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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… (1202-128) Learn More »
INSCRIBED M1850 FOOT OFFICER’S SWORD OF ROBERT L. ORR, 61st PENNSYLVANIA, MEDAL OF HONOR FOR PETERSBURG
This Klingenthal made US Model 1850 foot officer’s sword bears a dead-real period inscription on the reverse of the scabbard throat reading: Robt. L. Orr / Independent / Greys. Orr had been active… (1052-1127) Learn More »
SCARCE EARLY WAR .44 CALIBER JOHNSTON & DOW CARTRIDGE
This is a .44 caliber revolver cartridge by Johnston & Dow of New York in excellent condition. Johnston & Dow received patent #33,393, #34,061, and #35,687 dated October 1, 1861, January 7,… (2024-1287) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-480) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR FORAGE CAP VISOR
This is a well preserved leather visor from a forage cap recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was preserved in remarkable condition by wet, anaerobic soil conditions. This is typical of the simple… (1052-483) Learn More »
RARE WORLD WAR II QUARTMASTER BUGLE, PAINTED OLIVE DRAB
Bell maker-mark “CONN /US.” Standards issue: 17” in length w/mouthpiece, double loop, 4.375” bell, w/grommets, & .5” leather strap in fine condition. Olive drab paint moderately… (380-78) Learn More »
FREE FRANKED COVER HANDWRITTEN BY BEN BUTLER
Letter envelope with "free franked" postage by Butler's signature. Empty letter envelope addressed to someone in Maine. The right to send mail free of postage is commonly referred to as a "free… (490-6450) Learn More »
THE WORLD WILL NEVER SEE THE LIKE: THE GETTYSBURG REUNION OF 1913
Hopkins, John. Oct. 2023, Savas Beatie. Hardcover with dustjacket. 216 pp. with illustrations, notes, bibliography. It was front-page news throughout the country—the largest gathering of Union and… (ST501224) Learn More »
RACE TO THE POTOMAC: LEE AND MEADE AFTER GETTYSBURG, JULY 4 – 14, 1863
Even before the guns fell silent at Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee was preparing for the arduous task of getting his defeated army back safely into Virginia. It was an enormous, complex, and exceedingly… (ST501225) Learn More »
“TELL MOTHER NOT TO WORRY” – SOLDIER STORIES FROM GETTYSBURG’S GEORGE SPANGLER FARM
Kirkwood, Ronald D. June 2024, Savas Beatie. Hardcover with dustjacket. 320 pp; 7 maps, 91 images. The George Spangler farm in Gettysburg is a place of reverence. Nurses held the hands of dying… (ST501226) Learn More »
“STRONG MEN OF THE REGIMENT SOBBED LIKE CHILDREN”: JOHN REYNOLDS’ I CORPS AT GETTYSBURG ON JULY 1, 1863
Priest, John Michael. June 2024, Savas Beattie. Binding: Skivertex cloth with jacket; photos, original maps, 442 pp. “Priest’s new history is a powerful and important examination of John… (ST501227) Learn More »
CDV OF ADMIRAL FOOTE IN UNIFORM
Seated studio cdv image of Admiral Andrew Foote in uniform. Image is clear with good contrast. Foote is seated, wearing his double-breasted frock coat. He has is sword and cap in his lap. Cap displays… (431-30) Learn More »
CDV OF ADMIRAL SAMUEL DUPONT
Seated studio image of Samuel DuPont in Naval uniform. Clear image with good contrast. Dupont is in double-breasted frock with braided epaulettes, trousers with wide stripes down leg, sword and… (431-33) Learn More »
VOICES FROM GETTYSBURG – LETTERS, PAPERS AND MEMOIRS FROM THE GREATEST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
Guelzo, Allen C. 2024, Kensington Books. Softcover, 352 pgs. Has a handful of black & white illustrations and maps. The voices of those who witnessed the Battle of Gettysburg and its… (ST501222) Learn More »
MODEL 1858 “BULLSEYE” CANTEEN WITH VETERAN’S REUNION COVER
The model 1858 canteen was the most popular canteen of the Civil War period. Canteen measures approximately 7 ¾” in diameter and is the “bullseye” style with concentric rings. It was “done… (490-6823) Learn More »
RARE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY BIT WITH “PIECRUST” “C” BOSS AND HEADSTALL
These bits are rare and most that do exist are in excavated condition. This is not only a very strong, non-dug example, but has leather and buckles that seem original to it and not taken from a… (1179-712) Learn More »
REMOUNTED CHEST-UP VIEW OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL JONAS H. FRENCH OF GENERAL BEN BUTLER’S STAFF
This CDV image shows French from the mid-chest up. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with shoulder straps. Contrast and clarity are very good. Paper and mount are also in nice shape. Reverse… (490-6200M) Learn More »
CHEST-UP VIEW OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL JONAS H. FRENCH – NEW ORLEANS PHOTOGRAPHER
This CDV image shows French from the mid-chest up. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with shoulder straps. Contrast and clarity are very good. Paper and mount are also in nice shape. Reverse… (490-6200K) Learn More »
“ANTI-AXIS” WORLD WAR 2 CHILDS POTTY CHAIR
Offered here is a German steel helmet repurposed as a child’s potty chair. We call this an “Anti-Axis” piece as opposed to “Trench Art.” This is because it was likely made and used in the… (1202-132) Learn More »
CDV OF COMMODORE STRINGHAM IN UNIFORM
Full standing studio cdv image of Commodore Silas H. Stringham in uniform. Image is clear with good contrast. Stringham is standing, wearing his double-breasted frock coat. He wears his sword belt… (431-22) Learn More »
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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 from 66 – 68” wide and 78 – 82” long, an… (1273-63). Learn More »
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