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2ND MARYLAND HORSE ARTILLERY (CSA)--“SPECIAL REQUISTION—No. 40”

2ND MARYLAND HORSE ARTILLERY (CSA)--“SPECIAL REQUISTION—No. 40”

Dated “14 Nov 1864.” Submitted and signed by Lieut. John McNulty  for supplies for the 2nd Maryland Horse Artillery.  Approved and Signed by Major General Lunsford Lomax  (“L.L. Lomax / Maj… (2024-1137). Learn More »

HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, APRIL 8, 1865 – SHERMAN’S MARCH THROUGH THE CAROLINAS

HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, APRIL 8, 1865 – SHERMAN’S MARCH THROUGH THE CAROLINAS

Front cover features a lead story titled “The Weight of the Federal Armies”, [bearing down on Richmond]. Also includes   illustrations depicting the “Raising of the stars and stripes over… (1251-47). Learn More »

WWI CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION - CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASS., IN HONOR OF FRANK L. HILLER

WWI CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION - CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASS., IN HONOR OF FRANK L. HILLER

Dated 1918. Beige certificate measuring 14 x 11”, with colored side pillars topped by a flag-backed soldier/sailor/airman/nurse vignette. Resolution by City of Somerville in appreciation of … (1251-45). Learn More »

FORAGE OF THE ARMY - U.S. PAYMASTER FORM, , DATED BOSTON 8/20/1818

FORAGE OF THE ARMY - U.S. PAYMASTER FORM, , DATED BOSTON 8/20/1818

Pre-printed form, 1pp., measuring 16 x 10". Text heading: " The United States in Account current with Charles B. Tallmadge, Paymaster of the United States Light Artillery, of the Army of the United… (1251-46). Learn More »

FREE FRANKED COVER HANDWRITTEN BY BEN BUTLER

FREE FRANKED COVER HANDWRITTEN BY BEN BUTLER

Letter envelope with "free franked" postage by Butler's signature. Empty letter envelope addressed to someone in Maine. The right to send mail free of postage is commonly referred to as a "free… (490-6450). Learn More »

HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, APRIL 22, 1865 – SHERIDAN AT FIVE FORKS

HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, APRIL 22, 1865 – SHERIDAN AT FIVE FORKS

Vol. IX—No. 434. 16 pp. [241-256], four columns, with numerous stories, illustrations and cartoons. Front cover features a lead story—“The Final Victory”—accompanied by two action… (557-68). Learn More »

HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, AUGUST 6, 1864 - ATLANTA CAMPAIGN/SIEGE OF PETERSBURG

HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, AUGUST 6, 1864 - ATLANTA CAMPAIGN/SIEGE OF PETERSBURG

Vol. VIII—No. 397. 16 pp. [497-512], with four columns, numerous stories, illustrations and cartoons. Front cover features a poignant poem, and an illustration of “The Mower in… (557-69). Learn More »

“ADVANCE THE STANDARD” BY RON TUNISON

“ADVANCE THE STANDARD” BY RON TUNISON

Available is a cold cast bronze sculpture titled "Advance the Colors Standard" by Ron Tunison, dated 1990. Numbered 212 of 350. It is on a hardwood base with a gold title plate. It stands… (2023-2755). Learn More »

JULY 1863 LETTER BY FAMED COL. JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN OF THE 20TH MAINE

JULY 1863 LETTER BY FAMED COL. JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN OF THE 20TH MAINE

This letter comes from the hand of famed Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine and is written to his wife from his shelter tent in the Shenandoah Valley near Front Royal. Dated July… (557-250). Learn More »

$8,500.00
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DECEMBER 1862 LETTER WRITTEN BY COL. JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN TO HIS WIFE FANNY

DECEMBER 1862 LETTER WRITTEN BY COL. JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN TO HIS WIFE FANNY

Here we have a letter written by a man who needs no introduction, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. This four-page letter is written on standard 8.5 inch by 11 inch unlined paper. In period ink,… (557-250B). Learn More »

$5,500.00
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THE MAGNOLIA WEEKLY—A HOME JOURNAL OF LITERATURE & GENERAL NEWS

THE MAGNOLIA WEEKLY—A HOME JOURNAL OF LITERATURE & GENERAL NEWS

Dated Richmond, VA., April 30, 1864. Vol 11-No. 31. 8pp., 11.5”  x 16, four columns. Inked name on front cover right margin—“Miss Sara Hooper.”  Exhibits fold marks, light fading &… (1179-1837). Learn More »

SELECTION OF SONG SHEETS

Below is listed a selection of Civil War song sheets.  Click on the links to see photos of each. Please provide item #’s when placing your order.         ITEM#                      … (1179-). Learn More »

HARPER’S WEEKLY, JULY 11, 1863 — GENERAL MEADE, THE INVASION OF THE NORTH TO GETTYSBURG / SIEGES OF VICKSBURG AND PORT HUDSON

HARPER’S WEEKLY, JULY 11, 1863 — GENERAL MEADE, THE INVASION OF THE NORTH TO GETTYSBURG / SIEGES OF VICKSBURG AND PORT HUDSON

Vol. VII—No. 341. 16 pp. [433-448], four columns, w/numerous stories, illustrations and cartoons. Front page features a full portrait of “Major-General George G. Meade, The New Commander of the… (1179-1824). Learn More »

WASHINGTON MONUMENT MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS

WASHINGTON MONUMENT MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS

Souvenirs molded from macerated U.S. currency were popular among tourists in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a miniature Washington Monument showing lots of tiny flecks of… (1202-145). Learn More »

LIBERTY BELL MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS

LIBERTY BELL MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS

This is a miniature Liberty Bell with a label having some minor losses on the edges but clearly reading: “Made of U.S. National Greenbacks / redeemed and macerated at the U.S. / Estimated $1,000.… (1202-144). Learn More »

WASHINGTON BUST MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS

WASHINGTON BUST MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS

Souvenirs molded from macerated U.S. currency were popular among tourists in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a small portrait bust of Washington still showing some bits of… (1202-143). Learn More »

LINCOLN STOVEPIPE HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY BY O. DUKE

LINCOLN STOVEPIPE HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY BY O. DUKE

Souvenirs made of macerated U.S. currency were popular among tourists of  Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a top hat molded with the relatively straight sides of the… (1202-140). Learn More »

 LINCOLN OR UNCLE SAM TOP HAT OF MACERATED GREENBACKS- NAMED MAKER

LINCOLN OR UNCLE SAM TOP HAT OF MACERATED GREENBACKS- NAMED MAKER

This is a miniature top hat molded from macerated U.S. currency, a genre of tourist souvenir popular in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. The hat has a bit of a flare to it, so it may… (1202-139). Learn More »

EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL LARGE 1862 DATED PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN UNION LIEUTENANT COLONEL

EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL LARGE 1862 DATED PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN UNION LIEUTENANT COLONEL

This fantastic painting is oil on canvas and meas. approx. 35.00 x 39.00 inches framed. The subject is an unknown Union lieutenant colonel from the Philadelphia area. He wears a dark blue… (L15593). Learn More »

$2,500.00
Originally $5,000.00
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G.A.R. HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY

G.A.R. HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY

This is a miniature G.A.R. uniform dress hat made in a two-part mold from macerated U.S. currency, a genre of tourist souvenir popular in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. The hat… (1202-141). Learn More »


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AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED MUSICIAN OF THE PETERSBURG MILITIA

Formerly in the collection of Bill Turner, this sixth plate ambrotype has a great pedigree, having been published as Figure 2 in Albaugh’s landmark “Confederate Faces.” Identified there as a, “Musician named Crowder, of Petersburg, Va., in… (1138-1866). Learn More »

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