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CONFEDERATE DESCRIPTIVE LIST & CLOTHING REQUISITION — CO. K, 47TH ALABAMA INFANTRY

CONFEDERATE DESCRIPTIVE LIST & CLOTHING REQUISITION — CO. K, 47TH ALABAMA INFANTRY

DESCRIPTION: Manuscript Descriptive List and Account of Pay and Clothing for Pvt. A.J. McClendon, Company K, 47th Alabama Infantry, on a printed government-style form completed in period ink. The… (2025-2355). Learn More »

2ND CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS DISCHARGE DOCUMENT — CORPORAL HALSEY B. SHERWOOD

2ND CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS DISCHARGE DOCUMENT — CORPORAL HALSEY B. SHERWOOD

Partly-printed discharge document, 2 pages on a single folded sheet, headed "United States Volunteer Service," issued to Corporal Halsey B. Sherwood of Captain A.J. Kellogg's Company, 2nd Regiment… (2025-2354). Learn More »

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA HOMEFRONT LETTER TO PVT. JOHN SNOW, LUMSDEN'S BATTERY, 2ND ALABAMA LIGHT ARTILLERY — DECEMBER 31, 1861

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA HOMEFRONT LETTER TO PVT. JOHN SNOW, LUMSDEN'S BATTERY, 2ND ALABAMA LIGHT ARTILLERY — DECEMBER 31, 1861

DESCRIPTION: A four-page family letter, combining a lengthy note from a sister ("Lizzie") with a shorter continuation from the soldier's mother, written from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and dated December… (1179-1675). Learn More »

$75.00
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FRENCH REVOLUTION – 1793 NATIONAL CONVENTION DECREE FOR NAVAL HARBOR & JETTY CONSTRUCTION – OFFICIAL SEAL CERTIFICATION

FRENCH REVOLUTION – 1793 NATIONAL CONVENTION DECREE FOR NAVAL HARBOR & JETTY CONSTRUCTION – OFFICIAL SEAL CERTIFICATION

Presented here is a highly displayable original four-page decree of the French National Convention, dated June 24, 1793, authorizing major naval and harbor improvements along the French coast during… (1288-05). Learn More »

PROFUSELY CARVED 12th CONNECTICUT WOUNDED-IN-ACTION VETERAN’S CANE: EX-STONE HOUSE MUSEUM

PROFUSELY CARVED 12th CONNECTICUT WOUNDED-IN-ACTION VETERAN’S CANE: EX-STONE HOUSE MUSEUM

One of the best G.A.R. Civil War veterans’ canes we have offered- a great combination of history, art, eye-appeal and craftsmanship. Measuring 35-1/2 inches overall with a cast pewter… (2026-1457). Learn More »

LIEUTENANT HENRY ROE, CHICAGO MERCANTILE BATTERY GROUP: PHOTO, COMMISSIONS, EXCELLENT SABINE CROSSROADS BATTLE LETTER

LIEUTENANT HENRY ROE, CHICAGO MERCANTILE BATTERY GROUP: PHOTO, COMMISSIONS, EXCELLENT SABINE CROSSROADS BATTLE LETTER

The Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery mustered into service Aug. 19, 1862, and served until mustered out in July1865. It saw active service in the western theatre in Tennessee,… (2024-2090). Learn More »

FRENCH GOVERNMENT REVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCY CONSCRIPTION DOCUMENT – APRIL 17 – 18, 1799 (WAR OF THE SECOND COALITION)

FRENCH GOVERNMENT REVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCY CONSCRIPTION DOCUMENT – APRIL 17 – 18, 1799 (WAR OF THE SECOND COALITION)

This official French government document, from the Bulletin des Lois de la Republique, no. 271, contains the legislation and accompanying instructions concerning a military levy of 200,000 men during… (1288-06). Learn More »

FRENCH REVOLUTION – 1794 BULLETIN DES LOIS – NATIONAL CONVENTION LAWS – ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT PRINTING

FRENCH REVOLUTION – 1794 BULLETIN DES LOIS – NATIONAL CONVENTION LAWS – ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT PRINTING

Offered here is an attractive French Revolutionary government printing from 1794, issued as Bulletin des Lois de la République Française, No. 58, containing a series of laws enacted by the National… (1288-07). Learn More »

FOLDING MAP OF VIRGINIA – ID’D TO COLONEL JOHN TOWERS, 8th GEORGIA INFANTRY – WIA GETTYSBURG

FOLDING MAP OF VIRGINIA – ID’D TO COLONEL JOHN TOWERS, 8th GEORGIA INFANTRY – WIA GETTYSBURG

This map was part of the wartime collection of John Towers, Colonel of the 8th Georgia Infantry and comes to us in a good condition given its age and use.  This high-quality map is a Lloyd’s… (846-561). Learn More »

$1,850.00
Originally $2,250.00

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER LETTER—MAJOR SAMUEL S.J. MOORE, STONEWALL BRIGADE / WIA AT KERNSTOWN--SECOND MANASSAS--THE WILDERNESS

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER LETTER—MAJOR SAMUEL S.J. MOORE, STONEWALL BRIGADE / WIA AT KERNSTOWN--SECOND MANASSAS--THE WILDERNESS

Dated “Camp near Centerville November 1 1861.” Addressed to wife Ellen Scollay Moore. 3 pp. In ink on unlined paper, 12.75 x 7.75.”  Exhibits fold marks & slight smudging while remaining… (846-566). Learn More »

$3,950.00
Originally $4,950.00

1872 ALS – JOHN F. HARTRANFT, UNION MAJOR GENERAL, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, PROVOST MARSHAL AT EXECUTION OF LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA

1872 ALS – JOHN F. HARTRANFT, UNION MAJOR GENERAL, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, PROVOST MARSHAL AT EXECUTION OF LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA

HARTRANFT, JOHN F. (1830–1889). Union major general, Medal of Honor recipient, provost marshal at the execution of the Lincoln conspirators, and 17th Governor of Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter… (2026-1789). Learn More »

$125.00
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY PAYMASTER WILLIAM SMITH – FUTURE PAYMASTER-GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY; TO FELLOW PAYMASTER AND “CRATER” GENERAL HENRY GODDARD THOMAS

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY PAYMASTER WILLIAM SMITH – FUTURE PAYMASTER-GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY; TO FELLOW PAYMASTER AND “CRATER” GENERAL HENRY GODDARD THOMAS

Autograph letter signed ("W. Smith"), a single folded folio letter sheet written on all four pages, Washington, June 27, 1881, to "Genl. H. G. Thomas, Pueblo, Colorado." Approximately 8 x 10 in.;… (2026-1763). Learn More »

ORIGINAL FRENCH 1850 PENSION DECREE – CONSUL GENERAL IN NEW YORK, SIGNED BY GENERAL DE LA HITTE

ORIGINAL FRENCH 1850 PENSION DECREE – CONSUL GENERAL IN NEW YORK, SIGNED BY GENERAL DE LA HITTE

Offered is this rare French pension document (Extrait d’un Arrete) issued under President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III), which grants a government pension of 6,000 Francs to M. Lacathon de… (1288-08). Learn More »

1881 NEW YORK, PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO RAILWAY CO. $1000 FIRST MORTAGE GOLD BOND, SIGNED BY CIVIL WAR MAJ. GEN. JAMES S. NEGLEY AS PRESIDENT

1881 NEW YORK, PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO RAILWAY CO. $1000 FIRST MORTAGE GOLD BOND, SIGNED BY CIVIL WAR MAJ. GEN. JAMES S. NEGLEY AS PRESIDENT

First Mortgage Bond, Series "A," No. 322, in the amount of $1,000 payable in gold coin, issued by The New York, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway Company to Benjamin B. Kirkland and dated July 23, 1881,… (2026-1759). Learn More »

JOHN B. FLOYD (1806–1863) — UNDATED AUTOGRAPH/SIGNATURE ON THE CLOSING LEAF OF A LETTER

JOHN B. FLOYD (1806–1863) — UNDATED AUTOGRAPH/SIGNATURE ON THE CLOSING LEAF OF A LETTER

John Buchanan Floyd was Governor of Virginia (1849–1852), United States Secretary of War under President James Buchanan (1857–1860), and a Confederate brigadier general. He remains one of the more… (2026-1761). Learn More »

1866 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, NATHANIEL P. BANKS (1816–1894) - Union Major General, Speaker of the House, and Governor of Massachusetts

1866 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, NATHANIEL P. BANKS (1816–1894) - Union Major General, Speaker of the House, and Governor of Massachusetts

Autograph Letter Signed ("N. P. Banks, M.C."), one page, on a folded letter sheet (approx. 5 x 8 in.), Washington, D.C., February 19, 1866. Directed at the foot to "A. S. Goodman, Esq." In full: "My… (2026-1760). Learn More »

RARE JULY 1864 LETTER WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY GIDEON WELLES – CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTO THE NAVY MEDICAL CORPS

RARE JULY 1864 LETTER WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY GIDEON WELLES – CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTO THE NAVY MEDICAL CORPS

Gideon Welles was a prominent American journalist and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Nicknamed… (2026-2345). Learn More »

1862 LETTER BY WILLIAM M. CLOER, 62ND NORTH CAROLINA – POW FROM 1863-1865; HAND-CARRIED BY COMRADE LATER KIA

1862 LETTER BY WILLIAM M. CLOER, 62ND NORTH CAROLINA – POW FROM 1863-1865; HAND-CARRIED BY COMRADE LATER KIA

This letter, intended for immediate family and general in nature, was written in 1862 by William M. Cloer of the 62nd North Carolina, Company D.  Written to his wife, children, father, mother, and… (2026-229). Learn More »

GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD LETTER DATED "JULY 1ST 2ND AND 3RD" — CAPT. EMLEN N. CARPENTER, 6TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY, ACTING ON MEADE'S STAFF, REPORTING HIS BROTHER MISSING WITH THE BUCKTAIL BRIGADE

GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD LETTER DATED "JULY 1ST 2ND AND 3RD" — CAPT. EMLEN N. CARPENTER, 6TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY, ACTING ON MEADE'S STAFF, REPORTING HIS BROTHER MISSING WITH THE BUCKTAIL BRIGADE

This is a pencil autograph letter signed, four small numbered pages written in the folded panels of a single sheet approx. 4 x 6 1/2 in., headed "Gettysburg / July 1st 2nd and 3rd." It is signed… (1323-207). Learn More »

BY-LAWS OF THE ORPHAN HOUSE OF CHARLESTON, SC BOOKLET - 1861

BY-LAWS OF THE ORPHAN HOUSE OF CHARLESTON, SC BOOKLET - 1861

The By-Laws of the Orphan House of Charleston, South Carolina were revised and adopted by the Board of Commissioners on April 4, 1861, and approved by the City Council of Charleston on April 23, 1861.… (1309-713). Learn More »


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