Winter Auction 2013

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Sale 49
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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 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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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