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American politician (1814–1869) who served as secretary of war in the cabinets of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. LS, as secretary of state, one p

Industrialist, merchant, and ardent abolitionist (1809–1867) who helped establish stations for the Underground Railroad and financially supported John

Union general (1817–1883) who served with valor at the Battles of Chickamauga and Nashville. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by E. & H. ...

Union officer in the 3rd New Jersey Volunteers (1820–1915). Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Gardner of Washington, D. C., signed in the low

Chief engineer for the US Navy (1827–1876) who assisted with the design of the Navy's first ironclad, the USS Monitor. Civil War–dated handwritt...

Union naval officer. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by W. H. Getchell of Boston, signed below the image in black ink, “Will. Stivers.” In ver

Partial ALS, one page, 5 x 8, no date. Final page of a longer letter to an unidentified recipient. In part: “For answer I appeal to my life. I have al

Union military officer (1797–1863), nicknamed ‘Bull,’ who was the oldest field commander on either side during the Civil War. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-

Union general (1822–1880) who participated in the battles of Second Bull Run, Antietam (in reserve), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Original 2.

Career United States Army officer (1822–1880) and a Union General during the American Civil War. Handwritten endorsement, signed “Geo Sykes, Brig. Gen