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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 »

BOOK – “COBS, PIECES OF EIGHT AND TREASURE COINS” BY MENZEL

BOOK – “COBS, PIECES OF EIGHT AND TREASURE COINS” BY MENZEL

By Sewall Menzel, 8.5” x 11”, 496 pages. Blue cloth boards with foil imprint on cover and spine; dust jacket. Heavily illustrated; index. Condition is very fine. In this comprehensive and fully… (236-1054) Learn More »

MODEL 1860 SPENCER CAVALRY CARBINE

MODEL 1860 SPENCER CAVALRY CARBINE

This is a very good condition Model 1860 Spencer carbine, serial number 29168, dating around late July or August 1864 by Marcot’s production and payment tables. The mechanics and bore are good.… (2025-340) 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 »

$550.00
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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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US 1820s-1830s MILITIA LIGHT INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX

US 1820s-1830s MILITIA LIGHT INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX

This is a strong example of a US militia cartridge box dating roughly to the 1820s or 1830s, though it could go a tad earlier or later. It is constructed of brown leather, with a wood block bored to… (1202-488) Learn More »

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 CAPTAIN ELLIOT, C.S.A.

CDV OF CAPTAIN ELLIOT, C.S.A.

This CDV shows a bust view of a bearded man in civilian clothes. He wears a dark jacket, his vest unbuttoned, and a cravat. A period ink inscription reads: “Capt. Elliot C.S.A.” Sadly, we do not… (846-509) 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 »

CDV OF CONFEDERATE SURGEON, DR. J.S. LEWIS

CDV OF CONFEDERATE SURGEON, DR. J.S. LEWIS

This CDV shows a bust view of a bearded civilian man wearing a dark jacket and necktie. An ink notation below his photograph reads: “Dr. J.S. Lewis / Surgeon C.S.A.” The image is light in… (846-502) Learn More »

MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER NOTE, PLUS BOND COUPONS

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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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 »

FRAMED TOURIST PHOTO – DEVIL’S DEN, 1920

FRAMED TOURIST PHOTO – DEVIL’S DEN, 1920

Tourism has been a centerpiece of Gettysburg since the days immediately following the battle.  Throngs of people flocked to see the sights of the iconic clash just as they do today, popularizing… (2023-720) Learn More »

ID’D P1855 MOUNTED SERVICES MUSICIAN’S SHELL JACKET – WILLIAM OSWALD, 4th PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY

ID’D P1855 MOUNTED SERVICES MUSICIAN’S SHELL JACKET – WILLIAM OSWALD, 4th PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY

William Oswald resided in Northampton County, Pennsylvania when he enlisted on August 15th, 1861.  On that same day, he mustered into Company “A” of the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry as a Bugler. … (1268-776) Learn More »

ALLEGHENY ARSENAL STYLE U.S. 1861 PATTERN .58 CAL. CARTRIDGE BOX RIG

ALLEGHENY ARSENAL STYLE U.S. 1861 PATTERN .58 CAL. CARTRIDGE BOX RIG

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 »

RARE CONFEDERATE IMPORTED CARTRIDGE BOX

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… (2025-304) Learn More »

COMPANY OF MILITARY HISTORIANS MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT

ADVANCE NOTICE! Membership Discount Deal for new memberships in the Company of Military Historians: Those joining between May 1 and June 30 can get a special 6-month membership for only $20.00! … Learn More »

OLD BALDY (MEADE’S HORSE) CABINET CARD PHOTO

OLD BALDY (MEADE’S HORSE) CABINET CARD PHOTO

‘Old Baldy’, the most famous of the war horses used by General George G. Meade was raised on the western frontier, and brought east as a U.S. Cavalry mount. At the outbreak of the Civil War… (2024-5119) Learn More »

MOUNTED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPH – UNIDENTIFIED CADETS AT DEVIL’S DEN

MOUNTED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPH – UNIDENTIFIED CADETS AT DEVIL’S DEN

This early tourism photo features one of Gettysburg’s most prominent landmarks, the famed Devil’s Den. Standing in front of the iconic boulders are young men in unidentified uniforms, likely… (1211-127) Learn More »

RARE ¼ PLATE VMI CADET DAGUERROTYPE PHOTO – COL. SIMEON GIBBONS, 10th VIRGINIA, KIA AT MCDOWELL

RARE ¼ PLATE VMI CADET DAGUERROTYPE PHOTO – COL. SIMEON GIBBONS, 10th VIRGINIA, KIA AT MCDOWELL

Simeon Beauford Gibbons was born near what is now Shenandoah, Virginia (Page County) on May 25, 1833, a son of Samuel and Christina Miller Gibbons (a descendant of Valley pioneer Adam Miller). Though… (846-578) Learn More »

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR WAIST BELT

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR WAIST BELT

This woven canvas belt measures 3” wide with the length being adjustable to some extent by use of brass wires at each end. The belt was made to hold forty-five .30 caliber rounds in loops that are… (1120-06) Learn More »

$125.00
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CA 1840-1860 AMERICAN FLINT GLASS ASHBURTON CELERY VASE

CA 1840-1860 AMERICAN FLINT GLASS ASHBURTON CELERY VASE

An Ashburton celery vase, dating from 1840 to 1860, is a specific type of cut glass vase used to hold celery stalks, typically with a deep, wide bowl and a solid or fluted stem. The Ashburton… (1239-33) Learn More »

COMPLETE CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH SOLDIER’S STENCILED NAME

COMPLETE CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH SOLDIER’S STENCILED NAME

The NY Depot was a branch of the U.S. Quartermaster’s Office of Clothing and Equipage that contracted with various dealers and makers for hundreds of thousands of canteens during the Civil War. They… (1268-223) Learn More »

VERY FINE PATTERN 1853 ENFIELD BAYONET

VERY FINE PATTERN 1853 ENFIELD BAYONET

This is a very nice example of the P-53 socket bayonet for Enfield rifles. The blade is approximately 17” long. Top of blade stamped “[broad arrow] / WD” over “[crown] / E / 12”. The overall… (2025-70) Learn More »

CIVIL WAR PERCUSSION CAP POUCH

CIVIL WAR PERCUSSION CAP POUCH

This is a well-worn Civil War percussion cap pouch. This pattern has the closing tab as a continuation of the outer flap. This latch tab is unbroken. The surface of the leather on the outer flap shows… (632-86) Learn More »

EARLY GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPH – 13th VERMONT AND VERMONT STATE MONUMENT, HANCOCK AVENUE

EARLY GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPH – 13th VERMONT AND VERMONT STATE MONUMENT, HANCOCK AVENUE

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 »

REVEREND W.R.H. DEATRICK- HELD PRISONER BY IMBODEN IN THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN

REVEREND W.R.H. DEATRICK- HELD PRISONER BY IMBODEN IN THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN

A very clear CDV vignette bust view of a well-dressed, slightly balding man with goatee by Tipton and Myers of Gettysburg still in it album page with old ink identification reading, “Rev. Deatrick /… (2025-261) Learn More »

CONFEDERATE OFFICER’S UNIFORM GROUP OF LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN AND MAJOR HUGH MORTIMER NELSON: 1st VA CAVALRY, 6th VA CAVALRY, ADC TO EWELL, WIA GAINES MILL

CONFEDERATE OFFICER’S UNIFORM GROUP OF LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN AND MAJOR HUGH MORTIMER NELSON: 1st VA CAVALRY, 6th VA CAVALRY, ADC TO EWELL, WIA GAINES MILL

This wonderful Confederate officer’s grouping came directly out of the family, from the officer’s great-great-grandson in 1995, and went into the collection of esteemed artist, collector and… (153-09) Learn More »

CONFEDERATE GARDNER “BULLET IN WOOD” FROM CULP’S HILL

CONFEDERATE GARDNER “BULLET IN WOOD” FROM CULP’S HILL

This is a small piece of a tree with a bullet fired into it.  This small piece of wood has a Confederate Gardner type minie ball embedded in it; just the lower end is visible. This is an old knot of… (2025-262) Learn More »

$225.00
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POW ART BONE CUP IN CASE, ID’D TO 93RD NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS

POW ART BONE CUP IN CASE, ID’D TO 93RD NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS

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 »

US CAVALRY M1858 DRESS “HARDEE” HAT – 8th REGIMENT, COMPANY H

US CAVALRY M1858 DRESS “HARDEE” HAT – 8th REGIMENT, COMPANY H

The M1858 Dress Hat was the formal counterpart to the fatigue duty headwear of the US Army.  Made of stiff black felt, the hat found little favor among Civil War servicemen, particularly in the east,… (1268-775) Learn More »

$3,950.00
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PACKAGE OF 4MM FLOBERT PRIMED CASES

PACKAGE OF 4MM FLOBERT PRIMED CASES

Here is a round pasteboard box of primed cases for a 4mm Flobert pistol. Printed label on lid, printed red “tape” around side. Empty cases have “KC” headstamp. Good condition, but unknown… (172-4106) Learn More »

$100.00
Originally $125.00

CDV BUST VIEW OF CS GEN. JAMES H. LANE – 1ST NORTH CAROLINA, 28TH NORTH CAROLINA; THREE TIMES WOUNDED IN ACTION

CDV BUST VIEW OF CS GEN. JAMES H. LANE – 1ST NORTH CAROLINA, 28TH NORTH CAROLINA; THREE TIMES WOUNDED IN ACTION

Born July 28, 1833, in Mathews County, Virginia, and educated by tutors and private schools, in 1851 Lane entered the Virginia Military Institute where Stonewall Jackson was one of his instructors. He… (846-575) Learn More »

LATE- WAR FULL-STANDING VIEW OF LT. COL. WILBUR REID, TRIGG’S BATTALION PARTISAN RANGERS, MISSING HIS LEG

LATE- WAR FULL-STANDING VIEW OF LT. COL. WILBUR REID, TRIGG’S BATTALION PARTISAN RANGERS, MISSING HIS LEG

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 »

UNION SOLDIER’S STENCIL OF JAMES H. GIBBS, 97th NEW YORK: HE FUDGED HIS AGE GOING INTO THE ARMY AND HIS NAME AFTER GETTING OUT

UNION SOLDIER’S STENCIL OF JAMES H. GIBBS, 97th NEW YORK: HE FUDGED HIS AGE GOING INTO THE ARMY AND HIS NAME AFTER GETTING OUT

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 »

NAMED CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX

NAMED CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX

This leather pouch is a homespun Southern copy of the typical “Pattern 1861” infantry cartridge box of the time with soldier’s name carved on flap. The large outer flap has the slightly… (1268-023) Learn More »

$5,000.00
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LARGE MOUNTED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPH – 8TH PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT

LARGE MOUNTED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPH – 8TH PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT

The 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument sits along Pleasanton Avenue, just north of the Pennsylvania Monument on the crest of Cemetery Ridge. Notably, a tree trunk was later added to the sculpture to… (2024-6946) Learn More »

SCARCE AMES 1860-DATED LIGHT CAVALRY SABER: MOST WENT TO VIRGINIA COURTESY OF BUCHANAN’S SECRETARY OF WAR, J.B. FLOYD

SCARCE AMES 1860-DATED LIGHT CAVALRY SABER: MOST WENT TO VIRGINIA COURTESY OF BUCHANAN’S SECRETARY OF WAR, J.B. FLOYD

This 1860-dated Ames light cavalry saber stands a very good chance of having been carried by a Virginia Confederate cavalryman. Of approximately 1,400 made that year and delivered to the U.S.… (362-1263) Learn More »


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FOLDING MAP OF VIRGINIA – ID’D TO COLONEL JOHN TOWERS, 8th GEORGIA INFANTRY – WIA GETTYSBURG

This map was part of the wartime collection of John Towers, Colonel of the 8th Georgia Infantry and comes to us in a good condition given its age and use.  This high-quality map is a Lloyd’s Official Map of the State of Virginia, predating the… (846-561). Learn More »

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