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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.

J. H. Douglas and C. W. Brink

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

Price: $200.00

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)

Alfred Ely

[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

Price: $1,500.00

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

Price: $100.00

A parolee’s cryptic letter with an original poem written on an attractive Libby Prison letter...

A parolee’s cryptic letter with an original poem written on an attractive Libby Prison letter sheet from “Camp Parole”.

C. J. McArtye (?)

Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland: 1864. Unbound. Bi-fold Magnus song-letter sheet. Color illustration of Libby Prison along with lyrics to “In the Libby Prison Sadly.” Three pages of text. Couple of toning spots along fold. No mailing envelope. Transcript provided. In this letter to his sweetheart, Almeda, McArtye cryptically..... More

Price: $500.00

Confederate letter on U.S. postal stationery written on 11 April 1861 accurately predicting the...

Confederate letter on U.S. postal stationery written on 11 April 1861 accurately predicting the Civil War would begin the following day in Charleston harbor

B. H. Burmhead to Col J B (Bell?) Smith

Newnan, Georgia to Columbia, Georgia: 1861. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter is datelined “Newnan April 11th 1861”. It is enclosed in a 3-cent U.S. postal envelope (Scott U10) with a circular Newnan Georgia postmark dated April 12th. Minor wear to the envelope with light toning to the letter. Short..... More

Price: $350.00

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

Various authors

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

Price: $750.00

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.”

William Morrisey

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

Price: $250.00

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

Charles Magnus

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

Price: $750.00

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

John E. Gillespie

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

Price: $2,000.00

Bird’s eye views of Alexandria, Virginia on Union Civil War patriotic envelopes. Charles Magnus

Bird’s eye views of Alexandria, Virginia on Union Civil War patriotic envelopes.

Charles Magnus

New York: Chas. Magnus, circa 1862-1863. Envelope or Cover. Four unused illustrated patriotic covers published by Charles Magnus during the Civil War. Two of the illustrations are in color and two are in b/w. All of the envelopes are in nice shape; light soiling with some old mounting ghosts on..... More

Price: $300.00

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)

Lieutenant A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Miller

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

Price: $200.00

A mysterious, tongue-in-cheek letter from an Alabama Cavalry Sergeant to an Alabama Infantry...

A mysterious, tongue-in-cheek letter from an Alabama Cavalry Sergeant to an Alabama Infantry Lieutenant written during the last weeks of the Civil War

Sgt. Robert Lanier to Lieut. Harris S. Waller

Fort Direction (Macon), Georgia to Greensboro, Alabama: March 25, 1865. Envelope or Cover. This three-page letter was sent by Lanier to Waller just one week before the fall of Richmond and two weeks before Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Its envelope is annotated on the front “Paid on the other side,”..... More

Price: $500.00

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.

W. Lewis

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

Price: $600.00

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

J. B. Henderson to “Sarah

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

Price: $150.00

Four-page letter from a sutler describing how he sold goods to soldiers at a large training camp....

Four-page letter from a sutler describing how he sold goods to soldiers at a large training camp

“Sam”

Camp Butler (Springfield, Illinois): 1864. Unbound. In this letter, a sutler, named Sam, describes his method of selling wares to soldiers at one of the largest Union training camps during the Civil War. “I had a very good trade yesterday amounting to 70$ so I went to town this..... More

Price: $200.00

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

James McCauley

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

Price: $750.00

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