Historical Documents

ALEXANDER MCDOWELL MCCOOK (1831-1903) Union Major General; charged with the disaster at Chickamauga. Signature, "A McD McCook, 2 Lt 3d Infy.&qu...

GORDON GRANGER (1822-76) Union Major General; commanded Army of Kentucky. Closely clipped wardate signature, "G Granger, Maj Genl, Comdg."...

BENJAMIN F BUTLER (1818-93) Union Major General; known as "Beast Butler." Bold signature, "Benj Butler, Mass." Nicely matted wit...

EDWARD A WILD (1825-91) Union Brigadier General; badly wounded at South Mountain (Antietam), losing his left arm. While recuperating from this wound,

ELWELL S OTIS (1838-1909) Union Brevet Major General, 140th New York, and later an Indian fighter. Partly printed DS, as Lt Col 7th Cavalry, 1p, Jan 1

GALUSHA PENNYPACKER (1844-1916) Union Brigadier General, the youngest on either side of the Civil War. He earned his Brigadiership and the Medal of Ho

HIRAM BURNHAM (1814-64) Union Brigadier General, with the hard fighting 6th Maine; KIA at Chafin's Farm near Petersburg. Wardate DS, as Colonel ...

GEORGE H THOMAS (1816-70) Union Major General, the "Rock of Chickamauga." Wardate Endorsement Signed, "Geo. H. Thomas", Dec 9, 1...

LEWIS M PECK (1832-1919) Union Brevet Major General, 173rd New York. Wardate ALS, as Colonel commanding 173rd New York, 2pp, Mar 16, 1865, 8vo, Winche

QUINCY A GILLMORE (1825-88) Union Major General, led 10th Corps; captured Morris Island, SC. ALS, signed "Q A Gillmore", 1p, Mar 6, 1854, ...

(John E Wool) Union Major General; commanded the Dept of Virginia until his retirement in 1863. CDV photograph, 3/4 length pose in uniform, holding hi

(Abram Duryee) Union Brigadier General; raised the 5th New York Vols, known as "Duryee's Zouaves"; wounded three times at South Mounta...

(George B McClellan) Union Major General; commanded Army of the Potomac until replaced by Lincoln. CDV photograph, standing Napoleonic pose in uniform

MARY E WALKER (1832-1919) Feminist & physician; Asst Surgeon General of Union Army (1864-65); awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. As a Wom...

CHESTER A ARTHUR (1830-86) President. Civil War date LS, "C A Arthur", as New York Acting Asst Quartermaster General, 2pp (single sheet), ...

(Mary E Walker) Attractive cabinet photograph, full length standing pose, in men's clothing, wearing her Congressional Medal of Honor, Collins S...

(David Farragut) America's 1st Admiral. In the Civil War he commanded the West Gulf Blockading Squadron; engaged Confederate Flotilla & capt...

ALEXANDER C RHIND (1821-97) American Rear Admiral. Performed a number of highly hazardous individual exploits during the Civil War, in particular at C

SIMON CAMERON (1799-1889) Lincoln's 1st Sec of War (1861-62). CDV photograph, portrait in suit and tie. Signed on the matte. From the collection...

HANNIBAL HAMLIN (1809-91) Vice President under Abraham Lincoln. Free franked address panel, "Free, H Hamlin", completed in his hand to &qu...