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SILVER SHIELD-SHAPED ID BADGE – 89TH NEW YORK; ELI M. RUGGLES

SILVER SHIELD-SHAPED ID BADGE – 89TH NEW YORK; ELI M. RUGGLES

Offered here is a silver identification badge with t-bar pin on back. Badge is in shield shaped and engraved with “E.M. Ruggles / Co. C, 89th Regt. / N.Y.V.” Badge is complete and very fine in… (1268-122) Learn More »

FREDERICKSBURG RECOVERED FORAGE CAP CHINSTRAP INFANTY-I BUTTONS AND FRICTION BUCKLE

FREDERICKSBURG RECOVERED FORAGE CAP CHINSTRAP INFANTY-I BUTTONS AND FRICTION BUCKLE

Two small size U.S. eagle-infantry-I buttons and the sliding friction buckle from an officer’s or privately purchased forage cap, recovered at Fredericksburg. The brass frame buckle still has a… (1262-07) Learn More »

SILVER 10TH CORPS BADGE

SILVER 10TH CORPS BADGE

Offered here is a silver badge with t-bar pin on back. Badge is in the form of a four-bastioned fort, and is engraved “1st Brig. / 2d Div. / 10 Army / Corps.” Badge is complete and very fine in… (1268-138) Learn More »

CLASSIC CONFEDERATE ENLISTED CAVALRY SABER WITH WOOD SCABBARD BY KRAFT, GOLDSCHMIDT AND KRAFT OR HAMMOND MARSHALL

CLASSIC CONFEDERATE ENLISTED CAVALRY SABER WITH WOOD SCABBARD BY KRAFT, GOLDSCHMIDT AND KRAFT OR HAMMOND MARSHALL

This is a very strong example of the classic Confederate cavalry saber with wood scabbard identified by Albaugh in 1963 as a product of Kraft, Goldschmidt and Kraft of Columbia, SC. Some collectors… (1268-353) Learn More »

DEPARTMENT OF OHIO GAR BADGE – 46th ENCAMPMENT, 1912, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

DEPARTMENT OF OHIO GAR BADGE – 46th ENCAMPMENT, 1912, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

From June 17th – 21st, 1912, The Department of Ohio of the Grand Army of the Republic held its annual encampment in Springfield, Ohio. The Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was… (160-501) Learn More »

$85.00
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US SIGNAL CORPS GAR BADGE – 35th NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, 1901, CLEVELAND

US SIGNAL CORPS GAR BADGE – 35th NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, 1901, CLEVELAND

The US Signal Corps was integral to the Union’s Civil War victory by facilitating communication between commanders and troops. The Corps used a system of flags, flares, and torches to transmit… (1211-104) Learn More »

MARTIALLY MARKED MODEL 1851 COLT NAVY REVOLVER

MARTIALLY MARKED MODEL 1851 COLT NAVY REVOLVER

This is a nice Model 1851 Colt Navy revolver. It is a .36 caliber revolver with six-shot cylinder, a 7 ½” octagonal barrel with attached loading lever, and iron frame with round trigger guard. All… (297-21) Learn More »

$3,500.00
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SCARCE 1859 DATED AMES “MODEL 1860” LIGHT CAVALRY SABER

SCARCE 1859 DATED AMES “MODEL 1860” LIGHT CAVALRY SABER

This 1859 dated light cavalry saber by Ames is in good condition, with undisturbed hilt with original leather and wire on the grip, a full-length blade with clear maker and inspector marks, and… (362-1262) Learn More »

ANTIQUE STEREOVIEW – HOME OF GENERAL WARDEN

ANTIQUE STEREOVIEW – HOME OF GENERAL WARDEN

This dual image shows the home of “General Warden”, with an ink note at lower right which reads “Residence of Genl S Warden Darlington”.  The state is listed but is obscured by slight outer… (2024-7089) Learn More »

PERIOD MOURNING CARD FOR PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

PERIOD MOURNING CARD FOR PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Card meas. approx. 3.00 x 4.50 inches with a white raised embossed tombstone placed on a black cardstock mount. The tombstone reads “IN MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BORN… (297-22) Learn More »

RE-COVERED ORIGINAL 1909 EDITION OF THE HISTORY OF THE 40TH NEW YORK INFANTRY

RE-COVERED ORIGINAL 1909 EDITION OF THE HISTORY OF THE 40TH NEW YORK INFANTRY

Truly a hard-fought regiment, this book is complimented in Nevin’s Civil War Books as a “superior unit history, based on wartime letters and diaries. Highly useful for personal insights,” their… (1180-144) Learn More »

$150.00
Originally $175.00
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2003 HISTORY OF THE 37TH NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS

2003 HISTORY OF THE 37TH NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS

Like new copy of “THE THIRTY-SEVENTH NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS; TAR HEELS IN THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA” by Michael C. Hardy and published by McFarland & Company of North Carolina in 2003. Book… (1180-119) Learn More »

$35.00
Originally $45.00

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK BELT PLATE

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK BELT PLATE

This is a match for O’Donnell & Campbell Plate 549 in very good condition, with nice bright patina with  only minor, thin age stains and a couple of tiny edge dings, over the S and the Y, more… (490-7274) Learn More »

$1,295.00
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A WONDERFUL CONFEDERATE ENLISTEDMAN'S ARTILLERY KEPI

A WONDERFUL CONFEDERATE ENLISTEDMAN'S ARTILLERY KEPI

This has to be one of the finest unmolested examples extant!  The cap's crown and baseband are made from a heavy wool felt which was dyed red using a madder base and then top-dyed with cochineal… (1268-551) Learn More »

$12,500.00
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NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

NON-DUG “THIN LETTER” STATE OF NEW YORK CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

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 »

EXCELLENT CIVIL WAR MASSACHUSETTS SWORD BELT PLATE

EXCELLENT CIVIL WAR MASSACHUSETTS SWORD BELT PLATE

This is an excellent example of O’Donnell and Campbell Plate #700 in American Military Belt Plates. It shows a very detailed state seal on a finely stippled ground, indicating a secondary die strike… (490-7287) Learn More »

MUMPER OF GETTYSBURG CABINET PHOTO CARD – WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD CURVE

MUMPER OF GETTYSBURG CABINET PHOTO CARD – WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD CURVE

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… (2024-5051) Learn More »

MAJOR TO GENERAL'S CAP OF ROBERT F. HOKE

MAJOR TO GENERAL'S CAP OF ROBERT F. HOKE

This superb kepi was previously owned by well-respected individuals including Mr. Richard Abel, Mr. Shannon Pritchard and Mr. Ray Richey owner and operator of the Texas Civil War Museum. We have the… (1268-1010) Learn More »

$35,000.00
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A.W. SPIES “SCREAMING EAGLE” POMMEL SABER AND SCABBARD

A.W. SPIES “SCREAMING EAGLE” POMMEL SABER AND SCABBARD

This eagle-pommel saber bears an etched and gilt maker/retailer address behind the obverse langet: “A,W, SPIES / Warranted.” (The punctuation is clearly commas; the “warranted,” placed at… (362-1260) Learn More »

$850.00
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INTRIGUING ¼ PLATE DAGUERROTYPE – FREDERIC CHAPMAN, AGE 4, ID’D WITH LOCK OF HAIR

INTRIGUING ¼ PLATE DAGUERROTYPE – FREDERIC CHAPMAN, AGE 4, ID’D WITH LOCK OF HAIR

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 »

MODEL 1874 PALMER BRACE SYSTEM

MODEL 1874 PALMER BRACE SYSTEM

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 »

MODEL 1874 PALMER BRACE SYSTEM

MODEL 1874 PALMER BRACE SYSTEM

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 »

A FORAGE CAP THAT "WHISTLES DIXIE"

A FORAGE CAP THAT "WHISTLES DIXIE"

This coffee-colored wool forage cap was discovered in Morristown, Tennessee in 1964 by a Mr. Robert Walter. Based on the pre-war model 1858 cap it certainly is a wool and cotton blend and measures 3… (1268-554) Learn More »

RARE OHIO CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE

RARE OHIO CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE

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 SPECTACULAR EXAMPLE OF A CONFEDERATE INFANTRYMAN'S KEPI

A SPECTACULAR EXAMPLE OF A CONFEDERATE INFANTRYMAN'S KEPI

Fresh from the famous Texas Civil War Museum comes this just about perfect cap. This cap's crown, top and base band are made from a medium weight woolen fabric which may be a blend of sorts. This cap… (1268-40) Learn More »

$15,000.00
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VERY SCARCE CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE

VERY SCARCE CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA CARTRIDGE BOX BELT PLATE

A very attractive example of a scarce plate. O’Donnell and Campbell illustrate this pattern as #472 in their American Military Belt Plates, and Mullinax (1991) notes at least two different die… (1287-07) Learn More »

SCARCE CIVIL WAR INFANTRY REGIMENTAL COMMISSARY SERGEANT CHEVRONS

SCARCE CIVIL WAR INFANTRY REGIMENTAL COMMISSARY SERGEANT CHEVRONS

A very condition pair of Civil War Infantry Commissary Sergeant’s chevrons made of light blue lace stripes on a dark blue wool backing. The condition is excellent, with no moth damage and tight… (490-7271) Learn More »

EXCELLENT GENERAL BUTLER SIGNED DOCUMENT – BUTLER LAW OFFICE STATIONERY, 1888

EXCELLENT GENERAL BUTLER SIGNED DOCUMENT – BUTLER LAW OFFICE STATIONERY, 1888

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… (490-6510) Learn More »

HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER – GENERAL BUTLER, 1871

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 »

CLASSIC CONFEDERATE BELT, CAP BOX AND CARTRIDGE BOX

CLASSIC CONFEDERATE BELT, CAP BOX AND CARTRIDGE BOX

Offered here is a Confederate soldier’s accoutrement set consisting of a leather cap pouch, a cartridge box on a rarely offered "gunner’s" style waist belt that has been together for decades. The… (2025-296) Learn More »

NICELY MARKED SMITH PATENT CAPTAIN OF STAFF SHOULDER STRAPS

NICELY MARKED SMITH PATENT CAPTAIN OF STAFF SHOULDER STRAPS

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 »

A WAR OF 1812 PERIOD OFFICER'S CHAPEAU DE BRAS

A WAR OF 1812 PERIOD OFFICER'S CHAPEAU DE BRAS

This felted beaver chapeau could date as early as 1808 and no later than 1820. It is right on for the War of 1812. The sides of hat are tied to crown with cord. There is a wonderful black lacquered… (2025-302) Learn More »

$1,200.00
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UNION MEDICAL DOCUMENT - McCALL’S  DIVISION OF PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS, GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 1

UNION MEDICAL DOCUMENT - McCALL’S DIVISION OF PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS, GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 1

Dated Camp Pierpont, October 14, 1861. 2 pp. in ink on lined paper, 7.75” x 9.75. Exhibits fold-marks, and light fading while remaining entirely legible. Text: “The attention of the Surgeons and… (2021-1103) Learn More »

CIVIL WAR BRIGADIER GENERAL SMITH PATENT SHOULDER STRAPS

CIVIL WAR BRIGADIER GENERAL SMITH PATENT SHOULDER STRAPS

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 »

SINGLE SHOT PERCUSSION PISTOL BY HOLLIS OF LONDON PRESENTED TO BEVERLY KENNON, CSN

SINGLE SHOT PERCUSSION PISTOL BY HOLLIS OF LONDON PRESENTED TO BEVERLY KENNON, CSN

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 »

US PATTERN 1839 BELT PLATE WITH BELT

US PATTERN 1839 BELT PLATE WITH BELT

This non-excavated Federal belt plate is of the regulation 1839 pattern. Constructed in the die-struck and rolled brass method, the brass accoutrement’s face shows a clear “US”. Face shows no… (2025-281) Learn More »

MOUNTED TIPTON GETTYSBURG PHOTO – BOYS AT HIGH WATER MARK MONUMENT

MOUNTED TIPTON GETTYSBURG PHOTO – BOYS AT HIGH WATER MARK MONUMENT

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… (2024-6889) Learn More »

$65.00
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LARGE, EARLY TIPTON MOUNTED GETTYSBURG PHOTO – POST OFFICE WORKERS, 1913

LARGE, EARLY TIPTON MOUNTED GETTYSBURG PHOTO – POST OFFICE WORKERS, 1913

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 »

CIVIL WAR SMITH CAVALRY CARBINE #7512

CIVIL WAR SMITH CAVALRY CARBINE #7512

This Smith carbine is complete, all original, rates very good for condition, and has a very good bore and rifling, and fine mechanics, though a little tight. The metal is smooth and the wood has a… (2025-338) Learn More »

$2,250.00
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SCARCE ROBINSON PATENT CIVIL WAR SHOULDER STRAPS

SCARCE ROBINSON PATENT CIVIL WAR SHOULDER STRAPS

Military goods dealer James S. Smith of New York patented this form of shoulder strap on June 18, 1861. They used a gilt brass frame stamped to imitate dead and bright bullion embroidered borders and… (490-7263) Learn More »

SCARCE AND IMPESSIVE SET OF CASED CIVIL WAR US ARMY SURGEON’S EPAULETS

SCARCE AND IMPESSIVE SET OF CASED CIVIL WAR US ARMY SURGEON’S EPAULETS

This is a great set of Medical Staff epaulets for the dress uniform of an army Surgeon. On the regimental level there was only one Surgeon, who would rank as a Major, though he would be aided by an… (490-7310) Learn More »

$1,295.00
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ANTIQUE PHOTO – PHOENIXVILLE, PA SON OF UNION VETERANS FIFE AND DRUM CORPS

ANTIQUE PHOTO – PHOENIXVILLE, PA SON OF UNION VETERANS FIFE AND DRUM CORPS

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic, with extant local chapters/camps that preserve the legacy and memory of United States Veterans of… (2024-6932) Learn More »

MATTED NY COMPANY PHOTOGRAVURE PRINT – SPANGLER’S SPRING, 1890

MATTED NY COMPANY PHOTOGRAVURE PRINT – SPANGLER’S SPRING, 1890

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 »

PRESENTATION FIELD MANUAL TO THE LT. COLONEL OF THE 1st RHODE ISLAND

PRESENTATION FIELD MANUAL TO THE LT. COLONEL OF THE 1st RHODE ISLAND

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 »

CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON

CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON

This CDV shows a bust view of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Clarity and contrast are good. Paper and mount have light surface dirt. Reverse has a photographer’s mark for E. & H.T.… (846-511) Learn More »

CDV OF JOHN BANKHEAD MAGRUDER

CDV OF JOHN BANKHEAD MAGRUDER

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 »

MOUNTED MUMPER GETTYSBURG PHOTO – SCHOOLHOUSE WITH POSING CHILDREN

MOUNTED MUMPER GETTYSBURG PHOTO – SCHOOLHOUSE WITH POSING CHILDREN

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 »

EARLY GETTYSBURG PHOTO – STEVENS’ KNOLL

EARLY GETTYSBURG PHOTO – STEVENS’ KNOLL

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 »

COURTNEY & TENNENT MARKED CONFEDERATE NAVAL CUTLASS BY MOLE WITH SCABBARD

COURTNEY & TENNENT MARKED CONFEDERATE NAVAL CUTLASS BY MOLE WITH SCABBARD

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 »

$5,500.00
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US MODEL 1841 NAVAL CUTLASS & SCABBARD BY AMES DATED 1842

US MODEL 1841 NAVAL CUTLASS & SCABBARD BY AMES DATED 1842

Adopted in late 1841, this model cutlass was made by the Ames Manufacturing Company until 1846. In all a total of 6,600 cutlasses were produced. These saw service through the Mexican and Civil Wars.… (1268-675) Learn More »


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RARE CONFEDERATE IMPORTED CARTRIDGE BOX

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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