New Arrivals

Refine search results

Results 1 - 13 (of 13)
US - Civil War
Sanitary Commission No. 57: Reports on the Operations of the Inspectors and Relief Agents of the...

Sanitary Commission No. 57: Reports on the Operations of the Inspectors and Relief Agents of the Sanitary Commission after the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862.

New York: Wm C. Bryant & Co., 1869. Unbound. Complete with all 31 pages. Never bound. Cleveland Hisotry Center blindstamp. No deaccession markings, but correspondence from the reference superviosrs stes the pamphlet was deaccessioned. Supple with some light toning; vertical crease. Small (1") quarter-circle dampstain in lower left corner. See..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $200.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Civil War prisoner’s mail from Congressman Alfred Ely while held prisoner at Ligon’s Prison...

Civil War prisoner’s mail from Congressman Alfred Ely while held prisoner at Ligon’s Prison in Richmond following his capture while observing the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

[Ligon’s Tobacco Warehouse Prison, Richmond}: November 17, 1861. Envelope or Cover. The cover (no content) is free-franked “Alfred Ely”, a Congressman from New York and postmarked with Washington D.C. Nov. 17, 1861 circular date stamp. It is addressed to General Wm E. Lathrop, a Brigadier General in the New York..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $1,500.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
A “Star-Spangled Banner” song sheet distributed by the rabidly Unionist Loyal National League...

A “Star-Spangled Banner” song sheet distributed by the rabidly Unionist Loyal National League to help counteract propaganda from Democrat Copperheads who sympathized with the South

New York: Office of the Rebellion Record, circa 1860. Unbound. This song sheet measures approximately 5.5” x 9.75”. It contains the music and lyrics for “The Star-Spangled Banner” and is headlined, “National Songs Issued by the Loyal National of League.” Light toned. The Loyal National League was a loose confederation..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $100.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Three documents related to the Civil War Prize Money claims of John C. Hamlin, an Acting Master...

Three documents related to the Civil War Prize Money claims of John C. Hamlin, an Acting Master in the Union Navy, for capture of the blockade runners Adela, Andromeda, and Florida

Washington, DC: 1865-1869. Unbound. This lot consists of one approved prize money claim and two letters regarding disallowed prize money claims. All three documents are in nice shape. The approved claim has some minor edgewear. Naval records identify John C. Hamlin as first a mate and then..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $750.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Letter from a very angry soldier who had reached his limit dealing with his Lieutenant Colonel,...

Letter from a very angry soldier who had reached his limit dealing with his Lieutenant Colonel, whom he described as a “villain” while ominously suggesting that there “will be more officers shot than privates before this war is over.”

Halls Hill, Virginia: 186? Envelope or Cover. Three-page letter with envelope. The letter is dated “Halls Hill Nov 29th”, and the envelope bears a circular Washington, DC postmark dated Nov 20, 186?. The envelope is endorsed (censored?) along the top edge in a different hand, “J. E. Newgan . M.C.”..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $250.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Magnus Song Sheet Booklet: Six Military and Patriotic Illustrated Songs. Elaborately Colored. ...

Magnus Song Sheet Booklet: Six Military and Patriotic Illustrated Songs. Elaborately Colored. In a novel form. Series No. 1

New York: Charles Magnus (Branch Office, Washington D.C, circa 1863. Unbound. Song sheet titles included in Magnus multi-color illustrated “Series No. 1.” song sheet booklets vary. This one contains: Taking Up Quarters, The Prisoner’s Hope (Tramp, Tramp, Tramp), While there’s Life there’s Hope, The Soldier’s Dream/The Soldier’s Team, Parody of..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $750.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
One year of letters home written by soldier in a three-month volunteer unit that defended...

One year of letters home written by soldier in a three-month volunteer unit that defended Washington, DC at the beginning of the war before it reorganized into a three-year unit that fought a number of battles including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia: 1861-1862. Envelope or Cover. Ten letters sent by a private in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, later the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment. They begin with the unit’s creation in June 1861 and continue through May 1862. During this time the unit first mustered at..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $2,000.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
A stampless cover from an officer in the 57th Georgia Infantry Regiment posted at Vicksburg,...

A stampless cover from an officer in the 57th Georgia Infantry Regiment posted at Vicksburg, Mississippi as a parolee after he was wounded and captured during the Battle of Champion Hill (Baker’s Creek)

Vicksburg, Mississippi: Company K, 57th Georgia Regiment, Jun 25 [1863]. This stampless cover was mailed by Miller from Vicksburg to a friend back home in Georgia. He has annotated it along the left edge, “From A J Miller / Co. K 57th Ga Rgt”. It bears a 25mm double-circle Vicksburg..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $200.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Letter from an Indiana soldier stationed at Suffolk, Virginia commenting upon an attempt by...

Letter from an Indiana soldier stationed at Suffolk, Virginia commenting upon an attempt by Indiana Democrats to overthrow the state government.

Suffolk, Virginia: May 31, 1863. Unbound. This four-page letter is written on patriotic stationery that features an illustration of the U. S. Capitol. In it, Lewis—a member of the 13th Indiana Regiment—reports that it has been quiet as “the enemy has retired beyond the black water a distance of 20..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $600.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
A letter from a soldier at the 3rd Alabama Hosptial to his cousin informing her of his effort to...

A letter from a soldier at the 3rd Alabama Hosptial to his cousin informing her of his effort to ship home the remains of her husband

Richmond, Virginia: February 12, 1862. Unbound. In this three-page letter, Henderson explains to his cousin that, as she requested, he had disinterred her husband’s remains and another cousin, a Confederate Lieutenant, would be escorting them to her. "A metallic Case would have cost 180 dollars, a zinc Case..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $150.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
The only known U.S. postal envelope mailed through the Confederate post office at Salem Virginia;...

The only known U.S. postal envelope mailed through the Confederate post office at Salem Virginia; it was used to carry a letter requesting support for the appointment of the Roanoke College President as a Chaplain in the Confederate Army

Salem, Virginia: May 24, 1861. Envelope or Cover. This letter was mailed using a U.S. 3-cent Nesbitt (Scott #U10) envelope on May 24, 1861, after Virginia had joined the Confederacy. As such it should have been rejected by the Confederate postal authorities. The letter is datelined, Salem May 24, 1861..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $750.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Civil War soldier’s letter from an atrocious speller describing the layout of the massive...

Civil War soldier’s letter from an atrocious speller describing the layout of the massive complex of forts and camps in Norther Virginia where tens of thousands of Union soldiers lived in tent cities, some on top of Union graves from the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

Alexandria, Virginia: 1862. Unbound. This two-page letter is datelined “Near Alexander va Nov 13th 1862.” It is complete with an inch of toning along the top edge. Short .5” splits starting at the ends of one mailing fold. A transcript will be included. Aldrich was a member of the..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $300.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Results 1 - 13 (of 13)