Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti

(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti

(1745 - 1829) American jurist and statesman, member of the Continental Congress who also helped Franklin negotiate peace with Great Britain, first Ch

(1742-1786) American Revolutionary General who served with distinction as Quartermaster General and later commanding the Southern Department, successf

(1725 - 1806) Revolutionary War General who killed Signer Button Gwinett in a duel in 1777. Rare A.D.S. "Lach. McIntosh JP" 1p. oblong 8vo...

(1722-1803) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, an American revolutionary politician who organized opposition to the Stamp Act and was a leader

A fine grouping of at least twenty documents signed by various men who served during the Lexington alarm contained in a 139 page account book, legal

(1717 - 1797) British Major General who captured Louisbourg from the French in 1758. Served as Governor General of British North America but left the

(1757 - 1854) Wife of Alexander Hamilton Scarce L.S. "Elizth. Hamilton First Directress of the Orphan Asylum Society" 1p. 4to., New York, ...

(1737 - 1793) American Revolutionary politician and first signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress and two-ti

A Great Hancock relic, a mahogany frame made of wood from a desk owned by John Hancock. The frame measures 8 3/4" x 10 1/4" and contains a...

(1736 - 1799) American Revolutionary leader, with Jefferson and Lee initiated the Committee of Correspondence, member of the Continental Congress, re

(1746 - 1809) American Revolutionary politician and military officer captured at Charleston, member of the Committee of safety and a Signer of the De

(1707 - 1785) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, ten-time Governor of Rhode Island, and author of the first anti-slavery law in the United St

(1737 - 1791) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, active in pre-Revolutionary agitation and had an important part in designing the American fla

(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at

(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at

(1752 - 1816) American revolutionary, member of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, signer of the Constitution and creator of the

(1734 - 1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier and politician. Morris was instrumental in the financing of Washington's arm...

(1734 - 1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, financier and politician. Morris was instrumental in the financing of Washington's arm...

(1745 - 1813) Pioneering American physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Partial A.D.S. "Benj'n Rush" but complete i...

American attorney and public official, court clerk during the Salem Witch Trials and brother of Judge Samuel Sewall. During the hysteria, Sewall also

(1613 - 1662) English statesman. Early converted to Puritanism, he went to New England in 1635 and became Governor of Massachusetts in 1636. His reli

(1730 - 1794) American Revolutionary general who reported to Washington at Valley Forge to undertake the training of troops, later led Continental Ar

(1745 - 1796) "Mad Anthony", American Revolutionary brigadier general who distinguished himself at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and ...

Exceptionally rare war-date A.D.S. 1p. 4to., Hartford, May 9, 1781 in which a group of Black soldiers, among others, are paid by the State of Connecti

A great ca.1790 Horseman's lion-head saber with leather scabbard, measuring 38 1/2" from the pommel to the tip of the blade. No maker'...

An important manuscript document concerning the Cherry Valley massacre, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d. 1778], an "…Examination of Moabory Owen taken by...

An unusual A.L.S. 1p. Folio , Aug. 1, 1788, in which Clement Biddle, signing: "C.B., Q.M.G." as Quartermaster General of the State of P

(1825 - 1875) Confederate major general who formed the brigades for the ill-fated charge on the fianl day at Gettysburg. Pickett never forgave Lee fo

(1821 - 1877) Confederate lieutenant general of Tennessee cavalry and arguably the greatest cavalry officer in history, he raided and harassed Union

GRANT, ULYSSES S. (1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. War-date A.L.S. "U. S. Grant" add...

(1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincol

(1825-1864) Confederate brigadier general known for cavalry raids in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, killed in action near Greenville, Tenn. Excessivel

(1824 - 1863) "Stonewall", Confederate lieutenant general and a brilliant yet somewhat eccentric tactician, he gained his nickname from h...

(1831 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who served at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and Atlanta, one of the six Confederate generals killed at the battl

(1806 - 1864) Confederate lieutenant general who was a Bishop of Louisiana before the war, led with distinction at Belmont and Shiloh and was killed

(1837 - 1861) Union officer and a close friend of Lincoln, leader of 'Ellsworth's Zouaves" who was killed by a hotel owner in Alexandr...

(1843 - 1900) Confederate spy who served in the Shenandoah Valley for Generals Turner Ashby and "Stonewall" Jackson who made her an honor...

(1824 - 1865) Confederate major general who was in command of Fort Fisher when attacked by Federal forces. He was mortally wounded there and died as a

(1803 - 1862) Confederate major general, outnumbered and defeated at Logan Cross Roads and Fort Henry and Donelson, wounded and bled to death at Shil

(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville...

(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville...

(1819 - 1861) Confederate brigadier general who became the very first Southern officer and the first general from either side to be killed in the Civi

(1823 - 1863) Union brigadier general who commanded a regiment on the Peninsula, mortally wounded leading his men at Gettysburg. Excessively rare, go

A very rare war-date partly-printed D.S. 3pp., oblong folio, Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 1864, the muster roll of the prison guard at Atlanta's mi...

A fantastic 37 letter correspondence from Union Private Jerome Carr, mostly in period ink, totaling 116pp., 8vo., some with patriotic designs, dating

A superb grouping of four war-date Army of Tennsee general's endorsements penned on the verso of a "Special reequisition", 1p. 4to., G...

An exciting Civil War diary covering the whole year of 1863, mostly in ink comprising approximately 134pp., written by Pvt. Edward Sodan, Co. I, 6th

A revealing and quite rare historical piece, a letterpress book bearing the title on the cover "Letters from Qtr. Masters Dept. A. M. Madison ...

(1835-1865) Confederate spy who was the only naval officer authorized by the Confederate government to organized and led a partisan band against the F

(1835 - 1894) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade of cavalry with Wheeler at Atlanta, also wounded at Perryville. Rare war-date A.E.S.

(1835-1894) Confederate major general, the last appointed by Jefferson Davis although he surrendered as a brigadier general. Allen served with Major G

(1817 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general and colonel of the 5th Texas in Hood's Brigade,, fought at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysbur...

(1818 - 1893) Confederate major general who initiated the attack on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War. He also led with distinction at First Bul

(1818 - 1893) Confederate major general who initiated the attack on Fort Sumter which started the Civil War. Beauregard also led with great distincti

(1813 - 1890) Confederate brigadier general who commanded troops on Morris Island, at the beginning of the war, and a brigade at First Bull Run. In J

(1830 - 1863) Confederate major general who was wounded at the battle of Shiloh. He later died, as a POW, days after the surrender of Vicksburg - a vi

(1817 - 1876) Confederate major general who served under Albert Sidney Johnston in Kentucky, and led at Shiloh, Perryville and Stones River, relieve

(1827 - 1889) Confederate major general captured at Fort Donelson, exchanged and led forces at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Franklin where he was sev

(1828 - 1914) Union brigadier general of the 20th Maine whose valiant defense of Little Round Top prevented the Confederates from turning the line at

(1811 - 1877) Confederate brigadier general wounded at Shiloh and Baton Rouge, arrested for treason at the end of the war. War-date partly-printed of

(1835 - 1894) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade of cavalry with Wheeler at Atlanta, also wounded at Perryville. Scarce war-date L.S.

(1827 - 1863) Union brigadier general who led the 69th N.Y. and Corcoran's Irish Brigade, captured at Bull Run and paroled, killed at Fairfax w...

A great post-war 3 7/8" x 5 1/2" copy image of Henry Kyd Douglas depicting the young officer in his lieutenant's uniform with King, H...

(1819 - 1894) Confederate major general who fought throughout the war, leading a division at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania,

(1829 - 1902) Confederate major general who led Kirby Smith's brigade after the latter was wounded, later serving in the defenses of Mobile and...

(1827-1906) Confederate brigadier general who after fortifying Cumberland Gap surrendered it unconditionally to Burnside following the fall of Knoxvil

(1822 - 1891) Confederate brigadier general wounded at Seven Pines, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and finally Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg here ...

(1823 - 1873) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade at Shiloh and under Polk, captured while defending Port Hudson. Scarce war-date A.N.S

(1809-1896) Confederate brigdier general and North Carolina's adjutant and inspector general. Rare A.L.S. "R.C. Gatlin, Brvt. Major", ...

(1801 - 1899) Union brigadier general who fought at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; he also led a brigade in Sherman's March. Rare ...

(1815 - 1873) Confederate lieutenant general who led his corps at Shiloh and Atlanta, and attempted to halt Sherman's March to the Sea. War-dat...

(1821 - 1889) Confederate major general and brother-in-law of Stonewall Jackson, fought at Big Bethel, in the Seven days', and defended Richmon...

(1825 - 1880) Confederate brigadier general who served gallantly at Shiloh, Chickamauga and Franklin, later led cavalry attempting to destroy railroad

(1828-1868) Confederate major general who served at Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Kennesaw Mountain were an eye wound disqualified him from further ac

(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenant General who led the "Texas Brigade" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstreet Fredericks...

(1819 - 1889) Union brigadier general who broke the Confederate pursuit at Bull Run, as Chief of Artillery at Fredericksburg his 147 gun battery open

(1798 - 1873) Confederate brigadier general of the 20th North Carolina, captured George Stoneman and 500 of his cavalrymen in southern Georgia during

Scarce war-date endorsement with rank signed with initials, written while in command of Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. 3, 1863, in part: "[name illegib...

(1834 - 1922) "Stovepipe", Confederate brigadier general who rode with Morgan and was nicknamed for his deceptive use of stovepipe joints ...

(1817 - 1880) Confederate major general who escaped Fort Donnelson to command a brigade at Shiloh, Peeryville and Stones River, and led a division at

(1816 - 1873) Confederate major general who served with distinction in the Valley campaign of 1862. Led Stonewall Jackson's old division at Gett...

(1820 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general seriously wounded at Culps Hill on the first day at Gettysburg, killed in action leading his men at Spots

(1820 - 1887) Confederate major general who served as Beauregard's Chief of Artillery at Bull Run, later he succeeded Beauregard to command the...

(1815 - 1862) Union major general who served in Napoleon III's guard, lost an arm during the Mexican War, and led with distinction in the Penin...

(1818 - 1896) Confederate brigadier general who led with distinction at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, and Antietam, where he was severely wounded.

(1811 - 1866) Confederate brigadier general who constructed the defenses at Mobile and Chattanooga. After the war he fled to Mexico and later Canada

(1811 - 1866) Confederate brigadier general who constructed the defenses at Mobile and Chattanooga. After the war he fled to Mexico and then Canada,

(1835 - 1905) Confederate major general and nephew of Robert E. Lee. Fitzhugh Lee directed cavalry in Stuart's ride around McClellan and fought...

(1806 - 1873) Wife of Confederate Lt. Gen. Robert E. Lee and the only daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington. Rare

(1821 - 1904) Confederate major general who commanded Lee's right wing at Antietam, and the left flank at Chickamauga. Longstreet has been accu...

(1822 - 1884) Confederate major general who was forced to cede New Orleans to superior Union forces. Later served at Corinth. Rare war-date A.L.S. 2pp

(1822 - 1862) Union General mortally wounded at Antietam, leading his men in a charge. Excellent war-date A.Q.S. 1p. 8vo., Newport News, Dec. 22, 1861

(1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincol

(1828 - 1864) Union major general who fought in Grant's Tennessee campaigns, let the right wing at Vicksburg, and was killed in battle at Atlan...

(1815 - 1872) Union major general who commanded brilliantly at Gettysburg, leading to a Union victory and the turning point of the Civil War. A.L.S.

(1823 - 1867) Irish-born Union brigadier general who commanded his Irish Brigade at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville where his brigade w

(1816 - 1863) Confederate brigadier general who surrendered Fort Henry, later commanded at Corinth and Vicksburg, killed in action at Champion'...

(1840-1864) Stonewall Jackson's youngest staff member and aide and it is said that Jackson loved him like a son, killed a few days short of his...