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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DAVID G. FARRAGUT753 - DAVID G. FARRAGUT
Alexander Historical Auctions
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
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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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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WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK763 - 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 : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******y for (260.00 + 58.50BP) = 318.50
 
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WILLIAM J. HARDEE764 - WILLIAM J. HARDEE
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(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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******y for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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BENJAMIN J. HILL765 - BENJAMIN J. HILL
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(1825 - 1880) Confederate brigadier general who served gallantly at Shiloh, Chickamauga and Franklin. Towards the end of the war he served with the in
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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JOHN B. HOOD766 - JOHN B. HOOD
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(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenent Generalwho led the "Texas Brigade" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstreet Fredericksbu...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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JOHN B. HOOD767 - JOHN B. HOOD
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(1831 - 1879) Confederate Lieutenent Generalwho led the "Texas Brigade" at Second Bull Run and Antietam, and under Longstreet Fredericksbu...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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JOSEPH HOOKER768 - JOSEPH HOOKER
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(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
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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HENRY J. HUNT769 - HENRY J. HUNT
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(1819 - 1889) Union brigadier general who broke the Confederate pursuit at Bull Run, as Chief of Artillery at Fredericksburg his 147 gun battery opene
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (440.00) = 440.00
 
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JOHN D. IMBODEN770 - JOHN D. IMBODEN
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(1823 - 1895) Confederate brigadier general who served under Stonewall Jackson at Cross Keys and Port Republic, later severely wounded at Seven Days.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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BRADLEY T. JOHNSON AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 1860 DEMOCRATIC PARTY771 - BRADLEY T. JOHNSON AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 1860 DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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An eyewitness to the convention that threw Lincoln the election: "They called a meeting of the South on Saturday night & insisted upon brea...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON772 - JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON
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(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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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WILLIAM E. "GRUMBLE" JONES773 - WILLIAM E. "GRUMBLE" JONES
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(1824 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who fought with Stuart at Gettysburg and with Longstreert In Tennessee; killed at Piedmont. Pre-war manusc
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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DRAKE DE KAY774 - DRAKE DE KAY
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(1836 - 1896) Union officer, brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry. De Kay served on the staffs of Generals Mansfield, Pope, and Hooker but is li
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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PHILIP KEARNEY775 - PHILIP KEARNEY
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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...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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JOSEPH B. KERSHAW776 - JOSEPH B. KERSHAW
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(1822 - 1894) Confederate major general who directed Morris Island in the bombing of Fort Sumter, commanded a brigade at Antietam, Chancellorsville, F
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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HUGH J. KILPATRICK777 - HUGH J. KILPATRICK
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(1836 - 1881) Union major general called "Kill Cavalry" by his men, he fought at Gettysburg, and led several raids on Richmond and Jonesbo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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(ALEXANDER R. LAWTON)778 - (ALEXANDER R. LAWTON)
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(1818 - 1896) Confederate brigadier general who led with distinction at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, and Antietam, where he was severely wounded.
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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ROBERT E. LEE779 - ROBERT E. LEE
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(1807 - 1870) Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American hi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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ROBERT E. LEE'S WASHINGTON COLLEGE PLAYS BASEBALL AGAINST V.M.I. IN 1869780 - ROBERT E. LEE'S WASHINGTON COLLEGE PLAYS BASEBALL AGAINST V.M.I. IN 1869
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Great content post-war student's letter, on illustrated Washington College letterhead, 4pp. 8vo, Lexington, Mar. 27, 1869. In the last year of L...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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WILLIAM HENRY FITZHUGH LEE781 - WILLIAM HENRY FITZHUGH LEE
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(1837 - 1891) Confederate major general of cavalry and son of R.E. Lee who fought at Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and surrendered at Appomattox.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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STEPHEN D. LEE782 - STEPHEN D. LEE
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(1833-1908) Confederate Lieutenant General who directed artillery at Second Bull Run and Antietam, later led a corps at Atlanta and in the Carolinas.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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SAMUEL P. LEE783 - SAMUEL P. LEE
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(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
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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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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