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Exceptionally scarce, poignant, and historically significant Civil War letter from a well-educated African-American siblings who served in the U. S. Colored Troops informing family at home that he was ministering to a brother who was about to die from scurvy

William Trail to Barzil Trail

Corpus Christi, Texas to Knightstown, Indiana: 1865. Unbound. Exceptionally scarce, poignant, and historically significant Civil War letter from a well-educated African-American siblings who served in the U. S. Colored Troops informing family at home that he was ministering to a brother who was about to die from scurvy. William Trail... More

Price: $22,500.00

Two letters from a Minnesota militiaman who fought against the Sioux follow their barbarous attacks upon settlers and witnessed the hangings of the warriorswho had committed the worst atrocities

William Stephens

Camp Sibley (Henderson) and Fairmount, Minnesota: 1862 and 1863. Unbound. Stephen’s first letter—on campaign stationer featuring John Fremont—was written from Camp Sible, Lower Sioux Agency. Its patriotic envelope-featuring the popular song, The Girl I Left Behind Me—was postmarked at Henderson, Minnesota on November 5, [1862]. The letter is in nice..... More

Price: $1,500.00

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)

Private Moses B Aldrich

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

Price: $300.00

Civil War letter from Union soldier besieging Petersburg, Virginia describing shelling by Confederate artillery

By “George”

Petersburg, VA: [1865]. Unbound. Civil War letter from Union soldier besieging Petersburg, Virginia describing shelling by Confederate artillery. By “George.” Near Petersburg, VA: [1865]In this three-page letter, datelined “in Camp near pettersburgs Va,” to a younger brother, George makes light of the discomfort of camp life and describes how he..... More

Price: $200.00

Postally used envelope promoting Civil War Artificial Leg Depots established by Dr. Douglas Bly in conjunction with the U.S. Government

Robert Bly

Chicago: circa 1865. Unbound. This postally used cover promotes Artificial Leg Depots operated by Dr. Robert Bly in conjunction with the U.S. Government. It includes an illustration of the Bly artificial leg. The envelope bears an undated circular Chicago postmark and is franked with a 3-cent Washington stamp cancelled by... More

Price: $200.00

Correspondence from a volunteer serving with an American Field Service in France that supported the 2nd and 10th French Armies

Harold Wiswall

[Dugny, France]: 1917. Unbound. Two letters sent on consecutive days by Wiswall to his family in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The first is to Urswall’s brother and was written on a 5.25” x 7” soldier’s mailing sheet. It is franked with a blue 25-centime Sower stamp (Scott #168) and bears a circular..... More

Price: $400.00

Civil War account book kept by a sutler traveling with the 94th Illinois Infantry Regiment

Morgan Bond

Various locations: Circa 1862-1865. Disbound. This 3.75” x 5.75” notebook contains 77 pages with about 540 entries. In nice shape although its string binding has perished. Entries are in faint pencil but legible; the cover title “Morgan Bond / Account Book Sutler 94th Il Reg,” has faded but can be... More

Price: $1,000.00

Collection of American Tract Society, Philadelphia Tract House Civil War patriotic envelopes (covers) used by a soldier in the 31st Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Mailed by

Published in Philadelphia; sent from vaious places: American Tract Society, 1862-1864. Unbound. 22 postally used envelopes, each with the same imprint on the reverse, “Tract House, 929 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.” Large vignettes with either a Bible verse or encouraging aphorism are printed in the front of each, and related smaller... More

Price: $3,000.00

Photograph album documenting service on the World War II Hospital Ship, USAHS Louis A. Milne

Compiled by Tec 5 Daniel J. Corcoran

USAHS Louis A. Milne and Hawaii: 1945. Album. This comb-bound album measures 12” x 9” and contains approximately 225 images and several additional pieces of ephemera. About 170 of the images are vernacular photographs; the remainder are a mix of postcards, professional photographs, and half-tone prints. Most of the snap-shots... More

Price: $500.00

An archive related to the legendary dean of American heraldry and the founder of the U.S. Institute of Heraldry, Arthur E. DuBois, including his unfinished monumental work on military ribbons of the world

Compiled by Arthur E. DuBois and others

Primarily Washington, DC: mostly circa 1949. Loose-leaf binder. The archive is contained in an 11”x11.75”x3” Kempco file box. Its principal component is a two-volume, unpublished manuscript in two binders, each measuring 9”x11”. Together they contain approximately 100 pages of manuscript text, eight pages of hand-colored charts, one card..... More

Price: $1,750.00

Original comic watercolor documenting life aboard a post-World War II U.S. Army ship transporting displaced persons from Europe to a new life in the Americas

By Sulima W

U.S. Army Transport ship USAT General W. M. Black: [1948]. Unbound. This original line and wash watercolor measures 14.25” x 12.25”. It is titled “Voyage No 5 Bremerhaven, Germany – Valparaiso, Chile” and the name of the ship, General W. M. Black, is prominently shown in the colorful drawing along..... More

Price: $1,250.00

One-page Mexican-American War letter from a newly appointed ensign in the Missouri Volunteers as his unit prepared to depart Camp Lucas in Missouri on the Great Platte River Road in route to establishing Fort Kearny for protection of the Oregon Trail.

John V. Masters to the Honorable C. Masters

Camp Lucas (St. Louis), Missouri to Warren Court House, Pennsylvania: 1847. Unbound. This one-page stampless folded letter measures 15.5” x 10” unfolded. It is dated “Camp Lucas May 30th 1847.” The cover must have been delivered by hand, outside of the postal system, as it is unfranked and bears no... More

Price: $750.00

Union soldier’s detailed Civil War letter describing combat during the Battle of Bloody Bridge outside of Charleston, South Carolina

Folly Island: 1864. Unbound. This four-page letter was sent by Private Atwell B. Leavenworth of the 57th New York Infantry to his father. It is dated “Folly Island July 13. 64”. The letter is in nice shape with splits beginning at the ends of its mailing folds. Transcript included. In... More

Price: $500.00

Albumin photograph of the 50th New York Engineers Headquarters at Petersburg, Virginia taken by the famed Civil War photographer, Timothy O’Sullivan

Photograph by Timothy O’Sullivan

Petersburg, Virginia: 1864. Unbound. The unmounted photograph measures approximately 9” x 6.75”. It shows the elaborate tent headquarters constructed by the unit complete with evergreen lined outside walls and double-arched entrance topped with a large triple-turreted insignia of the U.S. Army Engineers. A tripod-mounted theodolite and the unit’s colors stand..... More

Price: $850.00

Humorous, mimeographed Vietnam short-timer’s form letter

Signed by Jackie Ford

South Vietnam: Circa 1969-1972. Unbound. This one-page mimeographed form letter was signed by Jackie Ford and sent from Vietnam to family and friends back home shortly before he reached his Date of Estimated Return from Overseas (DEROS). The letter has mailing folds and some spots of light toning. This form... More

Price: $250.00

34 large 19th Century photographs of the United States Military Academy

Unidentified photographer

West Point, New York: 1868. Unbound. These 34 albumin photographs are mounted on both sides of 17 heavy card leaves. Most measure 7.75” x 5.5”. All are captioned in the margin. They also are annotated W.P.M.A. 1868. Likely these were removed from an academy yearbook or view book. The photographs... More

Price: $750.00

Photograph album documenting the American participation in the Allied Intervention in Russia following World War I and the Russian Revolution

Unidentified compiler

Siberia: Circa 1919. Album. This album contains 127 photographs and 28 mostly real photo postcards (RPPC). Various photographic and photomechanical processes including silver gelatin, collotype, carbon, half-tone, etc. All but two of the photos and eight of the postcards relate to the U.S. Army’s participation in the occupation of Siberia... More

Price: $3,250.00

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