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CONFEDERATE BLANKET BROUGHT HOME BY 4TH WEST VIRGINIA CAVALRY TROOPER, WITH TROOPER’S DISCHARGE & TWO PHOTOS OF HIM AS AN OLDER MAN
Blanket is made of a thin coarse butternut brown wool with faded red end stripes along both edges and ends. The red stripes are formed by eight parallel rows of red stitching. Taken together the eight… (1179-163). Learn More »
RARE REGULATION CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY BLANKET IDENTIFIED TO 1ST MAINE LIGHT ARTILLERY SOLDIER
One of the scarcer textile items of the Civil War is the regulation blanket. Besides the scarcity due to hard service and discarding during and after the war, these blankets would have had use for any… (1179-190). Learn More »
CDV OF MAJOR ROBERT N. HULL, 66TH GEORGIA INFANTRY, WOUNDED AT FRANKLIN, KIA IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Chest-up view of Major Robert Newton Hull in uniform. He wears a double-breasted jacket with collar and sleeve insignia just visible. The image is clear with good contrast. Corners of the mount have… (1139-330). Learn More »
CDV OF CHAPLAIN R.K. PORTER, COBB'S GEORGIA LEGION
Bust view of Confederate Chaplain R.K. Porter. The image is clear with light contrast. There is a period ink signature below the photo, "Yours affly / R.K. Porter". No photographer's backmark. Pencil… (1138-599). Learn More »
INK SIGNED BUST VIEW OF WILLIAM B. RITTER OF THE HENRICO LIGHT ARTILLERY – LONG PERIOD INK INSCRIPTION ON THE REVERSE
CDV shows Ritter in a dark civilian suit posed in a slight right profile. Bottom of the image is signed in faint period ink “WM. BAILY RITTER, VIRGINIA.” Contrast and clarity is excellent. Paper… (1138-997). Learn More »
CDV OF STONEWALL BRIGADE CAPTAIN WITH PERIOD INK ID - BY REES OF RICHMOND
Image is a vignette bust view of John S. Harrison of Company D, 2nd Virginia Infantry in Confederate uniform. He wears a light-colored coat with the three parallel bars of a captain clearly visible on… (1138-991). Learn More »
CDV OF CAPTAIN EDWARD GRAHAM OF THE PETERSBURG HORSE ARTILLERY
Image is a late or early post-war view of Graham in a dark civilian suit with white shirt, dark bowtie and tinted cheeks. The contrast and clarity of the image are excellent. Mount and paper are very… (1138-980). Learn More »
BUST VIEW CDV OF 61ST VIRGINIA LIEUTENANT-COLONEL KILLED AT SPOTSYLVANIA, WITH WONDERFUL PERIOD INK ID
Image is of William F. Niemeyer in a light-colored double-breasted frockcoat with the two stars of a lieutenant colonel visible on both sides of his collar. Clarity is good but the contrast is a… (1138-993). Learn More »
PERIOD PENCIL ID WARTIME VIEW OF THOMAS A. BRANDER 20TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY AND THE LETCHER ARTILLERY – PRESENT AT THE EXECUTION OF JOHN BROWN
CDV is a bust view of Brander in the uniform of a Confederate 2nd lieutenant. Bottom center of the mount bears a period pencil inscription that reads “THOMAS BANDER, LETCHER ARTILLERY.” Clarity is… (1138-984). Learn More »
IDENTIFIED MODEL 1852 NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD WITH SCABBARD – CHARLES F. HATCH
This sword measures approximately 34” long from point to pommel. The blade is 28” long. It has a wide stopped fuller that is 19” long and a narrow fuller that is 21 ½” long. The blade remains… (1179-074). Learn More »
VERY FINE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS JACKET ATTRIBUTED TO 9TH MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIER WOUNDED AT SPOTSYLVANIA AND LATER SERVED IN COMPANY H, 13TH VETERAN RESERVE CORPS
Very fine original Veteran Reserve Corps jacket and Pattern 1858 smooth-side canteen with a verbal ID to Private Patrick Barry formerly of Company E, 9th Massachusetts Infantry wounded at Spotsylvania… (1179-177). Learn More »
PRESENTATION SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1 PRESENTED TO MATTHEW WATERS OF THE 18th MAINE INFANTRY & BATTERY D OF THE 1st MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY
Here we have a killer Smith & Wesson Model 1 Second Issue. Although this seven-shot revolver has seen much use, it’s seen the trials and tribulations of a soldier in the defenses of Washington,… (490-2969). Learn More »
INTERESTING KNITTED COMFORTER NAMED TO CAPTAIN E. BLACKMAR
Hand knit comforter meas. 61.00 x 52.00 inches. It is made of alternating stripes using various shades of red wool yarn. Worked into the central stripe in dark brown yarn is “CAPT. E.… (1179-228). Learn More »
CDV OF CAPTAIN GEORGE SAVAGE & 2ND LIEUTENANT JAMES ASHBY, 39TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY & 19TH VIRGINIA ARTILLERY
This CDV photo is a fine image featuring two Confederate officers. The men are seen in full standing format in this studio image. Contrast and clarity are good. Both men are dressed in gray trousers,… (1138-948). Learn More »
CDV OF SOUTH CAROLINA LIEUTENANT COLONEL KILLED AT 1ST BULL RUN
Waist -up view of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin J. Johnson of Hampton’s Legion. Image shows Johnson in a dark civilian suit with white shirt and large, dark bowtie. Contrast is fair and clarity is… (1138-857). Learn More »
A SOUVENIR FROM STONEWALL JACKSON'S HOUSE
This attractive 11” x 14” unframed display features a 2 3/8” x 1 7/8” piece of coverlet that was owned by Colonel Elijah W. Penny who had service in three Indiana Union regiments and was… (M26440). Learn More »
IDENTIFICATION DISK OF RUSSEL C. JACKSON, CO. K, 64th NEW YORK
This brass identification disk is about the size of a silver dollar and has been stamped on the face with the words “Russel C Jackson / Leon Catt’s Co. NY” around the perimeter of the circular… (490-3753). Learn More »
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED HOMEMADE SADDLE VALISE USED BY 31ST MASSACHUSETTS OFFICER WITH TAG FROM FAMILY
This handsewn canvas valise was made for George V. Bristol when he served as a lieutenant in the 31st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Bristol, whose profession was "merchant tailor," may well have… (1179-296). Learn More »
MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMAN MEDAL OF RICHARD H. FISHER 4th MASS, AND LATER 39th MASS, WIA WILDERNESS
The edge of this Massachusetts Minuteman Medal is stamped “RICHARD H. FISHER PRVT. H 4TH. REG. Fisher, a 28 year-old stonecutter from Quincy, who joined the 4th Mass. Militia Infantry, a three-month… (844-18). Learn More »
MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMAN MEDAL OF JOHN S. GIBBS, 3rd MASS RIFLES, 1st US LT. ARTILLERY, 38th USCT AND ADC TO GEN. TURNER 24th A.C.
The edge of this Massachusetts Minuteman Medal is stamped “JOHN S. GIBBS, PRVT. A. 3d BTN. RFN.” This is company A of the 3rd Battalion of Riflemen, Mass. Vol. Militia. The Third Battalion of… (844-19). Learn More »
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G.A.R. POST IMPRESSIVE SHELL-STRUCK WAR LOG: A “FRAGMENT” FROM CHICKAMAUGA
This impressive section of tree trunk was cut from the battlefield of Chickamauga and displayed in a Boston G.A.R. post. It measures about 36 by 16 by 14 inches and has embedded in it a ten-pound Parrott shell, the lower portion and iron sabot of… (365-11). Learn More »
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