RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. ALS in pencil, one lightly lined page, both si

ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, General,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, June 8, 1877. Lett

ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 9.25, December 31, 1889. Letter to Darwin C. Pavy, in full: “I have received your most kind

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, Fort Leavenworth, Kas,” bearing two affixed three-cent

ALS, twelve pages in pencil on six sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, no date [circa July 1898]. Letter from Edwin Cole to his wife describing in detail the Battle o

TLS signed “G. S. P. Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Headquarters Third United States Army letterhead, September 16, 1945. Letter to Lieutenant General G

Large hand-colored and annotated map of western Germany, 22 x 29, dated June 4, 1945, from the collection of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes. The ma

Typical Schiavona–pattern sword by Venetian swordmaker Johanni Zuchini, circa 1610–1617, measuring 39 5/8? overall with a 33 1/2? straight, double-edg

Handsome and imposing 17th-century ring-hilt rapier, possibly German, measuring 47 3/8? overall with a 38 1/2? straight, double-edged blade having nar

Desirable mid-19th century 34–star parade flag, 15.25 x 11.25, featuring an eagle in the canton encircled by 28 stars, with additional stars in each c