RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

British General (1730–1795) who served as Commander-in-Chief in North America from 1778 to 1782. Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “H.

Highest-ranking Confederate general (1798–1876) during the Civil War. Two items: an LS signed “S. Cooper,” one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 10, Adjutan

Fragment of wood from the HMS Somerset, measuring 5 x 1.25 x 1, nicely mounted against a map showing the position of British ships during the Battle o

Notorious and aggressive Union general (1814–1879) who distinguished himself at the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and as a result was promoted to maj

Famed Rhode Island commodore (1718—1802) who served as Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Manuscript DS

Swiss officer and influential military theorist (1779–1869) who served as a general in the French and Russian armies and was one of the most celebrate

Signed book: Douglas MacArthur. First edition. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 370 pages. Signed on the half-title page in i

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, 90 Church Street, New York letterhead, August 2, 1961. Letter to Virginia Berus, in full: “Thank you so much for sending me a

Matte-finish 11 x 14 head-and-shoulders portrait of MacArthur in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Major Redner, with be

Signed book: Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. Expanded third edition. NY: Artisan Books, 2011. Hardcover with dust jacket,

Career soldier (1853–1934) who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906 to 1910 and as Army chief of staff from 1914 to 1917; in this position

Signed book: My Experiences in the World War. Two volume author’s autograph edition, numbered 773/2100. NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Hardcov

Ink signature, “P. H. Sheridan,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip, with collector’s ink notations below. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on

Controversial American politician and military officer (1819–1914) who lost his leg in a famous incident at the Battle of Gettysburg. ALS, four pages

ALS signed “George Royle,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.25 x 11.75, engraved ‘Shanghai’ letterhead, May 20, 1862. Lengthy letter to his cousi

Civil War–dated ALS in pencil, signed “O. E. Briggs,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, colorful patriotic Ambrose Burnside letterhead, De

American soldier and statesman (1753–1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter’s defection to the British. Varick later served

Civil War-dated assemblage of fifteen documents and letters related to US Naval Officer David Negley Bell, a midshipman of the USS Powhatan, dated bet

Union general (1835–1911) who received the Medal of Honor for leading the Philadelphia Brigade in the face of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. After th

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, Navy Department, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing letterhead, April 17, 1848. In full: “You are requested to pub