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
[Ligon’s Tobacco Warehouse Prison, Richmond}: November 17, 1861. Envelope or Cover. The envelope (there is no content) is free-franked "Alfred Ely"and postmarked with Washington D.C. Nov. 17, 1861 circular date stamp. In nice shape. Light edge-wear with tiny chip at top. Ely was a New York Congressman, and he..... More
![Abraham's Daughter, or Raw Recruits [Sheet Music]. Dan Bryant](/pictures/thumb/007954.jpg?v=1465418748)
New York: Firth, Pond & Co., 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. Complete: 6 pages including the cover. Early Civil War music with a terrific cover showing five black misfit volunteers in various milita and zouave uniforms. Slightly trimmed and with nice corners and old tape binding so probably from an..... More
St. Louis: George Knapp, 1861. Wraps. Complete with 12 pages including the cover. (See Sabin 2217.) In nice shape with some light marginal toning Elliot preached this sermon on August 18, 1862 shortly after eleven Southern states had seceded and while Missouri teetered between joining the Confederacy or remaining..... More
Unlisted. Unbound. Nice cdv of Confederate General Braxton Bragg. Identified in pencil on front of the card under the photograph. Bragg was a principal Confederate commander in the Western theater, and later he served as the military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. He is generally considered to be among..... More
E. & H.T. Anthony. Unbound. Nice cdv of General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden. Crittenden was a border state general from Kentucky who remained loyal to the Union. Following the Battle of Shiloh, he was promoted to Major General and served as one of General Rosencran's principal lieutenants at Tullahoma and Chickamauga..... More
Boston: J. W. Black & Co. Carte De Visite. Photographer's mark on the reverse reads "Black / 163 Washington St. / Boston." Upper left corner is slightly trimmed. There is a narrow strip of light toning at the top of the reverse of the card. The Reverend Hall was one..... More
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
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... More
[Philadelphia]: Levy & Cohen, 1865. Card. Group of 15 different carte-de-visite photographs of the Richmond area taken and sold by Levy & Cohen from their Civil War series Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs. An unnumbered paper label affixed to the reverse of each card provides a title;..... More
[Philadelphia]: T. M. Scroggy, 1855. _. Broadside. Songsheet lyrics for a popular minstrel song originally published as sheet music several years earlier. 6" x 8". African-American dialect.Light wear and marginal toning. Very faint vetical crease. Five stanzas recounting a slave's surreptitious trip to Charleston to visit a woman while his..... More
![TURNED MAIL FROM A PROMINENT VIRGINIA FAMILY EARLY IN THE CIVIL WAR]; Envelope that was mailed...](/pictures/thumb/009631.jpg?v=1595751963)
Richmond, Virginia to Whittle’s Mills, Virginia, then Whittle’s Mills to Charlottesville, Virginia: April 1861. Envelope or Cover. This 3-cent U.S. stamped envelope (Scott #U10) was sent from Richmond to Dr. Conway Whittle at Whittle’s Mills and bears a Richmond postmark dated 28 April 1861. Whittle turned it inside-out, franked it..... More
![Major Anderson's Grand March [Sheet Music]. Charles Grobe](/pictures/thumb/007104.jpg?v=1465418721)
Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861. Unlisted. Sheet Music. Complete. 6 pages including cover. Cover features a large portrait of Major Robert Anderson, the Commander of Fort Sumter when it was bombarded by the South Carolina militia to begin the U.S. Civil War. Clean with only light wear. Once bound. An..... More
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
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
Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory: 1865. Envelope or Cover. This letter to Belfast, Ohio, is datelined “Ft. Laramie, D. Tery., Oct. the 20th 1865” and the envelope is franked with a 3-cent Washington stamp (Scott #65). It bears a scarce “Fort Laramie Dak” postmark along with a Goshen, Ohio, transit stamp..... More
Tallahassee: 1848. Unbound. This one-page folded letter measures 15.5” x 10” unfolded. It is dated “January the 16th, 1848.” The cover bears a green “Free” handstamp indicting no postage was required as it was addressed to a U.S. Senator. It is postmarked with a green circular Tallassee handstamp dated January..... More
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. At that time, such usage was appropriate as Confederate Postmaster General John H. Regan had decreed the pre-war Union postal..... More
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
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
Unlisted: Michael J. Myhal, 1973. Myhal, Michael. First Edition. Soft Cover. 4to. Limited edition (#198 of 500). Unpaginated, but approximately 75 pages. B/w illustrations and photos throughout. Sound binding. Clean with some minor edgewear. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "How..... More
New York: Badeau Lockwood & Company, 1865. Document. Folio. One page, partially-printed invoice for a large assortment of fireworks sold on 7 June 1865, less than one week after General Kirby Smith surrendered the last significant Confederate force.The invoice is in nice shape with legible handwriting. The invoice is from..... More
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
Providence, Rhode Island: Providence Tool Company Armory, 1860-1863. Unbound. This archive contains over 300 records documenting business conducted by the Providence Tool Company Armory between the years 1860-1863 including both manuscript (the majority) and partially-printed purchase orders, bills, letters inventory lists, sales records, and other documents. The documents are sorted..... More
New York City: 1863. Unbound. These checks measure approximately 8” x 3.75”. Both are printed in blue and have official red overprints reading, “Riot Damages.” Both were drawn on the County Treasury account at the Broadway Bank, one for $25 and one for $914. Both were signed by Opdyke with..... More
