Winter Auction 2013

ORRIS S. FERRY (1823-1875), A good Gettysburg related military order, 1p. 4to. issued and signed as Brigadier General "Head Quarters U. S. Forc...

A good war-date A.L.S. by Capt. James Harrison, 9th Alabama Cavalry, 1p. oblong 4to., "Military Prison, Johnson's Island, Ohio, Nov. 21, 18...

A good war-date A.L.S, by Pvt. George Bright, Co. I, 11th Illinois Vols., 4pp. 8vo., on "Onward to Victory" patriotic stationery Bird'...

A good war-date A.L.S. by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman [wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863], Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols.,, 4pp. 4to., Tennalytown,

War-date A.L.S. by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman (wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863), Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols., 5pp. 8vo., "Camp 17th Reg...

A nice war-date A.L.S., by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman (wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863), Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols., 4pp. 8vo., "In th...

A nice war-date A.L.S. by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman [wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863], Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols., 4pp. 4to., "Lacey...

A war-date A.L.S. by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman (wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863), Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols., 4pp. 8vo., by, [n. p., n. d.,

Fine content war date A.L.S. "W.S.W." 3pp. 4to., Richmond, Va., March 29, 1865. Identified in pencil as William S. Wall, the correspondent...

A rare war-date A.L.S. by Pvt. William Seely, Co. B, 47th Illinois Vols., 4pp. 8vo., "Lagrange, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1863", in part: "…yo...

A nice war-date A.L.S., by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman (wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863), Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols., 4pp. 8vo., "Camp ...

A fine war-date A.L.S. written by Pvt. Franklin S. Twichell, Co. B, 13th Conn. Vols., [POW Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. Died as POW Salisbury Pris

A good war-date Union artillery document packet with seven documents signed by ROBERT B. RICKETTS, Captain of the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, total of

A great war-date A.L.S., by Pvt. James H. Gowdy [KIA Resaca, Ga., May 14, 64], Co. A, 2nd Ohio Vols., 4pp. 8vo., "Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 30, ...

A nice war-date A.L.S. written by Pvt. John Wollen, Co. B, 46th Penn. Vols., 3pp. 8vo., on finely illustrated patriotic stationery on a mounted office

A great war-date A.L.S. by Sgt. Sherman P. Cooley [WIA Drewry's Bluff, Va., May 12, 64 & Petersburg, June 18, 64], Co. F, 27th Mass. Vols., ...

JOHN NEILL (1819-1880) Surgeon-in-Charge of the Broad Street US General Hospital, Philadelphia, Gettysburg Hospital surgeon and founder of the College

A crass A.L.S. by a private in Company I, 6th New York Cavalry, 3pp. 8vo., written, on patriotic stationery "Washington, [D. C.], Oct. 17, [61]...

A good war-date A.L.S., written by Pvt. J. Henry Blakeman [wounded in the chest at Gettysburg July 1, 1863], Co. D, 17th Conn. Vols., 4pp. 4to., &qu...

Good content Union sailor's letter, 7pp. 8vo., "On the Old Ship Off Mobile Bay[USS Hartford]", June 9, 1864 in which Robin writres to ...

Good content war-date A.L.S., 4pp. 4to., Cincinnati, May 21, 1863 in which William Tomlinson writes his daughter of unrest in the area. In part: &qu...

A.L.S. "B M Trevett" 4pp. 8vo., Pine Bluff, Wis., Mar. 13, 1863, to his friend, in part, "….there is nothing of importance to talk a...

A great recruiting broadside, folio, Newburgh, N.Y., [n.d.], offering recruitment bounties for new enlistees in the 3rd New York: "'FALL IN...

A good war-date Union hospital newspaper, 4pp. large folio, entitled: "HOSPITAL REGISTER," published at the Satterlee Hospital, West Phila...

A good war-date printed Massachusetts soldier's bounty broadside, on finely illustrated "Commonwealth of Massachusetts" letterhead, 1p...

A great war-date Union regimental order book, large folio, leather bound, entitled in period ink: "Special Orders, Genl. Orders, Circulars, Mes...

(1818 - 1885) Union major general whose army was routed at Bull Run. and who was later reprimanded for his command of the III Corps at Cedar Mountain

Albumen photograph, 9 x 7 1/4, sepia, a excellent image by Alexander Gardner of the gatehouse taken only days after the battle in July 1863 (note the

A set of six photographs including three cartes-de-visite and three cabinet card photographs of JAMES M. YOUNG (1843 - 1913), Union solider and a reci

Scarce stereoview card: "All the Livestock Left on Mr. Gill's Plantation After the Battle of Gettysburgh", 7" x 3 1/4", from...

A superb carte-de-vsite by Charles Pierce, of Bath, Maine of a man, seated, with a prosthetic hook on one arm. Corners clipped, else very fine. A stro

A great ca. 1865 carte-de-visite depicting the Soldiers National Monument which is located in the National Cemetery, Gettysburg. It marks the spot whe

A nice Civil War era stereoviw showing the freshly laid graves of Confederate soldiers who lost their lives in the "Lost Cause". On yellow...

A good pair of Civil War era stereoviews showing the massive boulders and stone out cropping of Devils Den, Gettysburg. On one is the period inscripti

A nice war-date carte-de-visite of New York Congressman Alfred Ely (1815-1892) who was captured in 1861 during the rout of the Union army from the bat

A Civil War era stereoview showing the gate house at the entrance of Ever Green Cemetery, Gettysburg around which heavy fighting occurred on July 2, 1

JOHN S. MOSBY (1833 - 1916) Confederate officer, "The Grey Ghost" led his Partisan Rangers on numerous troublesome raids against Union fo...

Civil War era stereoview showing posed dead soldiers at Devils Den, Gettysburg. Photographer Tipton appears in the image's center inspecting the...

A great war-date carte-de-visite of the U. S. General Hospital at Mound City, Illinois. Depicted is an engraving of the three story brick building (or

Civil War-era American flag, 27 1/2" x 17 1/2", a fairly loosely-woven cotton with printed design, likely used for decorative or political...

Regulation Civil War infantry eagle drum, 16 1/2" diameter, 13" tall, all parts original and authentic including skins. Bottom skin shows ...

Extremely rare hand-forged slave collar, ca. 1840’s, approximately 14 3/4” in length and likely used on a child on a plantation. The collar is compose

Fine content manuscript D.S., 3pp. legal folio, Madison, Ky., Dec. 1, 1832, the last will and testament of slaveowner Martin Green. Green instructs th

Fascinating manuscript D.S. 50pp. legal folio attached with ribbon at top margin, Austin, Tex., Jan. 13, 1869 detailing a suit in which the executors

(1727/8 - 1804) Virginia planter and grandson of Robert "King" Carter of Corotoman. After a religious awakening in 1787, Carter rejected s...

One of the earliest known contracts documenting the sale of a slave in the Western Hemisphere, 2pp. legal folio, Arequipa (Peru), Apr. 24, 1550, only

Printed sheet music boldy entitled: "LITTLE EVA; Uncle Tom's Guardian Angel…Composed and Most Respectfully Dedicated to MRS. HARRIET BEECHE...

Interesting printed broadside 8 1/2" x 13" on blue sheet, Mohawk Parsonage, Mill Point, May 15, 1879 printed by the Missionary and Rural D...

A manuscript L.S. of Indian Agent WILLIAM P. WYMAN, 1p. 4to., Crow Agency, Montana Territory, Aug. 5, 1889, to A. M. Quivey, Esq. Wyman forwards paper

Partly-printed document, 1p. oblong 8vo., "Cherokee Nation" District, Sept. 1, 1893, in which: "Permission is hereby granted to D. W....