Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

"Good lot of approximately 100 documents dating from 1707 to 1859 in various sizes mostly from Connecticut and Rhode Island, but a few from New...

"Good lot of seven pieces consisting primarily of member of the Continental Congress including WILLIAM HINDMAN (1743 - 1822), A.D.S. 1p. oblong...

"A curious manuscript D.S. 1p. legal folio, [Charleston?], South Carolina, Mar. 21, 1767 in which George Beasley ""...one of the Lawf...

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

(1732 - 1792) Continental brigadier general who fought at Long Island and was wounded at White Plains. A.L.S. by Richard Barnes 2pp. 4to., "&qu...

"Good content A.L.S. of Jeddiah Strong (1738 - 1802), 3pp. small 4to., Litchfield, Dec. 5, 1775, to Connecticut Commissary Jeremiah Wadsworth (...

"Good content draft L.S. 1p. legal folio, [Ulster County, N.Y.], Sept. 23, 1768 to the Lieutenant Governor of New York complaining about the po...

(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union lieutenant general. Signature ""U. S. Grant"" adding rank, on...

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

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Scarce book from his library, The Southern Review,

(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...

(1820 - 1885) Union brigadier general, as colonel he led the 35 Illinois, wounded at Pea Ridge, later served in guarding critical railroad routes. Ex

"An interesting group from Lieutenant Charles Richards Co. F 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Rush's Lancers), consisting of three letters totalin...

(1812 - 1897) Union rear admiral and a relative of Robert E. Lee, he commanded various blockading squadrons and was active at Vicksburg. Early war-da

"MC HENRY HOWARD, Grandson of Francis Scott Key, an officer on the staff of Confederate Generals Winder and Stuart. War-date A.L.S ""...

An extraordinary relic, a lock of 10-15 strands of Robert E. Lee's hair. The lock was removed by us from a larger lock contained within a ca. 18...

(1818 - 1883) Confederate major general, second in command of the Department of South Carolina and Florida, served during the Siege of Charleston. Unc

(1808 - 1875) Seventeenth President of the United States following the death of Abraham Lincoln, his Reconstruction policies led to his impeachment b

(1831 - 1869) Union brigadier general and Grant's staff officer and principal advisor, he rose through the ranks with Grant and eventually beca...

(1813 - 1884) Union brigadier general who commanded the District of Oregon throughout the war. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Washington, Apr. 12, 1883, to Genl. H

(1832 - 1900) Union cavalry brigadier general who served under Hooker and Sheridan. D.S. ""Wm. W. Averell"" with seal, 1p. foli...

"Officer in both the Civil War and Indian War. He is noted for successfully attacking Sitting Bull's camp in Montana during the latter part...

(1815 - 1882) Union brigadier general who was McClellan's and Grant's chief engineer. War-date A.L.S. ""J. G. Barnard""...

(1815 - 1882) Union brigadier general who was McClellan's and Grant's chief engineer. War-date L.S. ""J. G. Barnard"" a...

(1818 - 1879) Union brigadier general who served as Chief of Artillery for McDowell and was with Sherman on the March to the Sea. A.L.S. "&quo...

(1793 - 1869) Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln who upheld suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and was the first cabinet member from west of

(1817 - ?) Union brigadier general who helped organize Ohio volunteers and led a division to help defend Cincinnati in 1863. A very rare war-date A.L.

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

(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 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 that started the Civil War. He also led with distinction at First Bul

(1825 - 1864) Union major general who replaced Phil Kearny, he fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. In October, 1864 Birney su

(1819 - 1907) Union brigadier general who fought at 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly, and Fredericksburg. He also led a Negro division in the 10th Corps. A.L.S

(1819 - 1907) Union brigadier general who led a Negro division of the 10th Corps, and fought at 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly and Fredericksburg. A.L.S. &...

(1827- 1889) Confederate major general who enlisted as a private and was made major general by the end of the war. He was at Fort Donelson, Perryville

(1821 - 1894) Civil War Governor of Georgia who resisted the Confederate government's call for Georgia resources, and fought Jefferson Davis th...

(1823 - 1914) Confederate major general who led his division at Perryville, Knoxville, and in an abortive support of forces in the Trans-Mississippi.

(1823 - 1914) Confederate major general who led his division at Perryville, Knoxville, and in an abortive support of forces in the Trans- Mississippi

(1823 - 1914) Confederate major general who led his division at Perryville, Knoxville, and in an abortive support of forces in the Trans- Mississippi

(d. 1864) Union brigadier general who led a regiment in the Peninsula and at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, killed in action at Chafin's Farm. ...

(1824 - 1881) Union major general who is known for the disastrous charges made at Fredericksburg in 1862, and the nicknaming of distinctive facial hai

(1818 - 1893) Union major general, called ""The Beast"" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. He commanded the...

(1818 - 1893) Union major general, called ""The Beast"" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans, later he command...

(1831 - 1901) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Bull Run and led a corps in the desperate assault on Marye's Heights. Butterfield ...

(1806 - 1879) Union major general who served as an advisor to Lincoln and Seward, and on various military boards. A.L.S. ""Geo. Cadwalade...

(1799 - 1889) Secretary of War in Lincoln's cabinet, often involved in scandal concerning army contracts. A.L.S. ""Simon Cameron"...

(1799 - 1889) Secretary of War in Lincoln's cabinet, often involved in scandal concerning army contracts. Fine content A.L.S. ""Simon...

(1817 - 1873) Union major general who commanded the Department of New Mexico stopping Sibley's assault on California. He later commanded the as...

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

(1820 - 1886) Confederate major general and corps commander with the Army of Tennessee. He saw action from Shiloh to Atlanta. Bold signature on a smal

(1816- 1879) Confederate brigadier general who was Lee's Chief of Staff. He signed the famous lost order of the Antietam campaign and led force...

(1827 - 1889) Confederate major general who led the Alabama Brigade at Chickamauga and Dalton, later assumed command of A.P. Hill's division an...

(1827 - 1889) Confederate major general who led the Alabama Brigade at Chickamauga and Dalton, later assumed command of A.P. Hill's division an...

(1833 - 1914) Union brigadier general of cavalry who led his forces in action in Missouri and Arkansas. Partly-printed D.S. as Governor, 1p. folio, L

(1832 - 1885) Vice President of the United States under Grant, his career was ruined by his involvement in the Credit Mobile scandal. Carte-de-visite

(1824 - 1894) Confederate brigadier general who was at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Petersburg. L.S. ""Alfred H. Colqui...

(1798 - 1876) Confederate major general who was the highest ranking officer in the Confederate Army. He served as Inspector General in Richmond throu

(1822 - 1897) Union major general who led a division at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg. Disgusted with Hooker, he off

(1826 - 1883) Union Brigadier General who served at Corinth, distinguished himself at Richmond, Ky., and commanded Black troops against Hood at Nashvi

(1809 - 1870) Union rear admiral and inventor of the cannon which bore his name. He also commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. A.L.S. &...

"Printed presidential campaign ticket for Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens, 4 3/4"" x 4 3/4"", listing Davis, Stephen...

(1826 - 1906) Wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Mrs. Davis remained a staunch supporter of ""the l...

(1818 - 1891) Union brigadier general and Hooker's Chief of Artillery, he fought at Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, and Fredericksburg. A.L.S. "...

(1820 - 1891) Union major general who led a brigade crushed by Jackson at Chancellorsville, later attached to the Army of the James. War-date A.L.S.

(1798 - 1879) Union major general most remembered for his threat to shoot anyone hauling down the American flag, and his suppression of the bloody New

(1812-1865) Union naval officer whose family was Southern, but he remained loyal to the North; his brother was Confederate General Thomas Drayton. He

(1831 - 1888) Union brigadier general who was wounded, left for dead, and captured at Williamsburg. He served during the Red River campaign and in the

(1815 - 1874) Union brevet major general who invented the ""Dyer"" shell and worked at the Springfield Armory throughout the war...

(1820 - 1887) American engineer and inventor responsible for the Union's quickly-built fleet of ironclads, delivering them in 65 days. D.S. &qu...

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

(1835 - 1904) Union brigadier general whose troops held the ""bloody angle"" at Spotsylvania, received the surrender of Petersb...

"A nice war-date carte-de-visite in uniform with epaulettes, with signature taken from a document ""D. G. Farrugut"" adding...

(1831 - 1899) Union general who led a Negro division in the assault upon the Crater at Petersburg resulting in heavy losses. War-date A.L.S. "&...

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

(1823 - 1903) Union major general blamed for the Union debacle at Fredericksburg. In 1864 while recovering from wounds he was captured by Jubal Early

(1813 - 1890) ""The Pathfinder"", explorer of the western frontier and Union army major general until sacked by Lincoln for his...

(1817 - 1892) Union brigadier general who led the forces that killed Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer at the battle of Logan's Cross Roads...

(1827 - 1896) Union major general who fought throughout the war at the head of the Iron brigade, severely wounded at Gettysburg, and after the war le

(1832 - 1892) Confederate brigadier general who led a brigade at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He also fought under Hood at Atlanta and in Tennessee.

(1825 - 1888) Union major general who fought at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff. He was severely injured pursuing Jubal Early in the Shenand...

(1825 - 1888) Union major general and commander of the Department of the South, achieved the capture of Morris Island and the destruction of Fort Sumt

(1836 - 1911) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a regiment at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, later captured during his attack at Frankli

(1836 - 1911) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a regiment at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, later captured during his attack at Frankli

(1832 - 1904) Confederate major general who led a brigade at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and crushed Grant's line at the Wilderness. Fine ...

(1829 - 1918) Union brigadier general who won a Medal of Honor in capturing breastworks and three battle flags at Salem Heights Good content A.L.S....

(1822 - 1885) Eighteenth President of the United States and Union lieutenant general. Bold likely war-date signature adding rank ""U. S. ...

(1814 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who routed Union forces at Bayou Bourbeau. At Blair's Landing he led a suicidal charge against Davi...

(1814 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who routed Union forces at Bayou Bourbeau. At Blair's Landing he led a suicidal charge against Davi...

(1815 - 1872) Union major general who was Lincoln's General in Chief and advisor. He proved to be an effective administrator during the war. Wa...

(1822 - 1891) Union general who fought at the Siege of York and Luka, where he was wounded. War-date A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Fond du Lac, July 27, 1863, to

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

(1823 - 1876) Union brigadier general on the staffs of McClellan and Burnside, Judge Advocate General of the Potomac. War-date A.L.S. ""J...

(1830 - 1874) Union major general who was severally at Antietam who led forces at Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run. A.L.S. ""Geo. L. Har...

(1822 - 1901) Union brigadier general who was at Winchester, 2nd Bull Run and Chantilly. Later he became a department commander in the South. D.S. &...

(1826 - 1905) Union major general who led his men at Bull Run, Port Royal, and at Richmond and Petersburg. War-date ""J. R. Hawley"&...

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

(1807 - 1894) Union Judge Advocate General empowered to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, tried Fitz-John Porter and the Lincoln assassins. L.S. &...

(1807 - 1894) Union Judge Advocate General empowered to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, tried Fitz-John Porter and the Lincoln assassins. A.L.S....

(1810 - 1883) Union major general who was at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Humphreys' replaced Hancock, as commander of the 2nd C...