Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

Folio broadside, titled "Camp Sprague [Staten Island, N.Y.] May 22, 1861, being General Orders No. 10 signed in print "A. E. BURNSIDE, Col...

A great Confederate House of Representative "propaganda" imprint, 1p. 8vo., Richmond, Feb. 3, 1864, a letter from the non-coms and men of ...

An evocative (and as we shall see, likely very effective) prayer book carried by Confederate Pvt. James E. Tucker of the 2nd Va. Cavalry. The book con

Field printed broadside, 3 1/4" x 10 3/4", "Head Quarters, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps", [Mar. 1, 1863], General Order No. 4 iss...

Daily Richmond Examiner, Richmond, Va., July 13, 1863, single sheet. Nearly seven columns of reports from the field by Confederate wounded, news of Le

A rare war-date Confederate Call Certificate, recovered from the Confederate Treasury only days after the city fell, to which is attached a section of

Confederate House of Representatives imprint, Richmond, Dec. 16, 1864, 1p. 8vo., a resolution requesting that Jefferson Davis appoint 13 commissioners

C.S.A. imprint signed in type by Christopher G. Memminger, Sec. of the Navy, Richmond, Dec. 31, 1861, 8pp., his report to President Jefferson Davis of

Confederate imprint, Address of Congress to the People of the Confederate States, Richmond, 1864, 8pp. 8vo., (P&W #228). In this address by J. L...

ISRAEL BUSH RICHARDSON (1815 - 1862) Union major general who fought with distinction in the Mexican War, covered the Union retreat at First Bull Run,

Lot of three imprints, includes: Address to the People of North Carolina, [Raleigh?, 1861?], 15pp. 8vo., signed in type by twelve North Carolina educa

Fascinating reading, the Minority Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Presented by Mr. Smith, of Alabama, Richmond, 1862, 7pp. (P&W #858...

Three printed Civil War era speeches given at the House of Representatives: the first, "Message of the President", Tallahassee, Dec. 9, 18...

Interesting lot of Confederate paper money and bonds, includes: CSA loan bond for $100.00 with 15 maturity coupons, 13" x 13" mounted, iss...

Great Confederate imprint, House Resolution No. 25, Richmond, Jan. 13, 1863, 7pp. 8vo., (P&W #529). A printed CSA House of Representatives resol...

A large grouping of official Confederate imprints, including congressional bills, general orders, messages from the president, etc. Includes: Sec. of

Two partly printed forms, "Account of Mails from Post Office at Gravel Hill, County of Buckingham, State of Virginia", 4pp., 12" x 20...

War-date partly-printed D.S. 1p. oblong 12mo., [n.p], Jan. 1865, titled "Free Market" and delivering "one Ration" to Caroline Re...

Religious tract The Muster, 4pp. 8vo., publioshed by the South Carolina Tract Society, (Charleston: Evans & Cogswell), a comparison of a militar...

Confederate imprint, a House Reolution, Richmond, Jan. 20, 1863, 6pp. 8vo., (P&W #535), virulently attacking Lincoln and his Northern supporters...

Civil War-date printed pamphlet titled: "Confiscation of Property and Emancipation of the Slaves of the Rebels Speech by Hon. Alfred Ely of New...

Scarce copy of Ellsworth's Manual of Arms for Light Infantry, adapted to the Rifled Musket, with or without the Priming Attachment, Arranged for...

Union printed General Order No. 5, Headquarters, Beaufort, SC, Aug. 15, 1862, 3pp. 8vo., indicating: "Moses, a colored man, was convicted of mu...

Rare imprint "Special Orders No. 23 Headquarters, Department of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. Jan. 25th, 1865", signed in type by Maj. Gener...

A single page from the Aug. 16, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly, bearing amongst various advertisements are three cartoons. The first shows a youn...

A rare war-date Union regimental history, 47pp. hardbound 8vo., entitled: The LAST CAMPAIGN of the TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT, N. G. S. N. Y. June and Jul

A fascinating Union propaganda item, a broadside, 8 1/2" x 14", signed in type by one Wesley Bradshaw and printed by Alexander & Co., ...

Rare Confederate imprint, Message of the President. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States of America., 4pp. 8vo.,

Broadside, 6 1/2" x 13 1/2", Foxboro, July 23, 1861, headed: "GRAND RECEPTION OF VOLUNTEERS! On their Return from the War...". T...

A good pair of war-date newspapers announcing the battle between the USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac on Mar. 9, 1862. Includes Harper's Weekly, New...

An authentic example at an affordable price Very rare and highly sought after Vicksburg "wallpaper" newspaper, The Daily Citizen, 1p. 9 1...

A Christmas show staged by Union prisoners at Richmond's notorious Libby Prison An excessively rare printed broadside, a playbill for an 1863 C...

Scarce "secession card", 2" x 3 1/8", shows a Confederate First National flag with the legend: "SOUTHERN RIGHTS 'Don...

Scarce "secession card", 3 1/8" x 2", shows crossed Confederate First National flags and a serpent with the legend: "WE KNO...

Confederate imprint, Report of the Secretary of War, Richmond, Apr. 28, 1864, 37pp. 8vo. This imprint, the text of Seddon's report to Jefferson ...

Scarce imprint, C.S.A. Senate Bill No. 16, Richmond, Nov. 18, 1864, 4pp. 8vo. In this joint resolution, the Confederate Congress vows to continue its

WILLIAM L. YANCEY (1814 - 1863) Confederate politician who, as Congressman, proposed a Southern confederacy as early as 1858. He also acted as Jeffers

War-date printed document, 1p. 8vp., "Headquarters Army of the Confederate States, Department of the Guly", Mar. 22, 1864, an "Impres...

Partly-printed D.S. 4pp. folio, Gravel Hill, 1854, a lengthy account of mail received at the post office at Gravel Hill, Virginia, from Feb. 14, 1865

(1800-1874) Confederate Admiral and commander of the ironclad CSS Virginia, best remembered for his role in the Battle of Hampton Roads, during which

(1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. A carte-de-visite image by Anthony of New York, show

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

(1812 - 1863) Union brigadier general whose regiment covered the Union retreat at Bull Run, later leading three German brigades under McClellan. Died

Carte-de-visite, an engraving of Lee as an Army officer. Fine. Estimate: $60 - 80. Download Our Current PDF Auction Catalog Part I: Lots 1-979 -

(1825 - 1883) Confederate brigadier general who commanded cavalry at Corinth and governed Port Hudson until its surrender. Rare carte-de-visite showin

Group of eight CDVs of Confederate generals including P.G.T. Beauregard, John Breckinridge, Albert Sidney Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Leonidas Polk, St

Stereoview of "Castle Thunder" prison, Taylor & Huntington, Hartford front and back imprints. An exterior image of the building used b...

A good nineteenth century albumen, 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" mounted to larger board, shows the town of Harper's Ferry as it appeared immediatel...

Excellent full plate tintype (6½" x 8½") depicting a young Union corporal half-length in uniform, seated, with his left arm rest...

Mounted albumen photograph labeled in pencil: "Blenker's Division 1861", 10 1/2" x 15 1/2" (trimmed), 25" x 19" mo...

Union soldier's drawing on an oblong 8vo. sheet, shows an officer in full dress and with his sword, asleep in his tent, with the next panel show...

A unique item, a 5" x 7 1/2" Civil War-period oval watercolor painting of an unidentified Union officer standing with sword in one hand wi...

A fine objet d'art, a color print of the Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, 6 1/4" dia., intricately hand-colored in oil ca. ...

Fine 1887 L. Prang & Co., Boston chromolithograph depicting The battle of Kenesaw Mountain", 23 1/2" x 17", bearing two nominal 1...

English import knife with tortoiseshell grip (chipped near handguard) which is inlaid with an oval metal tag, 10" long overall, the blade marke...

Civil War era field glasses, 6 3/4" long, 5 1/4" wide, brass body, japanned, focus smoothly operable, optics unscratched and clear. With r...

Regulation Civil War infantry eagle drum, 16 1/2" diameter, 13" tall, all parts original and authentic including skins. Bottom skin shows ...

Civil War -era bass drum, 31" dia., bird's eye maple with red painted trim, new ropes, skins and fittings but original leather tabs, some p...

A neat Civil War relic, a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/8" section of wood bearing a Union corps badge carving in relief. The relic is accompan...

Pair of pre-1861 enlisted man's shoulder scales, excavated, an unmatched pair in good condition. Estimate: $50 - 75. Download Our Current P...

Original Union 1861 pattern leather cartridge box complete with sling and eagle plate, manufactured to accommodate forty .58 caliber minie ball cartri

Original Union 1861 pattern leather cartridge box complete except for the leather shoulder strap, originally manufactured to accommodate forty .58 cal

A fine and rare relic from the Gettysburg battlefield, a delicate 35" pyro-designed knobby wood cane with a 4" gnarled grip marked with th...

A fine relic from the Gettysburg battlefield, a 36" pyro-designed knobby wood cane 1" brass tip at bottom, from a local collection. This c...

A fine Gettysburg battlefield relic, a 34" knobby wood cane with brass tip bearing a red wood inlaid Army of the Potomac corps badge and hand-c...

Civil War-era navy blue wool (Union) kepi, private contract manufacture, eagle buttons, 3 1/2" high at front, 5 1/2" high in rear, 1 3/4&q...

Dark blue broadcloth kepi, 2 1/2" tall at front, 3 1/2" tall at back, 1 3/4" black leather visor reinforced at edge, brass eagle butt...

Red wool Maryland Civil War-era kepi, possibly C.S.A. militia, bearing Canfield, Bro. & Co., Baltimore imprinted makers label within, bears staf...

Lot of four Civil War insignia produced post-war, includes: 15th Corps "40 Round" insignia, brass, 1 3/8" sq., with two fixed pins on...

An exceptional knife made by R. Bunting & Co., Sheffield, ca. 1850, 17 1/2" overall with a 12" blade bearing etching in capital letter...

Ramrod from a Model 1855 Springfield musket, the end intentionally bent upwards 2 1/2" inches to form a hook. Many believe that such hooks, mos...

A fine trio of items related to the decisive Civil War battle between the Union sloop of war Kearsarge commanded by John A. Winslow, and CSS commerce

A nice grouping of relics from the two historic battles: a group of four minie balls and a bullet casing with period note identifying them as being fr

Fine group of uniform relics from the battle of Cold Harbor, namely a 4" x 4" (irregular) section of Confederate butternut uniform in a re...

Nice example of the Union "bullseye" canteen, the brown cloth cover entirely intact but likely a replacement, bears the original strap but...

U.S. cartridge box plate, excavated, 3 3/8" long, loops on lead-filled verso, with three raised areas of oxidized iron coming through the face....

A neat relic from the desperate battle at Cold Harbor, an approx. 3" x 4" section of uniform, likely Union, recovered by a digger on or ne...