New
condition, quite hard to get, out of print
Civil War reference book. This is
Civil War Artifacts
- A Guide for the Historian, by Howard
R. Crouch. This is one of the very best
reference books covering excavated Civil War
artifacts.--$125.
Original
Civil War discharge of Captain Charles F. Joy
of Co. F, 54th Regiment, Massachusetts
Volunteer Infantry. The 54th
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the first
black regiment raised in Massachusetts and is
famous for its assault on Ft. Wagner and the
subject of the movie "Glory". This
document will frame beautifully.
Artifacts from the 54th Massachusetts are
sought after and rare to find.--$125.SOLD
Autograph
of Union Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding.
Admiral Paulding was appointed in 1861 by
President Abraham Lincoln to be in charge of
building up the Federal Navy Fleet. He
personally took over the New York Navy yard
and oversaw the destruction of several Federal
ships in port at the Norfolk Virginia shipyard
to prevent them from falling into Confederate
hands. This is a comparatively rare
autograph with rank to find.--$195.
Very
rare signature of Confederate Brigadier
General John Bullock Clark, Jr. John
Bullock Clark entered the Confederate service
as a Lieutenant and was soon made Captain of
the 6th Missouri Infantry. He was later
promoted to a Major and participated in the
Battles of Carthage and Springfield.
Clark was then promoted to the rank of Colonel
and commanded a Confederate Brigade at Pea
Ridge (Elkhorn). On March 6, 1864, John
Bullock Clark was commissioned Brigadier
General. From 1864 forward General Clark
served with Generals Marmaduke and Shelby in
the Trans-Mississippi Department.
Following the Civil War, Clark was elected to
Congress and served from 1873 until 1889.
From 1889 until his death in 1903, he
practiced law in Washington where he died and
is buried. This is a very important
autograph in Missouri history.--$195.
Very
nice condition, Confederate States of America
newspaper. This is the Daily Journal out
of Wilmington, North Carolina, printed Friday,
June 14, 1861. Lots of very interesting
content as well as ads asking for volunteers -
all manner of interesting Civil War content
and will be excellent for framing.--$125.SOLD
Beautiful
condition, 1862 date, commission for Thomas
Claffey to be appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the
19th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer
Infantry. Unfortunately, Lieutenant
Claffey was killed six months later on
December 16th at the Battle of Fredericksburg,
Virginia. This document measures 10 1/2
by 16 inches and remains very crisp and
complete. The document has the State
Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
embossed on it. It will frame
beautifully.--$150.
Very
sought after set of Civil War reference books
in new condition.
The Unfinished Fight
- Volume 1, by Craig L. Barry, and
The Unfinished Fight
- Volume 2, also by Craig L. Barry.
This rare set of books has in-depth
information on Confederate material
culture.--$95.for the set of two.
Excellent
condition, Ordnance document from Col. J. B.
McCown, Commander of the 63rd Regiment
Illinois Volunteer Infantry requesting 44,000
rounds of .58 caliber ammunition in June of
1863 for use in the Vicksburg, Mississippi
campaign. Siege of Vicksburg documents
are somewhat rare to come by.--$79.SOLD
Beautiful
condition, official State of Vermont document
from the Executive Department, dated July 6,
1863, (literally during the Battle of
Gettysburg). A letter from the Governor
of Vermont during the Civil War, Frederick
Holbrook, to Honorable Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War, Washington D.C. This
letter is a letter of introduction of
Brigadier General, George F. Davis, who was
the Quartermaster General of Vermont, and
requesting a pass to tour the Vermont
Regiments in the Army of the Potomac.
This is an excellent Executive Department,
State of Vermont Civil War letter and cover
written directly to the Secretary of
War.--$95.SOLD
Beautiful
grouping containing 5 original Confederate
Postal stamps. All 5 have nice crisp
color and are all in excellent
condition.--$150. for All.SOLD
Very
interesting letter dated April 14, 1924, from
Mrs. Mary Snyder of Ft. Clinton, Ohio,
detailing how her seven brothers and
brother-in-law all served in the Union Army,
several of which were wounded at Shiloh and
Cheat Mountain and one brother who was
confined at Andersonville Prison. Mary
states that her brother, Job Kelley, weighed
145 pounds when he entered Andersonville and
weighed only 75 pounds and was unable to walk
when he was released. This is quite a
moving letter of one family's
sacrifice.--$20.SOLD
The
Illustrated History of American Civil War
Relics, by Stephen W. Sylvia and
Michael J. O'Donnell. This is one of the
"must have" Civil War reference books in new
condition.--$65.
Excellent
condition, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, "The
Daily Journal" printed in Wilmington, North
Carolina. This particular issue is dated
Monday, May 27, 1861. It has numerous
Civil War references, including references to
the Battle of Ft. Sumter and also numerous
recruiting advertisements for various
regiments and also various tactic manuals for
sale. This particular issue is four huge
pages long and has almost every conceivable
content, including numerous ads for Negroes
for sale. The paper remains in excellent
condition and will frame
beautifully.--$125.SOLD
Very
nice condition, 8 inch x 10 inch, 2-page
letter written by Joshua S. Ramsdell of the
MA 29th Infantry. This letter was
written December of 1861 from the United
States General Hospital at Fortress Monroe,
Virginia. Joshua is writing his mother
from the hospital informing her that he has
been very sick for over two months but is
now improving and hopes to be allowed to go
home before too long. He compliments
the hospital care that he has received, but
has bad bed sores on his back sides, and one
has an abscess. He says when he first
got to the hospital he was so weak that he
could not write nor even read his letters.
Joshua says, "After I got so I could read
the letters I had received, I took a great
pleasure in reading them, but it would still
be greater pleasure if I could have found
one from mother, but there was none there.
I hope you will answer this but you must not
if you are too feeble." This letter
was written in December, and Joshua was
eventually released for disability to go
home September 26, 1862. This is an
excellent letter clearly describing medical
hardships of the Civil War faced by both
Union and Confederate soldiers.--$65.
Quite
hard to come by - 3 out of the 4 Parts of
Vol. 34 - Official Records of The War Of The
Rebellion. This is the
Trans-Mississippi Set for April - May, 1864.
I can guarantee from personal experience
that there are some GREAT Relic Hunting
spots hidden within these volumes !!--$65.
for all three
Huge
Military Atlas that was originally published
to accompany the Official Records of the War
of the Rebellion. The atlas has been
reprinted several times and is an absolute
must have in doing Civil War research.
Mine is so worn that some of the pages have
become dis-attached. This book was, at
one point in time, fairly available to find,
but in the last few years has become
difficult to get. This example remains
in very nice condition.--$95.
Long
out of print - One of the relic hunter
classic books detailing what Relic Hunting
was REALLY like back in the very earliest
days (and with lots of pictures of the
finds). This is "RELIC HUNTER - The
field account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts,
and Hunting" by Howard Crouch. I
guarantee this book will have you amped, and
ready to go digging in the morning !!--$65.
Very
sought after, original 1889 printing of
Volume XXIV in all three parts. This
is the "Vicksburg" set and is without
question loaded with research information
that would result in some good relic hunting
locations.--$125.
Civil
War date, August 9, 1861, receipt from
Providence Tool Company for 3 bundles of iron
weighing 353 pounds. It is very likely
that this wrought iron during the Civil War
was on its way to becoming muskets, sabers, or
bayonets. Providence Tool Company itself
produced both muskets and sabers during the
Civil War.--$45.
Very
nice condition group of three "Day Orders"
for the 33rd Regiment, New York State
Volunteers. All three documents remain
in very nice condition and are dated the
second half of 1861.--$150 for all three.
Nice
condition leather cartridge box with the brass
device "MNG" which is believed to be
Massachusetts National Guard, Maryland
National Guard, or Maine National Guard.
This particular box came out of a
Massachusetts estate sale, so we feel it
likely to be Massachusetts National Guard.
This is a large, .58 cal. size cartridge box
and is believed to have been used from 1860
through the 1870's. It will make a very
nice addition to someone's Massachusetts Civil
War Collection.--$275.
Regimental
detail for duties at Camp Granger, July 22,
1861, for the 38th Regiment, New York State
Volunteers. All the camp guards and
police for July 22, 1861, are detailed by
name in this order. This hand-written
order is signed by R. F. Taylor, Col.
commanding the Regiment.--$95.
In
43 years, I can count on one hand the number
of original Civil War Election "Pollbooks"
that have come through the shop. This
example remains in very nice condition and
is for Co. B, 1st Pennsylvania Light
Artillery. The election was to be held
on the 8th day of November, being the
Tuesday next after the 1st Monday of
November in the year 1864. This
artifact is especially relevant in this
current year of election.--$275.
Very
attractive, $500 Confederate States of
America Loan Bond, dated February 20, 1863.
The bond still has seven interest coupons
remaining intact. It was folded for
many years and has been supported along one
fold line. This bond is serial number
11125 and pictures a Confederate on Pickett,
sitting by a fire. It will frame up
beautifully.--$115.
Very
rare Confederate preprinted ordnance
document from Guinas Station, VA. dated
April 15, 1863. The document pretains
to food and soap for Ramsiur's Brigade at
Guinas Station, VA. Guinas Station,
VA. is most famous for being the site where
Stonewall Jackson died.--$250.
Very
nice condition, original Centennial edition
from the "Nashville Tennessean". One
hundred years ago, Battle of Nashville, the
end came on Shy's Hill. This
particular paper is dated Sunday, December
6, 1964. This issue has an in-depth
breakdown of the Battle of Nashville along
with a full page, color map that I have
personally used many times in relic hunting
at the Battle of Nashville. Also found
in the same old house, a 50-year-old Kurtz &
Allison print of the Battle of Pea Ridge,
Arkansas. The print has aged to an
attractive, cream/tan color and will frame
nicely for your relic room.--$38 plus
shipping for both items.
Original,
very nice condition, Confederate States of
America newspaper. This is the Friday,
July 12, 1861, issue of "The Daily Journal -
Wilmington, North Carolina". Content
is quite varied, including numerous medical
miracle drugs and quite a number of "arms"
for sale, including Smith & Wesson, Allen &
Wheelock, pistols with bowie attached, and
Maynard rifles all offered for cash.
With this newspaper, you are reading exactly
the same news that a citizen would have been
in 1861.--$125.
Very,
very rare, 206-year-old newspaper from
Georgetown, District of Columbia, and dated
October 20, 1813. This newspaper is
titled, "Federal Republican and Commercial
Gazette". The ads in this newspaper
are truly eye-opening. For example,
"$50 reward for runaway near Hagerstown,
Washington County, Maryland. A Negro
slave who calls himself, Bill, about 5' 6"
or 7" high, rather of a lighter complexion
than the generality of blacks -- extremely
awkward and ungraceful in his address and
particularly his walk, and has a wild,
suspicious stare when approached."
There are many more ads of this nature
pertaining to slave runaways.--$95.
Civil
War Discharge and Pay Voucher dated March
12, 1862 for Private Edwin Teal. Teal
served from Jan.1, 1862 until March
12, 1862. He was discharged due to
disability. Private Teal was in Co.
"B" - 4th New York Cavalry Regiment.
There are two documents.--$45. for both.
Very
interesting, hand-written letter from L. W.
Webb who was the Official Auditor of the
State of Virginia CONFEDERATE Senate written
to a friend from the CONFEDERATE "Hall of
the Convention" in Alexandria, Virginia,
December 12, 1864. This is actually a
quite rare document in that it was written
from the Convention Hall and is Civil War
dated.--$125.
Very
nice condition, $50 Civil War Confederate
Loan document. The document is dated
March 10, 1863. This loan bond was
actually issued and is serial number 2537,
and the last interest coupon redeemed was
January 1, 1865. This is a very nice
piece of Confederate and Civil War history
and will frame beautifully.--$150.
Nice
condition leather cartridge box with the brass
device "MNG" which is believed to be
Massachusetts National Guard, Maryland
National Guard, or Maine National Guard.
This particular box came out of a
Massachusetts estate sale, so we feel it
likely to be Massachusetts National Guard.
This is a large, .58 cal. size cartridge box
and is believed to have been used from 1860
through the 1870's. It will make a very
nice addition to someone's Massachusetts Civil
War Collection.--$275.
War
date Civil War letter (June 6, 1863) written
from a father to his daughter. The
father is in Chicago attending a National
Medical Conference, and he is writing his
daughter back in Philadelphia, PA. The
letter is written in old brown ink and gives
general news of the father's visit to
Chicago for the National Medical Conference.
The letter remains in its original, stamped
envelope and is in very nice
condition.--$25.
Very
nice condition group of four Civil War
documents pertaining to John Harner.
The documents consist of one military
appointment document, two discharges, and
one Treasury Dept. document. John
Harner was a member of Co. G, 4th Regiment,
US Cavalry for most of the duration of the
war. John Harner, along with his
regiment, was at one time posted here at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and also
participated in both Battles of Franklin,
Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, and
Nashville, Tennessee on December 15, 1864.
All four documents remain in good condition,
are easily legible, and will frame up
beautifully. For all four
documents--$295.
Very
nice condition, March 1863, Confederate $50
Bond. This bond was actually issued
and interest coupons redeemed until the
war's end, and the next available coupon was
July 1865, and of course there was no need
to go to the Treasurer's Office at this date
as the war was over, and the Confederate
Bond was worthless. This bond will
frame up beautifully.--$125.
Quite
rare, Civil War date (August 27, 1861),
receipt from Providence Tool Company for the
purchase of one bar of Zagnall iron weighing
225 pounds. It is very likely that
this iron would be used for the manufacture
of muskets and sabers for the American Civil
War as Providence Tool Company had contracts
for both.--$48.
Official
document from the State of Rhode Island
dated August 28, 1862, authorizing the
purchase of 6 dozen iron hand cuffs to be
purchased from Providence Tool Company.
This is a very nice condition, war date,
State of Rhode Island document.--$75.
Excellent
condition, September 17, 1862, purchase
document with ornate heading for Providence
Tool Company to purchase one buff calf skin
from James Davis, manufacturer of leather
belting. This buff leather was likely
to be used in the manufacture of musket
slings and/or Federal waist belt
assemblies.--$75.
Beautiful
condition, 1840 land grant from President
Martin Van Buren. This grant contains
40 acres and is for land located near
Edwardsville, Illinois. This land
grant retains the original Presidential Seal
and is certificate number 19691 and is dated
January 1, 1840.--$250.
Small
"1861" date book entitled
Poems of Womanhood.
There are poems in this booklet that every
woman should read, such as "She Was a
Phantom of Delight" and "The Widow to Her
Hourglass", or maybe "Be Gentle,
Husband"!!--$75.
Perfect
like new condition, rare, out of print,
Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795 - 1874,
by Sydney C. Kerksis. This is one of the best and most
sought after of all reference books.--$95.
Quite
scarce, original, first edition,
"Confederate Edged Weapons" by William A.
Albaugh, III. This is an excellent
example with the original dust jacket still
intact.--$95.
Excellent
condition, January 24, 1862, "Providence
Tool Company" document. This document
is a receipt to Providence Tool Company for
freight charges for 45 bars of raw iron
shipped from New York to Providence Tool
Company on the Steamer Ospray.
Providence Tool Company was a manufacturer
of both Civil War sabers and muskets.
This raw iron would, no doubt, eventually
become Civil War weapons.--$85.
Original
1921 imprint concerning the origin of
Memorial Day. This document was
authored by Federal General Norton P.
Chipman (who was Col. of the 2nd Ohio
Infantry during the Civil War and was later
Judge Advocate for the famous Andersonville
Prison trial of Commandant Henry Wirz) and
has an original "N. P. Chipman" autograph on
the reverse of the document. This is a
very cool document and completely pertinent
today.--$55.
Original
autograph of Brigadier General Ramsey Potts.
General Potts was one of America's most
decorated and successful bomber pilots of
the 2nd World War. Interestingly,
during his time, as a bomb group commander,
the well know actor, James "Jimmy" Stewart,
was his Operations Officer. At age 27,
Potts was promoted to full Colonel and
assumed command of the 453rd Bomb Group
based in Norfolk. Among Potts'
accolades, he was awarded "The Distinguished
Service Cross", two Silver Stars, the Legion
of Merit medal, three DFCs, the Bronze Star,
five Air Medals, and was awarded the British
"DFC" for his outstanding courage and
heroism. He retired from the Air Force
as a Major General in 1972. Major
General Potts lived to age 89.--$50.
Announcement
of the compilation of the "1861-1865 --
The Message and Papers of the
Confederacy" dated 1905 along with a
certificate inviting the named individual
the opportunity to subscribe to one set of
the Messages and Papers of the
Confederacy. This particular
certificate is addressed to H.B.W. Heartsill.--$48.
Announcement
of the compilation of the "1861-1865 --
The Message and Papers of the
Confederacy" dated 1905 along with a
certificate inviting the named individual
the opportunity to subscribe to one set of
the Messages and Papers of the
Confederacy. This particular
certificate is addressed to H.B.W. Heartsill.--$48.
Announcement
of the compilation of the "1861-1865 --
The Message and Papers of the
Confederacy" dated 1905 along with a
certificate inviting the named individual
the opportunity to subscribe to one set of
the Messages and Papers of the
Confederacy. This particular
certificate is addressed to H.B.W. Heartsill.--$48.
How
many of THESE have you ever seen offered for sale. This is the
OFFICIAL REGIMENTAL POLL-BOOK FOR THE MEMBERS OF CO. E - 76 TH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS for the 1864 election. The "Poll-Book"
remains in remarkably nice, complete condition.--$250.
Excellent
condition and quite rare cover postmarked "Murfreesboro, TN." {March 18,
1850} - hand cancelled - and addressed to "Mr. Robert M. Rucker -
University of Virginia". Robert was a student there from 1849 until
1851, and would be a future Confederate soldier with the Army of
Tennessee. "Rucker Road"- here in Murfreesboro, TN. today is named
for this man and his family. This item is directly out of the family
and comes with a copy of a picture of him and a copy of his personal
history. Inexpensive little item, but "loaded with cool".
This
is an item that could easily be very appealing to a current "University of
Virginia" graduate.--$65.
This
letter was written from the "Hall of the Convention" in Alexandria, VA on
December 12th 1864. At this "Unionist" convention the Constitution
of 1864 was adopted. This Constitution contains many important laws
including: abolishing slavery in the Union controlled parts of Virginia
and recognizing the creation of West Virginia. Members of the
Convention proclaimed the new Constitution in effect, rather than
submitting it to voters for approval in a popular referendum.
Initially only the areas of northern and eastern Virginia then under Union
control recognized the authority of the Constitution of 1864, but after
the fall of the Confederacy in May 1865 it became effective for all
Virginia and remained in effect until July 1869. In the above
letter, it appears that the writer, L. W. Webb, was trying to run for some
type of office or for a seat in the convention. However, from his
comment, "I see very plainly that a Union man stands no show in our
department and it is useless to try to do any things, so I have given up
all hopes, and will sit down and wait patiently until things do change,"
and it does look like he was not successful...$65.
Presented
signature of Union Major General William D. Whipple.--$50.
Group
of 6 Civil War and slightly earlier postal covers. 4 still have
the stamps intact and are addressed to "Petersburg, VA."
and one of the six has a pretty patriotic motif. The entire
grouping.--$75.
Three
red, white, and blue patriotic Union covers with ornate
Union embossing. All three covers were actually mailed
and have the cancelled 3-cent Union stamps still
intact. Two of the covers were addressed to Rhode
Island and one to New York. All three are in very nice
condition.--$85.
Nice
condition leather cartridge box with the brass
device "MNG" which is believed to be
Massachusetts National Guard, Maryland
National Guard, or Maine National Guard.
This particular box came out of a
Massachusetts estate sale, so we feel it
likely to be Massachusetts National Guard.
This is a large, .58 cal. size cartridge box
and is believed to have been used from 1860
through the 1870's. It will make a very
nice addition to someone's Massachusetts Civil
War Collection.--$275.
Nice
crisp autograph of Confederate Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner. This autograph has for many years been on
display at the Lotz House Civil War Museum in Franklin,
Tennessee.--$250.
