2003, Schiffer Publications. Size: 8 1/2" x 11"; Illustrations: over 640 black and white photographs. Pages: approx. 288 pages.

This book is the second in a series which will feature the colonels of the Union Army in the Civil War. Most of them were citizen soldiers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Motivated by patriotic enthusiasm and personal ambition but often lacking any real military expertise, they nevertheless offered their services in defense of the Union. Through photographs and biographical sketches their lives are now being remembered. This volume documents the colonels who commanded regiments from New York state.

(500869) $59.95

This artifact of seldom seen Americana is a Carte de visite (CDV) that depicts the wartime view of Union General George Gordon Meade's headquarters at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The scene was taken by the Tyson Brothers, a Gettysburg photography firm, and shows a small, front-facing farmhouse building that was the modest home of Lydia A. Leister, a widow of Gettysburg. The same image appears in William A. Frassanito's book "Gettysburg Then & Now" on page 36 where it is listed as a wartime view taken one month after the horrific July battle at Gettysburg in 1863.

The structure was (and still is) located in a central location of the Union's 'fishhook line' of battle along the Taneytown Road on the eastern side of Cemetery Ridge. The road, located beyond the white picket fence at the far right hand of the image, is not visible in the picture but a cannon ball hole (a dark dot) is visible on the right side of the house just below the building's attic window. The Leister farmhouse, General Meade's headquarters on July 1st and 2nd, was badly damaged by shellfire on the third day of the battle and one witness claims to have seen twelve to fifteen dead horses around the yard after the fighting.

CDV is clean and clear and shows no or very little foxing or surface grime. Backside shows two small spots of foxing. Edges are strong and slightly rounded and the right hand edge of the thin paper cardstock backing appears to have been cut down at one time. Backside of the photo contains the backmark "FROM / TYSON BROTHERS, / GETTYSBURG, Pa." This seldom seen rendition of General George Meade's headquarters is a fine, war time CDV image that is in wonderful condition and would certainly enhance any Gettysburg photo collection or display.

(20-2643) $550.00

Presented here is a unique antique from Gettysburg and the Civil War. This artifact is a framed albumen photo, possibly a salt print, of Major General George G. Meade of Gettysburg Civil War fame. Image is a waist high view of a uniformed General George Meade set in a Civil War contemporary, stick-style frame made from pieces of a chestnut fence rail taken from the battlefield at Gettysburg. Image size measures 7½" wide by 8½" high and rests in a frame that measures approximately 12" wide x 13" high. The frame has a thin wood veneer backing that bears a handwritten inscription in black ink which reads "Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade / Commander of the Army of the / Potomac from July 1863 / till the close of the war. Born Dec 31st 1815 / Died Nov 1872 / Presented to David L. Johnson by / Miss Harriet Tyler / Frame of this picture was made from / a chestnut fence rail from the battle / field of Gettysburg, PA. Dec 16th , 1908 / D. Johnson".

This oval-shaped image is printed on contemporary, light-colored paper that in turn is glued to thin paper matting. Matt has a double-border of preprinted, gold-colored, oval-shaped rings that surround the image. Very bottom edge of the matting has the photographer's stamp of "Photographed by J. Byerly, Frederick, MD." No date. Matting has pronounced discoloration and foxing at the lower left corner with scattered lighter foxing overall. Photo image is remarkably clear and strong and depicts the General seated for the camera with dress gloves on his hands. On his lap, General Meade holds his chasseur-style kepi with his left hand while his right hand, especially the thumb, is partially tucked into his uniform coat.

Frame and print are in very good condition overall. The antique wood frame bears just normal scuffmarks and scratches. One of the corner stick pieces is loose and one is missing, else very good. A unique framed artifact ready to hang on the wall.

(519-01) $2,500.00

One of only three complete albums known to be in existence, this album of salt prints includes images of college faculty, staff & students (with each individual's signature below their photo) taken by photographer Charles Tyson in the Spring of 1862. Also includes the earliest known outdoor photograph recorded in Gettysburg, a campus view taken from a roof of a warehouse. Buildings in the image include the President's House, Linnaean Hall, & Pennsylvania Hall. The album measures 8"x9.75", & is 1.5" thick. The cloth & leather cover shows moderate staining, & little of the binding over the spine remains. The front cover is separated from the rest of the album. Ornate gold latches still work to fasten the book together. There are 12 gold gilt edged pages inside containing 24 identified images, which along w/the outdoor image of the college makes a total of 25 images. Each page measures 7.5"x9.5", w/oval images measuring 3.5"x4.5".

Individuals included in the album are: 1. Claudius Galen Treicher, student, 1840-1912, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. This album most likely belonged to Treicher, as it contains a clipping of his obituary along with his photo; also, next to each signature in period pencil is "dec", for those who died before Treicher; none are marked which post-date his death in 1912. 2. H.L. Baugher, President of the College from 1850-68; 3. Michael Jacobs, math & science professor, who during the battle of Gettysburg guided Union officers to the cupola of Pennsylvania Hall, & his meteorological notes have provided us w/the weather conditions which existed at the time of the battle; 4. John Hopkins, an African American who was a popular college janitor from 1847 to 1868; 5. Student Frank Echols Baltzhoover, 1841-1923, lawyer & politician. His copy of this album had previously been one of two known complete copies; 6. Frederick Klinefelter, also a student, who enlisted in the 26th PA Emergency Volunteers, serving as Captain of Co. A.; 7. Rufus Weaver (1841-1936), student & Gettysburg native, who became a medical doctor & taught at Hahnemann Medical College. During the summers of 1871-73, he returned to Gettysburg to disinter Confederate dead from unmarked graves on the battlefield, shipping their bodies south for re-burial. Other individuals in the album are professors Martin L. Stoever, Frederick A. Muhlenburg, Charles F. Schaeffer; as well as students John W. Croll, Martin L. Culler, Albert Ebling, Samuel A.K. Francis, Henry Eyster Jacobs, Henry W. Keedy, Jacob B. Keller, Duncan M. Kermerer, Charles Van Swearingen Levey, Alexander M. Miller, Johnathan Sahm, Johnathon Sarver, Augustus D. Schaeffer, & Mason Weidman. This item is a rare & fascinating piece of Gettysburg history.

ORIGINALLY (P10926) $3,500.00

Measures 7" x 3 1/2". Overall good coindition; light soiling, particularly at edges. Wear to corners, particularly at upper edges.

Roberts & Fellows, Publishers, Philas., Pa. Foreign and American Views. On reverse is Roberts & Fellows Backmark; stamped on separately is "S. B. Moyer, Finest Line of Stereoscopic Views of All Parts of the World, Pottstown, PA. Best Views of the Johnston Disaster."

This monument is located on the Taneytown Road, north of Pleasonton Ave.

(P9729) $39.50

This is a first class group ID to William H. Bewie of Company E, 38th Illinois. The group consists of the following:

Handmade 4th Corps badge suspended from a scroll pin. Overall length of the badge is approx. 1.25 inches. Scroll bar is plain with pin attached to back. Triangular badge has a recessed center that has been painted red to represent the 1st Division. This paint has some crazing to it and a small section in lower right corner of recess is missing. At center of the recess is a star to represent the 1st Brigade. Both the edges of the recess and the outer edge of the badge have a very delicate scallop design. Engraved on the left side of the badge is "W. H. Bewie" and on the right side is "38th Ill. V. V. I." which stands for 38th Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Back of badge is blank. As will be seen, this badge was handmade by a member of the 38th Ill.

Also in the group and made out an artillery fuse is a small ring. It is brass and meas. approx. 1.0 inch across. At the top of the ring are three flat surfaced diamond shapes that connect at their points.

With the badge and ring comes a 3.0x5.75 lined sheet of paper that appears to be torn out of a ledger. Written on it in period pencil is the following: "W. B. Both, ring and badge, are the handiwork of John Frank, a Swede in my company + jeweler by trade. Ring made of that piece of metal which holds the fuse of a time shell in place to moment of explosion. This piece was picked up on field after battle. Badge: On edge of triangle is engraved name and no. (number) of regiment. No company because at that time I was a regimental not company officer. Star denotes 1st brigade, red triangle 1st division, whole triangle 4th army corps. Thus: W.H.B., 38th Ill. Infantry, first brigade, first division, fourth army corps, army of the cumberland Of the medal nothing to be said but that I was the legal possessor."

With the group are 7 CDVs:

1.) CDV of a sketch of the camp at "Destitute Hallow" near Huntsville, Alabama. This was the camp of the 1st Division, 4th Army Corps. At bottom of cdv is list of regiments camped there at the time. No backmark but there is a tax stamp.

2.) Bust view cdv of Brigadier General William P. Carlin. He was Colonel of the 38th Illinois and was then promoted and moved on to brigade command. No back mark.

3.) Bust view cdv of Franklin Lovett Company E, 38th Ill. Subject wears frock coat open at the collar with 4th Corps badge pinned to lapel. Lightly written in pencil is "Yours truly Frank Lovett." Lovett enlisted on August 21, 1861 as a musician in Company E of the 38th Ill. He re-enlisted as a veteran on February 29, 1864 and was discharged at Victoria, Texas on February 20, 1866. The record shows that he was brought up on charges for refusing to go on Guard Mount with the Regimental Band. Back mark is National Portrait Gallery, Nashville, Tenn. with tax stamp.

4.) Bust view cdv of Lieutenant Thomas C. Davis, Company E, 38th Ill. Infantry. There is no back mark. Signed on front in period ink "Yours Truly, Thos, C. Davis, 2nd Lt. Co. E, 38th Ill." Thomas C. Davis enlisted as a Private in Company E, 38th Ill. on August 2, 1861. He was promoted to 1st Sgt. March 24, 1862 and to 2nd Lt. January 1, 1863. He was captured at Chickamauga and confined in Richmond and Andersonville before being paroled in November of 1864. He was discharged on December19, 1864.

5.) Half seated view cdv of Robert N. Bonifield. Image is signed in ink on the bottom "Robert N. Boinfield, Co. E 38th Ill. Vols. Color Bearer." No back mark. Subject wears a Zouave style jacket. He enlisted on August 8, 1861as a Private in Company E. Re-enlisted as a veteran on February 29, 1864 and was mustered out at Victoria, Texas on March 20, 1866.

6.) Bust view cdv of Abraham Wilkins. Cdv is signed in ink on front "Yours Truly A Wilkins." Also inscribed on the back "Presented to L. K. Wescott, a comrade at Chickamuga, A. Wilkins." Back mark is Dr. Crihfield, Lincoln, Illinois." Abraham Wilkins enlisted on August 16, 1861 in Company F. He re-enlisted as a veteran on February 29, 1864 and was discharged at Victoria, Texas on March 20, 1866. He was promoted to Corporal March 23, 1865 and was listed as Regimental Color-Bearer from June 17, 1865 to discharge.

7.) Bust view cdv of Lt. William W. Gwinn. Image is signed in ink on the front "Leiut. W. W. Gwinn." The back is also signed in pencil "Wm. Gwinn, 1st Lieut. Comdg. Co. E, 38th Ills." Gwinn enlisted as a Sgt. in Company E on August 2, 1861. He was promoted to 2nd Lt. on December 26, 1861 and to 1st lt. on July 1, 1863. He was mustered out on February 8, 1866 at Victoria, Texas.

The maker of the badge and ring, John Frank, was born in Sweden. It is not known when he came to the United States. He enlisted in Company E of the 38th Ill. on August 2, 1861. He re-enlisted as a veteran on February 29, 1864 and was mustered out on March 30, 1866 at Victoria, Texas.

The owner of these items, William Bewie, enlisted as a Private in Company E, 38th Ill. on August 2, 1861. He was appointed Corporal on May 9, 1863. He re-enlisted as a veteran on February 29, 1864 and was promoted to Hospital Steward on March 29, 1865. He was mustered out March 20, 1866 at Victoria, Texas.

The 38th Illinois Infantry was engaged in almost all the major campaigns in the western theater of the war.

With these items comes military records for all those pictured except Robert Bonifield. The records we have for him are for another man in the regiment whose name was similar.

This is an outstanding group with plenty of history from a hard fought unit in the Army of the Cumberland.

(224-109) ORIGINALLY $6,000.00
REDUCED TO $5,000.00
FURTHER REDUCED TO $3,750.00