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1864-Modern - Civil War Ephemera Group

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1864-Modern - Civil War Ephemera Group
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Lot of 20. 1). Army and Navy Journal dated Oct. 9, 1875, pp. 130-144 with ads for Remington and Warnock & Co. Includes missions for ships and an article on the "Cavalry of the Future." Letterpress printed on newspaper, pages split at fold but paper is in good condition. 2). Reprint of the front page of The New York Herald with the story on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Looks to be from the nineteenth century. Nothing printed on reverse. 3). "Appomattox Court House" (Virginia) visitor's booklet, ca. 1940s. Printed by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 4.) "Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park" visitors booklet, ca. 1940s. Printed by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 5). "Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County" (Virginia) visitors booklet, ca. 1961. Includes maps and photographs. 6). Quartermaster General's Office letter re: clothing and equipage (March 22, 1866) with cover. 7). Civil War letter (Dec. 26, 1864). 8) Civil War letter (Dec. 1861) from a sister to a brother in the Confederate Army in Virginia. She wrote "It is his opinion that the war will last at least 10 years . . . President Davis intends to invade the north in the spring." 8). Civil War letter. Undated. Regarding compensation for injuries after the Civil War. 9). Hand Written Receipt of Goods by Capt. Frank L. Leach for Camp "L" 34th Reg't Mass Vol Inf. Includes names of the undersigned Non-commissioned Officers, Artificers, Musicians, and Privates and the goods associated with them, ca. 1865. 10). Receipt for an axe sling which was "thrown away in battle." 11). Invoice of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores for Elongated Ball Cartridges, c. 1864. 12-15). Collection of Civil War receipt letters from a number of southern towns. 16-19). Civil War correspondence. Letters, some with drawings. Appear to be Union soldiers writing home. Some with small drawings.