Western and Historical Americana

1863-1897. 83rd Ohio Infantry. 85 items (22 war-date letters -- some incomplete, 57 post-war letters, 4 reunion items, newspaper, carte de visite of S

1862-1863; 15 war-date letters. There may have been more famous John Browns in the 19th century, but John Brown of Maine is worth noting. A voluntee

21 documents and letters, 6 photographs. At the age of 18, Stephen Barker, a young printer from Buffalo, N.Y., enlisted for service as a replacement

also known as the Harris light Cavalry. This lot includes a small 12mo leather bound diary printed for the year 1864, carte de visite; 15 documents. T

a small group consisting of 4 wartime letters written in ink by Skinner to his future wife Libby (Elizabeth) along with a whimsical fold-open pencil d

1861-1864, 7 pocket diaries. A recruit from Green Co., Henry Backus (or Bachus) was 24 when he enlisted for Civil War service in June 1861. In those

30 items. A dentist prior to the Civil War, though still in his mid-20s, Erastus Mack enlisted as a private with the 21st Illinois Infantry and serv

lot of 49 clipped signatures. Includes Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War; James Buchanan as Secretary of State; Andrew Johnson, as Congressman from T

6" x 7.5" copybook, marbles paper boards and leather spine. Written by 16-year-old Isadore Dooley (later Jones), the book contains approx....

a 5" x 8" leather bound autograph book descended in the family of its original owner Jacob M. Wood, Company L., Maynard Rifles, 154th Tenn...

lot of two, includes Robert E. Lee's autograph; and a reproduction of a photograph of Lee standing for Mathew Brady on his Richmond porch in the...

lot of three, includes Jefferson Davis' autograph; a $50 Confederate paper note, which features Davis' portrait; and an engraving of Davis; ...

12mo (3" x 5") leather bound copy of an 1836 copy of The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, published in Bristol, R.I. Front end papers...

with sterling cap, 2" tall by 1" in diameter, mounted on a tapered piece of ash or oak in old varnished surface, with several filled nail ...

a regulation M1858 kepi identical to the example shown in Howell’s United States Army Headgear 1855-1902, p.18. This example made of fine quality blue

constructed of two pieces of black and purple silk brocade with an added stripe of blue silk taping. Both pieces glued to heavy cardboard, into which

possibly pre-war, domed brass with state seal and Cadet/VMI with D. Evans, Attleboro backmark, 0.82" diameter.  Property of the Western ...

for standard .44 Cal. Army model impressed with contractor J. Davy & Co./Newark, NJ on flap beneath tab stitching. Made of heavy bridle leather ...

all of stamped brass with details highlighted in red, white, and blue paint. Includes a pair of brass earrings stamped with a patriotic shield, Americ

Phisterer, Frederick. Albany: State of New York, printed by J. B. Lyon Company, 1912, third ed., 5 vols. and index. Large 8vo, blue cloth with gilt sp

a 16” x 12” lithograph framed with patriotic vignettes filled out in manuscript to John W. Rowe, age 19, of Wautoma, Wisconsin. Rowe enlisted in Com

a printed broadside listing all of the members of the 134th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, including the Field and Staff, the Medical Department, the Subsis

chromolithograph with full title Bird's-Eye View of Andersonville Prison From the South-East, Keystone Pub. Co., Philadelphia, 1890, 20" x ...

a scarce political cartoon entitled General Scott. The Hercules of the Union, Slaying the Great Dragon of Secession., Currier & Ives, 1861, 10.7...

American, ca 1902. An Elgin hunting case silver presentation pocket watch, Serial #9,692,018, 18 size. No silver marks. The interior of the case is en

a stunning jeweler-made officer’s badge with silver eagle rank strap inscribed on reverse of GAR star, Presented by/Post 159/DEPT. MASS. GAR/TO/WILBER

a fine past Post Commander’s suspension badge indicated by the silver eagle, probably jeweler-made from stock GAR pieces including the proprietary eag

a Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States medal No. 1412 belonging to Captain Benjamin F. Rittenhouse, Battery D., 5th US Artillery of

lot of 17 2-part badges, including two gilded brass badges, and one Department Commander badge, from the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35t

lot of 19, includes three cello pinback medals: 16 ribbons, one with a cello hanging medallion, some with illustrations, dating from 1883 to 1922, fro

lot of 12, from 2.5" to 3.5" long.  Property of the Western Reserve Historical Society Condition: All near mint.

lot of 16, includes three Old Battery D, 1st OVVLA ribbons, dated 1899, 1902, and 1905; one 20th OVI ribbon dated 1925; two 41st OVVI ribbons, dated 1

lot of 21, all printed silk from 6" to 8.5" long, includes eleven 41st Ohio Regt. from 1889-1904; and ten 1st Ohio Artillery ribbons from ...

ribbon sizes range from 5"-7", cello medallions ca 1.5" diameter. Many illustrated with Corps badges and other motifs.  Proper...

lot of 7, includes six reunion ribbons, dated 1871, 1879, 1882, 1893, and 1903; and one Brigade Commander ribbon dated July 4, 1894, from 6" to...

four-part bronze suspension badge backed with solid silk ribbon by Robbins Co. The 1938 National Encampment in Des Moines was lightly attended with ju

18th National Encampment yellow silk ribbon with silver stenciling and fringe bullion, includes original paper manufacturer’s label by Torsch & ...

consisting of 15 bronze Delegate/Representative Medals and 2 ribbons encompassing state meetings held in 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, another from 1916 dat

25 assorted pieces in total. Lot includes 3 black Memorial Ribbons, a GAR Membership Star pinned to a red 1920 Baraboo, Wisconsin ribbon with original

lot of 9, includes 3 Delegate/Representative Medals for 1906, 1908, 1909, plus Wisconsin Annual Encampment Ribbons for 1885, 1888, 1892, 1894, and 189

a large, illustrated chromolithograph advertising the G.A.R. Nat'l Encampment / Buffalo, N.Y. - Aug. 23-27. / Low Excursion Rates Via Buffalo, R...

hand-sewn cotton flag, 52" x 118". With eleven white sewn-through stars configured in ring on blue canton. The fly is constructed of three...

ca 1862-65. Arsenal made, composed of panels of machine sewn heavy linen, 46" x 46", with two whip-stitched eyelets and associated string ...

a cotton, hand-sewn American flag, 14" x 26.25". With 13 cotton stars configured in 4/3/3/3 horizontal rows, on white cotton canton. The f...

primarily wool bunting, 38" x 58", with 13 hand-sewn double appliqué cotton stars configured in 5/3/5 horizontal rows, on blue canton...

primarily wool bunting, 23.75" x 36.5", with 13 hand-sewn double appliqué cotton stars configured in unusual arrangement of one centr...

large machine and hand-sewn flag constructed of worsted wool, 57.5" x 106.5". With 31 sewn-through linen stars configured in 7/6/6/6/6 hor...

21" x 39" cotton flag with "blood stripe." The 32 stars are arranged in 5/4/5/4/5 pattern and only sewn on one side, probably fo...

approx. 48" x 67" cotton; all hand-sewn. Stars cut out on verso. Unusual arrangement of stars with clusters of 7 stars in each corner and ...

machine and hand-sewn flag, 56" x 104". With 34 machine and hand-sewn double appliqué linen stars configured in 5/6/6/6/6/5 horizonta...