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1862 LETTER WRITTEN BY CS LT. E. SPRUELLE BURFORD, 1ST ALABAMA CAVALRY
Superb content war dated letter from Confederate Lt. E. Spruelle Burford to Joseph Wheeler, Sr. in Augusta, GA (the father of CS General Joseph Wheeler). Two pages (one sheet, front & back), in… (565-47). Learn More »
$595.00
Originally $750.00
1864 LETTER WRITTEN BY A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER DESCRIBING PRISONER EXECUTIONS NEAR GREENVILLE, NC
6 1/4" x 7 1/4" 2 pp letter in pencil housed in 18" x 25 1/2", modern, double-sided frame. Excellent condition, fold lines, light scattered foxing. No definite identification has been made on the… (565-34). Learn More »
$575.00
Originally $745.00
SOLD
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN A CS COLONEL AND A VIRGINIA CIVILIAN REGARDING RUNAWAY SLAVES
William Champ, a Virginia slave owner, writes to Colonel Hopkins with Hopkins' response at the bottom of the page. Dated Chesterfied [VA] on June 5, 1864, he is looking for information regarding the… (565-24). Learn More »
$695.00
Originally $825.00
CW SOLDIER LETTER - QM SGT. J.A. SKINNER, 1ST NEW YORK LIGHT ARTILLERY
6 page letter in ink, dated "Warrenton Junction Va / Sept. 5, 1863". Housed in a modern, two sided frame measuring 15 3/4" x 24 3/4". Excellent condition, clean and undamaged. This somewhat lengthy… (565-52). Learn More »
$175.00
Originally $250.00
SOLD
1864 SOLDIER LETTER - PVT. WILLIAM S. HOTCHKIN, 1ST NEW YORK ENGINEERS
Letter in ink on four 8"x10" pages, filled with writing on both sides and in the margins. Accompanied by cover, which has one small area cut out. Both are otherwise in fine condition, with light… (565-51). Learn More »
$250.00
Originally $325.00
PRE-CIVIL WAR ALS - INDIANA CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM S. HOLMAN
Congressman William S. Holman represented Indiana in the US Congress during the Civil War years. In this letter written from Washington City on January 3, 1861, Holman seems to understand very well… (565-42). Learn More »
$150.00
Originally $275.00
WAR DATED ALS - CS VICE PRESIDENT ALEXANDER STEPHENS
Very fine condition 4 1/4" x 6 3/4" letter in ink. Housed in modern two-sided black frame which measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". The letter is folded and there appears to be text inside that is not visible.… (565-29). Learn More »
$895.00
Originally $1,045.00
1868 ALS - SECRETARY OF THE NAVY GIDEON WELLES
Cost over-runs are not a new phenomena as evidenced by this 19th century letter regarding expenses for building a water closet (toilet) at the Marine Corps Barracks Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Written… (565-84). Learn More »
$475.00
Originally $595.00
1863 LETTER WRITTEN BY CIVIL WAR SUTLER AT NASHVILLE
4 pages on 2 sides, in ink. Measures 9 3/4" x 8", matted & framed in a 15 3/4" x 15 3/4" modern archival frame. Excellent condition; completely legible. Fold lines. Dated "Camp near Nashville,… (565-57). Learn More »
$95.00
Originally $145.00
SOLD
CSA/NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIER LETTER WITH COVER
Dated Yorktown, VA, June 27, 1861. From “Willie Lowrance”, addressed to “Mrs. A. E. Ervin/Morganton/NC”. 6pp., in ink, on unlined paper measuring 8 x 5”. The accompanying cover measures… (565-121). Learn More »
LOT OF NAVY DOCUMENTS FROM ASST. SURGEON ON USS MACEDONIAN
First document is a two page letter written in ink and dated on board the Macedonian on August 7, 1865. This is a newsy letter from Rowland Gordon to his mother. He talks about the ship being in port… (L13921). Learn More »
SOLDIER LETTER - PVT. CHARLES N. SCOTT, CO. G, 5TH NEW HAMPSHIRE INFANTRY; KILLED IN ACTION AT FAIR OAKS, VA
To “his Wife / Amie A. Scott / Claremont, N.H.”; dated “Camp Casey, Washington, DC, November 27, 1861". 4 pp., in ink, on unlined paper with patriotic colored map heading. The letter exhibits… (565-97). Learn More »
$295.00
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PAPER AND PHOTO GROUP OF 103RD OHIO SOLDIER, MUSICIAN RHESA HOUGHTON
Lot contains the following: 1.) Letter in period ink from Rhesa Houghton to Lester C. Cook reads. Spencer, Aug. 5th, 1862 Dear Friend Lester, I take my pen to let you… (172-2147). Learn More »
LETTER WRITTEN TO COMMODORE ROBERT F. STOCKTON - AMERICAN NAVAL HERO AND POLITICIAN
Interesting 2 page letter, 9" x 11", folded and addressed to "Commodore R. Stockton". Overall good condition. Fold lines, a few small fold line tears, scattered ink smears. Signed by a mysterious… (KL503). Learn More »
$300.00
Originally $595.00
1862 DATED LETTER WRITTEN BY A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
4 pp, in ink, on blue lined paper measuring 6 ¾" x 8 ¼". Overall good condition. Moderate soiling on front page; scattered spots on other pages. Two page tears measuring 1 ½" and 3" each. Dated… (633-20). Learn More »
WAR DATE LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER
Letter measures 5" x 8", attesting to the good character of staff officer Capt. Warren S. Reese, in light of depredations allegedly committed by troops in his command upon Confederate citizens in the… (486-199). Learn More »
ALS, MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE STONEMAN, USA, DATED JULY 24TH 1865
Pre-printed lined paper w/ "Headquarter Department of Tennessee, Tenn., 1865" letterhead, measuring 8 x 5". Text: "My dear Sir/ x x x x/ very truly/ Your Obt. Servt/ George Stoneman/ Maj. Genl."… (486-218). Learn More »
ALS, MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE STONEMAN, DATED "SEPT. 10TH 1865"
Pre-printed form on lined paper with "Headquarters Department of Tennessee/ Knoxville, Tennessee/ 1865" letterhead. Mounted loosely on contemporary red-card paper. Measures 8 x 7.25". Text: "My dear… (486-219). Learn More »
ALS, MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE STONEMAN, USA, 1870
8/25/1870, Headquarters Twenty-First U.S. Infantry, Drum Barracks, California. Written in ink on lined pre-printed letterhead paper measuring 10 x 8", w/inked endorsement on reverse. Stoneman writes… (486-222). Learn More »
1864 ALS MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE STONEMAN
1 page letter, in ink. 5" x 8". Dated Nicholasville Ky, April 28th, 1864. Excellent condition. Directed to a Mrs. Daugherty. Signed as Maj. Gen. Glued next to his signature is a gem sized image of… (486-293). Learn More »
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