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MASSACHUSETTS WAR GOVERNOR JOHN A. ANDREW LETTER SIGNED SEEKING FUNDS FOR NEW COLORS FOR REGIMENTS AND BATTERIES IN THE FIELD, MARCH 1864
Letter signed by John A. Andrew (1818-1867), Governor of Massachusetts throughout the Civil War, on engraved "Commonwealth of Massachusetts / Executive Department" letterhead, Boston, March 17, 1864.… (453-64). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED SOLDIER'S LETTER ON PATRIOTIC LETTER SHEET — GEORGE W. BAKER TO HIS WIFE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1864
Autograph letter signed, three pages on a single folded lettersheet of small notepaper, each page approximately 5 x 3 1/8 in. (opened approximately 5 x 6 1/4 in.), the fourth page blank. Page one is… (2022-2116). Learn More »
$45.00
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AQUIA CREEK LANDING, SPRING 1862 — FOUR-PAGE LETTER OF COMMISSARY SGT. J. W. SHERER, 90TH PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY
Four-page autograph letter signed, headed "Acquia Creek May 1[?]th / Commissary Depart[ment]," written by J. W. Sherer, detailed as Post Commissary Sergeant at Aquia Creek Landing, Stafford County,… (1323-206). Learn More »
$100.00
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OAKLAND PLANK ROAD COMPANY STOCK CERTIFICATE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1852
Partly printed stock certificate of the Oakland Plank Road Company, Jefferson County, Ky., No. 38 (numeral partly obscured), dated May 5, 1852. The certificate states that James Thornberry (name as… (1309-440). Learn More »
ADVERTISING CARD FOR PARKINSON’S REFRESHMENT GARDEN IN PHILADELPHIA
This is a rare pre-Civil War advertising card for Parkinson’s, the famous Chestnut Street confectionery, ice cream saloon and pleasure garden. In its day it was probably the best-known refreshment… (1268-1123). Learn More »
SCARCE 56TH NEW YORK INFANTRY "TENTH LEGION" SOLDIER'S LETTER WRITTEN FROM MERIDIAN HILL, WASHINGTON, JANUARY 12, 1862, WITH ITS ORIGINAL FREE-FRANKED PATRIOTIC COVER — PVT. SMITH DENMAN; LATER CAPTURED AT COLD HARBOR AND DIED IN ANDERSVILLE PRISON
A four-page autograph letter signed, written on a handsome patriotic lettersheet printed expressly for the 56th New York Volunteer Infantry. The blue-printed vignette at the head shows a seated female… (462-395). Learn More »
$85.00
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FAMOUS GEORGIA MINSTRELS DOUBLE SIDED TENT SHOW BILL –EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS – STAMPED FOR HUGHES ARKANSAS
This is a printed herald, or advertising bill, for the Famous Georgia Minstrels, an all-Black traveling tent show that toured the rural South in the early 20th century. It is printed in black on… (1309-647). Learn More »
1822 TENNESSEE LAND GRANT SIGNED BY GOVERNOR WILLIAM CARROLL – HUMPHREYS COUNTY, BUFFALO RIVER – TO JOHN MCLEMORE, JOHN DAVIS, AND GEORGE CAMPBELL
This is a partly printed State of Tennessee land grant, No. 17550, signed by Governor William Carroll and issued at Murfreesborough on June 24, 1822, when that town served as the state capital. It is… (1309-460). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY CAPT. ROBERT L. ORR — FUTURE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, 61ST PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY
Partly-printed discharge certificate, one page, issued to Private Alfred W. Bird of Company H, 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, completed in manuscript and signed by his company commander, Capt.… (2023-483). Learn More »
CLIPPED SIGNATURE – CS MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM MAHONE
Clipped signature, "Wm Mahone, Virginia." Confederate hero of the Crater; postwar railroad magnate and U.S. Senator. Light toning. [ss][ph:L] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS ITEM, AS WITH… (2026-1768). Learn More »
CLIPPED SIGNATURE – CS GEN. EDMUND KIRBY SMITH
Clipped signature, "E. Kirby Smith." Confederate full general; commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department and was among the last to surrender, June 1865. Bold, clean ink on light card. … (2026-1765). Learn More »
$150.00
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CLIPPED SIGNATURE – UNION MAJ. GEN. GEORGE W. GETTY
Clipped signature, "Geo. W. Getty, Col. 3rd Artillery, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U.S.A." Career artilleryman who led a VI Corps division from the Wilderness to Appomattox. Closing-line fragment above; light… (2026-1764). Learn More »
ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR — ZOUAVES DANCING IN CAMP — SIGNED WM. H. MONK
A lively original watercolor of a camp dance among Union Zouaves, executed in a bold, naive hand and signed at lower right "Wm. H. Monk" in red-brown ink. The scene is set before a row of canvas wedge… (557-280). Learn More »
$650.00
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38th INDIANA DISCHARGE - UNION BRIG. GENERAL JOHN F. MILLER TWICE SIGNED
Offered here is an 1862 document signed twice and endorsed by John F. Miller, an Indiana officer who rose from regimental colonel to brevet major general and twice shed his blood leading his men from… (2023-466). Learn More »
$95.00
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GEN. ANSON G. McCOOK – AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS NEW YORK CITY CHAMBERLAIN, 1897 – ONE OF THE "FIGHTING McCOOKS" OF OHIO
Autograph letter signed by Anson G. McCook, one of the famous "Fighting McCooks" of Ohio, on letterhead of the "City of New York, Office of the City Chamberlain," with the city seal printed in blue.… (2026-212). Learn More »
CAPT. JAMES T. LONG, GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD GUIDE: "LONG'S 8TH ANNUAL TOUR OF GETTYSBURG" LECTURE CIRCULAR WITH 1888 BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION COLOR MAP, TOGETHER WITH HIS PRINTED "ADDRESS OF WELCOME" TO THE 143RD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS REUNION
Two printed pieces from the career of Capt. James Thomas Long (1842-1911), the best-known Gettysburg battlefield guide and lecturer of his generation. Long was a Lancaster County native who served in… (453-63). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR DISCHARGE — PRIVATE DANIEL LAWSON, 21ST NEW YORK CAVALRY ("GRISWOLD LIGHT CAVALRY")
Printed discharge certificate, "To All Whom It May Concern," completed in manuscript for Daniel Lawson, Private, Company L (per enrollment date), 21st Regiment New York Cavalry Volunteers. Enrolled… (2024-1067). Learn More »
NAVY DEPARTMENT TELEGRAM — ORDERS TO SEND MEN FROM USS EUTAW TO HAMPTON ROADS, APRIL 29, 1864
Manuscript telegram, one page, on printed Navy Department letterhead ("Navy Department, Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting"), Washington, D.C., dated April 29, 1864. Addressed to "Commo. Montgomery,… (1268-1073). Learn More »
MAP OF THE SOUTH OF SWEDEN, ENGRAVED BY H. MUTLOW, CIRCA 1813
Copper-engraved map titled "Map of the South of Sweden; shewing the route pursued by the Author, from the place of his landing, Helsingborg, until his arrival at Gefle; the situation of the Wener… (1309-726). Learn More »
1840 GERMAN CONFEDERATION LEGAL MANUSCRIPT ON 10-KREUZER REVENUE-STAMPED PAPER
This manuscript contains eight lines of Kurrent (German cursive) script on a large sheet of revenue-stamped paper. A large, circular “10” fiscal stamp is impressed at upper center, which… (1288-09). Learn More »
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ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED CONFEDERATE PERCUSSION CAP POUCH
This is the classic Confederate cap box, constructed of black leather with a rectangular outer flap that due to age and post-battle exposure is shrunken some to 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches across. It has a scalloped lower edge, again distorted some… (2026-2206). Learn More »
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