in Lee's army. Known for being a ferocious fighter whose escapes from death were legendary, he was assassinated in 1880 during a deportation case. Cover addressed in Bryan Grimes' hand to his uncle, "William Grimes / Raleigh N.C." with a nicely-postmarked Confederate States of America stamp picturing Jefferson Davis.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
From a 1997 Robert Siegel auction.
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Lot 201 |
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Johnston, Joseph E (1807-91) C.S.A. general. Signature,"J.E. Johnston," on a 1½" x 3" piece of paper, n.p., n.d. Overall light soiling and some stains on left side. With a carte-de-visite photograph of Johnston. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 11" x 8". Ready for display.
Estimated Value $350 - 450.
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Lot 202 |
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Lee, Stephen Dill. War-date correspondence between Gen. Stephen Dill Lee (no relation to the Virginia Lees) and Gen. Joseph E. Hooker, Signed by Lee at the bottom, "Jackson Miss / Jan 19, 1864 / A true copy / S.D. Lee / Maj. Genl," one page, on blue, ruled paper, 10" x 8". Archivally framed with Tru-vue conservation glass to an overall size of 18" x 19¾". Very good; some toning and a few edge splits. Accompanied by an original carte-de-visite photograph of Stephen D. Lee. The letter is datelined Grenada, Nov. 23rd 1863, to Gen. Johnston in Meridian: "The Civil authorities in North Miss are issuing writs to recover wagons & teams captured trading with the Enemy….Trading is being carried on…measures are necessary to stop it. I advise that all captives be confiscated ….Will hold property until I hear from you…." Gen. Johnston's reply is recorded below: "The Secretary of War directs that wagons & teams employed in trade with the enemy are suject to Confiscation, therefore maintain such Confiscation…." Stephen Dill Lee's signature is considered "most desirable" (Reese).
Lee was at the surrender of Vicksburg. After his exchange, he was promoted Maj. Gen. (3 Aug. '63) and put in command of all the cavalry in Mississippi, where he dealt with the problem in this letter.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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Lot 203 |
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Lilley, Robert (1836-1886) C.S.A. general; wounded 3 times including Stephenson's Depot. He was cited for gallantry at Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, and Gettysburg; aappointed Brigadier General in May '63 and given command of Early's brigade. In July 1864 he was seriously wounded and captured near Winchester, losing an arm, but was rescued four days later. In November 1864, he was given command of the reserve forces of the Valley District, where he served for the rest of the War.
Rare Autograph Letter Signed "R.D. Lilley," 2 pp (recto/verso), Nashville, Tenn., 20 Dec. 1867. To his sister, Mrs. M. E. Templeton, in Burke's Mills, Virginia, regarding Christmas presents for his nieces and his work as financial agent for the "college" [his alma mater, Washington College, now Washington and Lee University] and mentioning being in Nashville for "the meeting of the Genl Assembly of the Presbyterian Church" [he was a member of the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia]. The letter is brittle and in poor condition, with old tape repairs, damp stains, and edge tears; it is, however, still legible, and Lilley's rare signature is untouched by the above-mentioned problems.
Estimated Value $750 - 850.
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Lot 204 |
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Smith, William "Extra Billy" (1797-1887) C.S.A. general and two-time governor of Viriginia. Document Signed "Wm Smith" as Governor of Virginia, vellum, 13" x 11", Richmond, 31 Aug. 1846. A land grant to William Willis of 69 acres in See County, "on the waters of the north fork of Clinch River." Very good; age toning to vellum, darker at folds, and one damp stain in blank area at right side of horizontal fold. Seal is intact at lower left.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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Lot 205 |
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Wise, Henry A (1806-76) American statesman; brigadier general in the CSA. Autograph Letter Signed as Governor of Virginia, 3 pp, 8" x 5", Richmond, 31 Oct. 1859. To B. Gerhard, Esq. apologizing for the mistaken arrest and treatment of Mr. Rosengarten, a prominent Philadelphia businessman, during the excitement and turmoil created by abolitionist John Brown's seizure of the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry on 16 Oct. 1859. Wise refers to "the actual blunder perpetrated by green militia - not malicious officers. He was… in actual danger….he must know obviously how it happened by mistake: that he was a perfect stranger, found apart from his companions on the train, at a time of extreme excitement and at a place where unknown persons were…suspected, and there was good reason to arrest…all not known…."
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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$201 |
Lot 206 |
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Young, Pierce Manning Butler (1836-96) C.S.A. general. After the war, he was a planter and congressman (1868-75) and held several consular and diplomatic posts in Russia, Guatemala, and Honduras. Signature and place, "P.M.B. Young / Georgia" on A 2½" x 5¼" piece of paper, n.d. Fine. An uncommon signature.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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Lot 207 |
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Confederate Bond, 1863. CSA Bond No 7673 for one hundred dollars, issued February 20, 1863, 12¼" x 14". Rose color, with some light toning; one of eight coupons missing. Small red stamp at upper right; faint embossed stamp of CSA Treasury Dept. in body of text. Two vignettes. Very good.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
Ex Sotheby's London, 1987.
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Lot 208 |
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"Gen. Dix's Proclamation". Published in Baltimore in 1861 by a Confederate sympathizer, in the name of Union General John L. Dix, who was in command of Union troops at Baltimore, which was under martial law. The "proclamation" pokes fun at "the feeling excited in the breasts of our brave Union army by the combination of colors known as red, white and red…." "Done at the Baltimore Bastime, this 4th day of September, the 1st year of Abraham's glorious and peaceful reign," 7½" x 5¼", matted and framed to 11¾" x 8¾". Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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$259 |
Lot 209 |
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(General Joseph Wheeler). Collar insignia belonging to Confederate General Joseph Wheeler, being a 3¾" x 1¼" strip of maroon velvet embroidered with a silver bullion design. The reverse bears a paper label with General Wheeler's name printed on it.
"Fightin' Joe" Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859. He fought Indians on the frontier until the war began. He was made a Confederate major and placed in command of all of the cavalry in the Army of Tennessee He was wounded in battle three times, had 36 staff officers fall by his side, and 16 horses shot out from under him. Promoted brigadier general on 30 Oct. 1862 and major general from 20 Jan. 1863, he commanded the cavalry during the Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, at Murfreesboro, and in the Chattanooga campaign. He command was criticized during the March to the Sea and the campaign through the Carolinas. He was captured in Georgia in May 1865.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,200.
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Lot 210 |
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(General William J. Hardee). Gold locket with hand-painted portrait of Gen. Hardee on milk glass. The portrait is 1 1/8" x 1"; the gold locket is 1½" x 1¼". This rare locket is c onstructed of gold with a "T-bar" pin on the verso.
William J. Hardee (1815-73) was a C.S.A. general from Georgia. He graduated from the USMA in 1838, fought in the Seminole and Mexican Wars and became commandant of cadets at West Point. He resigned when Georgia seceded and was commissioned Col. C.S.A. On 17 June 1861 he was appointed B.G. C.S.A. and organized the Arkansas brigade. He transferred to Kentucky in the fall of 1861 and was promoted Maj. Gen. He led his corps at Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta campaign and was named Lt. Gen. on 10 Oct. 1862. He was put in command of the Dept. of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida in Sept. 1864. His attempts to stop Sherman's March to the Sea were futile and he evacuated Savannah on 18 Dec. 1864. He surrendered with Johnston to Sherman in April 1865.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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$1,200 |
Lot 211 |
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(Wallace, William H.) - Antique Presentation Silver Cigar Humidor, c. 1880s. Deluxe grade humidor with claw-foot pedestal design, c. 1880s, engraved on the top, "W.H. Wallace from A.V. Mann," 4" tall, 9¾" long, and 5¼" across, with claw feet and elaborate borders. Stamped on the bottom: "Quadrupleplate / Wilcox Silverplate Co., Meriden, Conn." with the number "1751" below. The key is not present, otherwise fine. Confederate General William H. Wallace was the Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th South Carolina Infantry at the battle of Second Manassas; his regiment suffered 50% casualties. His brigade "suffered most heavily at the Battle of the Crater, four companies of his regiment being blown up or destroyed by falling earth at the explosion of the mine." He was promoted General in September 1864 and participated in the war until its very last action.
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800.
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Lot 212 |
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Blenker, Louis (1812-63) Union brigadier general whose regiment covered the Union retreat at Bull Run, later leading three German brigades under McClellan. He died from a fall from his horse. Signature cut from a document, 1" x 4½", with "New York City Aug 18, 1861" written in another hand above. Closely cut, with some soiling.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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Lot 213 |
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Certificate of Thanks For Serving In Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. 13" x 15" document offering "The President's Thanks and Certificate of Honorable Service To Private Charles Ruckersfeldt 132d Regt. Indiana Vol Infy." Certificates were given to volunteers from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin who volunteered for 100 days "in the recent Campaign of General Sherman" and contributed "to the Victories of the National Arms over the rebel forces in Georgia under command of Johnson and Hood." Stamped signatures of President Lincoln and Secretary of War Stanton. Fine; framed to an overall size of 15" x 17½"/.
Estimated Value $200 - 400.
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$368 |
Lot 214 |
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Crittendon, Thomas Leonidas (1832-1909) Union general; son of Senator John J. Crittenden and brother of C.S.A. General George B. Crittienden. Carte-de-visite photograph by E. Anthony, 1862. A waist-lenth portrait. Fine except for light toning and trimmed lower corners.
Estimated Value $125 - 150.
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Lot 215 |
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Frémont, John C (1813-90) American military officer; explorer; one of first pair of senators from California; the first presidential candidate of the Republican Party. Autograph Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont" as Major General Commanding, 1 ½ pp (recto/verso) plus integral leaf, 8" x 5", Headquarters Western Dept., St. Louis, Mo., 28 July 1861. Very good; light toning and scattered foxing; a couple of small edge splits. To Lieut. Col. John J. Fiala, a Hungarian engineer who was employed at the time in the office of the Surveyor General of Illinois and Missouri, and who had already drawn the first great map of Missouri. He would become Fremont’s chief topographical engineer, playing a major role in the construction of St. Louis’ forts.
Fremont writes, in part: "I have requested Mr. Cuddy Esq. Surveyor General of Illinois & Missouri…to dispense with your services for a short time that I may be able to engage your undivided attention to the business now under my charge, and make use of your extensive topographical knowledge of the Western Department….I invite you to join my staff….".
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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Lot 216 |
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Frémont, John C. Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont / Maj. Genl Commdy," one page plus integral leaf with docket, 10" x 7 ¾", Headquarters Western Department, Jefferson City, 30 Sept. 1861. Fine. To Col. John J. Fiala: "According to telegrams received from New York, at least three six pounders, rifled cannon, must be already at the Arsenal in St. Louis. And as those were destined for Captain Pfenninghausen’s Flying Battery of Gen. Asboths 4th Division you will see that the Capt. receives them as complete as they came, and that he leaves without delay provided with ammunition for Jefferson City."
Fremont was often accused of surrounding himself with foreign officers. Colonel Fiala and General Asboth were both Hungarian and both were veterans of the ‘48 Revolution. As Fremont wrote this order, Missouri was under martial law, declared by Fremont after the Battle of Wilson’s Creek (and the death of General Nathaniel Lyon). On 30 August, 1861, Fremont also issued a proclamation freeing the slaves of anyone resisting the government and he confiscated the private property of secessionists. President Lincoln, fearing that Fremont’s order would push Missouri, and other states under Union control, into the southern camp, asked Fremont to rescind the order. Fremont refused and sent his wife, Jesse Benton Fremont, to Washington to plead his cause, to no avail. Lincoln responded by revoking the proclamation and relieving Frémont of command on 2 November 1861.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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$403 |
Lot 217 |
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Frémont, John C. Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont / Maj. Genl Commdy," on engraved letterhead, "Head Quarters, Western Department," one page plus integral leaf, 10" x 7 ¾", St. Louis, 23 Sept. 1861. Fine; light toning and folds; diagonal cancel does not affect the bold signature and rank. To Lt. James H. Morley, Engineer Corps, informing him that he is "hereby appointed First Lieutenant of Engineers in the Western Department and will report in person or by letter at these headquarters.".
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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$300 |
Lot 218 |
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Frémont, John C. Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont / Maj. Genl Commdy," one page plus integral leaf with docket, 10" x 7 ¾", Headquarters Western Department, Camp Lily [the name of Fremont’s daughter], Jefferson City, 30 Sept. 1861. Fine. To Col. John T. Fiala in St. Louis: "I herewith enclose an order to Major F. Kappner [not present] which you will deliver to him as soon as you think it advisable, to transfer his services to this city for a few days."
As Frémont issues this order, he is busily evading President Lincoln's order to turn over his command to David Hunter. After Frémont refused to revoke his Missouri Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln sent Simon Cameron to St. Louis with the first order. Frêmont asked for more time and sent his wife to Washington to plead his case. Lincoln then sent another order to General Curtis in St. Louis, with instructions not to deliver it if Frémont had won a battle in the interim or was on the verge of doing so. Frémont, meanwhile, had posted guards to prevent any such order from getting through, but a captain disguised himself as a farmer and got through the guards, delivering it to Frémont on 2 November 1861.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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Lot 219 |
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Frémont, John C. Autograph Endorsement Signed "J.C. Fremont / Maj. Genl. Commdy", on the verso of the integral leaf of a letter written to Col. John Fiala, Brigade Inspector of the Homeguard, 2 pp, St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 1861. Very good; some toning and foxing. Two men write Fiala that they have delivered the horses contracted by the Government and they propose "to furnish you with 200 cavalry horses, in sound condition according [to] the rules and regulations of the U.S.A. …for the price of $118 for each horse…." Fremont writes, "referred to Brig. Gen. McKinstry, Dept. QmMstGenl…." McKinstry would be accused of dishonesty by Fremont’s successor (David Hunter) and dismissed in January 1863.
Estimated Value $400 - 800.
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$240 |
Lot 220 |
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Frémont, John C. Autograph Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont," one page plus integral leaf, 8 1/4" x 51/4", Chateau (?) Avenue, n.p., 28 Dec. 1862. To Col. J. J. Fiala in St. Louis, thanking him for "copies of your smaller map [of Missouri]…I wish to use the occasion to express my obligations to you for the great aid I received from them during our operations here last year. It must always be agreeable to you to know that your work is appreciated and I therefore wish to add my testimony to the great value of your sectional Topographical map of the State. It has been most valuable and serviceable to me…. " After Fremont was relieved of command in June 1862, he had plenty of time to reflect on who had been of service to him and to write letters. He "awaited orders" in New York for the rest of the war.
Estimated Value $400 - 800.
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$345 |
Lot 221 |
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Frémont, John C. Autograph Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont," one page plus integral leaf, 8" x 5", New York, 29 Nov. 1865. Fine. Marked "Private" and written to Col. J. J. Fiala in St. Louis: "Will you refer to your maps & note & send me immediately your opinion as to the best probable line by which to connect the end of the S.W. Branch most directly with the Canadian? I wish to use this in a Congressional Bill for extending the S.W. Branch to the Pacific via the Canadian." Fremont’s attempts at building and financing railroads were disastrous and he was forced to live off the proceeds of his wife’s (Jesse Benton Fremont) publications. He received a pension for his explorations only three months before his death in 1890.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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$240 |
Lot 222 |
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Frémont, John C. Autograph Letter Signed "J.C. Fremont," one page plus integral leaf, 8" x 5", New York, 12 Dec. 1865. Fine. To Col. J. J. Fiala in St. Louis: "I have to thank you for your letter of the 7th in reply to my enquiry. The information you furnish is satisfactory & fully answers my purpose. I thank you also for directing the Profile to be made and you will please draw upon for the expense of it. I will think over what you say about Maj. Rombauer & reply." Fiala had provided information for one of Fremont’s railroad projects. Major Rombauer was one of four Hungarian brothers who were Fiala’s brothers-in-law.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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$180 |
Lot 223 |
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Howe, Albion Parris (1818-97) Union general; served as a guard of honor for Lincoln's funeral and was on the military commission that tried the conspirators. Signature, "A.P. Howe," clipped from a document, with his rank in another hand, "Major 4th Arty. Bos. Colonel…Inspector of Artillery," (a position Howe was given to remove him from infantry command), n.p., n.d. Light toning and a few contemporary ink specks.
Estimated Value $130 - 150.
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Lot 224 |
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King, Rufus (1814-76) Newspaper editor, educator, U.S. diplomat, and Union brigadier general; first commander of the famous "Iron Brigade." 1¾" x 3" Card Signed "Rufus King / Editor Sentinel / Milwaukee," n.d. (c. 1845-60). Lightly toned, else fine. A difficult signature to find.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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Lot 225 |
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Lyon, Nathaniel (1818-61) As commander of the St. Louis arsenal, he played an important role (with F.P. Blair, Jr.) in safeguarding the weapons in the arsenal and capturing a stong pro-Southern force. He was appointed Brigadier General of Missouri Volunteers on 12 May 1861, and on 17 May became B.G. of Mo. Vols. He fell in battle on 10 August 1861 at Wilson's Creek. On 24 December 1861, he received the Thanks of Congress posthumously for his role in saving Missouri for the Union.
Letter Signed "N. Lyon" as "Brigadier general U.S. Vol. Commandg," one page, 11¾" x 7½", Head Quarters Department [of the West], St. Louis Arsenal, c. 5 June 1861 [date on docket]. The letter is toned, has some fold splits and a 1¾" piece missing at upper right; the script and signature are slightly faded, but the content is fabulous! To C.C. Manwaring, Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri: "Having been duly sworn to the discharge of this duty you are hereby authorized to call out, organize, and arm such parties as you can raise and cause them to be sworn into the service of the United States and will employ them in conformity to such orders as I may give or the wants of the general government may suggest to your judgement. Services rendered to the general government will constitute a claim against it for renumeration [sic], and I shall use all my authority and influence to see that parties rendering this service are duly paid."
H.A. Conant, major and Paymaster of the Mo. Vols, certified on the docket that C.C. Manwaring "has taken an obligation to fulfill the duties herein stated in accordance with the instructions. St. Louis Arsenal, June 5th 1861." Manwaring organized the 1st Gasconade County Battalion Home Guard Infantry and was made captain. The battalion had a total of 473 men and its services consisted of guarding bridges on the Pacific Railroad, and in escorting provision trains from Hermann to Montgomery City, Mo. It also participated in the expedition from Miller's Landing to Georgetown, in Franklin Co., Mo. The battalion disbanded October 1, 1861, and reorganized as the Hunhausen' Battalion.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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Lot 226 |
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Martindale, John Henry (1815-81) Union general who survived a court of inquiry then had his military career ended by ill health. Carte-de-visite photograph, 3/4 length, in full uniform with sword. Photo on paper mount. Very good; a few specks in background.
Estimated Value $70 - 80.
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Lot 227 |
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Pennsylvania Civil War Soldier Theodore W. Bean. Three items pertaining to Bean, who became a Lt. Col. in the 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Shenandoah and later in life was a prominent Pa. literary editor: (1) A hand-written call to arms, announcing a meeting on April 27, 1861of the Washington Troop at the Reiglessville Hotel (perhaps the historic Riegelsville Hotel in Bethlehem, Pa.), "…for the purpose of forming a regiment of Cavelry to defend our Homes…." Signed by Bean and 30 others, in pen or pencil. (2) Special Orders No. 55, dated 21 June 1865, with a commendation and discharge of Bean; and (3) an engraved oval portrait of Bean. Both paper items are heavily foxed and housed in old wooden frames.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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Lot 228 |
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Reno, Jesse Lee (1823-62) Union general; killed at South Mountain. Carte-de-visite photograph, being a left-profile, chest-up portrait. With imprint of J.E. McClees, Philadelphia on verso. One small spot at lower edge, else fine.
Estimated Value $175 - 225.
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Lot 229 |
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Reynolds, John Fulton (1820-63) One of the most highly esteemed of Union corps commanders; killed by a Confederate marksman at Gettysburg. Autograph Document Signed "John F. Reynolds, MG Co," just four days before he was killed, one page, 6¾" x 4", Middletown, 27 June 1963. Written in pencil on paper printed "Head Quarters, First Army Corps" and "By command of Brig. General Reynolds," which Reynolds crossed out since he wrote the document himself. Written hurriedly to "Maj Genl Butterfield Chf. of Staff." In part: "Genl [Oliver Otis] Howard & I have forwarded all the information…[David Bell] Birney is at Jefferson & will be here tonight encamping on Howard's left. My Corps is on his Right….A Brigade & Battry of Birney's Corps had been ordered to…Howards at Cramptons pass before I got this news from Boonsboro…." Reynolds was in charge of three corps at the time he was ordered to occupy Gettysburg: his own I Corps under Doubleday, the III Corps under Sickles, and the XI Corps under Howard. On the first day of the fight (July 1, 1863) while positioning the 2nd Wisconsin to reinforce John Buford's cavalry, Reynolds was killed instantly. A statue of Reynolds stands at Gettyburg where he fell.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Ex Rosengarten family of Philadelphia. They sold anti-malarial quinine to both sides during the Civil War. Their company, Powers-Weightman-Rosengarten, was sold to Merck Pharmaceuticals in 1927.
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$6,325 |
Lot 230 |
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Schurz, Carl (1829-1906) Union general who was a political refugee after the 1848 revolution in Germany. He served as Lincoln's minister to Spain (1861-62), was a brigadier general in the volunteer army, fighting in the second battle of Bull Run and in the campaigns at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Chattanooga, then served as Secretary of the Interior in the Hayes administration. Letter Signed "C. Schurz" as Secretary of the Interior, on department letterhead, one page, Washington, 5 June 1878. To the Commission of Pensions, acknowledging receipt of papers for a possible criminal case against Alfred J. Woolsey. Small paper loss at blank right edge and one tear affecting two words of text, else fine with nice clean signature. With two reproduction photos of Schurz.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$120 |
Lot 231 |
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Sickles, Daniel E (1819-1914) First man to be acquitted of murder by reason of temporary insanity; controversial Union general; raised the New York Excelsior brigade; lost a leg at Gettysburg; named military governor of the Carolinas. Partial document with Autograph Endorsement Signed "D E Sickles" as Brigadier General Commanding, 1¾" x 8", n.p., n.d. Sickles endorses Capt. D. Resnick's statement regarding a Return of Provisions for April 1862. Archivally matted and framed with a left-profile carte-de-visite photograph of Sickles to an overall size of 8¼" x 16".
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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Lot 232 |
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Smith, William Farrar "Baldy". 1824-1903) Union gerneral, often at odds with his superiors, causing him to lose his corps command and his promotion to major general. Carte-de-visite photograph of Smith by E. & H.T. Anthony from a Brady negative. A waist-length portrait. Very good; light toning and a few small marks.
Estimated Value $175 - 225.
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Lot 233 |
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Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (1830-82) Union general; the "Savior of Little Round Top"; breveted for Gaines's Mill, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, and for war services. He died months before his exoneration by a court of inquiry investigating his actions at Five Forks and subsequent dismissal by Sheridan. War-date Signature and rank, "G.K. Warren / Maj. Gen. Vols." on a 2" x 5" piece of paper, mounted to a second piece. Accompanied by a carte-de-visite photograph with imprint on verso from Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, N.Y. Light toning to both.
Estimated Value $550 - 650.
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Lot 234 |
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1/4 Plate Tintype of An Armed Union Soldier. Full, standing view of a Union enlisted man with his Mississippi musket and saber bayonet. He is wearing the issued four-button sack coat. Houseed in a full leatherette caase.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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1/6 Plate Tintype Of A Patriotic Woman. A seated woman dressed in patriotic flag motif, with flag pattern top hat and fan. Housed in a full original leatherette case.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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Lot 236 |
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1/6 Plate Tintype of A Union Non-Commissioned Officer. Seated view of a Union sergeant wearing a frock coat and a U.S. belt plate. Housed in original leatherette case; some scuffing to case.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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1/6 Plate Tintype of A Union Soldier From Missouri. With accoutrements and Model 1842 musket with bayonet. Housed in original leatherette case; some scuffing to case.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
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$518 |
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1864 Cooper Saloon Receipt. A colorful Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon $5 receipt made out "to the order of W.M. Cooper," president of the establishment, and signed boldly twice by Mr. Cooper, 3¼" x 8¼"?Philadelphia, 16 June 1864. Red borders with a red, white and blue American flag. Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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1866 Letter From An Ex-Confederate Soldier. Letter from F.M. C. Newton to Col. W.B. Blair, datelined San Antonio, Texas, 29 Oct. 1866, 3¼ pp, 10x8½". Fine. The writer, who refers to himself as an "Ex Confed" states that life has not been good since "the break up" [end of the war] He reports on a cholera epidemic, looking after a property for Blair, and his efforts to make enough money to support his family. "…I came home after the break up flat broke…I am…hoping for better times…but…as an Ex Confed I do not know …what I may be permitted to do…" Original envelope is present.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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Albumin Photograph of the "Bull Pen," City Point, Va. Original large formal Civil War photograph, 8½" x 11¾". The image shows the building being constructed in the foreground with military tents in the background. Beneath the image is the printed title. Matted and framed to an overall size of 18" x 21". The frame could use a little retouching; otherwise, ready for display.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Compiled by Capt. Calvin D. Cowles, published in Washington, 1891-95, 35 parts in original wraps (some separated and torn), with 175 maps and plates. Since both Union and Confederate sources were used in their compilation, the maps present a well-balanced cartographic record of the war. Inside pages are very good to fine. Also present is a 29 page index of Additions and Corrections, published in 1902.
The maps provide a great variety of information, from maps of individual battle sites to photographic views and uniforms and weaponry. There are also many broader-scale maps of regions, states, and the division of the country at various points during the war. The division of the plates is as follows: 1 – 35: Military Operations in the Field;136 – 161: General Topographic Maps; 162 - 171: Military Divisions and Departments;172 – 175: Miscellaneous. All of the maps are in lithographed color, primarily green, blue, and brown, with the Union Army positions in blue and Confederate positions shown in red. City views are sepia-tone lithographs made from actual photos. This atlas is the definitive source for Civil War information. Howes C816.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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Civil War Date Handwritten Masonic Address. A 20 page speech from early in the war, c. 1860-61, on ruled, 6¼" x 4" paper held together with one old straight pin. In part: "since last we met to celebrate this festival…few among us imagined that before the year should close, she would be strugling for existance as a nation…that…our friends, our brethren & our sons - would be arrayed in deadly strife against each other….Yet such…is the painful truth & treason -- defiant rebellion is rioting many of our fairest states, in arms against the best government in the world…." Four central pages are apparently written in Masonic code. One old central fold and overall toning.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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Civil War Rhode Island Accolade by American Banknote Company. An engraved document, 14" x 11", dated May 4, 1869 from the State of Rhode Island, as a Testimonial of Honor to Francis A. Brown Battery H 1st Regt. Light Artillery for courage and patriotism in suppressing the rebellion and preserving liberty. It portrays eight excellent vignettes by American Banknote Company of military and naval scenes, including forest skirmishing and an ironclad ship in battle. Signed in facsimile by Gen. Burnside as Governor. Some age tone and very minor spotting, otherwise, very good condition.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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$228 |
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Copper Plaque Of A Union Soldier Leaving For War, c. 1862. 17½" x 12½" plaque with high rellief 9" figures of a soldier and his wife bidding farewell as he goes to war. With his right hand, he holds his gun; with his left hand he embraces his wife. They sadly gaze into each other's eyes, not knowing when, or if, they will see each other again. The pedestal on which they stand says, "From Love to War."
Estimated Value $200 - 400.
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$115 |
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"Gent. Grant & His Family" by John Sartain. Steel mezzotint engraving, published in 1868 by Bradley & Co., Philadelphia. Image measures 24" x 19'. the print has been professionally conserved and is laid onto an acid-free backing. Some scuffing to legend; a few minor problems to edges of borders, and a 2" mended tear in tree-line at upper left margin. This print most likely played a role in Grant's 1868 presidential campaign.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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Gettysburg Civil War Discharge. Two 11" x 8½" discharge documents, both for 90 days, made out to William Williams. The first is for the period of April 21-July 27, 1861, when Williams was a private in Co. D, 9th Regt, Pa Volunteers; with official Pa. embossed seal and full oath of identity. The second is for June 30-August 7, 1863 for Sergeant Williams in Co. B, 38th Regt., signed by Capt. Joshua Hunt. Williams was certainly involved in the epic struggle at Gettysburg. Both very good to fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 350.
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$201 |
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