RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents, and Autographs

American admiral (1801–1870) who was a flag officer of the Navy during the Civil War. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite three-quarter length portrait o

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Franklin in uniform, by Brady’s National Photographic Portrait Galleries of New York, signed in the lower

Civil War-era original 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Garfield in uniform, by an anonymous studio, signed at the bottom of the image in b

Staff officer during the Civil War and cavalry regimental commander during the Indian Wars (1835–1906). ALS signed “James W. Forsyth,” two pages on tw

Surgeon general of the Confederate Army. Original 2.25 x 4.25 carte-de-visite full-length portrait of Gibbs, by Quinby & Co. of Charleston, sign...

Confederate general (1832–1904) who surrendered Lee’s army to Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Appomattox Courthouse. ALS signed “J. B. Go

Original crystal-clear 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Grant in his dress uniform, by J. Gurney and Son of New York, signed in the lower bor

Union general (1815–1872), known as ‘Old Brains,’ who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief, failed to achieve an overall battle strat

Union general (1824–1886) who distinguished himself in the Battle of Gettysburg and later commanded Custer and the 7th Cavalry against the Cheyenne in

ALS, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Bangor, January 29, 1885. Letter to John Sherman, Ch. of Commission &c &c,” in response to Sherman’s p...