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![UNION SOLDIER LETTER WITH COVER - BUGLER A. N. MISSIMER [MESSEIMER, MESSIMER], CO. “B”, 8TH PA CAVALRY](/images/product/50/226038_tn.jpg)
UNION SOLDIER LETTER WITH COVER - BUGLER A. N. MISSIMER [MESSEIMER, MESSIMER], CO. “B”, 8TH PA CAVALRY
Dated, “Chickahominy Valley, Virginia, May 2, 1862.” Addressed to Miss Kate Missimer /Jersey Shore /Lycoming Co, Penna. 6 pages in ink, 5” x 8, on stationary w/attractive print of Washington… (467-24). Learn More »
$225.00
Originally $280.00
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UNION SOLDIER LETTER / YORKTOWN 1862--FROM “THATCHER” TO SISTER ALICE
Dated, “June 11, 1862.” 2 pages in ink on lined paper, 5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks. Ink lightly faded but entirely legible. Else VG. Text. “Sister alice….I got your letter a weak ago to day… (467-23). Learn More »
$160.00
Originally $200.00
UNION SOLDIER LETTER - PRIVATE ALBERT A. TRESCOTT, BATTERY “E”, 1ST RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY
Dated “Camp Winfield Scott / Before Yorktown, May 3rd, 1862, enroute to Yorktown, VA. Addressed to “Dear Friends” 4 pages in ink on unlined paper, 12.5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks, chipping… (467-22). Learn More »
$290.00
Originally $360.00
UNION SOLDIER LETTER - SERGEANT WILLIAM H. BAKER, 100TH NEW YORK INFANTRY, WITH COVER ADDRESSED TO CAPT. ANDERSON GRIFFIN ERIE CO, NY
Dated “Camp of the 100th Regt. Seven Miles from Richmond, Sunday afternoon, May 26th, 1862.” Addressed to “Capt. Deacon Griffin, Capt. of Griffins Mill Home Guards, Dear Friend.” 4pp. on… (467-21). Learn More »
$195.00
Originally $240.00
AFFADAVIT FROM FATHER – SON DIED IN CONFEDERATE SERVICE, 50th VIRGINIA
William Elkanah Richardson was just 18 years old when he enlisted on April 1st, 1862. By May 2nd, he had mustered into Company K of the 50th Virginia Infantry. Just two months later, on July 1st,… (2023-533). Learn More »
$75.00
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LETTER – SGT. WILLIAM CARTER, 18th MAINE/1st MAINE HA/80th USCT - DIED OF DISEASE
William enlisted on August 21st, 1862 and was mustered into Company C of the 18th Maine Infantry. In December, he was transferred out and into Company C of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery with the rest… (2022-2216). Learn More »
$40.00
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PERSONAL SPIRITUAL LETTER FROM WIFE TO CAPT. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, 23rd MASSACHUSETTS (WOUNDED AT NEW BERN TWO DAYS PRIOR)
The 23rd Massachusetts was part of Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition, the early, successful effort by an amphibious force to capture Confederate ports within the Outer Banks. Though the… (2023-1148). Learn More »
$85.00
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HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER – GENERAL BUTLER, 1871
Controversial is the legacy of General Benjamin Butler, the famed “Beast” of New Orleans. He held several professional titles during his life including lawyer, general, governor, and… (490-6496). Learn More »
MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER NOTE, PLUS BOND COUPONS
Dated “Headquarters Department of the Gulf / New-Orleans, Sept. 9th, 1862. One page in ink, 5” x 8, plus three “State of Louisiana” bond coupons. Exhibits fold-marks, else VG. Text: “The… (490-6609). Learn More »
$50.00
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McCALL’S DIVISION OF PRVC - MEDICAL DEPT - GENERAL ORDER NO. 1
Dated “Camp Pierpont / Oct. 10 1861.” Signed by “Anthony E. Stocker MD / Acting Brig. Surg. Of 3rd Brigade.” One pp. in ink on lined paper. 7.75” x 9.75. Exhibits fold-marks, slightly… (2021-1102). Learn More »
MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER NOTE
Dated “Headquarters of the Gulf / New Orleans, Aug. 18, 1862.” One page in ink, 5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks. Else VG plus. Text: “The Louisiana State Bank will pay the coupons of the Union… (490-6605). Learn More »
![ALS, COLONEL ANDREW JACKSON BUTLER [BENJAMIN BUTLER’S OLDER BROTHER]](/images/product/50/224899_tn.jpg)
ALS, COLONEL ANDREW JACKSON BUTLER [BENJAMIN BUTLER’S OLDER BROTHER]
Dated Jan. 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana. One page in ink, 5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks. Paper is somewhat yellowed while remaining entirely legible. Text: “Dr. Sir...Your note of yesterday… (490-6612). Learn More »
FRANCIS H. SMITH, V.M.I. SUPERINTENDENT, WRITES ON VIGNETTE STATIONARY SHOWING INSTITUTE; RECOMMENDATION OF STUDENT FOR U.S. ARMY
If you are a fan of V.M.I., here is a beautiful piece of stationary with a nice ALS by its famous Superintendent Francis H. Smith. During the campaign against Richmond in 1864, Smith’s Corps of… (846-555). Learn More »
$550.00
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VERY UNCOMMON EARLY WAR CONFEDERATE LETTER – LT. PAGE, 2nd VIRGINIA CAVALRY
Lieutenant Edwin Randolph Page wrote this letter to Mrs. Edwin R. Page, on July 3rd, 1863. Lieutenant Page was a 39-year-old lawyer from Campbell County, Virginia, when he commissioned and mustered… (2024-668). Learn More »
$225.00
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BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, POST-WAR ALS
Dated “Washington, Feb. 4, 1876.” Addressed to Oaks A. Ames / North Easton, Mass. 2 pp., on unlined paper in ink, w/post-script in pencil on reverse. Exhibits fold-marks. Else… (490-6493). Learn More »
GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN LETTER – CORPORAL ALFRED COBB, 15th VERMONT
Alfred Cobb hailed from Derby, Vermont, and enlisted on 9/18/1862 as a Private. On 10/22/1862, he mustered into Company H of the 15th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on… (2023-529). Learn More »
$150.00
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UNION SOLDIER LETTER - PRIVATE ALBERT A. TRESCOTT, BATTERY “E”, 1ST RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY
Dated “Camp Winfield Scott / Before Yorktown, May 3rd, 1862, enroute to Yorktown, VA. Addressed to “Dear Friends” 4 pages in ink on unlined paper, 12.5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks, chipping… (467-25). Learn More »
VERY RARE CHANCELLORSVILLE BODY RETRIEVAL NOTE
Dated May 13th, 1863, this extraordinary document provides an account of the end of Lieutenant Charles D. Rossiter’s life. Colonel Robert F. Taylor wrote this note from the headquarters of the 33rd… (2023-537). Learn More »
$85.00
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119th PENNSYLVANIA LETTERS BETWEEN KIA OFFICER AND FAMILY – GETTYSBURG CONTENT!
Lieutenant Edward Coxe of the 119th Pennsylvania, Company D, wrote his sister on July 20th, 1863 from Lovettsville, Virginia – just over 2 weeks after the close of the Battle of Gettysburg. Edward… (2023-1031). Learn More »
$250.00
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REMARKABLE HOSPITAL LETTER ON BEHALF OF WOUNDED 5th MAINE SOLDIER – US CHRISTIAN COMMISSION STATIONARY
Private Joseph Leavitt enlisted at age 19 in Portland, Maine in June of 1861 and mustered into Company G of the 5th Maine Infantry. And the end of his term, he re-enlisted in December of 1863. In… (2023-472). Learn More »
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This English made cartridge box was run through to the blockaded South early in the war. It was made under Confederate direction by English contractor Alexander Ross. Major Edward Anderson CSA between July and September 1861 made arrangements to have… (2025-304). Learn More »
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