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This is a match for O’Donnell & Campbell Plate 550 in very good condition, with good edge, nice bright patina, showing some original gilt and some minor age stains, and a full lead solder fill… (490-7276) Learn More »
The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique… (1221-51) Learn More »
The palmer brace system (harness or suspender-like straps) was used to attach the haversack, clothing bag and canteen to the soldier's back believing the brace would help with weight distribution. It… (179-1219) Learn More »
The palmer brace system (harness or suspender-like straps) was used to attach the haversack, clothing bag and canteen to the soldier's back believing the brace would help with weight distribution. It… (179-1218) Learn More »
Modelled on the US 1826 pattern round eagle breastplates, these are shown as Plate 471 in O’Donnell and Campbell. They are described in the state’s 1859 regulations and bear the coat of arms later… (1287-06) Learn More »
A very good condition and good looking set of Smith Patent shoulder straps for a Captain on staff duty. There were at least a couple of patents during the Civil War for some form of metallic border in… (490-7268) Learn More »
An excellent condition set of Smith Patent shoulder straps for a Brigadier General. James Smith’s patent used stamped and gilded brass metallic frames to imitate the bullion embroidered borders of… (490-7265) Learn More »
Offered here is a single shot .54 caliber percussion pistol is a product of gunmaker Richard Hollis of London, England, and identified to a navy officer who served in the U.S. and C.S. navies. The… (1268-689) Learn More »
William Henry Tipton (1850–1929) was born in Gettysburg, and began apprenticing to photographer brothers Isaac and Charles Tyson at the age of twelve. Although the Tysons closed shop during the… (2024-6844) Learn More »
W. J. Mozart was a prominent early photographer of the Gettysburg area and battlefield in the years and decades after the battle. His images were praised for their clarity, lighting, and artistic… (2024-6848) Learn More »
A very good copy of Coppee’s “Field Manual of Evolutions of the Line …” Green cloth binding with impressed eagle with shield and strars on the covers and gilt title on the spine. Printed by… (2024-2381) Learn More »
This CDV shows a waist-up view of General John B. Magruder in his full military regalia. This image is a copy of an earlier image which has been enlarged to show the waist-up view. Because of this,… (846-504) Learn More »
Levi "Lee" Mumper was born in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1843. The second of seven children born to farm couple Samuel and Catherine (Shultz) Mumper, he completed a public-school education… (2024-6952) Learn More »
Nestled between the most important hills of the US line is Stevens’ Knoll – known before the battle as McKnight’s Hill. Featured in this photo is the famed position of the 5th Maine Battery,… (2024-6971) Learn More »
Offered here is a very good example of a 25” long Robert Mole & Sons produced Confederate Naval Cutlass, marked by Courtney, Tennent & Company with its original scabbard. The blade is… (1268-683) Learn More »
This is a good example of the regulation Union infantry cartridge box rig, untouched and un-messed with, in the sort of condition we used see in a box coming out of a veteran’s estate, something… (1283-01) Learn More »
Early photography of the Gettysburg Battlefield serves as an important record of the evolution of the park and its expansive grounds. Shown in this image are the 13th Vermont and Vermont State… (2024-6899) Learn More »
Bone cup with brass rim and base was prisoner of war art made in Libby Prison. Brass rim is engraved with, “CAPT. H.C.NEWTON, 93RD REGT. N.Y. VOL. SEPT. 19TH, 1864”. Bone is engraved with,… (172-3053) Learn More »
This CDV shows a full standing view of Lieutenant Colonel Reid of the 36th Virginia. The dapper lieutenant colonel who had his left leg recently amputated stands confidently with his wooden crutches… (846-406) Learn More »
Stories of boys lying about their age in order to get into the army and “see the elephant,” are not uncommon. Rarer are men at the other end of the age spectrum, over the 44-year age limit for… (490-7295) Learn More »
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Historical Firearms Stolen From The National Civil War Museum In Harrisburg, Pa »
Theft From Gravesite Of Gen. John Reynolds »
Selection Of Unframed Prints By Don Troiani »
Fine Condition Brass Infantry Bugle Insignia »
This is a very early and possibly unique Confederate cavalry saber, possibly even a cavalry officer’s saber, by Louis Froelich. It uses a crudely cast, heavy, thick guard, with the side branches branching off from the knucklebow at two different… (870-614). Learn More »