Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 49

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

U.S. Civil War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 846		1859 Political Broadside for a "Union Ball" In Maine. 14½ x 10 in., January 27, 1859 advertising "Tickets $1.50 Cents!…Supper and Horse-Keeping Included." Even though Lincoln is two years away from the Presidency, concerns regarding divisive fractionalism plagued every part of the country… particularly in stable Northeast states fearing that radical elements in the South (and New England abolitionist states) would tear the country apart. Fine; professionally repaired on verso. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 847		1863 $300 Civil War Union Draft Substitute Form. Two-page form for supplying a substitute in lieu of $300, New York County Substitute and Relief Committee, 6¾ by 8½ in., 1863. Fine. A fully signed and issued set of forms for supplying a substitute for Union Army service. The first part of the form is for the New York resident drafted with his name and address (167 Broom[e] Street). There are four committee signatures at the bottom accepting the terms. The second page of the form is signed by the substitute who received $300 to muster drafted man's place. The page is fully signed and has a 5¢ revenue stamp. This is a rare form in choice condition. They are usually seen separated or in poor condition. A fascinating reminder about this controversial practice which favored the wealthy. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 848		1863 Civil War Broadside For A Battle Re-enactment. C. 1863, "Grand Military Spectacle - Victory on Victory," Advertising a Re-enactment of 3 Battles at the Continental Theater, n.d. (c. 1863). The re-enactments were "McClellan's Triumphs in Maryland, Grant's Triumphs in Mississippi, Meade's Triumphs in Pennsylvania." held at the Continental Theatre on Walnut Street above 8th. Though undated, "Meade's Triumph in Pennsylvania" refers to the Battle of Gettysburg in early July 1863. An old pencil notation, "8/63" may indicate that the re-enactments were staged during August 1863. Traces of original posting in the corners, one of which has a small hole. The top half of this broadside has been attached to a heavier piece of paper for protection; some ink transfer above the first "Victory" from having been folded while the ink was still wet. Estimated Value $350 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 849		1864 Civil War Broadside Asks Recruits To Pay Town's Deficit. Civil War recruiting notice, town of Malden, MA requiring each recruit to pay $3.00, 6 x 9 in., 30 Dec. 1864. Signed in print by A.F. Sargent, Treasurer, printed by J.W. Pitman & Co., Boston. The broadside states that because the town of Malden, Massachusetts had exceeded its recruiting budget, "… it was voted to assess each enrolled man Three Dollars …" In other words, the new recruits were being asked to pay the town's deficit. "It is for the Enrolled Men to decide whether or not their faith with the Committee shall be kept." Lightly toned, with a few tiny pinholes, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 850		Anderson, Robert (1805-1871) Union commander of Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the Civil War. Autograph letter signed ("Robert Anderson"), 4pp, 8 x 5¼ in., n.p., 1856. Addressed to Capt. Bowman, regarding the proper building of a military construction project. In part: "…I hope you will not forget to send me the receipt for mixing cement…. You will find that I was compelled to assume a responsibility in reference to a point not belonging to my duties--but, the circumstances were apparently so urgent, that there was no other remedy. I went over the whole question… and all agreed that the plan adopted would answer as well as the one it was intended to replace. We would have preferred… to have placed the two beams close together, but this would have diminished the size of the hoistaway…. I shall… confine my attention to a general supervision of the painters and an inspection of their work…. I would like to know whether the Secy wishes to keep me on this duty or not. I told the Secy of War [Jefferson Davis] when in Washington, that my wife's health was not improving as well as I had anticipated…." Fine; light toning, a few ink smudges, and a couple of pinholes. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 851		Archive of 15 Civil War Era Letters and Documents, 1861-76. A collection of Civil War era letters and documents, including a letter to a Confederate prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, 6 May 1863, 2pp, 5 x 8 in., Gonzales, [TX?]: "…I have given up most all hopes getting a letter to you. I have wrot[e] so many that you have not received…This is the last paper in the house. Dezandes Macimbes has sawed off three of his fingers with Grazes edges…" With envelope addressed to "S.V. Yoder Esq. Co. D. Hoffman Battalion Johnson[']s Island Ohio" A 4-page 1861 letter to George Gilpin of the First City Troop of the Philadelphia Cavalry from his mother, who tells of reading "…an Evening Journal…article headed The Ohio Legions attacked 200 killed and wounded…I am happy to think we have most glorious captains at the head of affairs. Lincoln & Scott are names that create in my hart as much emotion as Washington. He was called the Father of his country. These will be called saviors of their country in her greatest peril. When Satan and his hosts seemed combined for her destruction. This reconciles me to this war, that it is not of man…" More good content; the envelope bears some minor soiling and a few tears at top from opening. Other documents include a February 2, 1863 partly printed document signed by a lieutenant colonel in the 133rd Pennsylvania Volunteers for two contraband servants; an 1863 autograph document signed by Judge Advocate B. F. Rice, "Court Martial Rooms" Nashville, TN, certifying, "…Capt. Chas. B. Gillespie 78th Penna. Vols. has served continuously as a member of a General Court Martial at Nashville, Tennessee by Special Order 'No. 28' of Genl. Rosecrans…" Includes many other interesting items, worthy of further research. Overall very good. (15 items). Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 852		Battle of Mill Spring, KY Jan. 19th 1862. Hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 9½ x 13¼ in. (image is 8 x 12½ in.) 152 Nassau St. New York is at lower right below image. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15¼ x 19 in. Depicting the bayonet charge of the 9th Ohio Volunteers under Co. McCook against Confederates forces under Gen. Zollicoffer. Very good; toning and a few minor creases in upper background. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 853		c. 1864 Newspaper "Extra" Broadside. Issued by the Troy Times Extra, printed "Sunday, April 2-2 p.m.," 4½ x 13 in., Washington D.C., Fine. Detailing official dispatches from Lincoln and Stanton with a final word from Grant: "A dispatch from Gen. Grant states that Gen. Sheridan commanding cavalry and infantry, has carried everything before him. He captured Three Brigades of Infantry, a Wagon Train and several Batteries of Artillery. The Prisoners Captured will Amount to Several Thousands." Some wrinkles, overall clean and attractive. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 854		"The Capture of Jeff Davis, His Last Official Act". Uncolored lithograph, New York, Published at 111 Nassau St., Very Fine. 11 x 15 in. As a dress-wearing Jefferson Davis flees Union cavalry troops, wielding a knife and being accompanied by a mule carrying "Confederate gold," his wife scolds the troops with "Don't provoke the President, or he may hurt some of you!" The caption under this scene reads, "His last official act "The adoption of a new rebel uniform"/ "He attempts to "Clear his Skirts" but finds it "All up in Dixie." Clean, toned light brown. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 855		[Carr, General Eugene Asa] Hand-painted Miniature Portrait. 1868 dated portrait of Union General Eugene Asa Carr, 3¼ x 2¾ in. (oval) with the original integral hanger still attached to the top of the pendant frame. It is painted on artist's card stock. Here, General Carr is shown in his military uniform with a full beard. He is identified on the back of the portrait by the unnamed artist as, "E. L. Carr - Chief Officer of the 10th Cavalry - Nov. 3, 1868". (Our attribution is correct. Here the middle initial is incorrect as Carr served in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry). Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 856		Civil War "Bounty Refund" Packet. Archive of a Bounty Refund Plus General Order No. 153, Lot of Six Items, Massachusetts, 1863. Items ranging in size from 4 x 6¾ in. to 10 x 8 in. This package contains the remains of a story about a boy and his attempt to serve in the military. This young man, George B. Ware, was enlisted in the military but was under the legal age at that time. When his father, Horace Ware, found out he was in the military he wrote a letter asking for a discharge with repayment of all bounties. This was approved, and George was discharged from the military. This package also includes a receipt from the Treasurer's Office of Massachusetts, a receipt from the Captain, a letter from the father, a general order to discharge George B. Ware, and a docking envelope of the repaid bounty. (6 items). Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 857		Civil War Design Playing Cards Advertisement, 1863. Advertisement for "Union Playing Cards" with Civil War designs manufactured by the American Card Company of New York, 5½ x 10 in., clipped from the bottom of a newspaper or magazine page. A pencil notation in the lower left corner indicates that the date of the issue was 15 Aug. 1863. The ad depicts four different designs used by American Card Company on the backs of its Union series of cards: "Major of Eagles," "Colonel of Eagles," Goddess of Eagles," and "Ace of Eagles." The Colonel and Major designs both depict a generic Union military officer of the period. The sales pitch appears in small letters at the top: "Two Packs, in Splendid Cases, free by mail on receipt of $1." Excellent condition. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 858		Civil War Draft Broadsheet - "Woburn Townsman.- Extra". Original, printed Civil War draft broadsheet, identified as "No. 1." with a listing of the residents of Woburn, Massachusetts whose names had been drawn in the previous evening's Draft Lottery, 10 x 13½ in., May 17, 1864. The previous evening the Town Draft Committee had awaited word from Washington, DC. regarding "the required number among the reenlisted veterans who were not as yet assigned to any town" and in doing so fulfill the Draft requirement imposed on the Town of Woburn but the State Provost Marshall declared that the Draft should commence before word from Washington, DC. was received. Apparently $3,650.60 had been raised to purchase the services of "Substitutes" who would serve in place of the Woburn citizens. Complete and intact, with edge wear and some light water staining. There is a small section clipped from the upper right hand margin that likely had the original recipients signature (not affecting the text). Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 859		Civil War Era Broadside. New York "Draft Meeting" Union Broadside, 11½ x 9 in., c. 1864. Very Fine. The broadside calls for a response to the $20,000 bounty for new soldiers and payments due those veterans willing to re-enlist in the 93rd NY Volunteers - a three year regiment known as the "Morgan Rifles," with 998 members, and which served with distinction in numerous campaigns. It was present at the siege of Yorktown; fought at Lee's Mills, Williamsburg and in the Seven Days' battles; and upon the return from the Peninsula was present at Antietam and Fredericksburg. A museum quality item for display. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 860		Civil War Patriotic Stationery Kit. C. 1861, Front panel from a Civil War, patriotic stationery kit. measuring 8½ x 5 in. and printed in bright red and blue on cream. This graphic piece includes an illustration of Miss Liberty with eagle and the slogan "Union Forever" to the left of the name of this specific portfolio: "Hawley's Excelsior Prize." The advertising cover offers the purchaser the expected stationery and pen, but also 34 portraits of leading generals and "20 Comic Illustrations of the War" as well as an unspecified "piece of jewelry." The package is offered by James R. Hawley of Cincinnati. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 861		Civil War Union Prison War-Dated Archive of Letters. An outstanding collection of letters written by John C. Beattie, Keeper of the Prison at Dennemora, New York, primarily during the Civil War period of 1862 to 1865. There are a total of 41 letters, 27 of them written by Beattie; the other 14 were written by other family members. Beattie mostly wrote to his wife and children, Martha and Robert. Interesting content, sold "as is"; overall very good to fine. Excerpts from letters of 1862-3 include:"…all is quiet at the prison since that convict was kilt. If we have one more kilt then we would be all right… I think Bill is at Biekman with Gen Pope. He will see hard times and may be dead before this time…There is a Rail Road that runs from Portsmouth to Richmond. I think the way that Gen Burnside Army will go to Richmond… It takes so long to get the news here. Burnsides has gone over the river after the rebels. I think Burnside will lick them out. O how many will have to bite the dust…"; [Robert] wrote "It would be better for the Regiment to march 10 miles a day than lay in them tents…A Copper Head brought in a report that Gen Hooker was whipped. That hit me hard nock…Well we will soon hear of a battle between Gen Meade and Gen Lee. Oh that I could guide a ball to his Heart that would end this War…" Letters of 1864-5 include such commentary as: "…Gen Slocum has gone with Sherman…If Lee should send out a large force from Richmond, we shall hear of a big fight." A letter written on April 27, 1865 includes: "We hear a report that Booth has been shot… I am sorry that they did not take him alive so they could have hang him. He ought to be burnt at the stake. I am sorry that Gen Sherman has made a fool of himself. It looks as if he had sold out to Johnson or Jeff but we have got Gen Grant left…." Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 862		Civil War Union Soldier's Letters. Two autograph letters signed, 8pp total, from Private George Homan [?] of Company H of the 18th New York Infantry [he would be killed at Gains Mill, Virginia on 27 June 1862] to his cousin, 24 June-5 July 1861, reporting on the relatively 'quiet' days prior to the clash at Bull Run on 21 July 1861, an attack by a rebel picket guard, and on seeing President Lincoln and General Scott during an inspection "The Col said last night he had a talk with the Pres. & he could not find out anything but said we would not be likely to stay here over a week…" Very good; some light soiling and expected wear. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 863		[Danielson, General Wilmet] Tintype. Bevel cornered tin plate, no glass or case.4 x 2½ in. Undated tintype of a bearded gentleman wearing vest, gilt buttoned shirt, and coat with officer's badge, reported to be Gen. Wilmet Danielson, but we have been unable to find information on his background or military history. Cheeks with light, handcolored rosy coloring. Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 864		"The Great Union Speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens…". Political Broadside, 19 x 12½ in., c. 1864, with the text of Confederate Vice President Stephens' address to the Georgia convention (Jan. 1861) that considered secession. Small tape stain and tear at top edge, mostly in the outer extra selvage, affecting only the very first word in title. This extract of Stephens' speech was printed to dissuade Democrats from supporting McClellan in 1864: "There are many well-meaning men in the party called 'DEMOCRATS', who, through party spirit, have allowed themselves to seem to be committed in favor of the "Peace-and-Secession" Doctrine of the men whom they have permitted to become their 'leaders.' To such men we recommend a careful perusal of the following extract from a speech made by ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS,… He showed clearly that the South had no just cause of complaint, and predicted what would be the consequences of the terrible act. Mr. STEPHENS has since yielded to the spirit of party, against which he so long struggled…." Exceptional political content! The first Alexander H. Stephens broadside of this type that we have seen! Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 865		Group of CDVs. Six items: Four CDvs of officers in uniform (one is probably General Phil Sheridan): one three-quarter length, signed on the mount, "Yours Truly, G.A. Ellsworth" (not THE Ellsworth), with imprint of J. Carbutt, Chicago on verso; one three-quarter length (no imprint), and two chest up, one with imprint of G. Wertz, Kansas City, and the other with J. Good, Trenton, N.J. imprint. A fifth CDV is a bust portrait of a man in a suit with Seely & Mitchell, Elmira, N.Y. imprint, and the sixth item is an albumen photo of four soldiers on a 4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. mount with Brady, Washington imprint, titled "Illustrations of Camp Life." Very good to fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 866		Hand-Written "Anti-Secession" Speech. Hand-written draft of a speech entitled: "Peaceable Secession!" 10 pages, 12¼ x 7¾ in., c. 1860. Fine. In part: "There are not a few, both in the North & the South, who deceive themselves,…with the idea that secession and peace are not incompatible. It is of infinite importance that this illusion should be dispelled. To act upon it would be calamitous to the North and fatal to the South. This terrible fact that Secession is War, sooner or later, must not be for an instant forgotten. Were it possible that we should agree on the terms of disunion -- could as brought to consent that the South should separate -- who believes that such a peace would last? Where now there is one cause of complaint between the sections, a hundred would spring up. Injuries and insults which are now borne and pocketed, for the sake of the Union, and because of the Union, would lead at once to retaliation and war. … If we did not shrink from it with horror, we should be less than human… To permit secession, as it is now threatened, would be simply to commit suicide… " The full content should be read in order to attain a full and complete appreciation of this speech. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 867		"The Head of the Confederacy on a New Base". Uncolored Lithograph, "The Head of the Confederacy on a New Base," 11½ x 15½ in., published by Hilton & Co., Cameron, New York, c. 1865. Jefferson Davis holds a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, while being stripped of the women's clothing that he wore during his attempt to escape after the collapse of the Confederacy. His wife states, "Don't provoke the President, or some of you may get hurt!!" This being said while an officer holds a pistol and sword on Davis. Toned light brown. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 868		J. Cameron. "The Capture of an Unprotected Female, or the Close Up of the Rebellion,". Uncolored lithograph. Jefferson Davis's Escape Dressed as a Woman, 12 x 16, c. 1865, Jefferson Davis's capture by Union troops is depicted. They needle Davis (who is disguised in a dress). Each figure has a balloon comment above his head: "She's one of 'em! She is!!" and "You run well old Gal, but your wind gin out, didn't it?" are a couple of the remarks. Varina Davis begs, "I beseech you to let his Excellency alone!" Davis responds: "I plainly perceive that this is another blessing in disguise!! and the greatest of them all!!!" Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 869		J.H. Bufford. Civil War Lithograph: "JEFF'S LAST SHIFT". Printed by J.H. Bufford, Boston, MA, 1865. Uncolored print, 9½ x 13¾ in. image, with wide margins to 13¼ x 17¾ in. Subtitled: "Capture of Jeff Davis, May 10th 1865, at Irwinsville, GA." Fanciful illustration of a knife-wielding Jefferson Davis, wearing dress and bonnet as a disguise, fending off three Union solders. His wife warns the soldiers (in the bottom margin): "The men had better not provoke the President as he might hurt some of 'em." Lightly toned. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 870		Meade, George G (1815-1872) Union general; commander of the Army of the Potomac; best remembered for being the winning general at the Battle of Gettysburg. War-date autograph document signed ("Geo. G. Meade") as Maj. Gen., n.p., 19 April 1864. Meade writes, "Reference to Prev. War Genl. who is authorized to grant a pass for a limited time to Mr. Sefphir…". Very good; paper is toned with edge chips and one close tear at upper left, affecting nothing; a horizontal fold affects rank. Matted with a 4¾ x 3¾ in. color engraving and framed to an overall size of 15½ x 8¾ in. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 871		Outstanding Pennsylvania 88th Regiment Volunteer Drawing. Original chalk and pencil drawing c. 1860, of a PA Union volunteer soldier of the 88th Regiment, 19½" x 15½", framed to an overall size of 26¾ x 22¾ inch in an antique gold-gilt period wooden frame. The drawing depicts a volunteer from Pennsylvania 88th regiment in a blue uniform. Included in the image is a tent and flag to the man's left and a cannon to his right. Small portions of the frame's floral design have broken off but the image is perfect. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 872		[Pope, Alexander] Tintype. Tintype of Union General Alexander Pope, housed in a 4 x 2 in. card with gold outer and inner frames. The card has no markings, however, the image is of good quality, and shows Pope in his general's uniform. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 873		Porter, David D (1813-91) U.S. admiral and naval hero of the Civil War. Signature ("David D Porter") and rank, "Admiral," on a 1½ x 3¼ in. slip of paper, n.p., n.d. Matted with a 9 x 7 in. photo of Porter in uniform on a ship and framed to an overall size of 17 x 13 in. Fine. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 874		Rare Poster Advertising "Frank Leslie's Publications". 46½ x 33 in., New York, c. 1860. This overlarge poster with archival mounting onto a larger, canvas-backed white paper advertises in red and black type several publications by Frank Leslie, including "Illustrated Newspaper," "Chimney Corner," "The Young American," "Lady's Magazine," "Boy's & Girl's Weekly" and others, reflecting "Frank Leslie's" print empire -- as he even published a magazine in German, "Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung." Some 10 uncolored engravings. Lightly toned, with a few horizontal creases which have been expertly smoothed out with the archival backing. Rare. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 875		Resolution in Honor of a Retired State Militia Colonel. Manuscript resolution in honor of Colonel James Hogan of the Newport Light Infantry Company, 21½ x 17½ in., framed to 28 x 24 in. in its original period frame, Newport (RI), 27 April 1875. A beautiful, light-brown-toned resolution with fabulous scripting and a military drawing in the top center. Signed at bottom by Thomas Chambers, clerk. Minor staining to resolution, and moderate wear to print, not detracting from the beauty of this piece. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 876		Rosecrans, General William S (1819-1898) Union Civil War Major General. Carte-de-visite Photograph Signed ("W.S. Rosecrans") at the lower edge of the image. The signature is somewhat light; otherwise, in excellent overall condition. It has the maker's stamp of "C.M. Bell of Washington, D.C." in gold on the lower front mount and again on the back. Rosecrans led the Union Army of the Cumberland to a victory at Stones River, for which he was given the Thanks of Congress. His defeat at Chickamauga cost him his command. Sanders has no price listed for a signed photograph by Rosecrans and there are only two prior sales records listed in American Book Prices Current since 1975. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 877		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Union general. Autograph letter signed, 2pp, 5½ x 3½ in., New York, 12 Jan. 1850. To Major General P(ercifer) F. Smith, introducing a clergyman whose card is attached under Scott's signature. With holograph envelope signed in the return address, to Maj. Gen. Smith in San Francisco. Smith was prominent in the Mexican War and was the military commander of California and the Oregon Territory when Scott wrote to him. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 878		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) U.S. Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. He served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history, commanding forces in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and in the American Civil War until his resignation on 1 Nov. 1861. Signature on a 1 x 6 in. slip of paper with "U.S. Army, Feb. 10, 1857," n.p. Fine. Matted with a portrait of Scott and framed to an overall size of 12 x 11¼ in. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 879		Sedgwick, John (1813-64) Union general; he was shot in the head by a sharpshooter at Spotsylvania, making him the third and final corps commander in the Army of the Potomac to be killed in action. Two carte-de-visite photographs in uniform, one a three-quarter seated photo with imprint by E. & H.T. Anthony; the second is waist up, with no back stamp. The first has tiny loss at two corners, else fine; the second has an ink spot at top and some soiling. (2 items). Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 880		Shelby, Joseph. Check Signed ("Jos. Shelby"), drawn on The Farmer's Bank of Missouri," 3¼ x 7½ in., Lexington, MO, 12 October 1860. Written to William Spratt in the amount of $1532.34, a rather substantial sum at the time. Curiously, a pen cancellation in the center of the obverse reads, in part: "Protested for nonpayment October 15, 1861." Minor folds and some small marginal tears at the left bottom obverse. Several endorsements appear on the reverse. Could it be that this Confederate General wrote a rubber check!? A rare format for Shelby. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 881		Sheridan, Philip H (1831-1888) Union general. War-date autograph letter signed ("P.H. Sheridan") as Major General (2nd Div. IV Corps), 1p, 8 x 4¾ in., Loudon (Tenn.), 14 Feb. (18)64. To Captain Dickerson, Chief Q.M., Dept Ohio, Knoxville. "Trains are now coming in with forage & supplies to transport them across the River here. With our present means it is a big contract. Have you ordered a Steamer for ferrying purposes. It will require additional trains from Knoxville here." Fine; light toning, some contemporary ink smears and one rust mark from a paper clip at upper right edge. Matted with a color engraving of Sheridan and framed to an overall size of 16½ x 19¼ in. The bridge at Loudon, Tennessee had been the longest bridge crossing the Tennessee River on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad. It ran between Knoxville, Tennessee and Dalton, Georgia and represented an important transportation link between the southern and western Confederacy. In September 1863, Confederate soldiers burned the bridge to prevent Union General James L. Shackleford from capturing it. In early 1864, the U.S. government contracted W. H. Bristol to reconstruct the Tennessee River Bridge at Loudon. At the time of this letter, the bridge was out of commission and ferries had to be used to transport supplies across the Tennessee River. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 882		Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-91) Union general. Group of 14 autograph letters signed ("W.T. Sherman") as General of the Army, most on Headquarters Army of the United States stationery, over 50 pages, 8x5 in. or 10x7¾ in., Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Mo., and New York, between 1871-87. Thirteen of the letters are to General Manning F. Force (1824-99), who served under Sherman (XVII Corps, 1st Brig., 3rd Div.) in the Meridian and Atlanta (he won the Medal of Honor for Atlanta) campaigns and during the March to the Sea and who became a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. One of the letters is from Sherman to "Dayton" and a separate letter is from General John Pope to Force about property. Overall fine condition. This is an excellent group of letters which should be read to be appreciated. Sherman finds fault with President Grant more than once, discusses "the old West Point prejudice question," and business of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, which Sherman served as president, but the real gems of this collection are Sherman's long and thoughtful discussions on the make-up of the military, its relationship to the government, the problems with the military hierarchy, and how Sherman thought the problems should be addressed. In a 12-page letter written 14 March 1876, he writes, in part: "The old maxims of Gov.ment, especially those of the Military Service came to us from England, and are today as true as when the first code was compiled in 1792. But as the French began to develop their system, their notions began to creep into our army…til now we hardly know what is military usage…Our military statutes are a jumble. One paragraph makes the Secretary of War Commander in Chief--. another denies him the right…to give a personal order. The whole system by which the Secretary of War commands the Army…is based on a decision of the Supreme Court that his orders must be presumed as those of the President, who is constitutional Commander in Chief. General Grant…told me at Chicago in 1868 he intended to change all this when he became President and he actually required me to prepare for the change…but has allowed the ebb tide to further than ever before….The system is all wrong. The General should command the Personnel and Materiel of the Army and should make all orders for their discipline and drill. He should have the right & power, and then be held to a strict account. Orders & instructions by the Secretary of War as the representation of the President & the Law should go in writing to the General, and by him communicated to all parts of the Army…In the Army Regulations of 1863…any malfactor can shelter himself behind some paragraph…." In an 8-page letter written on 22 March, 1876, Sherman writes that Judge Taft has invited him to Washington for consultation, and continues his criticism of government bureaucracy, President Grant, Secretary of War Belknap, etc. In part: "When the war closed the opportunity to place the Civil Government on high ground was perfect…Genl Grant had a glimpse of it…but the pressure was too great and he gradually succumbed…Of all Governmental Establishments, the Army & Navy are the easiest to manipulate. Each should be a unit, absolutely under the control of the Civil power…." He sets out how the order of command should work, and adds, "The real difficulty is in our Bureaux System. Each one…construes itself a little empire of its own." He gives examples of problems caused by this during the war and says, "When Genl Grant reached Washington in 1864 he told the President that if he was to command the Army, he must command the supply Dept…." Sherman adds: "I don't want any power but I do want to see the Army governed by principles as old as history, unified, and all these distinctions…imported from France, give place to the old Anglo Saxon custom of fair play… hard duty &c. which prevailed until this system of bureaucracy crept in and actually moulded the laws for Congress…" He takes another jab at President Grant: "…when he grants a favor…he ought to do it manfully on his own signature, and not make it appear as the work of some one else." Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,100
Lot 883		Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Union general famous for his "scorched earth" policy; Commanding General of the Army (1869-1883). Autograph letter signed ("W.T. Sherman"), on lined, beige paper, 4pp, 10½ x 8 in., Army Building New York, 16 February 1887. Very good; some soiling to first and last pages. A wonderful letter regarding an equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant, addressed to General William E. Strong: "I am really much indebted for the full details of the Equestrian monument to General Grant …and compliment Chicago on the sensible and business like manner in which the whole matter has been conducted. Rebisso is the same artist who took some contract for the McPherson statue in Washington, and finished his work creditably and satisfactorily…Artists are naturally and most properly most sensitive at any suggestions from outsiders, but he cannot mistrust you or me. Grant will be remembered in after ages as General Grant not as President Grant, therefore the equestrian statue - and the period of the representation in bronze will be about Appomatox. He was then Lieut. General. Taking the two photographs from top to bottom. I like Rebisso's hat, as it shows the face full - the top of the crown may be dented down in the middle, as that was usual. The face is good, but a little too stern or severe. The coat opened at top is good, and as usually worn by him, but the breast and sleeve show too many wrinkles, for Grant was full breasted, with muscular arms, filling his coat well. On the shoulder should be the strap with three stars, the middle one large, the other same as of a Maj. Genl. The sword belt & sword are well, though habitually he did not wear them, but this is emblematic - No Sash - I agree with you that it will be more truthful to dispense with the top boots, for he rarely if ever wore them…the saddle case should be a spread eagle with the three stars of a Lieut. General, or the four stars of a full General….I like his design to have the horse easy, and not cavorting. A General on horseback should be oblivious of his horse, because he has something to think about besides managing his steed." More detail about how the boots, stirrups, bridle, saddle, etc. should be represented. Truly an exceptional letter. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 884		Sherman, William Tecumseh. War-date autograph letter signed ("W.T. Sherman") as Major General, 1p, 10 x 7¾ in., Cincinnati, 24 Dec. 1863. To Mr. Anderson: "A few days since at Chattanooga I received a letter …asking of me a letter and original documents of interest to the people for the benefit of the Western Sanitary Commission. I feel strongly disposed to do everything in my power to aid the Commission which has done so much for our armies in the West. I …renew my thanks for past favors to the soldiers of my command…." Sherman encloses (not present) a 50 dollar Confederate note, a receipt for a dispatch sent by Sherman to Burnside in Knoxville, and a note from Gen. Burnside. Fine; paper repair at lower right affects a couple of letters only. Excellent content. Matted with a portrait of Sherman and framed to an overall size of 16¾ x 20¾ in. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 885		Sherman, William Tecumseh. Signature and rank ("W.T. Sherman / General") on a 2½ x 5 in. slip of paper, St. Louis, Mo., 18 Mar. 1885. Fine. Matted with a portrait of Sherman and framed to an overall size of 15¾ x 10¾ in. With a COA from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on the verso. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 886		Tintype of a Civil War Soldier with Snare Drum. 1/9 Plate Tintype, 2¾ x 2 3/8 in. case. Ornate "Union" case, complete with "Embracing Riveted Hinge" and purple velvet lid interior. Glass-fronted image is framed by elaborate gilt foil mat. Featuring a standing, uniformed man with snare drum, in front of a chair and a blank wall. Clear, sharp reproduction of drummer. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 887		Tintype of a Union Soldier "William Tharp". A sixteenth-plate tintype encased in an embossed white CDV mount measuring 4 x 2½ in., with an oval opening. Featuring a Union soldier bearing two revolvers crossed before his chest, wearing an "Iowa Caton". Identified on the back as "William Tharp", the image has slightly tinted cheeks, a few minor abrasions, else fine. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 888		Union Private's Biographical Mss & Wooden Spoon & Ring Carved In Danville Prison. Eleven pages penned by Pvt. Thomas. H. Capern on "Camp 4th N.Y. vols. (col. Birney)" letterhead (near Falmouth, Va., May 1863) signed with initials "H.T.H.C." He was captured at Gaines Mill and spent time at Libby Prison and Belle Isle. After being paroled, he was captured again at Winchester (after he wrote this), and imprisoned at Danville, and possibly Andersonville. The manuscript describes what he has seen, mostly as a prisoner, and how his Baptist faith got him through his ordeals. With a spoon that is 7½ in. long and 15/8 in. wide, marked on the handle: "Made in Danville Prison, Va. Sep. [?] 1864." Attached with period string to the handle is a small wooden ring, also made by Capern at Danville. The bowl of the spoon has been colored-in with pencil lead, likely by a child, else very good. Such identified relics are rarely encountered today. With an authenticating note by the granddaughter of Capern's brother. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 889		"Union Soldier". Pastel- enhanced portrait of a young Union soldier, unsigned, 20 x 15¾ in., c. 1863. The soldier has a mustache and beard, clothes colored in blue with buttons and other hardware in light golden hues. Scattered foxing and light soiling, broken crease at top, well clear of image, which is very attractive and skillfully done on heavy artboard. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 890		Unique Handcrafted"G.A.R." Commemorative Frame. Handcrafted, framed "G.A.R." commemorative display frame and assemblage of rare 33 medals, ribbons & photos, of W.S. Kirby, a noted Civil War veteran.who apparently served in Co. B, 50th Missouri Infantry Volunteers. Large, impressive assemblage is 26¼ x 34¼ in., with a decorated hand-carved wooden frame, into which Kirby has inscribed drawings, photos, mementos, a postcard, and a news clipping detailing memorable Civil War personae and colleagues from his life. The central portion of the piece features an outstanding display of some 33 (thirty three) different Commemorative Badges, Silk Ribbons, and Medals dated from approximately 1881 to 1949, the latest date found on the ornately engraved frame itself being 1977, and are in excellent overall condition, for numerous official G.A.R. and other encampments or Woman's relief gatherings, all affixed to a green velvet backdrop, approximately. 20 x 27½ in. On the right side of the frame is a 4 in. piece of a stick with a pasted image of the American flag -- the stick is a remnant of the "first flagpole raised in Lincoln's Campaign when he Run for President." Also attached to the frame is a piece of a leather drum that survived the Civil War and was carried by George Edwards. A few dents and dings, but overall fine. Kirby "signs" his work on the back in a carved inscription: "Made in July 1934 by W.S. Kirby," and inscribes the front of the frame: "W.S. Kirby made this frame and placed all Badges And Other Things for Mr. and Mrs. Patton"… "This Is A Fine Collection And Should Never be Destroyed. When the Last Comrade has Passed Away You Can Look on This and Safely Say, They are Not Dead, They Are Just Away." Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 891		Welles, Gideon & Gustavus V. Fox. Letter Signed ("G. Welles") as Secretary of the Navy, on official letterhead, 1p, 10x8 inches, Washington, 21 June 1865. To Mr. D.M. Egbert, asking for "the names of the prizes in which you claim a share, captured by the U.S.S. Owasco during the latter part of the year 1863." With a related letter signed ("G.A. Fox") as Acting Secretary of the Navy. Both fine; glue residue in corners; both affixed at top to another page. The U.S.S. Owasco operated on the Mississippi during the bombardments of New Orleans and Vicksburg, then served along the Texas coast; she helped capture or destroy ten sailing vessels between May 1863 and April 1864. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 892		Wool, General John E. - Archive Concerning Confederate Prisoners of War (1784-1869) Civil War Union Major General. Lot of six autograph documents signed, all on 10 x 8 white paper, two signed, "John E. Wool - Major General," three signed on Wool's behalf by his Assistant Adjutant General, "Wm. D. Whipple," and the last signed, "J. McPhail" as Provost Marshall General of Maryland. The first datelined Headquarters, Department of Va. - Fort Monroe, Va., February 27, 1862, is an order to Major William P. Jones. The second, datelined Baltimore July 28, 1862, is another order to Major W.P. Jones, giving him the authority to grant passes to certain people "wishing to go South." The three letters signed by Whipple are all from "Head Quarters 8th Army Corps" at Baltimore, and directed to Major W.P. Jones. They include orders for him to reinforce the guards along the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, orders to take a train and four companies of the 12th NJ Regiment to Ellicotts Mills, to collect Confederate Prisoners of War, and an order him to apprehend all escaped Confederate Prisoners of War along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The final document is a list of 76 people who have posted $1000 bonds allowing their "leaving the State of Maryland," apparently to go South. All fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 893		Beauregard, Pierre G.T (1818-93) Confederate general, writer, civil servant, and inventor. He commanded the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina for the Battle of Fort Sumter. After the war, he was manager of the Louisiana lottery, commissioner of New Orleans' public works and wrote several books about the war. Autograph endorsement signed "Recd. at N.O. Augt 13th 1865 G.T.B" at the bottom of the second page of Beauregard's copy of a letter from William T. Sherman (the copy of Sherman's letter was secretarially written and signed). Sherman was responding to Beauregard's letter requesting his personal papers and effects that were seized during the Civil War. In small part: "…I have sent both to Genl Hoffman at Washington with this Endorsement…'they should be returned to him as something too small for a great Government to notice…'". He suggests other channels he might pursue and concludes: "…all conventions should be religiously kept, for on them are based the most Sacred Rights of War and consequent Peace…" Chipping to top left corner of second sheet and small edge tear affecting the "T" in the Beauregard's initials. A "civil" communication between two former enemies. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 894		1862 Boldly Printed Confederate Broadside. Confederate Broadside "To the People of Western Virginia," signed in print by General Loring,issued from Charleston, VA, September 14, 1862, 13 x 6½ in. Fine; some humidity tone to the upper left corner. In part: "The Army of the Confederate States has come among you to expel the enemy, to rescue the people from the despotism of the counterfeit State Government imposed on you by Northern bayonets, and to restore the country once more to its natural allegiance to the State. We fight for peace and the possession of our own territory… clemency and amnesty are declared; but those who persist in adhering to the cause of the public enemy, and the pretended State Government he has erected at Wheeling, will be dealt with as their obstinate treachery deserves…" Below this proclamation is an unnumbered General Order, also signed in print by General Loring, congratulating the Army "on the brilliant march from the Southwest to this place in one week and on its successive victories over the enemy at Fayette C.H., Cotton Hill, and Charleston…". Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 895		Carte-de-Visite Photograph of An Identified Confederate Soldier. Confederate Lt. Joseph Selby is pictured from the chest up, with his right hand tucked into his jacket. Selby enlisted in the 21st Virginia Infantry, "B" Co., on 23 May 1861 and served with that regiment until 23 May 1862, when he was mustered out at Fort Royal. He was described as 5'10.0", brown eyes, light hair, and born in Annapolis, MD. In the interim, the regiment was under the command of Loring, serving in the Army of the Northwest and in the Valley with the Army of Northern Virginia. This same image appears in Albaugh's "Confederate Faces," p. 128. No backstamp. Near fine condition. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240

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