Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 79

U.S. Civil War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 121		7th U.S. Cavalry Document For a Horse Struck and Killed by Lightning. Partly printed "Affidavit to Loss of Horse and Equipments," for Capt. E.G. Mathey, of Co. K th Cavalry, Fort Sill, Indian Territory, 14½ x 8". His horse, valued at $120, was struck and killed by lightning at Lincolnville, Kansas on July 23, 1888. During the Civil War, Mathey fought with the 81st Indiana Infantry at Stones River, Tunnel Hill, Chickamauga, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, and the siege of Atlanta. In 1867 he was appointed 2nd Lt., Co. M, 7th Cavalry. On June 22, 1876, his company was assigned to the pack train and on the 25th, charged with escort, missing the opening volleys of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 122		A Confederate Naval Officer's Kepi - Civil War, circa 1863. This rare example of a Confederate naval officer's kepi is made from heavy grey wool felt at the crown with a beautiful, wide gold bullion band around the base. Above the black patent leather visor with its matching chinstrap is an attractive gold bullion thread insignia of an anchor inside an elaborate laurel wreath, all on a hand-sewn patch. The kepi has Confederate naval buttons at each side making this a rare and attractive artifact from the Civil War. The Confederate Navy was a relatively small force in comparison to its Federal counterpart and uniform survivors such as this are rare. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,720
Lot 123		Benjamin, Judah P (1811-1884) Secretary of War, then Secretary of State of the C.S.A. One of the most gifted minds in the C.S.A. government, Benjamin escaped capture at the end of the war by separating himself from Jefferson Davis' party. He escaped to England where he would work as a barrister under Queen Victoria until his return in 1883. Autograph document signed ("Benjamin") three times as attorney for the plaintiff, twice on the document and once on the docket, 3pp, 13¼ x 8¼", New Orleans, Dec. 3, 1842. Written in both English and French to accommodate the large Cajun population of Louisiana. The document involves rent due on a "building in Chartres Street between St. Louis and Toulouse Street known as 'L'Hotel des Etrangers'." Very good; overall toning, darker at upper fold, some edge chips, and small holes at seam. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 124		Canby, Gen. Edward (1817-73) Union general in the Civil War, Reconstruction era, and the Indian Wars, the only U.S. general to be killed during the Indian wars; he was killed during peace talks with the Modoc Indians in Northern California. Autograph document signed ("Edw. Canby") as Major General, being a Field Order on "Headquarters, Military Division of West Mississiippi," notepaper, 4½x 5", New Orleans, La., n.d. (likely 1864). "Send these and the dispatches for Genl. Halleck by the boats this evening & deliver Capt. Auger's for the next boat." Boldly penned and signed. Canby was appointed M.G. of Volunteers on May 7, 1864 and assigned to the command of the Military Division of West Mississippi. This document is probably from later that year. A note in red ink at the bottom edge says, "Killed by the Modoc Indians, April 11, 1873, in the lava beds." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 125		CSA $500 Confederate bond. Deposited in Mobile, Alabama and registered in Richmond on Mar. 9,1865. Two edge stains, else fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 126		CSA Manuscript Receipt for $120,000 New Money to Buy Horses or Mules. Signed by J.H. Beck, Maj. & Q.M., Wharton's Calvary, Mar. 22, 1865. Acknowledging receipt of "$120,000 (new issue) for which I am accountable at CS Treasury. The same to be used only for purchase of horses or mules." Rare blue-gray letterhead with imprint of "Office Chief Inspector Field Transportation, Dist. Texas, &c. Houston 1865." Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 127		Davis, Jefferson (1808-89) U.S. soldier and statesman; President of the Confederate States of America (1862-1865). He served as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) and as U.S. senator from Mississippi (1847-51, 1857-61) and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1845-46). Letter signed as U.S. Secretary of War, 1p, 7 x 4½", War Dept., Aug. 6, 1856. To U.S. Senator R.M.T. Hunter of Virginia, who would serve as CSA Secretary of State (1861-62), as CSA senator from Virginia (1862-1865) and as President pro tempore of the CSA Senate (1862-65). Davis writes, "Compliant with your request I herewith transmit a statement [not present] of the amounts heretofore paid on account of fortifications within the state of Virginia." The docket notes that expenditures on fortifications are shown up to June 30, 1856. Fine. How interesting that the two soon-to-be Confederates are discussing fortifications in Virginia, the state where the most battles of the Civil War would take place. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 128		Edmund Kirby Smith (1824-93) West Point graduate who became a CSA general, noted for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department after the fall of Vicksburg. Manuscript document signed ("E. Kirby Smith Col. C.S. Army"), 1p, 6¼ x 7½", with docket, Lynchburg, Virginia, May 13, 1861. A receipt from "Powhatan Robinson aid de camp - M.A. the following Ordnance Stores, Viz. 60,000 musket ball cartridges [and] 100,000 percussion caps." Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 129		Farragut, David G (1801-1870) Union greatest naval hero; first admiral in the U.S. Navy; victor in the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay. In the latter battle, when a mine sank his lead monitor, he had himself strapped to the rigging of his flagship and uttered the famous words, "Damn the torpedors, full speed ahead." War-date autograph letter signed ("D.G. Farragut") as Vice Admiral, 1p, 5¼ x 4¼", Mar. 24, 1865. To a Mr. Gould, "I take pleasure in sending your 'lady friend' my autograph & will you please present Mrs. F & myself to Mrs. Gould and your daughter. Very truly yours, D.G. Farragut, Vice Admiral." Partial horizontal fold split, backed by another sheet of paper, else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $222
Lot 130		Hooker, Joseph (1814-79) Union major general and commander of the Army of the Potomac, best known for being defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. War-date autograph letter signed ("JH"), on Headquarters, Army of the Potomac letterhead (Fredericksburg, Md)1p, 8 x 5¼", April 24, 1863. In part, "To the Provost Marshall / The bearer of this is an old soldier & desires a pass to bring 1700 of his vols to the army….Can you give it to him. J.H." Very good; some soiling, mainly on blank back, small hole at center from heaving folding. Written three days before moving toward Chancellorsville. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Hooker. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $135
Lot 131		Lee, Robert E (1807-70) U.S. Army officer, superintendent of West Point, and legendary general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Partly-printed document signed ("R E Lee") as Superintendent of West Point, 1p, 10 x 7½", West Point, N.Y., April 15, 1854. Granting a one-month furlough to Charles H. Peirce, a "Sergeant of Capt. George W. Cullum's Comp'y A Engr's," to visit his home in Boston. Very good; lower right 3¼ x 4¼" area was separated from rest of document but was backed by a blue sheet of paper; this repair did not affect Lee's strong signature. This document is accompanied by a military appointment for Peirce, dated Mar. 29, 1861, promoting him to 2nd Lt. in the 2nd Regiment of U.S. Artillery. Like many of the soldiers Lee commanded as superintendent of West Point, Peirce would fight against him when the Civil War began. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 132		[Mosby, John S.] Photo Taken in 1907. 4¼ x 3½" photo of the 72-year-old former Grey Ghost holding his granddaughter at his daughter's home in Woodford (near Vienna), Virginia. Photo is a little dark. Matted and framed to 8¾ x 7¾". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 133		Myers, Abraham C (1811-1889) Quartermaster General of the Confederacy with the rank of Colonel, he was the highest-ranked Jewish officer in the Confederate Army. A descendent of Charleston's first rabbi, he was one of the first Jews to graduate West Point (class of 1833). In Mexico he served under both Taylor and Scott and was awarded two brevets for gallant and meritorious service. The Confederate Congress voted for him to be appointed brigadier general, but this was never acted upon because of the personal animosity of Jefferson Davis toward Myers. Autograph letter signed ("A.C. Myers"), on Confederate States of America Quarter Master Department letterhead, 1p, 9¾ x 7¾", Richmond, Dec. 18, 1861. To Capt. I.W. Avery concerning supplies for his cavalry company. "I am in the receipt of your letter…asking that your cavalry company may be supplied with waterproof overcoats at $5 per man. Also valises, canteens & other articles of equipment. Neither valises nor such overcoats…are allowed by the regulations…I have no authority to exceed what is therein prescribed…." Fine and rare. Capt. Avery later became Colonel of the 4th Georgia Cavalry. He was captured by Sheridan in 1862, and seriously wounded at New Hope Church in 1864. Estimated Value $600 - 800. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 134		Rare Confederate Soldier's Parole From Arbacoochee, Alabama. Manuscript document, 1p, 4½ x 8", Arbacoochee, Ala., June 3, 1865. In full: "Arbacoochee, Ala June 3rd 1865 R.G. Noel of Company D, 3rd Regiment Alabama State Reserves a prisoner of war Hereby gives my parole of honor that I will in no way give aid, support or information to the enemies or opposers of the United States Government until I am dually and properly exchanged. Sworn to before me this June 3, 1865 / M.L. Pinson Capt Commanding Company / By order of Brevet Brig General Chrysler." Boldly penned on blue ruled paper. There aren't many Alabama paroles, and they are all late in the war. Arbacoochee, now a ghost town, was a gold mining town nine miles southeast of Heflin, Alabama. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 135		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Mexican War commander, presidential candidate (1852), and General in Chief of the U.S. Army (he resigned Nov. 1, 1861); known as "Old Fuss and Feathers." Autograph letter signed in the third person, 1½pp, 7 x 4½", New York, Mar. 3, 1860. "Lieut. General Scott has had the honour to receive the invitation of the Hibernian Society of Philadelphia…but that he has long made it a rule to decline all public entertainments, he should be happy to meet the association association presided over by an old friend & gallant brother soldier who, like his countryman, never turned the back upon an enemy or a friend." Scott refers to General Robert Patterson (1792-1881) who was president of the society at the time; Patterson fought in the Mexican American War and the Civil War. Nice content. Accompanied by a Buttré engraving of Scott. Estimated Value $250 - 350. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 136		Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Union general declared "insane" by the press, he led his army in their March to the Sea, taking Atlanta, Savannah and Columbia along the way. Superintendent of a military school in Louisiana, Sherman, a hero of the War with Mexico, he resigned his academic office when his state seceded to become a brigadier-general of Union volunteers. He succeeded Anderson in the Department of the Cumberland, fought at Shiloh and led the Chattanooga Campaign. Sherman then commanded the Military Division of the Mississippi, directing the Western theater. His Atlanta Campaign, March to the Sea and Carolina Campaign helped end the war. An exquisite cabinet card photograph from life by Mora, New York, boldly signed "W T Sherman" on the mount on recto and additionally signed and inscribed on the verso: "To Edward W. Bok - with compliments of W. T. Sherman General- Washington DC. August 20, 1881,"6½ x 4¼". A similar photograph by Mora (signed only once) brought over $4,000 at a recent New York auction. A few very minor spots to emulsion not detracting from the image, very minor and light toning to mount, else very fine condition. Edward Bok (1863-1930) was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. For three decades Bok edited Ladies Home Journal where he coined the term, "Living Room"-updating the Victorian parlor for the twentieth century. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,907
Lot 137		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 138		Union Army Surgeon John Wiley. Eight manuscripts retained by Surgeon John Wiley, 6th New Jersey Volunteers, later surgeon-in-chief, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, various Virginia locations 1862-1864. Dr. Wiley served the Army of the Potomac with distinction in all of his campaigns prior to his September 7, 1864 discharge. Small archive includes seven medical letters and numbered orders from military colleagues and a one-page "List of Casualties in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th N.J. Vols. From May 3d to July 1st 1864." In less than two months, three of these regiments suffered 626 killed, wounded and missing. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600