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RUFUS KING AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS ADJUTANT GENERAL OF NEW YORK — FUTURE ORGANIZER OF THE CIVIL WAR "IRON BRIGADE" — TO MAJOR R. L. BAKER, COMMANDING WATERVLIET ARSENAL
RUFUS KING (1814–1876). Autograph Letter Signed ("Rufus King, Adj Genl"), one page, single folded sheet (approx. 8 x 10 in.), "Adjutant General's Office, Albany," June 16, [1841]. Addressed on the… (2026-1758). Learn More »
1915 AUTOGRAPH OF MARSHAL FERDINAND FOCH ON MILITARY ORDERS/INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING ATTACK FOLLOWING ARTILLERY BARRAGE
This one page document, handwritten in ink, measures 8 ¼” x 10”. It is dated “16.5.15 11h”, translating to 11AM, May 16 2015. The letter is written in French in a strong, bold hand,… (1202-1795). Learn More »
$650.00
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UNION SOLDIER LETTER--BVT. MAJOR JOHN R. CRAIG, US VOLUNTEERS QUARTERMASTER DEPT.
Dated "Camp Stoneman /Washington, DC. /July 12, 1865. Addressed to "Bob". 4 pp. in ink on line paper, "5 x 8. Exhibits fold-marks, else VG. John R. Craig was commissioned as Captain into the US… (2022-34). Learn More »
$48.50
Originally $65.00
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NELSON A. MILES (1839–1925 TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY
Typed Letter Signed ("Nelson A. Miles"), one page, 4.75 x 7.5 in., on the ornate gothic-lettered "Headquarters of the Army, Washington" letterhead, dated March 17, 1899. Addressed to General Francis… (2026-1755). Learn More »
1880 DATED ALS SIGNED BY UNION GENERAL STEPHEN GANO BURGRIDGE, THE “BUTCHER OF KENTUCKY”
Autograph note signed by Union general Stephen Gano Burbridge (1831–1894), written on a one-cent U.S. postal card, datelined "Phila. Pa. Feb. 6th 1880" and addressed in his hand to a correspondent… (2026-1788). Learn More »
1861 21ST NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY LETTER – PVT. HARRISON ALEXANDER
8”x10” line blue paper; 3 pp. Dated Manassas Junction, VA, Oct. 6th, 1861. All legible ink, by an educated soldier. Written to “Miss Emily Burnside”. Overall very good condition. Letter talks… (2025-3460). Learn More »
$150.00
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1857 LETTER FROM JOHN B. FLOYD (SECRETARY OF WAR UNDER PRESIDENT BUCHANAN, LATER CS BRIGADIER GENERAL) TO CAPT. MONTGOMERY MEIGS, SUPERINTENDENT OF WASHINGTON AQUADUCT
FLOYD, JOHN B. (1806–1863). U.S. Secretary of War under President James Buchanan; later Confederate brigadier general, infamous for abandoning his command at Fort Donelson. Letter Signed ("John B.… (2026-1753). Learn More »
$150.00
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1890 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY MAJOR GENERAL DARIUS N. COUCH — COMMANDER, II CORPS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
One-page autograph letter signed "D N Couch," written from Norwalk, Connecticut, and dated April 1, 1890. Penned in dark ink on a single leaf of period lined stationery (writing area approx. 5 x 8… (2026-1750). Learn More »
$65.00
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IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR NAVAL LETTER – C.R.P. RODGERS, COMMANDER OF USS WABASH – WRITTEN FROM THE USS IROQUOIS
Commander Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers, from Brooklyn, New York, served in the Mexican-American War prior to the Civil War. In command of the flagship frigate U.S.S. Wabash during the Civil War,… (2026-197). Learn More »
MISSISSIPPI QM DOCUMENT – AGENT APPOINTMENT FOR SUPPLIES TO BE SHIPPED TO MISSISSIPPI TROOPS IN THE FIELD IN VIRGINIA
This document was written by Major Livingston Mims, (1833–1906) a Confederate officer best known for his role as the Chief Quartermaster of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.… (2024-674). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER LETTER GROUPING – CPL. JONATHAN J. TAYLOR, 31ST NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY
An exceptional archive of four wartime letters written home by Cpl. Jonathan J. Taylor, Co. E, 31st North Carolina Infantry, an Orange County, N.C. farmer’s son, between January and July 1863. The… (1309-789). Learn More »
JANUARY 1862 21ST NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY SOLDIER LETTER – PVT. HARRISON ALEXANDER; POW CEDAR CREEK
4 full pages in ink on one 5” x 7” sheet; very legible and good content throughout. Dated Manassas Junction, VA January 5, 1862. Written to “My Dear Cousin” regarding Christmas and New… (2025-3462). Learn More »
$175.00
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JULY 1862 21ST NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY LETTER – PVT. HARRISON ALEXANDER; POW CEDAR CREEK
4 full pages in ink on one 5” x 7” sheet; very legible . Dated Gordonville, VA, July 27, 1862. Written to “Cousin Em”. Overall very good condition. Alexander writes that he has just got back… (2025-3461). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR CHAPLAIN'S ARCHIVE — REV. LEVI W. NORTON, 72ND NEW YORK INFANTRY, EXCELSIOR BRIGADE
Extensive Correspondence, October 1861–1862, with Content on Camp Life, Battlefield Chaplaincy, Emancipation, and a Presidential Sighting An outstanding archive of approximately 25 autograph letters… (1268-1272). Learn More »
1877 DATED GEN. JAMES SHIELDS ALS – MEXICAN WAR HERO; SERVED AS US SENATOR FROM THREE SEPARATE STATES; ONCE CHALLENGED ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO A DUEL
Autograph Letter Signed, two pages in ink on a folded sheet of blue-lined letter paper, each page approximately 8 x 5 inches. Written from St. Mary's Church, Norfolk Street, Cambridgeport,… (L12060). Learn More »
CS CAVALRYMAN’S LETTER WRITTEN ONE DAY AFTER THE COLD HARBOR ASSAULT
A superb content soldier's autograph letter signed, written in pencil and headed "Near Bottoms Bridge June 4th 1864," by Confederate cavalryman John M. Tucker to his father. Penned a single day after… (2026-1451). Learn More »
$275.00
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CIVIL WAR SOLDIER'S LETTER — CAMP DICKINSON, ROANOKE ISLAND, N.C., MAY 4, 1862 — 89th NEW YORK INFANTRY, COMRADE OF THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION WRITES OF SOUTH MILLS, COMPANY DEATHS, AND HIS WAR-WEARY CONVICTIONS
A content-rich, fully identified Civil War soldier's letter, four pages, written on a colorful patriotic lettersheet headed "Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue," the vignette depicting a Union… (2026-1190). Learn More »
$125.00
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LETTER DATED GETTYSBURG, JUNE 1864 - ALS FROM ALEXANDER AGNEW TO HIS BROTHER – ACCOUNT OF GUIDED BATTLEFIELD TOUR
AGNEW, Alexander McLeod. Autograph Letter Signed ("Alexander"), to his brother. Gettysburg, Pa., 23 June 1864. 4 pp. on a single folded bifolium of embossed letter paper, brown ink in a fine cursive… (1202-1790). Learn More »
1856 US ARMY QUARTERMASTER SUPPLY ORDER SIGNED BY GEORGE H. CROSMAN
George H. Crosman (1799-1882). Manuscript Letter Signed (“G. H. Crosman”), as Quartermaster, 2 pp. on a single folded sheet, Philadelphia, April 14, 1856. “Office of Army Clothing &… (1202-1793). Learn More »
WAR OF 1812 ALS — CALLENDER IRVINE, COMMISSARY GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY, ORDERS A PRESENTATION SABRE & RED SASH FOR COLONEL JAMES GIBSON, KILLED FOUR MONTHS LATER AT FORT ERIE
Autograph letter signed by Callender Irvine (1775–1841), Commissary General of the United States Army, written from the Commissary General’s Office, Philadelphia, May 5, 1814, to John M. Taylor,… (1202-1794). Learn More »
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A LOUISIANA CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY CAPTAIN'S FROCK COAT
This is an outstanding example that was until recently in the Fort Worth Texas Civil War Museum. The coat is double breasted and made of a dark gray wool satinet. There are seven Louisiana state seal buttons in two rows of 7 on the front. The… (1268-557). Learn More »
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