Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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We hope you can join us for this important and exciting event!
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(PUTNAM PHALANX - CONNECTICUT - CIVIL WAR)701 - (PUTNAM PHALANX - CONNECTICUT - CIVIL WAR)
Alexander Autographs
Attractive hand-colored engraving, "STAFF AND OFFICERS OF THE PUTNAM PHALANX AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED", 36" x 30", engraved by ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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(REPORT ON DISLOYAL CONFEDERATES)702 - (REPORT ON DISLOYAL CONFEDERATES)
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A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Headquarters Dept. Henrico., Richmond, Va., May 6, 1862, to Major Griswold, Provost Marshall of Richmond, in which Warner Lewis, aid
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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(SIGNED CDV OF KIA OHIO COLONEL)703 - (SIGNED CDV OF KIA OHIO COLONEL)
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An exceptional CDV of 36th Ohio Vol. Inf'y Col. WILLIAM G. JONES showing him in a chest, up portrait in uniform. Boldly signed: "W. G. Jon...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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(SOUTHERN LETTER ON EVE OF CIVIL WAR)704 - (SOUTHERN LETTER ON EVE OF CIVIL WAR)
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A touching war-date letter from Charles L. Cowles, 2pp. 4to., Wilkesboro, N.C., Apr. 28, 1861, in part: "…We seem to be on the eve of a civil ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(THE DEATH OF PVT. OLIVER E. ELLSWORTH)705 - (THE DEATH OF PVT. OLIVER E. ELLSWORTH)
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The war-date correspondence of Pvt. Oliver Ellsworth of Marion, Ohio with the 22nd Michigan, a grouping of thirteen partial letters and A.L.S.'...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(THE LAST CONFEDERATE FLAG OVER RICHMOND)706 - (THE LAST CONFEDERATE FLAG OVER RICHMOND)
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A neat Civil War relic, a genuine piece of fabric from the last Confederate flag that flew over the Confederate Capitol of Richmond! On Apr. 3, 1865,
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(WASHING THE CLOTHES OF THE REBEL DEAD)707 - (WASHING THE CLOTHES OF THE REBEL DEAD)
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War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 93, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, June 30, 1863 concerning, in part: "…appraisement of decea...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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(WOODEN WALKING STICK RELIC FROM SEVEN PINES BATTLEFIELD)708 - (WOODEN WALKING STICK RELIC FROM SEVEN PINES BATTLEFIELD)
Alexander Autographs
Great wooden walking stick from the Seven Pines battlefield in Virginia. On the shaft is written in period ink: "Cut in the center of 7 Pines ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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(ZOUAVE COMPLAINS OF HIS UNIFORM)709 - (ZOUAVE COMPLAINS OF HIS UNIFORM)
Alexander Autographs
Three letters from Corp. Rufus Kemp, 165th New York Vol. (2nd Duryea's Zouaves), 10pp. total 8vo., who writes, in pencil, on the Red River Camp...
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(LEE, ROBERT E.)710 - (LEE, ROBERT E.)
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(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American h
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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(BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)711 - (BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)
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Stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3" photograph showing Confederate dead awaiting burial near the Rose Farm at Gettysburg. No photogr...
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(BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)712 - (BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)
Alexander Autographs
Stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3" photograph showing the rocks of Devil's Den at Gettysburg. with mock dead soldiers with rifl...
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(BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)713 - (BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)
Alexander Autographs
Stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3" photograph showing the rocks of Devil's Den at Gettysburg. with mock dead soldiers with rifl...
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(BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)714 - (BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG STEREOVIEW)
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Stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3" photograph taken from near the Theological Seminary, shortly after the battle of Gettysburg, sho...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(BEECHER, HENRY WARD)715 - (BEECHER, HENRY WARD)
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(1813 - 1887) American clergyman who was an ardent supporter of abolition and woman suffrage. He was brought down by an adultery scandal that shocked
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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(CAPT. CHARLES WHITTEMORE CDV)716 - (CAPT. CHARLES WHITTEMORE CDV)
Alexander Autographs
Nice war-date vignette Brady CDV of Whittemore as captain. Whittemore served in the 7th Maine, 1st Maine Veteran Volunteers, and as assistant adjutan
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(CAPT. PTYCE W. BAILEY 33RD NEW YORK)717 - (CAPT. PTYCE W. BAILEY 33RD NEW YORK)
Alexander Autographs
War-date full standing view CDV of Bailey in uniform. Bailey served in the 33rd New York and as Inspector for Brig. Gen. Thomas Neill's brigade...
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(CAPT. WILLIAM LONG CDV)718 - (CAPT. WILLIAM LONG CDV)
Alexander Autographs
War-date vignette CDV of Long wearing his kepi. Image was most-likely taken while he was a assistant adjutant general. Long served in the 33rd New Yo
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(CAPT. WM. ELLIS 2ND R.I. VOL.)719 - (CAPT. WM. ELLIS 2ND R.I. VOL.)
Alexander Autographs
A great war-date vignette CDV of Ellis as captain. He served in the 7th New York, 2nd Rhode Island, and as commissary of subsistence. Backstamp by Fr
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(CAPTOR OF JEFF DAVIS)720 - (CAPTOR OF JEFF DAVIS)
Alexander Autographs
A rare war-date CDV of Lieut. Colonel Benjamin Pritchard of the 4th Michigan Cavalry who led the party that captured Jeff Davis and was promoted brev
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(CDV GROUPING C. W. SENATORS)721 - (CDV GROUPING C. W. SENATORS)
Alexander Autographs
A great group of three chest-up view CDVs of Civil War senators, all with Whitehurst, Washington backstamps and tax stamp on the versos. Included are
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(CIVIL WAR STEREOVIEW)722 - (CIVIL WAR STEREOVIEW)
Alexander Autographs
Stereoview card bearing a double 6" x 3" photograph showing an ambulance with driver parked in front of a hospital. Location is identifie...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(COLFAX, SCHUYLER)723 - (COLFAX, SCHUYLER)
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(1832 - 1885) Speaker of the House during the Civil War and Grant's vice president whose career was ruined by his involvement in the "Cred...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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(CURTIN, ANDREW G.)724 - (CURTIN, ANDREW G.)
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(1817 - 1894) Civil War Governor of Pennsylvania who raised troops for the Union and supplied militia to enforce the armies at Gettysburg. A nice CDV
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(DAVIS, JEFFERSON C.)725 - (DAVIS, JEFFERSON C.)
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(1828 - 1879) Union brigadier general who was in Fort Sumter at the start of the war. He killed Major General William Nelson over a perceived slight,
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(EDWIN BOOTH)726 - (EDWIN BOOTH)
Alexander Autographs
(1833 - 1893) American actor who was he brother of John Wilkes and is renowned as the greatest Hamlet of his time. A nice carte-de-visite seated thea
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(EWELL, RICHARD)727 - (EWELL, RICHARD)
Alexander Autographs
(1817 - 1872) Confederate lieutenant general who fought in the war from Bull Run to Appomattox, he lost a leg at Groveton and was strapped in his sad
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(FARRAGUT, DAVID G.)728 - (FARRAGUT, DAVID G.)
Alexander Autographs
(1801 - 1870) Union rear admiral instrumental in the taking of New Orleans and the Union control of the Mississippi. It was at Mobile Bay where he exc
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(FOSTER, JOHN G.)729 - (FOSTER, JOHN G.)
Alexander Autographs
(1823 - 1874) Union major general who served with Anderson at Ft. Sumter, fighting at Roanoke, New Bern, and Savannah during the war. A nice full sta
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(FREMONT, JOHN)730 - (FREMONT, JOHN)
Alexander Autographs
(1813 - 1890) "The Pathfinder", explorer of the western frontier and Union army major general until sacked by Lincoln for his efforts to ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(GILLMORE, QUINCY ADAMS)731 - (GILLMORE, QUINCY ADAMS)
Alexander Autographs
(1825 - 1888) Union major general who fought at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff. He was severely injured pursuing Jubal Early in the Shenand...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(GRANT, ULYSSES S.)732 - (GRANT, ULYSSES S.)
Alexander Autographs
(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union Lieutenant General. A nice vignette view CDV of Grant as major general. Image has b
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(HOOKER, JOSEPH)733 - (HOOKER, JOSEPH)
Alexander Autographs
(1814 - 1879) Union major general who commanded the Army of the Potomac only to be defeated at the hands of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. W
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(HORACE BINNEY 118TH PENN. CORN EXCHANGE REGIMENT)734 - (HORACE BINNEY 118TH PENN. CORN EXCHANGE REGIMENT)
Alexander Autographs
A great war-date vignette CDV of Binney in uniform as captain. In August, 1862 he enlisted in the famous regiment and served at Gettysburg and throug
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER)735 - (IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER)
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A fine carte de visite photograph showing Confederate Lt. Joseph Selby from mid-chest, up, with one hand tucked into his jacket. Selby enlisted in the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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(KILLED AT BIG BETHEL JUNE 1861)736 - (KILLED AT BIG BETHEL JUNE 1861)
Alexander Autographs
A great war-date CDV of Lieut. John T. Greble, 2nd U.S. Artillery who, at the battle of Big Bethel, Va. June 10, 1861, became the first regular army
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(LT. FRANCIS AVERY 27TH MASS, VOL.)737 - (LT. FRANCIS AVERY 27TH MASS, VOL.)
Alexander Autographs
A CDV of Lt. Francis Avery 27th Mass. Vols., standing with hat. He was wounded during the fighting at Drewry's Bluff, Va. on May 16, 1864. Phot...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(MAJOR WILLIAM ELLIS 49TH NEW YORK KIA)738 - (MAJOR WILLIAM ELLIS 49TH NEW YORK KIA)
Alexander Autographs
War-date full standing view CDV of Ellis as major holding his kepi. The 49th was organized at Buffalo in 1861 and Ellis fought with the regiment unti
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(MORGAN, EDWIN D.)739 - (MORGAN, EDWIN D.)
Alexander Autographs
(1811-1883) Union general and New York's first war governor. He was also a U. S. Senator during the war. A nice full standing view CDV of Morgan...
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(PVT. 209TH PENN. VOL.)740 - (PVT. 209TH PENN. VOL.)
Alexander Autographs
War-date CDV of Pvt. William Sheaffer of the 209th Penn. Vols. A period ink identification on verso gives name but no regiment, and research shows on
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(RHETT, JR., ROBERT B.)741 - (RHETT, JR., ROBERT B.)
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Editor of the secessionist newspaper, the Charleston Mercury. Rare war-date, bust view CDV with Anthony from Brady backstamp. Slightly toned with the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(ROGER A. PRYOR CDV)742 - (ROGER A. PRYOR CDV)
Alexander Autographs
(1828 - 1919) Confederate brigadier general who declined firing the first shot on Fort Sumter, later captured at Petersburg. A nice seated view CDV o
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(SELWYN BICKFORD 6TH MASS. VOL.)743 - (SELWYN BICKFORD 6TH MASS. VOL.)
Alexander Autographs
Great war-date, full standing with sword CDV of Bickford as 1st Lieutenant. He served in the Suffolk region of Virginia for 1862 through 1863. Backst
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(STEPHENS, ALEXANDER H.)744 - (STEPHENS, ALEXANDER H.)
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(1812 - 1883) Vice President of the Confederacy who urged moderation and negotiation with the Union. A great CDV of Stephens showing him from the che
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(TINTYPE OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIER)745 - (TINTYPE OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIER)
Alexander Autographs
A good 1/6th plate tintype of a Union infantry corporal from a Connecticut estate, showing the sitter's buttons and chevrons nicely tinted. Two...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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(UNION DRUMMER BOY)746 - (UNION DRUMMER BOY)
Alexander Autographs
A great war-date CDV of a young Union drummer boy who appears to be in his early teens, standing next to a pedestal wearing a frock coat and holding
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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(UNION OFFICER CDV)747 - (UNION OFFICER CDV)
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A great CDV of an artillery first lieutenant standing with a sword. He wears a kepi with an artillery insignia on the front and a small medal hangs f
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(UNION SAILOR CDV)748 - (UNION SAILOR CDV)
Alexander Autographs
A great full standing view CDV of a sailor with pencil identification on verso, "Harry Troutman". He wears a regulation naval shirt with ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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(UNION SOLDIER CDV)749 - (UNION SOLDIER CDV)
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A great CDV of a full standing Civil War soldier holding his rifle with bayonet in the "Order Arms" position. He is wearing gloves and ta...
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(UNION SOLDIER CDV)750 - (UNION SOLDIER CDV)
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A full standing CDV of an artillery private wearing a shell jacket and shoulder scales. On the chair hangs a fatigue-style Mexican War hat. No backst
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