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“IN MEMORIAM OF GETTYSBURG 1863” SILVER PLATE GOBLET
This silver-plated goblet measures 6 ½ inches tall and 3 ½ inches in diameter across the top. The goblet has nice, undisturbed patina and no dents or damage. The face is engraved with a wreath of… (179-1079). Learn More »
GENERAL BUTTERFIELD’S BANDANNA
This is a scarce piece of field gear or field wear: a well preserved and nicely presented Civil War kerchief or bandanna worn by General Daniel Butterfield. These were not items of issue, of course,… (846-262). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED MODEL 1858 SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN WITH COVER AND STRAP
The Model 1858 canteen was the most popular canteen of the Civil War period. Canteen measures approximately 7 ¾” in diameter. It is covered in brown wool. The cover is complete and in good… (1109-05). Learn More »
WOODEN DITTY BOX ID’D TO MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT JOHN M. DEANE OF THE 3RD & 29TH MASSACHSUETTS INFANTRY
This wooden ditty box was preserved by the family with a significant trove of artifacts belonging John M. Deane that we are offering in separate sales. When the war broke out Deane was a 29 year-old… (846-230). Learn More »
US CARTRIDGE BOX ID’D TO MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT JOHN M. DEANE OF THE 3RD & 29TH MASSACHSUETTS INFANTRY
This infantry cartridge box was preserved by the family with a significant trove of artifacts belonging John M. Deane that we are offering in separate sales. When the war broke out Deane was a 29… (846-210). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR CANNON MODEL FROM THE ESTATE OF WELL-KNOWN CIVIL WAR VETERAN COLONEL ELISHA HUNT RHODES OF THE 2ND RHODE ISLAND
Cannon and carriage are made of wood that has been painted black. The 5.50 inch tube is held to the carriage by thin sheet metal coverings over the trunnions which have then being tacked in place. Gun… (1054-2833). Learn More »
$275.00
SOLD
SCARCE IDENTIFIED EARLY WAR OR PREWAR PATTERN BUFF CAVALRY CARBINE SLING, UNCUT, ALL ORIGINAL
Carbine slings were an essential piece of cavalry gear. Slung over the left shoulder, the sling carried a snap-hook on a roller bar connected to a ring on the carbine, preventing its loss while in… (302-90). Learn More »
$2,250.00
SOLD
IDENTIFIED SWORD BELT OF SERGEANT SOLOMON ASHLINE 118th NEW YORK, CAPTURED AT SECOND FAIR OAKS 1864
This regulation buff leather sword belt is near mint condition. The leather is supple and has a nice overall brown tone that is common in black buff accoutrements, which oxidized quickly from iron in… (172-5551). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED GROUPING OF ARTIFACTS BELONGING TO PRIVATE JABEZ B. OLES 144th NY INFANTRY AND 1st NY ENGINEERS
This grouping comes from a respected central New York collection with an identification that is verbal, but trustworthy and includes the soldier’s regulation issue canteen with his initials… (480-178). Learn More »
VERY NICE G.A.R. 1904 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT REPRESENTATIVE’S MEDAL
A very pretty example of the G.A.R. National Encampment Representative’s badge for the 38th annual encampment in Boston 1904. A three-piece medal in gilt brass and red, white and blue enamel. Top… (1097-59). Learn More »
1904 G.A.R. NATIONAL STAFF BADGE, COL. AND BREV. BRIG. GEN. DYER ESTATE
A very nice bronze-toned badge for a member of the National Staff at the 1904 G.A.R. National Encampment in Boston. Top bar reads “Boston” in a scroll at top, “Aug. 1904” on either side of the… (1097-55). Learn More »
MODEL 1858 BULLSEYE CANTEEN WITH COVER AND SLING W/TAG ID'D TO PRIVATE IN 6TH PA HEAVY ARTILLERY
Original Civil War Model 1858 corrugated-pattern tin canteen, often called the “Bullseye” pattern. The body consists of two circular sections of pressed-tin soldered together at the rim. The… (1054-1471). Learn More »
ARTILLERY TREATISE OWNED, SIGNED, AND WITH NOTATIONS, BY JOHN MERCER BROOKE, INVENTOR OF THE BROOKE RIFLE AND PROJECTILES, DESIGNER OF THE IRONCLAD C.S.S. VIRGINIA
This is Volume 1 of an original 1809 first edition of Louis De Tousard’s American Artillerist’s Companion, or Elements of Artillery, given to John Mercer Brooke by William Green of Richmond, Va.,… (846-186). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED US BASE DRUM WITH MINNESOTA CONNECTION
Bass drum has a maple wood shell in very good condition. The wood surface shows light wear and is free of cracks and chips. It meas. approx. 19.00 inches tall by 26.50 inches across the heads. Painted… (996-01). Learn More »
$1,200.00
Originally $1,600.00
ON HOLD
A WEST VIRGINIA SOLDIER’S WARTIME SOUVENIR: A CS WOOD CANTEEN FOUND AT RICHMOND IN 1865
It is very symbolic that a Virginian who had remained loyal to the Union carved a captured Confederate canteen in Richmond, Virginia, on July 4, 1865, the anniversary of the newly re-united nation’s… (1097-21). Learn More »
$5,500.00
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BIBLE PRESENTED BY JOHN S. MOSBY TO A.D. PAYNE, A MAN HE LATER CHALLENGED TO A DUEL
A very interesting memento of two former Confederate cavalry officers who nearly turned politics into a blood sport. The bible is octavo, roughly 6 by 10 by 2.5 inches, bound in worn bluish-black… (846-191). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED 18th SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX: W. F. HODGE, Co. B, WOUNDED IN ACTION AT SECOND MANASSAS
The loss of the Eighteenth South Carolina Volunteers in this engagement was very heavy, being nearly or quite half the number that went into action.” – Official Report of Second Bull Run by… (846-195). Learn More »
PRE-WAR BOX SPURS WITH VERBAL ID TO AN OHIO ARTILLERY OFFICER WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG
This small pair of box spurs was meant to wear on the heel of the boot with the spike at the back of the yoke penetrating the boot heel. Spurs are made of iron with a 2.25 inch arm protruding off the… (1054-2168). Learn More »
POWDER HORN FROM CHARLES E. DEARING 16th MAINE
We recently acquired the effects of Charles E. Dearing (1838-1930,) who served in the 16th Maine during the Civil War. This powder horn was among his papers, relics, and mementos and is in excellent… (766-1103). Learn More »
$35.00
SOLD
RARE WARTIME CLOTH THIRD DIVISION FIFTH CORPS BADGE OF C.E. DEARING 16th MAINE
Cloth corps badges are a minefield for the collector. There is little to go on with a badge that has no provenance and the market is flooded with fakes, impositions, and the occasional G.A.R. badge… (766-1094). Learn More »
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RARE FIRST PATTERN U.S. M1839 TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER’S SWORD: THE ONLY KNOWN U.S. INSPECTED EXAMPLE & PROBABLY THE GOVERNMENT MODEL
The is the rarest of the rare: the only Topographical Engineer officer's saber that is government inspected and is thought by Thillmann to be the “model” sword for the pattern since it bears government inspection stamps on the guard, knucklebow,… (870-328). Learn More »
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