Winter Auction 2013

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Sale 49
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CONFEDERATE SURGEON'S KEPI419 - CONFEDERATE SURGEON'S KEPI
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An excessively rare piece of Confederate headgear, the surgeon's kepi once belonging to Lt. James W. Claiborne of the 12th Virginia and one of o...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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JAMES E. B. STUART420 - JAMES E. B. STUART
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(1833 - 1864) Confederate major general of cavalry who circled McClellan's army twice, was late to the battle of Gettysburg, and in 1864 was mo...
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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EDWARD JOHNSON421 - EDWARD JOHNSON
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(1816 - 1873) Confederate major general who served with distinction in the Valley Campaign of 1862. Johnson led Stonewall Jackson's old division...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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JAMES LONGSTREET422 - JAMES LONGSTREET
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(1821 - 1904) Confederate major general who commanded Lee's right wing at Antietam, and the left flank at Chickamauga. Longstreet has been accu...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,750.00) = 8,750.00
 
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UNION CAPTAIN OF RIFLES FROCK COAT423 - UNION CAPTAIN OF RIFLES FROCK COAT
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An excessively rare U.S. Captain of Rifles frock coat, one of only a tiny handful known to be in public or private hands. This dark blue single breast
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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JOHN S. MOSBY424 - JOHN S. MOSBY
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(1833 - 1916) Confederate officer, "The Grey Ghost" led his Partisan Rangers on numerous troublesome raids against Union forces and suppl...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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1861 SAM HOUSTON SECESSION BROADSIDE425 - 1861 SAM HOUSTON SECESSION BROADSIDE
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Excessively rare broadside, 1p., 5 1/2" x 10 1/2"., Austin: [printer unknown], headed: "REPORT. COMMITTEE ROOM, January 31st, 1861&q...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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LLOYD J. BEALL426 - LLOYD J. BEALL
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(d. 1887) Confederate military officer, the commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps which was considered one of the best fighting units in the Civ
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE427 - AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE
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(1824-1881) Union major general who is known for the disastrous charges made at Fredericksburg in 1862, and the nicknaming of distinctive facial hair.
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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A. B. CAMPBELL428 - A. B. CAMPBELL
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Surgeon and Medical Director of U.S.V. War-date manuscript D.S. 1p. 4to., Cumberland, Md., Feb. 1, 1865, on official letterhead. Titled "Specia...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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JOHN A. DIX429 - JOHN A. DIX
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(1798 - 1879) Union major general most remembered for his threat to shoot anyone hauling down the American flag, and his suppression of the bloody New
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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JOHN A. DIX430 - JOHN A. DIX
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(1798 - 1879) Union major general most remembered for his threat to shoot anyone hauling down the American flag, and his suppression of the bloody New
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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THOMAS EWING431 - THOMAS EWING
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(1829 - 1896) Union brigadier general who fought with distinction at Pilot Knob and in the subsequent Union retreat. War-date A.L.S. "Thomas E...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (230.00) = 230.00
 
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DAVID G. FARRAGUT432 - DAVID G. FARRAGUT
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(1801 - 1870) Union rear admiral instrumental in the taking of New Orleans and the Union control of the Mississippi. It was at Mobile Bay where he exc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (380.00) = 380.00
 
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AUTHOR OF THE LIEBER CODE FOR THE CONDUCT OF TROOPS433 - AUTHOR OF THE LIEBER CODE FOR THE CONDUCT OF TROOPS
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FRANCIS LIEBER (1800-1872) German-American jurist and political philosopher. Most widely known as the author of the Lieber Code during the American Ci
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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CHRISTOPHER MEMMINGER434 - CHRISTOPHER MEMMINGER
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(1803-1888) Confederate Secretary of the Treasury. A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo., Flat Rock, Aug. 4, 1876, to "McGrady", defending a clergyman and disc...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 300.00
 
 
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DAVID D. PORTER435 - DAVID D. PORTER
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(1813 - 1891) Union admiral who received the surrenders of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and was indispensable in the siege and subsequent Union vict
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON436 - WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON
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Virginia Adjutant General, early on signing orders in place of Robert E. Lee. Fine content pre-war A.L.S. as Adjutant General, 1p. 4to., , O
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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RAFAEL SEMMES437 - RAFAEL SEMMES
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(1809 - 1877) Confederate admiral of the raider Alabama which battled and was eventually destroyed by the Union frigate Kearsarge off Cherbourg in 186
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Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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WINFIELD SCOTT438 - WINFIELD SCOTT
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Fine association war-date I.S.P., a carte-de-visite by Chas. D. Fredericks, New York, showing the stout Lt. General in a seated pose with sword at the
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (480.00) = 480.00
 
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JOHN M. SCHOFIELD439 - JOHN M. SCHOFIELD
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(1831 - 1906) Union major general who led a corps at Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, and defeated Hood at Franklin. A.L.S. on Dept. of the Potomac letter
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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WILLIAM T. SHERMAN440 - WILLIAM T. SHERMAN
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(1820-1891) Union major general declared by the press to be "insane", he led his army in their March to the Sea, taking Atlanta, Savannah ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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BENJAMIN F. SMITH441 - BENJAMIN F. SMITH
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(1831 - 1868) Union brevet brigadier general, served on the field and staff of the 1st Ohio and the 126th Ohio Vols. After serving in Kentucky with t
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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EDWIN M. STANTON442 - EDWIN M. STANTON
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(1814 - 1869) Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet whose dismissal by Andrew Johnson led to impeachment hearings for the president. Fin...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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LEW WALLACE443 - LEW WALLACE
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(1827-1905) Union major general who saw action at Forts Henry and Donelson and was later criticized by Grant for his costly hesitancy at Shiloh. Wall
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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CONFEDERATE CABINET AND POLITICIANS444 - CONFEDERATE CABINET AND POLITICIANS
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A lot of seven signatures executed on vintage album pages or cut individually, includes: JUDAH BENJAMIN, ROBERT TOOMBS, THOMAS BRAGG, ROBERT M. T. HUN
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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UNION GENERALS445 - UNION GENERALS
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Manuscript L.S. 1p. legal folio, Cantamount, Mar. 15, 1877, a request for a furlough, endorsed on verso by; NELSON A. MILES, GEORGE RUGGLES (son of Ge
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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CIVIL WAR CORRESPONDENCE OF J. B. COPPENHAVER OF THE 93RD PENNSYLVANIA446 - CIVIL WAR CORRESPONDENCE OF J. B. COPPENHAVER OF THE 93RD PENNSYLVANIA
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A excellent archive of material including 37 A.Ls.S and a diary written and kept by J. B. Coppenhaver of the 93rd Pennsylvania dating between Feb. 23,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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EMILY A. GATES GETS NEWS FROM THE FRONT447 - EMILY A. GATES GETS NEWS FROM THE FRONT
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A great group of three war-date A.L.S.s written to Emily A. Gates, Peoria, Illinois by her friends and family members. The first is a battle letter, b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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REBEL SPY BELLE BOYD IS CAPTURED BY THE USS CONNECTICUT448 - REBEL SPY BELLE BOYD IS CAPTURED BY THE USS CONNECTICUT
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A good group of eight (8) Union naval letters, totaling 15 pp. 8vo., written by Sailor Henry S. Gray, USS Cambridge of Bradley, Maine concerning his n
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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CIVIL WAR CORRESPONDENCE OF PVT. JUNIUS N. SPRATEY, 13TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY449 - CIVIL WAR CORRESPONDENCE OF PVT. JUNIUS N. SPRATEY, 13TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY
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A good correspondence of four letters dating between March 11, 1862 and Jan 31, 1863 written by Junius Sprately of the 13th Virginia Cavalry to his si
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
 
 
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EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF ACTION BY WILLIAM QUANTRILL AND "BLOODY BILL" ANDERSON - BY ONE OF QUANTRILL'450 - EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF ACTION BY WILLIAM QUANTRILL AND "BLOODY BILL" ANDERSON - BY ONE OF QUANTRILL'
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Startling historic eyewitness accounts of likely the first meeting of Confederate guerillas William Quantrill and "Bloody" Bill Anderson, ...
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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COMPENSATION FOR A GETTYSBURG SCHOOL BUILDING USED AS A HOSPITAL451 - COMPENSATION FOR A GETTYSBURG SCHOOL BUILDING USED AS A HOSPITAL
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Fine content war-date A.L.S. by attorney David A. Buehler 3pp. 8vo., Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 21, 1863 to Surgeon Henry Janes of Camp Letterman concernin
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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GETTYSBURG HOSPITALS PAY THEIR GAS BILL452 - GETTYSBURG HOSPITALS PAY THEIR GAS BILL
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War-date partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., [Gettysburg, Pa.], August 30, 1863, enumerating payment due to "The Gettysburg Gas Company", listi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to o*****1 for (220.00 + 49.50BP) = 269.50
 
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GETTYSBURG COLLEGE SEEKS BATTLE COMPENSATION453 - GETTYSBURG COLLEGE SEEKS BATTLE COMPENSATION
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A rare Gettysburg related D.S. by Surgeon Henry Janes, as director of Camp Letterman, ., 1p. 4to., "Camp Letterman, Gettysburgh Pa., Oct. 7th, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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DR. GORDON WINSLOW SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR THE U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION AFTER GETTYSBURG454 - DR. GORDON WINSLOW SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR THE U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION AFTER GETTYSBURG
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A great war-date Gettysburg hospital-related letter, written by former 5th New York Chaplain Gordon Winslow (1821-1864) as military agent of the Sani
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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A GETTYSBURG SURGEON LOOSES HIS PAY AFTER STEALING FROM WOUNDED CONFEDERATES455 - A GETTYSBURG SURGEON LOOSES HIS PAY AFTER STEALING FROM WOUNDED CONFEDERATES
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Group of three war-date Gettysburg hospital-related letters, totaling 6pp., concerning a lost pay voucher due Gettysburg contract surgeon James B. Car
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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GENERAL FERRY ASSUMES COMMAND AT GETTYSBURG456 - GENERAL FERRY ASSUMES COMMAND AT GETTYSBURG
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ORRIS S. FERRY (1823-1875), A good Gettysburg related military order, 1p. 4to. issued and signed as Brigadier General "Head Quarters U. S. Forc...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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9TH ALABAMA CAVALRY JOHNSON'S ISLAND POW LETTER457 - 9TH ALABAMA CAVALRY JOHNSON'S ISLAND POW LETTER
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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...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (380.00) = 380.00
 
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11TH ILLINOIS GOES ON AN EXPEDITION INTO MISSOURI458 - 11TH ILLINOIS GOES ON AN EXPEDITION INTO MISSOURI
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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'...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A CONNECTICUT SOLDIER GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF WASHINGTON WHILE A COLONEL IS THROWN FROM HIS HORSE.459 - A CONNECTICUT SOLDIER GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF WASHINGTON WHILE A COLONEL IS THROWN FROM HIS HORSE.
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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,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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AN ORDERLY SERGEANT COMMANDS BLAKEMAN'S COMPANY460 - AN ORDERLY SERGEANT COMMANDS BLAKEMAN'S COMPANY
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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...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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CHANCELLORVILLE POWS RETURN TO THE 17TH CONN. WHILE THE TRUE LOSSES ARE REVEALED461 - CHANCELLORVILLE POWS RETURN TO THE 17TH CONN. WHILE THE TRUE LOSSES ARE REVEALED
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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...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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COL. NOBLE ARRESTS NEARLY ALL HIS LINE OFFICERS462 - COL. NOBLE ARRESTS NEARLY ALL HIS LINE OFFICERS
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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...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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CONFEDERATE POWS ARE POORLY DRESSED463 - CONFEDERATE POWS ARE POORLY DRESSED
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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.,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A RECENTLY RELEASED CONFEDERATE P.O.W. DESCRIBES RICHMOND JUST PRIOR TO ITS EVACUATION IN 1865.464 - A RECENTLY RELEASED CONFEDERATE P.O.W. DESCRIBES RICHMOND JUST PRIOR TO ITS EVACUATION IN 1865.
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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...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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FORREST'S TROOPERS ATTACK MOSCOW, TENN. WOUNDING FUTURE GENERAL HATCH465 - FORREST'S TROOPERS ATTACK MOSCOW, TENN. WOUNDING FUTURE GENERAL HATCH
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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PVT. BLAKEMAN DRAWS TENT QUARTERS AFTER GEN. MCLEAN COMPLIMENTS THE CONNECTICUT YANKEES466 - PVT. BLAKEMAN DRAWS TENT QUARTERS AFTER GEN. MCLEAN COMPLIMENTS THE CONNECTICUT YANKEES
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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 ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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RECALLING THE BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE467 - RECALLING THE BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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RICKETT'S BATTERY KILLS TWO HORSES AND WEARS OUT EQUIPMENT DURING BURNSIDE'S MUD MARCH468 - RICKETT'S BATTERY KILLS TWO HORSES AND WEARS OUT EQUIPMENT DURING BURNSIDE'S MUD MARCH
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A good war-date Union artillery document packet with seven documents signed by ROBERT B. RICKETTS, Captain of the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, total of
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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