RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Farragut in uniform by Leon Bravy of Mahon, Spain, inscribed on the reverse in black ink and signed, “D.

Signed book: Thunder Below! Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.5 x 10.25, 444 pages. Signed with a

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

Major General in the Continental Army (1742–1786). He entered the army as a private and rose to become one of Washington’s most able and dependable ge

Union officer who served in a number of important administrative positions during the Civil War (1823–1876). Uncommon partly-printed DS, signed “Jas.

Pilot on plane 2 during the Doolittle Raid (1917–2004). ALS signed “Travis Hoover, Col. USAF Ret.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 20, 1994. Letter to an

Revolutionary War general and, later, treasurer of Connecticut (1743–1818). Manuscript DS, signed “Jedediah Huntington, Esq. Treasurer,” one page, 7.2

US naval officer (1811–1893) who served as as chief of the Bureau of Navigation and as president of the United States Naval Institute. Printed circula

Confederate general (1807–1891) who, when Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, resigned his commission as a brigadier general in the regular army—

Scarce original 5 x 7 (oval) albumen portrait on a 6.75 x 8.75 mount, the full-length image, originally taken by Julian Vannerson in 1864, depicting L

Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Boude and Miley of Lexington, Virginia, signed below the image in black ink, “R. E. Lee.” Matted and framed

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, February 15, 1956. Brief letter of thanks for birthday wishes. In full: “Thank you for your birthday greeting. I apprecia

Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo by Waltz of Washington, D. C., signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen “To John Snyder, with

TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, American National Red Cross, National Headquarters letterhead, January 7, 1950. Letter to Secretary

Naval officer and oceanographer (1806–1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. LS signed “M. F. Maury,” one page both sides, lig

Union general (1815–1872) best known for leading his troops to a commanding victory over Lee’s Confederates at Gettysburg in one of the pivotal battle

Union general (1815–1872) best known for leading his troops to a commanding victory over Lee’s Confederates at Gettysburg in one of the pivotal battle

Two items: one 3.75 x 5 matte-finish portrait of Nimitz, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “C. W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral”; and one TLS signed

Fabled Confederate ranger (1833–1916) whose guerrilla band specialized in attacking and disrupting Union supply lines. He earned the nickname ‘The Gra

ALS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, Headquarters British Army of the Rhine letterhead, September 5, 1946. Letter to “My dear Simbo,” attempting to resc