Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

Manuscript D.S., 1p. legal folio, , June 18, 1780 being an "Invoice of Damaged Muskets Sent to Trenton by Capt. Arthur Young Waggon Mas

If only we knew! The Post Boy, London, Printed For John Morphew near Stationers-Hall, Sept. 22, 1720, single sheet, small folio. London paper adverti

Document for the purchase of "Saltpetre", an ingredient for gunpowder, 5 3/4" X 7 3/4", 2 pp., Hartford , Mar. 5, 1777, in part:...

A group of four pieces, includes: THOMAS MIFFLIN, signature on a small sheet beneath a blind-embossed seal, closely-cropped; JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, manusc

An unusual manuscript D.S. "Martha Sheed" 1p. 4to., "Beekman's Precinct" Apr. 15, 1753 a notice: "…to Inform my Acquain...

An unusual manuscript D.S., 1p. legal folio, East Sudbury, [Mass.], Apr. 4, 1791, being the election returns for that town electing John Hancock as Go

A nineteenth-century bronze version of the original Fidelity Medallion, the oldest decoration of the United States military and created by act of the

JOHN TROTTER Revolutionary War military officer, an aide-de-camp to Gen. Rufus Putnam. A.D.S., 1p. oblong 9vo., Colla Bargh, Feb. 20, 1779, orders dir

Printed document, "A Compleat and Exact List of Both Houses of the Sixth Parliament of Great Britain...As they Stood On the 6th Day of January,...

Fine group of twelve Connecticut "Pay Table" documents, all war-date, issued in Hartford and making payment to soldiers, officers, and qua...

A fascinating early Connecticut document, 1p. legal folio, Hartford, Oct. 3, 1710, a "true copy" of a court decision in which Nathanael Ho...

A copy of the Washington Federalist for Monday, Dec. 13, 1802, 4pp. folio. Still reeling from their rout by Jefferson, the Federalist mouthpiece for W

Interesting A.L.S. of one Edward Smythe, penned at the heyday of turnpikes in England and the creation of turnpike trusts to manage them, 3pp. 4to., B

In a war-date letter, J. E. B. Suarts proposes having Union deserters put to labor aiding the Southern cause: "I am uneasy about their presence...

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

Mosby defends Stuart's "late" arrival at Gettysburg: "If Stuart ought to have been at Gettysburg on the first day then so ought G...

(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 sadd

Sherman describes a desperate and determined assault on the Confederate works at Vicksburg (1820-1891) Union major general declared by the press to

From a surgeon with the 12th Virginia, serving his state from April 30, 1861 until the surrender at Appomattox An excessively rare piece of Confedera

An excessively rare U.S. Captain of Rifles frock coat, one of only a tiny handful known to be in public or private hands. This dark blue single breast

(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. o

(1805 - 1871) Union brigadier general, the "Hero of Fort Sumter", who refused Confederate demands to surrender the fort and ultimately end...

(1828 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general of cavalry in the Shenendoah, under the command of Stonewall Jackson. Killed leading an infantry charge at

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

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

(1806 - 1889) Civil War surgeon attached to the 114th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, distinguished himself in the Battle of Pleasant Hill. He wo

(1811 - 1884) Confederate Secretary of War and Secretary of State who became very unpopular for his convictions that Southern slaves should be armed t

Bragg's tour of the antebellum South: "Mile after mile we rode along without seeing anything but occasionally a stray Negro…" (1827 -...

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

SIDNEY BURBANK (1807 - 1882) Union officer who led a brigade of U.S. Regulars at Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg. At the Wheatfield his brigade was

A paranoid Burnside fears for his reputation following the debacle at First Manassas: "I unwisely alluded to your looks of distrust as to my co...

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

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

(1824 - 1912) Union brigadier general placed in command of the Mountain District, a military department created to include the Powder River country, t

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

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

(1816-1882) Confederate Senator from Alabama whose portrait appeared on the one-dollar Confederate bill. Bold signature on a small sheet taken from an

Signed three days before his death… (1815 - 1868) James Buchanan's Secretary of War and one of the founders of the Confederate States of Americ...

(1815 - 1868) American politician, congressman, and Secretary of the Treasury (1857-60). He resigned from the Treasury in December of 1860 citing that

(1817-1894) Confederate general, fought at Manassus, Antietam, Second Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville, where he was wounded. Cook was again wounded

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

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Good content L.S. "Jefferson Davis", 2pp...

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Fine bold signature on an oblong sheet adding &quo...

(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...

Confederate imprint, President's Message, Richmond, May 30, 1864, 7pp. (P&W #931). By May of 1864 the Confederate Congress had become quite ...

(1813 - 1861) American politician who drafted the Kansas-Nebraska bill, most remembered for his memorable debates with Abraham Lincoln throughout Illi

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,

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

(1809 - 1877) Union naval captain, given command of the screw steamer USS "Union". With that vessel he served on blockade duty off the Car...

(1805 - 1877) Union admiral who commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and planned the naval aspects of Burnside's Roanoke expedition....

Gen. George H. Thomas presents a book to Ulysses S. Grant (1816 - 1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chi...

(1819 - 1902) Confederate lieutenant general of cavalry whose daring exploits at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg won him fame in both North and S

(1819 - 1902) Confederate lieutenant general of cavalry whose daring exploits at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg won him fame in both North and S

(1824 - 1886) Union major general severely wounded facing Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, also active at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellor...

(1824 - 1886) Union major general severely wounded facing Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, also active at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellor...

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

(1825 - 1880) Confederate brigadier general who served gallantly at Shiloh, Chickamauga and Franklin. Towards the end of the war he served with the in

(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenent Generalwho led the "Texas Brigade" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstreet Fredericksbu...

(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenent Generalwho led the "Texas Brigade" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstreet Fredericksbu...

(1814 - 1879) Union major general who commanded the Army of the Potomac only to be defeated at the hands of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. War

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

(1823 - 1895) Confederate brigadier general who served under Stonewall Jackson at Cross Keys and Port Republic, later severely wounded at Seven Days.

An eyewitness to the convention that threw Lincoln the election: "They called a meeting of the South on Saturday night & insisted upon brea...

(1807 - 1891) Confederate major general who led armies at Bull Run and Seven Pines. Johnston is perhaps best remembered for his stubborn defense of At

(1824 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who fought with Stuart at Gettysburg and with Longstreert In Tennessee; killed at Piedmont. Pre-war manusc

(1836 - 1896) Union officer, brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry. De Kay served on the staffs of Generals Mansfield, Pope, and Hooker but is li

A letter from Kearney penned when he was fifteen years old! (1815 - 1862) Union major general who served in Napoleon III's guard, lost an arm d...

(1822 - 1894) Confederate major general who directed Morris Island in the bombing of Fort Sumter, commanded a brigade at Antietam, Chancellorsville, F

(1836 - 1881) Union major general called "Kill Cavalry" by his men, he fought at Gettysburg, and led several raids on Richmond and Jonesbo...

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

(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American hi

Great content post-war student's letter, on illustrated Washington College letterhead, 4pp. 8vo, Lexington, Mar. 27, 1869. In the last year of L...

(1837 - 1891) Confederate major general of cavalry and son of R.E. Lee who fought at Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and surrendered at Appomattox.

(1833-1908) Confederate Lieutenant General who directed artillery at Second Bull Run and Antietam, later led a corps at Atlanta and in the Carolinas.

(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

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

(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.

(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

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

(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.

McCulloch is served by a man he has ordered arrested (1816 - 1895) Confederate brigadier general in command of Texas' defensive forces and led ...

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

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

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

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...

Financially ruined, Parker sadly decline an invitation: "No one here knows of my troubles…" (1828 - 1895) Seneca Indian and Union brevet ...

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...

(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.

(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

Signed by three Gettysburg heroes (1820 - 1863) Union major general who fought at Mechanicsville and Gaines Mill, killed by a sharpshooter while lead

(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

(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

(1809 - 1877) Confederate admiral of the raider Alabama which battled and was eventually destroyed by the Union frigate Kearsarge off Cherbourg in 186

Semmes' Fourth of July praise for the militia: "It is gratifying to know that the anniversary of the Independence of our beloved country is...