Historical Documents

GEORGE W LAY Wardate DS, "Geo W Lay", as Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 1p, July 4, 1861, 4to, Hdqtrs Advanced Forces, Army of the Pot...

(J.E.B. Stuart) Confederate Major General of Cavalry. Printed General Orders #14, issued by orders of J.E.B. Stuart, 1p, April 23, 1863, 8vo, Hdqtrs,

(Stonewall Jackson) JEDEDIAH HOTCHKISS (1828-99), Confederate topographical engineer; the foremost map-maker of the Civil War; credited with contribut

(George Pickett) Partly printed Confederate DS, "Special Requisition. For Quartermaster's Stores for Provost Marshall Pickett's Divisio...

(Joseph E Jounston) Confederate General. Wardate telegram, from Johnston, receiver's copy, April 7, 1865, 2 days before Robert E Lee surrendered...

RAPHAEL SEMMES (1809-77) Confederate Admiral, co-mmanding the C.S.S. Alabama. LS, "R Semmes", as Sec of the Lighthouse Board, 1p, Oct 24, ...

MATTHEW F MAURY (1806-73) Confederate Naval Commander, known as the "Pathfinder of the Sea." Signature, "Respectfully, &c, M F Ma...

JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808-89) President of the Confederacy. ALS, "Jeffer Davis", as MOC, 1p, Feb 20, 1846, 4to, to President James K Polk, let...

JEFFERSON DAVIS ALS, 2 1/2pp, May 8, 1876, 8vo, New Orleans, to Mr Mikell, interesting content re an attempt by a Confederate Colonel to deliver a let

JEFFERSON DAVIS ALS, 2pp, Dec 2, 1872, 8vo, Memphis, to J.H. Bowmar, nice content re his brother's business affairs. Reads in part, "...you...