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OCTOBER 1863 UNION SOLDIER LETTER—BREVET BRIGADIER  GENERAL  ISAAC DYER, 15TH MAINE INFANTRY

OCTOBER 1863 UNION SOLDIER LETTER—BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL ISAAC DYER, 15TH MAINE INFANTRY

The letter below is one of a series of 27 letters written by Colonel Dyer to his wife Lydia between August 31, 1862 and August 11, 1865. A resident of Skowegan, ME, 42 year-old Captain Isaac Dyer was… (1097-193). Learn More »

OCTOBER 1863 UNION SOLDIER LETTER—BREVET BRIGADIER  GENERAL  ISAAC DYER, 15TH MAINE INFANTRY

OCTOBER 1863 UNION SOLDIER LETTER—BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL ISAAC DYER, 15TH MAINE INFANTRY

The letter below is one of a series of 27 letters written by Colonel Dyer to his wife Lydia between August 31, 1862 and August 11, 1865. A resident of Skowegan, ME, 42 year-old Captain Isaac Dyer was… (1097-191). Learn More »

JUNE 1863 UNION SOLDIER LETTER—BREVET BRIGADIER  GENERAL  ISAAC DYER, 15TH MAINE INFANTRY

JUNE 1863 UNION SOLDIER LETTER—BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL ISAAC DYER, 15TH MAINE INFANTRY

The letter below is one of a series of 27 letters written by Colonel Dyer to his wife Lydia between August 31, 1862 and August 11, 1865. A resident of Skowegan, ME, 42 year-old Captain Isaac Dyer was… (1097-184). Learn More »

FRAMED GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO EMPLOYEE INSURANCE STAMPS

FRAMED GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO EMPLOYEE INSURANCE STAMPS

Modern black frame meas. approx. 13.25 x 16 with glass on both sides so that both the front and back of the item can be seen. Frame contains a booklet and 24 stamps for employee insurance. The green… (1153-145B). Learn More »

$75.00
ON HOLD

SET OF TWO 29TH DIVISION D-DAY SCENES BY JAMES DIETZ

SET OF TWO 29TH DIVISION D-DAY SCENES BY JAMES DIETZ

Set of two works of art depicting the first wave of the 29th Infantry Divisions assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The print, done by James Dietz, shows the chaos of an opposed amphibious… (945-601). Learn More »

$750.00
Originally $950.00
ON HOLD

8TH MINNESOTA, COMPANY “C” DOCUMENT GROUP (MUSTER ROLLS, ETC)

8TH MINNESOTA, COMPANY “C” DOCUMENT GROUP (MUSTER ROLLS, ETC)

27 pieces, plus Xeroxed pages from the “Narrative of Eighth Regiment,” by William H. Houlton [pp. 386-415, taken from “Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars,” authorized by the State… (2021-954). Learn More »

REPRODUCTION SCRIMSHAW WITH ENGRAVING OF A FLYING FISH AND WOMAN OF BARBADOES

REPRODUCTION SCRIMSHAW WITH ENGRAVING OF A FLYING FISH AND WOMAN OF BARBADOES

This piece of scrimshaw was made from a whale's tooth. It measures approximately 5.5" long by 2" wide at the base. One side features an engraving of a flying fish. Other side shows a woman and the… (172-5195). Learn More »

“SOLDIER’S NEWS-LETTER”. VOL. 1, NO. 9. ( 8th VERMONT INFANTRY)

“SOLDIER’S NEWS-LETTER”. VOL. 1, NO. 9. ( 8th VERMONT INFANTRY)

Dated “Gretna, Louisiana, Dec. 29, 1863.”  A.W. Eastman, Editor and Proprietor. 4 pp., 8.375 x 6.25. Exhibits fold-marks & light foxing. This interesting news sheet, written for Union… (2021-63). Learn More »

THE [RICHMOND] SENTINEL—FEBRUARY 25, 1864

THE [RICHMOND] SENTINEL—FEBRUARY 25, 1864

2 pp., 24 x 18.5”, seven columns. Exhibits light chipping round the margins, lightly faded. Else VG & entirely legible. The Sentinel was one of a half dozen war-time Richmond paper, most which… (1000-2559). Learn More »

STONEWALL JACKSON ON CAMPAIGN BY WHITTEN

STONEWALL JACKSON ON CAMPAIGN BY WHITTEN

Mixed media half-length torso figure of Stonewall Jackson by sculptor Willy Whitten, simply titled “Stonewall.” Desk or bookshelf size. Number 103 of 950. Jackson is portrayed on campaign, with… (2021-324). Learn More »

“A NOBLE GENERAL” CARICATURE PORTRAIT OF GENERAL CHARLES STANHOPE BY ROBERT DIGHTON JUNIOR 1804

“A NOBLE GENERAL” CARICATURE PORTRAIT OF GENERAL CHARLES STANHOPE BY ROBERT DIGHTON JUNIOR 1804

This original hand-colored portrait print portrays a British general standing in full uniform wearing a large bicorne hat, aiguillette over his right shoulder, saber belt and saber with knot, and tall… (1133-07). Learn More »

“LIEUT. GENL. MACDONALD” BY DIGHTON 1812, COLONEL OF THE 55th REGIMENT, WITH A STRONG OPINION ON HATS

“LIEUT. GENL. MACDONALD” BY DIGHTON 1812, COLONEL OF THE 55th REGIMENT, WITH A STRONG OPINION ON HATS

This original hand-colored portrait print portrays a British general standing in full uniform wearing a large bicorne hat, aiguillette over his right shoulder, saber belt and saber with knot, and tall… (1133-08). Learn More »

SIR DAVID DUNDAS BY ROBERT DIGHTON APRIL 1810

SIR DAVID DUNDAS BY ROBERT DIGHTON APRIL 1810

This is an elegant portrait of the British “commander in chief of the forces” from 1809 to 1811 in bicorne hat and blue trimmed red officer’s coat with epaulets, sash, sword at his left side and… (1133-09). Learn More »

UNION PATRIOTIC COVER OF BALTIMORE HOSPITAL

UNION PATRIOTIC COVER OF BALTIMORE HOSPITAL

Unused letter cover, or envelope. Color tinted engraving of “U.S.A. Genl. Hospital, Patterson Park, Balto. No. 3.” Image fills whole cover. Color remains vibrant. Cover is in very good… (2021-129A). Learn More »

 BREVET MAJOR GENERAL’S COMMISSION AND G.A.R. BADGE OF SAMUEL SPRIGG CARROLL: HIS TROOPS HELPED SAVE CEMETERY HILL ON JULY 2 AND TO REPULSE PICKETT ON JULY 3 AT GETTYSBURG

BREVET MAJOR GENERAL’S COMMISSION AND G.A.R. BADGE OF SAMUEL SPRIGG CARROLL: HIS TROOPS HELPED SAVE CEMETERY HILL ON JULY 2 AND TO REPULSE PICKETT ON JULY 3 AT GETTYSBURG

Carroll was a fighting general who acquired several nicknames from his red hair along with three wounds and a number of promotions and brevets for his service on the battlefield. He received several… (2020-894). Learn More »

U.S QUARTERMASTER DOCUMENT—"STORES,ETC.”; 29TH & 75TH MASSACHUSETTS

U.S QUARTERMASTER DOCUMENT—"STORES,ETC.”; 29TH & 75TH MASSACHUSETTS

Dated “Long Island, Boston Harbor /December 31, 1863. 2 pp. in ink on pre-printed form, 8” x 10.125”.  Lists quantity of “Boards, Joists, nails, &  Lbs. of Straw turned over to Lieut.… (1041-152). Learn More »

EDWIN FORBES PRINT IN ORIGINAL PERIOD FRAME

EDWIN FORBES PRINT IN ORIGINAL PERIOD FRAME

This print is titled “A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS.” The subject of the print is a young, sleeping, Black boy wearing a forage cap, sack coat and trousers laying on a blanket on the ground. In front… (1100-117). Learn More »

RICHMOND WHIG NEWSPAPER, DATED APRIL 20, 1865 – LINCOLN ASSASSINATION

RICHMOND WHIG NEWSPAPER, DATED APRIL 20, 1865 – LINCOLN ASSASSINATION

Vol. 1—no. 15. 8 pp., 4 columns. Exhibits fold-marks, and small center fold-line chip; lightly soiled and yellowed, but entirely legible; completely intact but semi- fragile, and should be handled… (801-71). Learn More »

$716.00
Originally $895.00

DR. I. NEWTON'S BITTERS LABEL

DR. I. NEWTON'S BITTERS LABEL

Nice, original label for Dr. I. Newton's Bitters calls it, "A Pleasant Cordial Stomach Bitter", helpful for, "bilious affections, dyspepsia, histeria, nervous disorders, worms, diarrhoea, disorders… (L15631). Learn More »

LS, MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS, U.S.A.

LS, MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS, U.S.A.

Dated “Headquarters, Department of the gulf/ New Orleans, Feb. 4, 1864. From Gen. Banks to “Col. Isaac Dyer/ 15th Maine Volunteers.” 1 page, in ink, on lined Department letterhead, 7.75 x… (1097-171). Learn More »


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WONDERFUL HALF-PLATE AMBROTYPE OF A CONFEDERATE CAPTAIN

This perfectly crystal-clear photograph of a seated Confederate officer is only slightly marred by a three-branched crack in the lower right portion of the plate. The cracks are hair thin with only a small bit of emulsion loss away from the subject,… (846-514). Learn More »

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