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ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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410William H. T. WalkerRR Auction
Career United States Army officer (1816–1864) who went on to serve as a Confederate general. He was severely wounded many times in combat, and was kil
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
411P. G. T. BeauregardRR Auction
ALS signed “G. T. Beauregard,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, September 12, 1872. Letter to William Hand Browne, editor of Southern
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
412Jubal A. EarlyRR Auction
Choice ALS signed “J. A. Early,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, September 8, 1890. Letter to Ernest S. Park. In part: “General L L. Lomax was command
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
413John B. GordonRR Auction
Confederate general (1832–1904) who surrendered Lee’s army to Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Appomattox Courthouse. After the war, he se
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
414Wade HamptonRR Auction
Confederate military officer and politician (1818–1902) who replaced J. E. B. Stuart as Lee’s Chief of Cavalry following Stuart’s death on the battlef
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
415Wade HamptonRR Auction
ALS, two pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 7, 1901. Letter to General Bradley Tyler Johnson. In part: “What has become of
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
416Joseph E. JohnstonRR Auction
ALS signed “J. E. Johnston,” two pages, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, March 18, 1889. Letter to the son of a “Mr. Halsey,” presumably fellow Confederate soldi
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
417Joseph E. JohnstonRR Auction
ALS signed “J. E. Johnston,” three pages on two sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, December 16, 1884. Letter to Julius L. Brown. In part: “I am very far from being i
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
418Stephen D. LeeRR Auction
Soldier, planter, and legislator (1833-1908) who became the youngest lieutenant general in the Confederate Army upon his promotion in June of 1864. TL
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
419Stephen D. LeeRR Auction
Soldier, planter, and legislator (1833-1908) who became the youngest lieutenant general in the Confederate Army upon his promotion in June of 1864. AL
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
421William R. CoxRR Auction
Confederate general (1832–1919) who suffered at least eleven combat wounds and was a three-term member of the House of Representatives. DS, signed “Wm
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
422Jubal A. EarlyRR Auction
ALS signed “J. A. Early,” eight lightly-lined pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, March 7, 1872. Letter to a colonel interested in his histo
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
423Samuel W. FergusonRR Auction
ALS signed “S. W. Ferguson,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8.25 x 13.75, April 24, 1885. Letter to P. G. T. Beauregard, who had sent a manuscript to his
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
424Charles W. FieldRR Auction
Career military officer (1828–1892) who recovered from being severely wounded in the leg at the Second Battle of Bull Run, barely escaping amputation.
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
425John Horace ForneyRR Auction
Confederate officer (1829–1902) who participated in the First Battle of Manassas and Battle of Vicksburg. ALS signed “John H. Forney,” one page, 8.5 x
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
426Samuel Gibbs FrenchRR Auction
Solider and wealthy plantation owner (1818-1910) who served as a major general in the Confederate army, commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
427Samuel Gibbs FrenchRR Auction
Solider and wealthy plantation owner (1818-1910) who served as a major general in the Confederate army, commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
428Bradley Tyler JohnsonRR Auction
Maryland lawyer and soldier (1829-1903) who bucked his state’s allegiance to the Union to serve as a general in the Confederate Army, commanding the 1
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
429Lafayette McLawsRR Auction
Confederate general (1821–1897) praised by General Lee for his service early in the war, but later court-martialed for inefficiency by James Longstree
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
430John S. MosbyRR Auction
ALS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, October 13, 1900. Letter to Samuel Houston Letcher, son of the former governor of Virginia
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
431Thomas T. MunfordRR Auction
Farmer and soldier from Virginia (1831-1918), he became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the war, serving most notably at the Battle
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
432Thomas T. MunfordRR Auction
Handwritten copy of a letter sent to him by Jefferson Davis, one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Grand Camp Confederate Veterans letterhead, May 2, 1889. M
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
433Thomas T. MunfordRR Auction
ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8.5 x 11, February 22, 1911. Letter to Elizabeth Fairfax Ayers. In part: “I am sure he was in full dress unif
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
434Thomas T. MunfordRR Auction
ALS, two pages, lightly-lined both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, September 4, 1910. Letter to Captain John S. Wise. In part: “It does seem
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
435Thomas T. MunfordRR Auction
Farmer and soldier from Virginia (1831-1918), he became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the war, serving most notably at the Battle
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
436Gustavus W. SmithRR Auction
Confederate general from Kentucky (1821–1896) who took command of the Army of Northern Virginia for one day in 1862 before being replaced by Robert E.
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
437Felix H. RobertsonRR Auction
The only native-born Texan to serve as a general in the CSA (1839–1928) involved in the ‘Saltville Massacre’ of wounded Union soldiers. Neatly penned
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
438Isaac M. St. JohnRR Auction
Engineer and Confederate officer (1827–1880). LS signed “I. M. St. John, late Com. Genl. C. S. A.,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8.25 x 13.75, February 9
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
439G. Moxley SorrelRR Auction
Confederate officer and historian of the Confederacy (1838–1901). ALS signed “G. M. Sorrel,” one page, 5 x 8, July 15, 1881. Letter to General Marcus
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
440Marcus WrightRR Auction
Confederate general (1831–1922) who was wounded at Shiloh and fought at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. He was instrumental in the publication of th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
441George Washington Custis LeeRR Auction
Eldest son of Robert E. Lee, who served as a Confederate general and aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis (1832–1913). ALS signed “G. W. C. Lee,” three pag
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
442Joseph WheelerRR Auction
Confederate major general (1836–1906), known as ‘Fightin’ Joe,’ who served as the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee, fighting most of it
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
443John D. ImbodenRR Auction
Lawyer, teacher, and Confederate officer (1823–1895) most active in the Virginia area. Boldly penned ALS signed “J. D. Imboden, ex-Brig. Genl Cavalry,
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
444William Henry Fitzhugh ‘Rooney’ LeeRR Auction
Second son of Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War (1837–1891). ALS signed “W. H. F. Lee,” two pages on two
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
445Dabney H. MauryRR Auction
Confederate general and military author and historian (1822–1900) who fought at Corinth, Vicksburg, and Mobile. ALS, three pages, lightly-lined on two
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
446Philip St. George CockeRR Auction
Confederate officer (1809–1861) best known for organizing the defense of Virginia along the Potomac River after the state's secession, and brief...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
447John S. MosbyRR Auction
Carbon TLS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” three pages, 8 x 12.5, August 13, [1904]. Letter to Captain S. F. Chapman in support of Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 p
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
448Fitzhugh LeeRR Auction
American soldier and politician (1835–1905), and nephew of Robert E. Lee. He notably served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War, the
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
449Robert ToombsRR Auction
First secretary of state for the Confederacy, Toombs was a bitter rival of Jefferson Davis’s, and ran against him in the presidential election; he was
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
450Thomas L. RosserRR Auction
Confederate major general (1836–1910) who commanded New Orleans Washington Artillery at 1st Manassas and later Early’s Cavalry in the Shenandoah Valle
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
451Alexander StephensRR Auction
Vice president of the Confederacy (1812–1883) under Jefferson Davis. ALS signed “Alexander H. Stephens,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
452Edward Porter AlexanderRR Auction
Military engineer (1835–1910) who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army. ALS signed “E. P. Alexander,” two pages, lightly-line
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
453Jedediah HotchkissRR Auction
The most famous cartographer of the Civil War (1828–1899) whose detailed maps of the Shenandoah Valley are often credited as principal factors in Ston
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
454Eppa Hunton and John WainwrightRR Auction
ALS signed “John Wainwright, late Col. 97th Pa. Vols.,” three lightly-lined pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, March 15, 1879, with the respons
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
455William and Asher HarmanRR Auction
Confederate brothers, Asher (1830–1895) a Staunton railroad executive, and William (1828–1865) a soldier killed in action near Gallagher’s Mill in Way
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
456Elisha F. PaxtonRR Auction
Confederate general (1828–1863) killed in action while leading the famed Stonewall Brigade during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Very rare ink signat
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
457Channing SmithRR Auction
Scout for J. E. B. Stuart who served under John Mosby. ALS signed “Channing M. Smith,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, [1922]. Letter recalling his expe
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
458William SmithRR Auction
Confederate general who served as the governor of Virginia from January 1864 until the end of the Civil War (1797–1887). ALS signed “Wm. Smith,” one p
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
459Joseph WheelerRR Auction
Confederate major general (1836–1906), known as ‘Fightin’ Joe,’ who served as the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee, fighting most of it
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
460Simon Bolivar BucknerRR Auction
Confederate general (1823–1914) best remembered for submitting to Grant’s famous demand for unconditional surrender at the Battle of Fort Donelson. AL
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00