Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Fighting in Florida. Archive of Jesse Sherwood, Surgeon's Steward on U.S.S. Somerset. His diary, together with "True copy of Log," pho...

Our war will be the bloodiest volume in the annals of mankind.... Handwritten diary of Homer Everitt, friend of Rutherford B. Hayes, noted lawyer from

Civil War Gen. E.O.C. Ord. At Vicksburg and Richmond. Lot of twelve bank deposit slips, State Bank of Nebraska, 1874-75, while still in the Army. All

Civil War Brig. Gen. Anson George McCook. With Sherman in the Atlanta Campaign, and with Buell in Army of the Cumberland. A.L.S., N.Y., Aug. 6, (18)78

The Battle for Atlanta. "Return" form of Capt. J.A. Cockerill, for Ohio Light Artillery, Co. D, July 31, 1864, a review of this precarious...

U.S. Grant. D.S. as President, Aug. 18, 1876. A splendid example of a military appointment, signed by Grant, and by J.D. Cameron as Secretary of War,

Gen. Daniel Tyler. Ordnance expert, fought at 1st Manassas, Corinth, and Harper's Ferry. A.L.S., Norwich, 1857, 2 -1/2 pp. of closely written di...

Civil War Recruitments. Archive of about 50 signed documents of Newburyport, Mass., including individual enlistment papers, etc. of several Civil War

Union Generals. Group of four: 1) E.D. Keyes, signed "Your friend," with fine signature. 2) James B. Fry, fought at Shiloh and Corinth, an...

Union Generals. Group of three: 1) William W. Belknap, commanded at Atlanta, fought at Vicksburg and Corinth. Very fine signature as Sec. of War (in G

Gettysburg. Rare reunion booklet, 1893, of Greene's Brigade (3rd Brigade, 2nd Div., 12th Corps), including 60th, 78th, 102nd, 137th, and 149th N...

Civil War Leaders. Group of three items: 1) Gen. Peter Osterhaus, commanded 9th Div. at Vicksburg, at Missionary Ridge, Carolinas, and March to the Se

Civil War Gens. Townsend, Blair, and Hickenlooper. Two documents, both war date: 1) E.D. Townsend, the General whose name appears on many of the Gener

Presidential Commission. Promoting Edgar Gregory to Major General (Bvt.) for "gallant conduct in the battle of Five Forks, Virginia" (wher...

Pair of Soldier's Covers. Both from Sgt. F.F. Henderson, 2nd Div., 12th Army Corps, Aquia Landing, Va., with "Due 3" stamp (strikes un...

Soldier's Cover. Stamped "Due 3" with fine strike of Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 1863. Marked "Soldier's Letter" from Pvt....

The War's Leaders. Cartes of Lincoln and Gen. Grant in uniform, each trimmed at edges. Lincoln fine; Grant with mounting traces on verso, else g...

Charles Magnus Song Sheet. Beautifully colored illustration of soldier, mother, and angel, above one of the more famous verses of the Civil War period

Black Titheables and Slaves. Group of Civil War field documents for clothing, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861 through May 1865, partly printed on both s

Hospitals in the Civil War. Group of three items: 1) Voucher to Chaplain John A. Wright, having been "on duty at Marine & West End Hospital...

Killed in Action. "Certificate to be given to volunteers at time of their discharge to enable them to receive their pay." Partly printed D...

Civil War Journal. "Diary" of 63rd Ohio, Company A, June 19-29, 1861, Camp Essex and Camp Andrew. 10 large pp., 12 -1/2 x 1 5 -1/2 , legib...

Pre-Fire Imprint. Very scarce Civil War sheet music, printed in Chicago before the fire of 1871. "Daisy Deane," words and music by Lt. T.F...

King Cotton. Confederate "Treasury Circular," 8 pp., Richmond, Oct. 1861, detailing export duties on cotton. 5 -1/4 x 8, signed in type by...

Camp Chair. Folding type, similar to those used by officers. Dark wood, legs with spool design, original fabric, carpet-like paisley-style pattern in

Camp Chair on Cover. Unused envelope, with blue illustration of soldier writing, seated in a camp chair, using a "Soldiers' Portable Camp W...

Scrimshaw. Depicting Civil War battle, the ship Conquest with masts unfurled on one side, "Burning of Congress" shown on other side. Title...

Gettysburg. Box of three bullets recovered from Gettysburg battlefield. Also 33 bullets, in small display cases, from unspecified Civil War locations.

From Shiloh Battlefield. Considered the bloodiest battle of the War, April 1862, with great losses on both sides. Group of nine items, all "as ...

Pocket Watch. Civil War era, 2 -3/16 diameter, 11 / 16 thick, winder 1" high, Roman numerals, white face marked "New Haven, USA." Sil...

Bayonet. 19" long with metal scabbard and leather belt loop. Complete with attachment ring and screw. Metal faceplate, 1" diameter, on lea...

Double Locket. Civil War era, man and woman, each in frame, 1 -1/2 diameter, attractive scroll design on outside gold(?). Glass facing on each image.

Gettysburg. Mounted on wood plaque, with attribution, 3 -1/2 x 4 -1/2 , artillery relics: four cannister shot and lead sabot. Also, from unspecified l

Clay Pipes. Two different linear designs along bowls. Civil War period. One 4", other 5". Excellent condition.

Bullet Collection. Group of two from Battle of Brandy Station, Va., June 1863, where the first true cavalry battle of the War occurred a prelude to Ge

Buckles. Group of eight authentic antique buckles, gold- and silver-toned metal. Six heart shaped, 1 -3/8 x 2 -1/4 overall. Wreath border, 1 -7/8 x 3

Dug from Manassas, Virginia. The battles of July 1861 and Aug. 1862, also known as First and Second Bull Run. Group of 4 buckles, 2 bullets, 1 disc, 1

Declaration of Independence. Unrecorded variant of a printing of the Declaration from Stone's copperplate of the original document. On rice pape...

Timothy Pickering. Receipt in his hand, 1783, A.D.S. within text as "Q.M. of D. Wolfe," for freight. Consignee signed at bottom of 3 x 8 d...

Revolutionary War Payroll. Written Jan. 11, 1779, for the month of Dec. 1778, for 22 men in Lt. Lamb's Company, Henry Jackson's Regiment. Ja...

Button Gwinnett: Signer and Debtor. A.L.S. from M. Stevens, Charlestown, Apr. 1, 1773, 7 -1/2 x 8 -3/4 , inlaid on 11 x 14 sheet, requesting his corre

Thomas Mifflin. Aide-de-camp to Washington, Quartermaster General of Continental Army, Governor of Pennsylvania. Handsome vellum deed, 1794, granting

Terrorism of 1805. James Madison signs a printed document dealing with problems of shipping and foreign trade arising from the Barbary pirates. This e

John Lawrance. Colonial activist, Judge Advocate who presided at trials of Benedict Arnold and Major André, first Congressman from New York. A....

Col. Elijah Williams. "Col. in the French (& Indian) War" writes a letter to Maj. Henry Van Schaack at Kinderhook, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1773...

From 1775 to 1779. Matthew Whitney traces the years of his service in the Revolutionary War in a letter to Hon. Elisha Pope, Comptroller of State of C

The Last King and Queen of America. Pair of mezzotint portraits, each framed 14 -1/2 x 1 7. By C. Spooner, published by Carrington Bowles, London, 177

Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee. Brilliant cavalry officer in Revolutionary War; Governor of Virginia, member Continental Congress; his eulog...

New York City in 1772. Minutes of New York Council Meeting of Apr. 8, 1772, beautifully penned on both sides of 7 -1/4 x 1 2 ivory sheet, signed by Co

Printer of the Revolution. Hugh Gaine, whose newspaper Mercury, published in New York, switched support from the Colonists to the Crown during the cou