Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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BENJAMIN F. DAVIS743 - BENJAMIN F. DAVIS
Alexander Historical Auctions
Signed three days before he would be killed at Brandy Station! (1832 - 1863) Union colonel of the 8th N.Y. Cav. who led his regiment in the famous es
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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JEFFERSON DAVIS744 - JEFFERSON DAVIS
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(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Good content L.S. "Jefferson Davis", 2pp...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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JEFFERSON DAVIS745 - JEFFERSON DAVIS
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(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Fine bold signature on an oblong sheet adding &quo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to a*******y for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
 
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JEFFERSON DAVIS746 - JEFFERSON DAVIS
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(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. A.L.S. signed "J.D." in the postscript o...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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JEFFERSON DAVIS AND ARMY GENERAL STAFFS747 - JEFFERSON DAVIS AND ARMY GENERAL STAFFS
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Confederate imprint, President's Message, Richmond, May 30, 1864, 7pp. (P&W #931). By May of 1864 the Confederate Congress had become quite ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS748 - STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
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(1813 - 1861) American politician who drafted the Kansas-Nebraska bill, most remembered for his memorable debates with Abraham Lincoln throughout Illi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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SAMUEL F. DU PONT749 - SAMUEL F. DU PONT
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War-date signed endorsement at the conclusion of a letter by Lt. George B. Balch as commander of the USS Pocahontas, 2pp. 4to., Georgetown Harbor, SC,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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JAMES B. EADS750 - JAMES B. EADS
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(1820 - 1887) American engineer and inventor responsible for the Union's quickly-built fleet of ironclads, delivering them in 65 days. Fine cont...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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EPHRAIM ELMER ELLSWORTH ORIGINAL SKETCH751 - EPHRAIM ELMER ELLSWORTH ORIGINAL SKETCH
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(1837-1861) Union officer and a close friend of Lincoln, leader of "Ellsworth's Zouaves", killed by a hotel owner in Alexandria after ...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ALFRED ELY, GENERAL JOHN H. MARTINDALE AND FREDERICK SEWARD752 - ALFRED ELY, GENERAL JOHN H. MARTINDALE AND FREDERICK SEWARD
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ALFRED ELY (1815-1892) U.S. Representative from New York. While witnessing the First Battle of Bull Run, Ely was taken prisoner by the Confederates an
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (420.00) = 420.00
 
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DAVID G. FARRAGUT753 - DAVID G. FARRAGUT
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A group of five signatures of Naval officers, includes the closing of a letter and signature of DAVID G. FARRAGUT, penned on a small sheet and mounted
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a*******y for (160.00 + 36.00BP) = 196.00
 
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ROBERT S. FOSTER754 - ROBERT S. FOSTER
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(1834 - ?) Union brigadier general who fought in the Valley, remembered for his desperate attacks on Fort Gregg at great cost to his command. Most unu
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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JOHN C. FREMONT755 - JOHN C. FREMONT
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(1813 - 1890) "The Pathfinder", explorer of the western frontier and Union army major general until sacked by Lincoln for his efforts to g...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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RANDALL LEE GIBSON756 - RANDALL LEE GIBSON
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(1832 - 1892) Confederate brigadier general who led a brigade at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He also fought under Hood at Atlanta and in Tennessee. L
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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JOHN R. GOLDSBOROUGH757 - JOHN R. GOLDSBOROUGH
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(1809 - 1877) Union naval captain, given command of the screw steamer USS "Union". With that vessel he served on blockade duty off the Car...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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LOUIS M. GOLDSBOROUGH758 - LOUIS M. GOLDSBOROUGH
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(1805 - 1877) Union admiral who commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and planned the naval aspects of Burnside's Roanoke expedition....
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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(A BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY OF ULYSSES S. GRANT) GEORGE H. THOMAS759 - (A BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY OF ULYSSES S. GRANT) GEORGE H. THOMAS
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Gen. George H. Thomas presents a book to Ulysses S. Grant (1816 - 1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chi...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (340.00) = 340.00
 
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WADE HAMPTON760 - WADE HAMPTON
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(1819 - 1902) Confederate lieutenant general of cavalry whose daring exploits at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg won him fame in both North and S
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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WADE HAMPTON761 - WADE HAMPTON
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(1819 - 1902) Confederate lieutenant general of cavalry whose daring exploits at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg won him fame in both North and S
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK762 - WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
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(1824 - 1886) Union major general severely wounded facing Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, also active at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellor...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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