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Item #009926 1862 – Request from the Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry to the Shelby County Iron...

1862 – Request from the Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry to the Shelby County Iron Manufacturing Company for iron to complete building of “Iron Clad floating batteries . . . for securing the safety of Mobile"

Selma, Alabama: 1862. Unbound. This one-page manuscript purchase order was placed with the Shelby County Iron Manufacturing Company, Alabama by a Confederate Ordnance Department agent at the Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry on September 29, 1862. There is some marginal computational docketing related to the purchase. No mailing envelope. In..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009939 1863-1870 – Collection of 14 Documents, Letters, and Ephemera related to...

1863-1870 – Collection of 14 Documents, Letters, and Ephemera related to Recruiting, Civil War Draft Substitution, and Pension Payments at Paris, Maine

Paris, Main: 1863-1870. Unbound. These 14 items vary in size. All came from a descendent of S. P. Maxim, a selectman of the town of Paris, Maine, and as such a member of its Civil War recruiting committee. Most of these items reference either Maxim or the town of Paris..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009940 1864 – Letter from a Confederate soldier in the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment at...

1864 – Letter from a Confederate soldier in the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment at Petersburg, Virginia reporting on desertions from his unit and the probable execution of one soldier caught in an attempt.

Petersburg, Virginia: 1864”. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter from Joseph “Wyatt” Wilson is datelined “Camp 60th Alabama Regt. Gr’s Brig. [Gracie’s Brigade] / Petersburg Va Dec 23rd 1864”. The letter was written in pencil but is easy to read except for two blurred lines that can be read using..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009143 Union soldier’s detailed Civil War letter describing combat during the Battle of...

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... More

Price: $500.00

Item #009615 [A FORMER OFFICER IN THE “ARMY OF CALIFORNIA” BECOMES AN EARLY EMPLOYEE OF THE...

[A FORMER OFFICER IN THE “ARMY OF CALIFORNIA” BECOMES AN EARLY EMPLOYEE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY EASTERN BRANCH (KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY) AFTER BEING PROMISED A JOB AS THE CONDUCTOR OF ITS SECOND TRAIN.]; Letter from Grove Watson to a friend reporting that had recently accepted a position with the railroad in Kansas

Grove Watson

Wyandotte, Kansas: Office of the Contractors of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division, 1863. Envelope or Cover. This letter on the stationery of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division is datelined, Wyandotte, Kansas, November 7, 1863, and enclosed in a mailing envelope which bears a circular Wyandotte, Kas..... More

Price: $850.00

Item #009857 1865 - Discharge Certificate for Robert Brown from the first black Union unit...

1865 - Discharge Certificate for Robert Brown from the first black Union unit established in the Civil War, the Louisiana Native Guard Volunteers – Signed by Captain Hannibal Carter, an African-American who had formerly been a Confederate private in the first black Civil War unit, the 1st Louisiana Native Guard

“I certify . . . Robert Brown – a Private of Captain Hannibal Carter’s Company C of the Second Regiment of Louisiana Native Guard Volunteers . . . born in Maryland County, State of Virginia . . . is now entitled to discharge by reason of disability.”

Ship Island, Mississippi: 1865. This Union Army “Certificate to be Given to Union Volunteers at the Time of their Discharge” was issued for Robert Brown, an African-American private in the 2nd Louisiana Native Guards 8” c 10”. It was signed by Captain Hannibal Carter, his African-American company commander and given..... More

Price: $8,500.00

Item #008922 A love-letter from a white officer assigned to the all-African-American 25th Corps...

A love-letter from a white officer assigned to the all-African-American 25th Corps as it sailed to attack Fort Fisher in North Carolina for the second time.

J. R. Goodard

On board the Euterpe: January 5, 1865. 1865. Unbound. Lightly soiled with some doodling at the upper corner of the first page. In this letter, Goddard expresses heartfelt sorrow to “Eva” that he would not be able to take leave for a visit. The reason he explains as follows... More

Price: $400.00

Item #009846 1861 - Anti-secessionist screed sent from San Francisco by a colporteur, John...

1861 - Anti-secessionist screed sent from San Francisco by a colporteur, John “Johnnie” Ware, enclosed in its original rare ‘internal’ Pony Express envelope

“Kill the rattlesnake. Keep his musical bones as a trophy, then throw him over the wall. It does one’s soul good . . . to see the Southerners transepted in this section where they have bullied over [us] so long with dirk and bludgeon”.

San Francisco: June 12, 1861. Envelope or Cover. California politics had long been dominated by pro-slavery Democrats until the presidential campaign of 1860 when their party split into two factions, one led by Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas and the other by Vice-President John C. Breckinridge. This schism allowed the..... More

Price: $12,500.00

Item #008045 Governor Sprague's Grand March - Sheet Music. E. Mack

Governor Sprague's Grand March - Sheet Music

Mack, E.

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1862. First Edition. Sheet Music. 6 pages including the cover. Portrait illustration of Sprague on the front cover. Once bound so slightly trimmed with a rough left edge. Light wear and soiling. Small owner's stamp in upper right corner of the cover. William Sprague was the..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #009829 “Night and day I have been employed trying to secure the Land of the companies...

“Night and day I have been employed trying to secure the Land of the companies from being washed away and our mill from being destroyed.” Letter from the general who went to work for a Colorado mining company to support his family after being scapegoated and cashiered from the Army following the Union defeat at Second Bull Run

Major General Fitz-John Porter

Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter, dated June 14th 1864, was written by former Major General Fitz-John Porter to his wife. The original mailing envelope is franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) and bears a scarce Black Hawk Point, Colorado (Territory) postmark dated June 15, 1864. Both are in..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #009937 1863 – Letter from a soldier in the 25 Connecticut Volunteer Infantry written...

1863 – Letter from a soldier in the 25 Connecticut Volunteer Infantry written March 1863 during the Bayou Teche campaign as the unit skirmished its way from Port Hudson, Louisiana, to Brashear City at Berwick Bay in preparation for General Nathaniel Bank’s Overland Expedition into Texas later that fall

Private Edwin Thorne

Donaldsonville, Louisiana: 1863. Envelope or Cover. This three-page letter from Private Edwin Thorne at Donaldsonville, Louisiana to his mother in Connecticut is dated “March 30 / 60”. It is enclosed in its original mailing envelope which bears a New Orleans arrival postmark dated April 6, 1863. Simultaneously, the envelope received..... More

Price: $400.00

Item #008823 Correspondence between Thomas F. Rowland, Colonel William Borden, and J.B. Andrews...

Correspondence between Thomas F. Rowland, Colonel William Borden, and J.B. Andrews regarding the fabrication of ironwork parts needed in the construction of the ironclad, USS New Ironsides

Thomas F. Rowland and Colonel William Borden

Greenpoint (Brooklyn), New York: 1861. This 3-page letter and endorsement measure approximately 8” x 9”. It was apparently carried by courier between Rowland’s Continental Iron Works and the Providence Tool and Armory Company, which employed both Borden and Andrews, as there are no postal markings. The letter has two horizontal..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #008713 Civil War “Across the Lines” private express mail envelope with special...

Civil War “Across the Lines” private express mail envelope with special instructional label

Unknown sender

Richmond, Virginia: 26 July 1861. Envelope or Cover. This 5.5" x 3.25" envelope has two Richmond, Virginia postal markings: a circular city postmark dated "Jul 26 1861" and a circular "Paid 10" handstamp. There is also a bold strike of an "Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Jul 31..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #007058 Order of Battle and Plan of Attack: Nov 7th 1861 [The Battle of Port Royal). Unlisted

Order of Battle and Plan of Attack: Nov 7th 1861 [The Battle of Port Royal)

Unlisted

Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle..... More

Price: $100.00

Item #009684 “GENL GANALIS THE ROBBER AND ASSASSIN WAS DRIVEN, DAY AFTER DAY, FROM RANCHO TO...

“GENL GANALIS THE ROBBER AND ASSASSIN WAS DRIVEN, DAY AFTER DAY, FROM RANCHO TO RANCHO UNTIL HE COULD FIND NO REST IN HIS OWN NATIVE MOUNTAINS" - A small archive of letters sent to Colonel Edward G. W. Butler during his command of the 3rd U.S. Regiment of Dragoons during the Mexican-American War

Various authors

Various locations: 1847-1848. Card. There are six stampless folded letters in this archive. Three letters from Butler’s wife (one from 1847 and two from 1848) regarding family matters and the management of their Louisiana sugar plantation, an 1848 letter-order from the War Department Adjutant General appointing Butler to investigate General..... More

Price: $1,750.00

Item #008433 A Requiem in Memory of Ellsworth (Sheet Music). George William Warren

A Requiem in Memory of Ellsworth (Sheet Music)

Warren, George William

New York: Firth, Pond & Co, 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. An uncommon piece of sheet music honoring Colonel E. E. Ellsworth that features his full-length portrait in the center of the front cover surrounded by eight detailed vignettes. From a privately bound home collection so with a rough left..... More

Price: $600.00

Item #008667 Letters to a Civil War deserter who escaped to Canada. Waterman Burlingham and family

Letters to a Civil War deserter who escaped to Canada

Waterman Burlingham and family

Edmeston, [New York]: 1 May and 27 September 1863. Unbound. Two letters: one two-page letter and one four-page letter. Both have mailing and storage folds. Clean and legible. Centerfold of one has a split mended with what appears to be archival repair tape. Both letters were written by Waterman..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009913 Confederate soldier’s letter describing his unit’s fight against Birney’s...

Confederate soldier’s letter describing his unit’s fight against Birney’s Colored Brigade at the Battle of Fussel’s Mill

William J. Kirkland

Brazzell Hill, Virginia: 1864. Envelope or Cover. This two-page letter measures 7” x 8.5”. It is from William J. Kirkland of the 33rd North Carolina Infantry and datelined “Brazzell Hill, Va. Aug. 19th. 1864.” (Perhaps “Brazzell Hill” was a mistaken understanding of “Fussel’s Mill.”) The letter is enclosed in its..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #008432 Col. Ellsworth's Funeral March; Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to Francis E....

Col. Ellsworth's Funeral March; Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to Francis E. Brownell Esq. [Sheet Music]

Winner, Sep. [Septimus]

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Color lithograph edition (Ellsworth standing on a Confederate flag) of Winner's tribute to the first hero of the Civil War. From a privately bound home collection so rough edge. 8 pages including the lithograph/wrapper..... More

Price: $400.00

Item #008383 The Soldier to His Mother: Ballad (Two Alternate Titles: On the Field of Battle,...

The Soldier to His Mother: Ballad (Two Alternate Titles: On the Field of Battle, Mother and Just Before the Battle, Mother) - Sheet Music

Words Attributed To Thomas McKellar But Actually By Lawson Wood; Music By William P. Lucker

Cleveland (Also New York, Detroit, and Chicago): S. Brainard & Company (Also S. T. Gordon, D. S. Amsden, and Root & Cady), 1862. First Edition. Sheet Music. Complete with six pages including the cover. Light soiling and wear with a couple of short closed marginal tears. Old tape repair to..... More

Price: $200.00

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