Falmouth, Virginia: 1863. Unbound. This three-page letter (no cover) was dated April 15, 1863 and contains messages to two different Woodard sisters: Fanney and Marietta. In nice shape. Transcript included. Bush was an atrocious speller and writes phonetically the best he could. In the letter he thanks each of the... More about Soldier’s letter from a camp near Falmouth, Virginia thanking to sisters for their photographs,...

Vicksburg, Mississippi By Telegraph from Washington, D.C. 1865. Unbound. This one-page official copy of a telegram sent by Secretary Stanton to General Stanton is dated “Vicksburg Miss Aug 1st 1865”. It is in nice shape; transcript included. In it, Stanton first clarifies General Slocum’s chain of command; he was to..... More about Official copy of a telegram from Secretary of War E. M. Stanton providing guidance regarding...

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 about Letter from a very angry soldier who had reached his limit dealing with a Lieutenant Colonel and...

Washington, DC: 1857. Envelope or Cover. This handbill advertisement measures approximately 8” x 10 and is printed on light blue paper. It’s accompanying mailing envelope is addressed “To the Heirs of Mrs. Ruth Bullard.” The envelope is franked with a straddle copy of a one-cent blue Franklin stamp (Scott #24)..... More about Advertisement for an attorney specializing in obtaining military land patent bounties for...

Camp Onward near Fairfax Court House, Virginia: 1861. Envelope or Cover. This 8-page, 4” x 6” letter was written shortly after the first major battle of the Civil War while the Confederate Army was camped on the outskirts of Washington in northern Virginia. The letter is dated “Aug,” and its..... More about A letter from a Confederate soldier in the 1st Virginia Cavalry shortly after the First Battle...

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

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 $150, but... More about A LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THE 3RD ALABAMA HOSPITAL TO HIS COUSIN INFORMING HER OF HIS EFFORT TO...

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 about The only known U.S. postal envelope mailed through the Confederate post office at Salem Virginia;...

Fort D.A. Russell (now F. E. Warren Air Force Base), Wyoming: 1897. Unbound. 14 card-mounted albumen photographs of life at Fort Russell in Wyoming during the 1890s. The photographs measure 4.5” x 3.75”; the cards approximately 6.5” x 5.5”. Several of the cards are captioned on the reverse. All are... More about A photographic archive of the 8th Infantry Regiment at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming

Fort Burnham/Harrison, James River and White House Plantation, Virginia: Circa 1863-1865. Mat. Both photographs are approximately 3.5” square and are mounted on matching gray, heavy card mat stock suitable for framing. The photos are in nice shape with some minor creasing and edge-wear. One photograph, known as “The Ruins of..... More about Two Civil War albumin photographs of African-Americans at military camps in Virginia

Camp Sibley (Henderson) and Fairmount, Minnesota: 1862 and 1863. Unbound. Stephens' first letter—on campaign stationery 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 about Two letters from a Minnesota militiaman who fought against the Sioux follow their barbarous...