A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

JOHN A. WINSLOW: (1811 - 1873) Union naval officer and captain of the "Kearsarge", he was active against Confederate blockade runners, mos...

JOHN WITHERS: Confederate Asst. Adjutant General, a U.S. Army officer who resigned to serve the Confederacy. War-date A.L.S. TO Lee's Chief of S...

JOHN L. WORDEN: (1818 - 1897) Union naval commander of the Monitor during her historic clash with the CSS Merrimac at Hampton Roads. Nice signature ...

DAVID LEVY YULEE: (1810-1886) The first Jewish Senator, served in the Confederate United States during the Civil War, captured with Jefferson Davis. K

(UNION GENERALS): Lot of four letters including JOHN A. DIX, A.L.S. 1p. 12mo., Albany, Feb. 26, 1873 accepting an invitation; CARL SCHURZ A.L.S. 1p. 8

(UNION NAVAL OFFICERS): Lot of three items signed by Union naval figures, includes a bold signatures of GIDEON WELLES and D. N. INGRAHAM, with a D.S.

(CIVIL WAR GENERALS): A nice lot of 12 autographs by Civil War generals, in various formats, includes: AMBROSE BURNSIDE (sig on card); B. F. BUTLER (A

(CIVIL WAR GENERALS): D.S. 1p. folio, West Point, N.Y., June 20, 1845, a diploma for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point issued to James N. Ward o

(UNION NAVAL OFFICERS): Lot of four signatures of noted Union naval officers, all of which are matted with an image and similarly framed, includes CHA

(CIVIL WAR CORRESPONDENCE OF CHARLES EVANS): War date correspondence of Charles Evans, who served in the Adjutant General's Office for the State...

(CONFEDERATE PRISONER`S LETTERS): Lot of two letters written by Confederate soldier R.C. Wilson to his mother from captivity on Johnson's Island...

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER'S SWEETHEART HAS BROTHER IN THE UNION ARMY: War-date Confederate soldier's letter, in pencil, 3pp., 7 3/4"x 4"...

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE BRIG ASKS TO BE SET FREE TO FIGHT THE YANKEES: A fascinating Confederate soldier's letter 1p. 4to. [n.p., n.d.] but t...

(GREETINGS FROM SUNNY FLORIDA): Union soldier's letter 4pp. 8vo., Key West, "Camp Morgan, 90th. Regt.", Jan. 15, 1862 and in which Pvt...

[ALABAMA CLAIMS]: JAMES ARCHIBALD WHARNCLIFFE (1805 - 1881) Solicitor-General under Lord Palmerston. A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo., Wharncliffe House, June 7, 1872

[C.W. LTR - 7/28/1862]: Nice content A.L.S. by Asst. Surgeon AARON S. OBERLY, aboard the U.S. Gunboat Kineo, 4pp. 4to., "Off Baton Rouge",...

6TH VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMAN WRITES HOME IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN: A good content 2pp. 4to. Confederate Soldier's...

YORKTOWN CAMPAIGN REPORT: A.L.S., 2pp. legal folio, "Headquarters 63rd Pa. Volunteers", April 15, 1862, in which Captain Jason R. Hanna re...

(LOUISIANA C.S.A.VETERAN`S AND WIDOWS BOND): D.S. 1p. folio, Baton Rouge, Apr.1, 1925, State of Louisiana $1,000 bond secured in order to provide for

CONFEDERATE CROSS OF HONOR APPLICATION: A fine grouping of documents relating to the son of A.H. Latern's attempts to have his father posthumous...

(CONFEDERATE LOAN): Partly-printed D.S. 1p. folio, Richmond, Mar, 10, 1863, a Confederate loan certificate(#960) for $100 to be repaid at 8% interest.

(1864 LINCOLN ELECTION BALLOT): A great war-date 1p. 3" x 7 7/8", Miami, Oh., presidential ballot supporting Lincoln's for president a...

(CIVIL WAR NEW YORK): Lot of seven war date letters and documents including an letter of W.H. Walker written to the Quartermaster General for the Stat

(CONDUCT UNBECOMING OF AN CONFEDERATE OFFICER): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 120, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Sept. 8, 1863 con

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS AUTHORIZES PAYMENTS): Pair of war-date printed circulars of Confederate General Orders No. 102 and 136, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, July

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS DECLARES VICKSBURG PRISONERS EXCHANGED): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 123, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Se

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS IS LENIENT ON DESERTION): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 106, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, July 30, 1863 con

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON ABSENT OFFICERS FROM THEIR COMMANDS): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 15, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Feb

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON CONSCRIPT & APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS): Pair of war-date printed circulars of Confederate General Orders No. 140 and 163,...

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON DETACHED SERVICE): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 30, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Mar. 18, 1863 concerni

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON ENGINEER OFFICERS): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 90, 2pp. 8vo., Richmond, June 26, 1863 listin

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON EXEMPTING OVERSEERS FROM MILITARY SERVICE): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 116, 1p. 8vo., Richmo

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON PASSPORTS): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 153, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Nov. 25, 1863 concerning an

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON REVOKING THE AUTHORITY OF A MEDICAL PURVEYOR): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 23, 1p. 8vo., Rich

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON SIGNAL OFFICERS): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 10, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Jan. 24, 1863 concernin

(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON TELEGRAPH PAYMENT AND EQUIPMENT REPORTS): Pair of war-date printed circulars of Confederate General Orders No. 88 and 148, to

(CONFEDERATE EPHEMERA): Lot of three Confederate documents, includes an Ordnance Office L.S. 1p. 4to., Feb. 28, 1865 assigning an officer; a brigade s

(CONFEDERATE GENERAL ORDERS): Lot of three manuscript general orders, one signed by AAAG George Sessions, 1864, orders recitations in tactics, appoint

(CONFEDERATE OFFICER DRUNK ON DUTY): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 101, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, July 25, 1863 concerning the

(CONFEDERATE SEC. OF WAR SETS FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR LABOR AND PRODUCE): A nice pair of war-date printed circulars of Confederate General Orders No. 99

(CONFEDERATE SHEET MUSIC): Confederate sheet music, 6pp. sm. folio, the music and lyrics for "Darling Nellie Bly" by B. R. Hanby, publishe...

(GETTYSBURG MUSTER ROLL): Muster roll of the 11th Pennsylvania Reserves, a unit active at Gettysburg, 2pp. folio, "Near Jacksville[?], Va."...

(GETTYSBURG OFFICER DRUNK ON DUTY): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 91, 2pp. 8vo., Richmond, June 27, 1863 concerning the

(IMPRESSMENT OF HORSES FOR CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY): War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 142, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Oct. 30, 1863

(LAST WISHES OF A DEAD REBEL): An odd piece indeed, a contemporary transcription of a poem found on the body of "a dead Rebel at Drainsville Ba...

(LEE`S ORDER TO HIS EGNERALS): Interesting manuscript war-date retained copy of an order sent by Robert E. Lee to Generals Beauregard, Ewell, Hill, Fi

(CIVIL WAR VOLUNTEERS RECRUITING STATEMENTS): A group of five partly printed signed documents, each 1p. oblong 4to., listing the name and physical cha

(UNION EPHEMERA): Good miscellaneous grouping of seven war-date documents, includes forwarding of a prisoner, reenlistment of veteran volunteers, two

[GETTYSBURG EMERGENCY MILITIA DISPATCH]: A rare partly-printed 1p. 4to., Harrisburg, Pa., March 20, 1891 certificate showing that Private Samuel H. Tr

[GETTYSBURG LOSSES]: An unusual war-date party-printed document 2pp. folio, [Bealeton Station, Va.], Sept. 21, 1863 concerning the settlement of equip