Collectibles, Original Historical Documents +

Entitled to salt.... Confederate letter, 1863, A.L.S. of Commissioner Jared L. Whittaker, Commissary General's Office, Atlanta, Ga., 1 p., 8 x 9...

James L. Orr. Group of nine Ds.S., 1869, partly printed, as Speaker of the House, summoning various witnesses. The manuscript portion of these 8 x 10

James Mason. A.N.S. of the Confederacy's Commissioner to England and France during the Civil War; half-namesake of the Mason-Slidell Affair, whi...

Civil War Correspondence. Collection of eight letters written 1862-64, from Benjamin M. Austin, 35th and 60th Regts., N.Y. Volunteers, 19 pp. in all,

Contraband. Letter from H.Q., District of Natchez (Miss.), Feb. 24, 1865, 1 p., from Gen. J.W. Davidson, to Surgeon F.V. Dayton. Clerical copy in an o

Camp Chase. Dramatic soldiers letter from Camp Chase, Ohio, June 6, 1865, 4 full pp., with complete envelope, marked to "Father of Benjamin War...

...to fight the rebels.... Soldiers letter, Budds Ferry, Md., Feb. 2, 1862, 3 pp. "...The boys say here that we shall have to cross the river t...

Freedmen's School. Love letter from a former Union soldier in Hardinsburgh, Kentucky, to Miss Maria Jackson, Chatham, Ontario, "Dominion of...

Oh this Unholy War! An impassioned letter on the Civil War and its relationship to slavery. Wells, Pa., Apr. 10, 1862, 4 pp. "Oh this unholy wa...

Union Soldier - and Poet. A.L.S. of S.H.M. Byers, Civil War soldier in 5th Iowa Vols., captured at Chattanooga, escaped, authored popular poem "...

The War in Indiana. Letter from civilian clergyman in Knoxville, Ind., July 11, 1862, 2 pp., 7 1/2 x 1 2. Writing of the scarcity of money, military m

Frightening the Rebels into submission.... Letter to Union Corporal James Reid, Co. B, 79th Regt., Georgetown College Barracks, D.C., from his wife, N

Guarding 5,000 Rebels. Union soldiers letter from week-old recruit Eli Richardson, Co. G, 43rd Indiana Volunteers, Burnside Barracks, Indianapolis, In

How do you like the news about the war? Union officer's flirty letter to a lady friend, Sgt. F.H. Barnum, 14th Infantry, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Feb. ...

From Occupied Port Royal. Union soldiers letter, Hilton Head (S.C.), Dec. 3, 1861, 4 full pp. (incomplete but fascinating), in dark pencil. Highly art

There in no place like Pennsylvania.... Lengthy Union commissary soldiers letter from Richard McAllister, Knoxville, Tenn., Apr. 9, 1864, 7 1/2 x 9 3/

The Unholy War. Lengthy letter from citizen David Cory, Sparta (evidently N.Y.), Mar. 4, 1862, 7 1/2 x 1 1 1/2 , 3 full pp. "...There is such a...

The lives of the Negro.... Vitriolic condemnation of Reconstruction by S.A. Coffman, Harrisonburg (Va.), June 18, 1870, 2 pp., penned in violet ink....

Lincoln and Cabinet. Composite carte with miniature portraits of the President with eight members of his Cabinet. An unusual style in the carte size.

Gen. U.S. Grant. Union commander, in uniform, 3/4 view. Wearing mourning band on left sleeve, probably following Lincoln assassination. (The Grants ca

Gen. Robert E. Lee. Confederate Commander-in-Chief of Virginia's military and naval forces. Lincoln had Gen. Scott offer the chief command of U....

Stonewall Jackson. General Lee's "right arm"; died of wounds, 1863, when shot by fellow Confederate. A curiosity: fine mezzotint of he...

Gen. Beauregard. Confederate General, at Shiloh, Fort Sumter, coast of Georgia, and South Carolina. In uniform. Very expressive pose, expertly retouch

Gen. William J. Hardee. Considered one of the Confederacy's outstanding generals, nicknamed "Old Reliable." Anthony/Brady. In uniform....

Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Led raids into Tennessee, New York, Ohio, and Kentucky; killed in 1864. By Anthony, N.Y. Two upper corners cut, els

Capt. John N. Moffet. Of Confederate Navy, his ship the cruiser Florida. Unusual pair: one carte showing the captain seated, wearing cap, with backgro

James A. Garfield. Carte in civilian clothes. Served at Shiloh, Corinth; Chief of Staff to Gen. Rosecrans; later President of U.S., assassinated. By L

Union Gen. Philip Kearney. Pose with cape and sword. By Curry, New York City. A millionaire who chose the Army as a career, he was called by Gen. Scot

Union Gen. Winfield Scott. Head of Union Army at start of war. Seated, in uniform. Choice.

Union Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Wounded in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg; Garfield's opponent in Presidential race. Carte-size portrait ...

Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks. At Cedar Mountain; later Gov. of Mass. Seated, in uniform, wearing high-crowned hat. Fine to very fine.

Union Gen. Gershon Mott. Standing pose, in uniform. By Stokes, Trenton, N.J. With 3rd Div. at Richmond, Petersburg Crater, and Appomattox. Very fine.

Union Naval Officer John P. Richetson. By Newell, Point Lookout, Maryland, a key base and site of famous P.O.W. camp for Confederate soldiers. Rare.

Gen. George G. Meade. At Seven Days and Gettysburg; traveled in his own ambulance. By Gutekunst. Cut corners, else very fine.

Gen. John A. Logan. Considered the Union's premier combat general; commanded Army of the Tennessee, awarded Congressional Medal. Impressive prof...

Mrs. Julia Grant. Pleasing pose, half of her hoop skirt visible. Anthony/Brady. Cited in contemporary newspapers as the First Lady who set a style in

Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan & Lady. The Union General shown standing with sword, beside a seated Mrs. McClellan. By Addis, Washington, 1863. Early ...

Brady Carte of Lincoln. Attractive carte, by Brady, Meserve #87, pose of Feb. 9, 1864. Fine. With three different stock certificates, each bearing a d

Gen. David Hunter. Union General. In uniform. Anthony/Brady. First to attempt liberation of the slaves after start of the Civil War, Lincoln annulled

Gen. Benjamin Butler. Union General. In uniform, seated. By Manchester, Providence, R.I. Butler was removed by Grant for ineptness. Fine.

Gen. Hiram Berden. Union General. Profile pose, in cap. By Mulleson, New York City. Invented repeating rifle, musket ball, and submarine gunboat. Fine

Gen. Christopher C. Auger. Union. Anthony/Brady. Seated in uniform. With separate note, May 29, 1865, from H.Q., six lines, signed "C.C. Auger ...

Gen. George Stoneman. Union officer on McClellan's staff, chief-of-cavalry of Army of the Potomac. Anthony/Brady. With separate brief L.S., n.d....

Lincoln Cartes. Group of four: Mrs. Lincoln in ball gown; Lincoln and young son Tad; Lincoln and family; and Lincoln's death scene. The latter t...

Generals of the South. Composite carte with miniatures of Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, Longstreet, Morgan, Robert E. Lee, Jos. Johnson, and Beaur

Fighting Irish. Striking carte photo of Union Gen. Michael Corcoran, the colorful - and controversial Irish-born officer. Awaiting court-martial befor

John Dunlap. Printer of Confession of Faith, Put Forth by the Elders and Brethren of Many Congregations of Christians (Baptized upon Profession of The

From Oliver Wolcott, Jr.'s Library. The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Their Neighbors, by Dr. Humphrey Prideaux...

Thoughts on the Cause. Of the Present Discontents. Edmund Burke's influential work, published incognito. London: J. Dodsley, 1770, fourth editio...

Royal American Magazine. "Or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement." Issue of Aug., 1774, Boston, (40) pp. Extensive article o...