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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SAMUEL P. LEE783 - SAMUEL P. LEE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1812 - 1897) Union rear admiral and a relative of Robert E. Lee, he commanded various blockading squadrons and was active at Vicksburg. A fine war-da
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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JAMES LONGSTREET784 - JAMES LONGSTREET
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(1821 - 1904) Confederate major general who commanded Lee's right wing at Antietam, and the left flank at Chickamauga. Longstreet has been accus...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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GILMAN MARSTON785 - GILMAN MARSTON
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(1811 - 1890) Union brigadier general who established the Point Lookout prisoner camp, and later led at the Union disaster at Cold Harbor. A.L.S. 3pp.
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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HUMPHREY MARSHALL786 - HUMPHREY MARSHALL
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(1812 - 1872) Confederate brigadier general who served in western Virginia and in Kentucky under Bragg. A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Washington, Feb. 27, 1856, to
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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JAMES M. MASON AND JOHN SLIDELL787 - JAMES M. MASON AND JOHN SLIDELL
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Confederate foreign emissaries who arrest by officers of the USS TRENT nearly brough Great Britain into the Civil War on the side of the South.Their b
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN788 - GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN
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(1826-1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincoln.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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HENRY E. MCCULLOCH789 - HENRY E. MCCULLOCH
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McCulloch is served by a man he has ordered arrested (1816 - 1895) Confederate brigadier general in command of Texas' defensive forces and led ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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JOHN HUNT MORGAN790 - JOHN HUNT MORGAN
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(1825-1864) Confederate brigadier general known for cavalry raids in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, killed in action near Greenville, Tenn. Excessively
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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THREE UNION GENERALS ENDEAVOR TO RE-ENLIST NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS791 - THREE UNION GENERALS ENDEAVOR TO RE-ENLIST NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS
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EDWIN D. MORGAN (1811-1883) Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862, U.S. Senator and Union major general. War-date A.L.S., 1p. 4to., New York, Dec. 29
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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RAISING THE 19TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY INSIDE UNION LINES!792 - RAISING THE 19TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY INSIDE UNION LINES!
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EDWARD A. PALFREY Confederate Major and A.A.G. assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia. An outstanding and historically important A.D.S, 1p. 8vo., o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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WILLIAM H. PALMER - A.P. HILL STAFF OFFICER - GETTYSBURG DOCUMENT793 - WILLIAM H. PALMER - A.P. HILL STAFF OFFICER - GETTYSBURG DOCUMENT
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WILLIAM H. PALMER (1835-1926) Confederate staff officer under A. P. Hill who witnessed many of the war's turning points including taking part in...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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ELY S. PARKER794 - ELY S. PARKER
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Financially ruined, Parker sadly decline an invitation: "No one here knows of my troubles…" (1828 - 1895) Seneca Indian and Union brevet ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FRANCIS W. PICKENS795 - FRANCIS W. PICKENS
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War-date A.E.S. on the verso of a letter sent to him by T. Ladson Webb. Jr., 1p. 4to., Charleston, July 5, 1861, reading in part: "...During th...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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FRANCIS W. PICKENS796 - FRANCIS W. PICKENS
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(1805-1869) Civil War Governor of South Carolina during secession and the first year of the War, he retired in 1862 to his plantation. War date A.L.S.
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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GIDEON J. PILLOW797 - GIDEON J. PILLOW
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(1806 - 1878) Confederate major general, who fought at Belmont and was second-in-command at Fort Donelson from which he fled to avoid capture by Grant
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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JOHN F. REYNOLDS798 - JOHN F. REYNOLDS
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Signed by three Gettysburg heroes (1820 - 1863) Union major general who fought at Mechanicsville and Gaines Mill, killed by a sharpshooter while lead
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,750.00
 
 
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JAMES A. SEDDON799 - JAMES A. SEDDON
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(1815-1880) Confederate Secretary of War from 1862 until February 1865, when he was sacked because of his removal of Johnston at Atlanta. War date par
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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JAMES A. SEDDON800 - JAMES A. SEDDON
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(1815-1880) Confederate Secretary of War from 1862 until February 1865, when he was sacked because of his removal of Johnston at Atlanta. Scarce war-d
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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RAFAEL SEMMES801 - RAFAEL SEMMES
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(1809 - 1877) Confederate admiral of the raider Alabama which battled and was eventually destroyed by the Union frigate Kearsarge off Cherbourg in 186
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
 
 
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PAUL J. SEMMES802 - PAUL J. SEMMES
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Semmes' Fourth of July praise for the militia: "It is gratifying to know that the anniversary of the Independence of our beloved country is...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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