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RARE CIVIL WAR PAMPHLET – SOLDIERS’ GUIDE IN PHILADELPHIA
This small pamphlet was printed on a 5.5” x 8” sheet of paper and folded into quarters – with each quarter offering information like hospital locations, sites of interest, military office… (2026-986). Learn More »
$45.00
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IRWIN PATENT OFFICER’S CAMP MESS CHEST AND STAND – DEC. 17, 1861, ST. LOUIS
Irwin's Patent Camp Mess Chest was a popular, specialized, and portable container used by officers during the American Civil War for storing and transporting cooking and dining utensils. Advertised in… (1268-1271). Learn More »
$450.00
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CIVIL WAR REGULATION ISSUE BLANKET
We have been lucky enough to take in several Civil War issue blankets from a Massachusetts collection. Don’t be fooled by the number. Civil War issue blankets have always been scarce. Inexpensively… (1273-62). Learn More »
DASHING AND FASHIONABLE STRAW HAT
A fashionable straw hat with a dashing appearance from the Texas Civil War Museum. The hat is styled with a tall conical brim made from fine light brown straw. The wide brim is made from a wide straw… (1307-55). Learn More »
$85.00
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GIRL’S BONNET WITH VELVET AND CHENILLE
A very appealing girl’s bonnet from the Texas Civil War Museum. The bonnet is styled with a brim of eggplant purple velvet gathered over a wire frame. The crown features multiple rows of… (1307-54). Learn More »
FASHIONABLE STRAW AND VELVET BONNET FROM PARIS
The latest style from Paris! A fashionable straw and velvet bonnet with a dashing appearance from the Texas Civil War Museum. The bonnet is made from brown fancy-weave straw. Olive green velvet trims… (1307-56). Learn More »
1880S FLORAL BRIDAL HEAD PIECE AND VEIL
1880s Floral bridal head piece and veil. Head piece made of wired ivory paper flowers, green paper leaves, and ivory wax buds mounted on a wire base covered in veiling. Two long wired streamers of… (1307-13). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION SILVER GOBLET - 11th PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY FEBRUARY 1864
An elegant silver goblet presented by Captain R.B. Ward to Lieutenant Colonel Stetzel of the 11th PA Cavalry in February 1864 as, “A token of esteem.” Stetzel was a fighting officer in more than… (2026-475). Learn More »
WINE COLORED C. MID-LATE 1880S 3 PIECE TRAVELING ENSEMBLE
A majestic 3-piece traveling ensemble, c. mid-late 1880s, from the Texas Civil War Museum, consisting of a two-piece bustle dress and a matching jacket. The dress is made of wine-colored silk satin… (1307-47). Learn More »
1880S WOMAN’S QUILTED SILK WRAPPER
1880s Woman’s quilted silk wrapper from the Texas Civil War Museum. The wrapper is made of embroidered aqua and brown lightweight silk taffeta, fully-lined in aqua silk, and partially wadded with… (1307-45). Learn More »
C1890-1900 PETITE SHEER IVORY NET AND LACE LINGERIE DRESS
Young lady’s or petite woman’s sheer ivory net and lace lingerie dress c.1890-1900 from the Texas Civil War Museum. The dress is made from fine cotton net, embellished with floral patterns created… (1307-44). Learn More »
WOOD YARN NEEDLE WITH INSCRIPTION: DR. ALEXANDER McDONALD DAVISON
This flat wooden yarn needle carries an old ink inscription on each side that was intended to freshen an older pencil inscription. One side reads: “For net a bird net or hammock / large mesh.” The… (1266-297). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR ISSUE BLANKET WITH UNUSUAL BLUE “US”
This issue blanket measures approximately 71” wide and 83” long, making it just a tad larger than a sampling of eighteen blankets made for the Columbia Rifles Research Compendium, which ranged… (1273-63). Learn More »
STENCIL ID’D CIVIL WAR ISSUE BLANKET WITH CORPS BADGES
This Civil War US issue blanket is in excellent condition, retains its original gray color to the body and the black color in the end stripes, along with its three-line open ended, chainstitched US… (1273-60). Learn More »
1ST MAINE CAVALRYMAN’S RAZOR
A horn-handled razor cased in a sewn brown leather tube with removable plug at one end, 7” long and 1-1/4” in diameter. The tube was lightly carved with a pair of crossed sabers, edges down, with… (302-118). Learn More »
ELEGANT C1890 WOMAN’S TWO-PIECE MAUVE FIGURED SILK RECEPTION DRESS
A feminine and elegant woman’s two-piece mauve figured silk reception dress c.1890, from the Texas Civil War Museum. The jacquard fabric is woven with narrow stripes alternating with strips of… (1307-43). Learn More »
C1862-1863 AMETHYST PURPLE RIBBED WATERED SILK MOIRÉ DRESS
Woman’s amethyst purple ribbed watered silk moiré dress, c. 1862-1863, trimmed with aubergine silk taffeta ruching, originally from the Tasha Tudor collection, loaned to Colonial Williamsburg, and… (1307-42). Learn More »
THREE-DRAW COLLAPSIBLE BRASS TELESCOPE / SPYGLASS
This antique optical instrument from the mid-19th century is a very appealing, three-draw collapsible telescope/spyglass in very good condition. Made of brass, this device is constructed with three… (179-1300). Learn More »
$155.00
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COMMERCIAL CIVIL WAR SEWING KIT, SOLDIER’S “HOUSEWIFE”
Sewing kits, in soldier parlance “housewives,” were common going-away gifts from mothers, wives, sweethearts, and charitable sewing circles to departing soldiers who would have to fend for… (2025-3042). Learn More »
C. 1880 BONNET WITH GOLD LACE OF METAL THREAD, AND DARK BURGUNDY VELVET BANDS
A dramatic bonnet c. 1880 that makes a statement about the fashionable woman who wore it, from the Texas Civil War Museum. The brim is covered with pleated and ruched bands of rich dark burgundy… (1307-58). Learn More »
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ID’D DRAFTING SET – THE FAMED “BOY COLONEL” HENRY BERGWYN – 26th NC, KILLED AT GETTYSBURG ON JULY 1
Henry “Harry” King Burgwyn, Jr. was known as the “Boy Colonel” because he attained that rank at the early age of twenty. He was perhaps the youngest colonel in the Confederate Army. Unfortunately, he never lived to see his twenty-second… (846-570). Learn More »
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