Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

(1831-1888) Union major general of cavalry and famous Indian fighter. Sheridan's battle prowess was evident throughout the Civil War, from Boone...

(1812 - 1883) Vice President of the Confederacy who urged moderation and negotiation with the Union. War-date A.L.S., 3pp. 8vo., Crawfordville, May 7,

(1812 - 1883) Vice President of the Confederacy who urged moderation and negotiation with the Union. War-date A.L.S., 3pp. 8vo., Crawfordville, May 7,

(1817 - 1888) Confederate major general who led with distinction at Cumberland Gap, later captured at Vicksburg, exchanged, and again led his forces f

(1821 - 1908) Confederate major general who commanded at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Atlanta, and replaced Polk after that general's death. Scarce ...

(1821-1908) Confederate major generawho commanded at Shiloh, Chickamauga and Atlanta, and replaced Polk after that general's death. Fine sentime...

(1827 - 1890) Union brigadier general at First Bull Run, Petersburg and Richmond, he was also commander of the expedition leading to George Custer&#...

(1810 - 1885) Confederate politician who first warned of the planned relief of Fort Sumter, served under Beauregard and Pemberton, and later was sent

(1810 - 1885) Confederate politician who first warned of the planned relief of Fort Sumter, served under Beauregard and Pemberton, and later was sent

The Monitor, Merrimac, and the assault on Norfolk (1825 - 1902) Union brigadier general who took Norfolk and later served as Military Governor of the

War-date A.L.S. of Confederate Col. John Augustine Washington, III (1821-1861), the son of Bushrod Washington and therefore the great grand-nephew of

On the Battle of Jenkins Ferry (1813 -1908) Confederate brigadier general who surrendered to Union forces at Vicksburg, he later commanded a brigade

(1835 - 1911) Union brigadier general who held the "Bloody Angle" against Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. Brief A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Phila...

(1802-1878) Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy who proposed the blockage of Southern ports and the construction of the ironclad fleet. War-date L.S...

(1824-1906) Confederate brigade general who commanded troops in the Shenandoah Valley, principally at New Market and Waynesboro.War-date A.L.S., 2pp.

(1833 - 1903) Union brigadier general of the 2nd R.I. Vols, heavily engaged at Bull Run, later leading the regiment in nearly every major engagement o

Wheeler and Forrest correspond to create a new Tennesee regiment (1836 - 1906) Confederate major general, "Fighting Joe" was a brilliant ...

(1836 - 1906) Confederate major general, "Fighting Joe" was a brilliant cavalry officer who raided Rosecrans at Chattanooga and harassed S...

(1816 - 1863) Union major general who led a division in the defense of Washington, at Fredericksburg, and at Chancellorsville where he was mortally wo

(1800 - 1865) Confederate brigadier general and commander of the Confederate Libby Prison, Belle Isle and the notorious prison at Andersonville. He es

(1800 - 1865) Confederate brigadier general and commander of the Confederate Libby Prison, Belle Isle and the notorious prison at Andersonville. He es

(1831 - 1922) Confederate brigadier general wounded at Shiloh, returning to fight at Chickamauga and Atlanta. He later compiled the Official Records o

(?-1919) Confederate officer who served in the Kentucky, but is best remembered for his daring raid on St. Albans, Vermont. Upon confinement he escape

A vintage autograph book with 23 signatures within, including Civil War General WILLIAM T. SHERMAN (franking signature on a small slip, mounted to a p

A nice lot of six signatures of generals, each on a small sheet and mounted, includes: JOHN A. DIX, H. W. LAWTON, QUINCY ADAMS GILLMORE, JOHN M. SCHOF

A nice lot of three signatures of prominent generals, includes: OLIVER OTIS HOWARD, EDWARD S. BRAGG and DANIEL SICKLES. Very good. Estimate: $100

A nice group of four items, includes: FITZ JOHN PORTER (signature adding rank, mounted); NATHANIEL P. BANKS (cut signature); FREDERICK D. GRANT (signa

A lot of four signed cards, includes: EDWARD P. ALEXANDER, FITZHUGH LEE, JOHN B. GORDON and JOSEPH WHEELER. Mounting traces, very good. Estimate:

Lot of three signed documents, includes: JOHN R. BROOKE (1833 - 1916) Union brigadier general who commanded a division at Port Hudson and in the Army

Lot of eight items signed by Civil War generals and other notables, includes cut signatures and signatures on cards of: JOHN G. NICOLAY, JOSEPH E. BRO

Autograph book presumably owned by a Civil War soldier who graduated from Canandaigua Academy, New York, approx. 80pp. 8vo., leather covers with gilt

A lot of seven signatures executed on vintage album pages or cut individually, includes: JUDAH BENJAMIN, ROBERT TOOMBS, THOMAS BRAGG, ROBERT M. T. HUN

Three signatures of Confederate Generals penned on an 8vo. album sheet: JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE, HOWELL COBB and JOHN B. FLOYD, along with LEWIS CASS. Fi

A lot of signatures by three Confederate generals, each penned on a separate sheet: ALFRED IVERSON, THOMAS CLINGMAN and JAMES CHESNUT, JR.. Fine. E

Includes William Barksdale, killed at Gettysburg A fine association of important Civil War Mississippians on a single document, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.

Three war-date diaries Fine grouping of three war-date diaries of Sgt. Cyrenius R. Stickles of the 1st N.Y. Engineers, one daily entry in clear, leg

Lot of five war-date diaries of Pvt. John R. Wetherell, Co. H, 35th Iowa Vols. The 35th was organized and mustered-in on Sept. 18, 1862 at Muscatine a

1864 diary of color bearer Cpl. Herbert C. Smith, Co. C, 97th N.Y. Infantry, 2 1/4" x 3 3/4", leather covers, with three entries per page,...

A great grouping of relics from Union Pvt. Ephraim C. Carey (also spelled "Carrey"), Co. I, 34th Mass. Carey, who enlisted on July 23, 186...

Desireable partly-printed parole issued to Cpl. Richard D. Blacknall, a member of Capt. A. A. Moseley's company of North Carolina artillery, 1p....

Revealing letter in which C.S.A. Brig. Gen. is accused of drinking before assuming command at Fort Sumter, submitted in the course of an investigation

A great naval poem, undoubtedly contemporary, 5pp. 8vo., written by 3rd Asst. Engineer, Montgomery P. Griffis and entitled: "Cruise of the U. S...

Group of 14 war-date 2nd Delaware Regiment documents, includes: "List of Camp & Garrison Equipage" 1p. oblong 4to., Near Petersburg, V...

A good archive of three war-date pieces related to Capt. Joseph R. Mitchell, Co. B, 98th Ohio Vols. (later major and lieutenant colonel), including a

An early war-date Confederate document, "A Requisition for Rations for the Brass Band of the 4th Regiment Geo. Volunteers for Eleven (11) men…&...

A fine Confederate imprint captured on the field by a Union opfficer, namely the Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States, (Richmond: J. W R

Scarce Confederate imprint, General Orders No. 13, Jan. 23, 1862, 2pp. 8vo., court martial proceedings against three soldiers, one of whom drew a gun

CHARLES MUDGE (d. 1863) Enlisted in the hard-fighting 2nd Mass. Infy. as a 1st Lieutenant on May 25, 1861. He rapidly rose through the ranks, finally

Lot of seven war-date letters, 16pp. total, 8vo., written by Pvt. Willard Pierce, Co. C, 9th New York Heavy Artillery, various locations in Va. and Md

"Shoes are laying in the woods with the feet in them as they were shot off..." Lot of six war-date letters written by Sgt. William Seed, ...

A most unusual Confederate document denying the requested exemption from Mexican War service requested by David Green of Richmond County, NC. The docu

Fine content war-date A.D. (unsigned), 2pp. legal folio, [near Appomattox], Apr. 15, 1865, in pencil, written six days after Lee's surrender and...

Confederate tract, 8pp. 8vo., South Carolina Tract Society, published by Evans & Cogswell, Charleston [n.d.], #103, An Appeal to Young Soldiers....

War-date Southern citizens contribution document appealing to their region's sense of patriotism to help clothe their soldiers, 1p. folio, [Buff...

A scarce war-date document from the P.O.W. camp located on Johnson's Island, Ohio, 1p. 5 1/2" x 13", Jan. 5, 1865, a Morning Report is...

"The Union...must and shall be preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure and blood..." Field-printed document, 1p. 8vo., "Camp n...

An intriguing exchange of letters between C.S.A. Gen. Nathan "Shanks" Evans and Loudoun County attorney and slave owner Matthew Harrison (...

A fine group of three war-date documents and a letter related to the resignation of Third Asst. Engineer Charles Sinclair of the USS Western World. Fi

A fine grouping of items owned by Sgt. Henry R. Kintz of the 200th Pennsylvania Vols.. Kintz mustered-in Aug. 29, 1864 and was mustered-out May 30, 18

Fine content war-date retained Union naval action report written by Acting Master Samuel B. Gregory, USS Western World, 2pp. folio, Mud River, [South

JOHN HUGHES (1797-1864) Irish-born Archbishop of New York serving between 1842 and 1864. Archive of five signed letters, 10pp. total, variously 8vo. o

(1830-1895) Civil War politician, soldier and adjutant general from Rockland, Maine; Chief of Artillery under Edward O. C. Ord, later raised a regimen

Lot of three telegrams and one receipt evidencing sales of goods by Philadelphia manufacturer George D. Parrish to the Federal government during the C

A most unusual Confederate bond, a Commonwealth of Virginia State Stock (in red) (Criswell #61A), July 14, 1860, incredibly made out to: "Mitch...

"The old cus he won't carry any more news to Dixy…" Excellent content A.L.S. by First Lt. Charles Morfoot, Co. C, 101st Ohio Infantry...

Fine content Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., Fort Totten, Jan. 26, 1863 in which Pvt. Levi Hines of the 1st Vt. Heavy Artillery describes en ...

Pretending to be a Dane, a "Louisiana Tiger" tries to bluff his captors and remain free in the North A rare war-date Confederate POW lett...

Good content A.L.S. of Pvt. Pleasant Ritchey, Co. F, 5th NC, 4pp., 8vo. July 5, 1863 from Virginia Hospital, Petersburg, VA. It reads in part: "...

A good antebellum Southern travel letter, 8pp. 4to., by a Mrs. Turner, "Sullivan's Island, next door to Fort Moultrie, Sept. 7, 1856" ...

"My wound is slight, a piece of my ear shot off…" War date A.L.S. of Pvt. Noah Deaton of the 26th North Carolina, 2pp. 8vo., "Washin...

War date A.L. of Pvt. Noah Deaton of the 26th North Carolina Infantry, 4pp. 12mo., "Magnolia Dauphin County, N.C." Jan. 25, 1863 in ink an...

"Our rank & file has greatly diminished…our little band has lost some of its best men…" A great Gettysburg Confederate officer's ...

"They find baskets necessary to carry the money required…" Fine content war date A.L.S. "W.S.W." 3pp. 4to., Richmond, Va., Marc...

"If we have chosen badly let us bear the penalty…" A superb content A.L.S., anonymously signed, "A Carolinian" 4pp. 8vo., "...

"Tyson was shot in the thigh and while the Dr. was dressing his wound he was shot in the head..." A.L.S. of Noah Deaton, a member of th...

"Go out slyly or secretly and report to me..." Superb-content A.L.S. by Lt. Col. G. A. Gowin of the 6th Tenn. Mounted Infantry, 1p. 4to.,...

"He was branded on the forehead with the letter D. He screamed, prayed, and reared around…" Incredible content A.L.S. of Pvt. Hiram Talbo...

War-date A.L.S. of J. Fraser Matthews, a soldier from South Carolina who fought with distinction at Fort Wagner and is noted in Charles Olmstead'...

ELLISON L. KEITT Confederate Captain of the 19th SC Batt'n Cavalry and the 20th SC Infantry. Fine content war-date A.L.S., 1p. legal folio, [Sou...

A good early war-date Confederate soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Fred Treat, "Head Quarters 7th Regiment S. C., Camp Twiggs n...

Touching war-date Southern lady's letter, 2pp. 8vo., written by Hattie Gettinger, Richmond, June 10, 1864, in part: "… got one of yours pe...

"Soon the Enemy massed their troops and charging on our little band with desperate determination…" A good war-date Union officer’s letter...

War-date Union soldier's letter by Fred B. Beach, 20th Iowa Infantry, 2pp. 4to., Headquarters, 20th Iowa, Point Isabel, TX, Nov. 19, 1863, addre...

Union soldier's battle letter, 3pp. 8vo., by Pvt. James McIntyre, Co. K, 49th New York Vols., " near Yorktown, April 25, 1862", on pat...

The Indian wife of Prince Salm-Salm challenges Meagher to a race! Fascinating content A.L.S. "Ted" (likely an A.A.G. in the 2nd Corps), A...

War-date A.L.S. of Pvt. George P. Taylor, Co. D, 6th NY Heavy Artillery to his sister on fine lettersheet with an aerial view of Harpers Ferry, 4pp. 4

War-date latter of Pvt. James R. Hussey, Co. K, 1st Maine Cavalry (POW June 24, 1864, died a prisoner), 5pp. 8to., "Bermuda Hundred", June...

Good war-date Union naval letter by Acting Master Samuel B. Gregory, 1p. 4to., U.S.S. Western World, Wingaw (Winyah) Bay, SC, July 7, 1862, to Asst. P

"With the aid of a dark lantern we followed the wheel tracks… opened the door and found the goods" Fine content war-date retained Union n...

"We were the first to fire at her & the first shot struck her in the bow…" A great war-date Union sailor's letter, 6pp. 8vo., by ...

A.L.S. of John F. Thomas, 4pp. 4to., Camp Bruce "five miles from Bowling Green", Mar. 4, 1862, in pencil to his parents in Cincinnati, Ohi...

A good war-date Union soldier's letter, with its original stamped envelope endorsed by Lt. Charles Hand (POW 1862), 4pp. 8vo., written by Alfred...

Historically important war-date A.L.S. by Lt. Frank M. Metcalf, inventor of the cipher disk "Metcalf's Disk", 6pp. 8vo., City Point, J...

A.L.S. of "Asa", 1p. sm. 8vo., Clover Hill, Va., Apr. 9, 1865, in pencil on lined letterhead to his wife, in part: "...I am safe &...

Pair of war-date Union soldier's letters written by Pvt. Timothy O'Sullivan, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, to Astoria, Connecticut, 2pp. ...

A.L.S. of Union soldier John Thomas Louisville, Ky, Sept. 27, 1862, to his parents in Cincinnati, in pencil. He writes, in part: "...I suppose ...

Large mounted albumen photograph 12 1/2" x 10" titled on mount "Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, VA" showing a large group of U...

Scarce pro-Confederacy history, The Second Year of the War, by Edward A. Pollard. (Richmond: West & Johnston). 1863. 326pp. 8vo., sewn, without ...

A rare Union "General Orders" broadside printed on light blue stock, 1p. legal folio, Lewistown, Sept. 19, 1859, by command of Maj. Gen. W...

A good early war-date printed Confederate first and only presidential ballot issued by the state of Virginia, 12mo., reading: "For President, J...