A few examples of appraisal values for
1863

• THREE SOVEREIGNS 1910, 1912 &
  THREE SOVEREIGNS 1910, 1912 & 1913(3)
• 1873
  1873
• Dated 1904
  Dated 1904
• Dated 1908 1922 and 1924
  Dated 1908 1922 and 1924
• AMERICAN SCHOOL, 1839American
  AMERICAN SCHOOL, 1839American School, 1839 , "The President and Endymion, June 15th, 1815" and "The Chesapeake and Shannon, June 1st, 1813", 2 oils on canvas, both initialed "I.F." and dated lower right, each titled on stretcher, titled and information about battles attached en verso, each 15 in. x 21 in., framed alike. (2 pcs.)
• 1934
  1934
• Each dated 1916-S
  Each dated 1916-S
• Dated 1927 1928 1916-S
  Dated 1927 1928 1916-S
• American School 20th c. "Holding
  American School 20th c. "Holding the Floor" oil on canvas initialed "B.P." and dated "37" lower right 24 in. x 22 in. unframed. Note: In 1937 the Southern Negro Youth Congress was established by young people who had attended the1936 National Negro Congress in Chicago and wanted to implement its call for action. These young leaders including veteran activists James Jackson Edward Strong Helen Gray and Esther Cooper gathered in Richmond Virginia and formed the first headquarters of SNYC. In 1939 the organization would move its headquarters to Birmingham Alabama.
• War of 1812 Soldier's Letter
  War of 1812 Soldier's Letter dated December 21, 1814, from Micajah C. Rogers to an unknown officer, in the "Vicinity of Fort Montgomery" (probably Fort Montgomery in Mississippi Territory), written in the weeks between the Battles of Pensacola and New Orleans and only days before the signing of the Treaty of Ghent ended the war, describing reconnaissance along the Escambia River, Major Blue's troop movements, and the capture and killing of Indians in Pensacola, 17 lines on one page, handwritten in brown ink on laid paper, 12 x 7-1/8 in.,
• 1836 GEORGIA LETTER RE INDIAN WARS,
  1836 GEORGIA LETTER RE INDIAN WARS, GEN JESUPLetter dated September 17, 1836, regarding a Florida land deal. Writer is communicating presumably with would-be investors or other interested parties about "a band of 3000 acres of the best land on the St. John's River, as navigation is all-important." He goes on to describe the challenge presented by the Indian Wars, but says that "a very strong army will be sent against them next month with Genl. Jesup at their head ... now he may drive them out of the country or force them to a compliance ... of some shape." Indeed, General Jesup's solution involved controversially capturing chiefs Osceola and Micanopy under a false flag of truce after each had agreed to sign a peace treaty. Letter is faintly postmarked and measures 10" x 7-3/4".
• 1883-O Morgan silver dollar, MS63.
  1883-O Morgan silver dollar, MS63.
• Dated January 14th 1863 letter
  Dated January 14th 1863 letter signed by Civil War Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles.
• 1 vol. Harper's Weekly. New
  1 vol. Harper's Weekly. New York, 1863. Vol. VII, Jan. 3, 1863 - Dec. 26, 1863. Folio, contemp. morocco & cloth; worn & repaired. Vol. title, issues of Jan. 3 & Feb. 7 defective, other scattered small tears & minor defects. Double-page, full-page & text wood-engraved illus. Includes 8 wood-engraved illus. after Winslow Homer, double-page wood-engravings after Thomas Nast, incl. "The Emancipation of The Negroes" & "Negro Regiment in Action." Much on Civil War, slavery & c.
• Civil War Stereo Views
  Civil War Stereo Views "Photographic History - War for the Union", series published by E & H.T. Anthony & Co., New York, 1865, after Brady, 32 stereo views on yellow mounts, images include Union officers, living and deceased soldiers, battle sites, forts and other buildings, fortifications and earthworks, southern views in Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, one view of General Grant and family signed verso by his son, Frederick Grant, all with paper labels verso describing scene, each approximately 3-1/4 x 6-3/4 in.; detailed listing: #1994: Aqueduct Bridge above Georgetown, on the Potomac. Government Vessels and Canal boats filled with Stores, escaping the Raiders, July 12, 1864.#2296: Slave Pen, Alexandria, Va.#2330: Hanover Junction, 20 miles from Richmond; a point of note in McClellan’s and Grant’s Campaigns.#2365: Fortifications near Yorktown, Va.#2428: Lieut. Gen. Grant and chief of staff, Gen. Rawlins, at his Head Quarters, at Cold Harbor, Va. Taken June 14th, 1864.#2432: Group of Generals: Hancock, Birney, Gibbon and Barlow, in the field, near Richmond, Va.#2549: Gen. Butlers’ Dutch Gap Canal. In the centre is a dam to keep out the water, and passage way for workmen; on the left is a railroad track for drawing out the dirt; in the foreground a mud scow.#2590: Gen. Grant’s favorite filed horse Cincinnati. Taken at City Point, Va.#2591: Jeff. Davis, one of Gen. Grant’s saddle horses. Taken at City Point, Va.#2610: Dutch Gap Canal and Group of Soldiers. Taken after the bank was blown out. On the extreme end a portion of the bank remains, which forms a profile, which the soldiers call Jeff. Davis.#2691: Gun boat Kansas. Officers in the foreground. James River, Va.#3094: Group of Relics in Charleston, SC, Arsenal, showing Rebel torpedoes, shot, shell, and breach of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun.#3103: Broad St., Charleston SC, looking East, with the ruins of the Roman Catholic Cathedral and St. Michael’s church in the distance.#3127: Fort Sumpter, east face, Charleston Harbor, SC showing the Palmetto Works erected to strengthen the fort.#3139: Interior of Fort Sumpter, Charleston Harbor, Sc, April 14th, 1865, pending the ceremony of raising the old Flag.#3175: A Dead Rebel Soldier, as he lay in the Treches of Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers “Fort Damnation.” The View was taken the Morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865.#3177: C.S. Soldier killed by a shell in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers “Fort Damnation.” This View was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865.#3182: Rebel Soldiers killed in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers “Fort Damnation.” The view shows the construction of their Bomb Proofs and Covered passages, which branch off in every direction. Taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865.#3183: This Picture is a good view of the Covered Ways inside the Rebel Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers “Fort Damnation.” The Union Soldiers had to charge up and down these obstructions. In the foreground centre is a dead Rebel Soldier sticking out through the debris, and further on lies another Confederate Soldier. This View was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865.#3184: Rebel Soldier killed in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers “Fort Damnation.” This View was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865.#3192: Chevaux de fries, and breast works in the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the Rebels “Fort Hell,” showing two wounded soldiers. This view was made the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865.#3198: Rebel Prisoners on their way to the rear, captured by Gen. Sheriden at Five Forks April 3d 1865. This View was taken April 3d, after the storming of Petersburgh, Va.#3243: Ruins in the burnt district, from the Petersburgh railroad Depot, showing a portion of the Arsenal grounds, Richmond, Va.#3285: Park of Captured Guns at Rocketts, Richmond, Va.#3362: “Castle Thunder,” Cary St., the place where so many Union prisoners suffered. Richmond, Va.#3288: Residence of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Franklin St., Richmond, Va.#3365: Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.#3366: St. John’s Church, Church Hill, Richmond, Va. This church is the place where Patrick Henry made his immortal speech. #3376: Mansion occupied by Jeff. Davis, during the Rebellion, cor. Clay and Twelfth St. Richmond, Va.#3399: Lieut. Gen. Grant, Wife and Son at his Head Quarters, City Point, Va. (signed)#3624: Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman and Horse. This View was taken in the Trenches before Atlanta, Ga.#3652: Lulu Falls, on top of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
• William Ludwell Sheppard (American,
  William Ludwell Sheppard (American, 1833-1912) "Three Confederate Soldiers", trio of chromolithographs, sight 15-1/2" x 9", litho-signed lower right: "Copyrighted 1903 by William Ludwell Sheppard". Glazed, matted and presented in giltwood frames.
• [Civil War - Manuscripts] Civil War
  [Civil War - Manuscripts] Civil War Letter from Capt. Nathaniel Hanscom 3rd Maine Infantry  ALS from Capt. Nathaniel Hanscom Co. G 3rd Maine Infantry 3pp dated Oct 26 1861 at Camp Howard outside Washington. Writing to his sister Capt. Hanscom talks of camp life battle casualties and his recent promotion. He even writes of the remarkable health of his company with only two men sick however he would later die of disease at Fair Oaks VA on June 16 1862 hardly a year after his enlistment. Accompanied by the original envelope. Condition: Very good condition.
• 3 CIVIL WAR DATED STAMPED
  3 CIVIL WAR DATED STAMPED COVERS1862 and 1863 postmarks shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• 1863 Indian Head Penny MS 65
  1863 Indian Head Penny MS 65
• A quantity of historic documents
  A quantity of historic documents including 18th century items on the cruelties of the slave trade medical treatment for George III timber supplies to the Navy French puzzle writing etc.
• *(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) Message of the
  *(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office 1862. Thick 8vo publisher's green blind-stamped cloth boards. 37th Congress 3rd session House Executive Doc. 1. Contains much on the Civil War particularly in regard to the preparations of the Union for a protracted struggle. Wear to boards with some loss at edges and corners; foxing throughout.
• *A 1936 U.S. Lynchburg Virginia
  *A 1936 U.S. Lynchburg Virginia Sesquicentennial.
• 1853 U.S. Three Cent Silver very
  1853 U.S. Three Cent Silver very fine
• Henry Bacon (1839-1912
  Henry Bacon (1839-1912 Massachusetts) Civil War Soldier Running Along a River Bank As Figures and an Ironclad Gunboat Engage in Battle
• ''Liberty Missouri 1866'' Three Men
  ''Liberty Missouri 1866'' Three Men on Horseback in Front of the Lone Star Hotel gouache on paper under glass sight size: 15'' H x 19'' W
• 1863 Joseph Hooker autograph
  1863 Joseph Hooker autograph letter, war-date ALS on "Headquarters, Army of the Potomac" letterhead, one-page letter dated February 21st, 1863, from Union Major General Joseph Hooker (1819-1879), to Adj. General Lorenzo Thomas, inquiring about the consolidation of regular infantry, "I am very anxious to carry the measure into effect at once," 7-1/2 x 5 in.; accompanied by carte-de-visite of General Hooker, identified in period ink verso, 4 x 2-1/2 in. Fading, toning, stains, pencil inscriptions recto and verso, creases. Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia
• American School 19th century
  American School 19th century silhouette of john rogers goldsborough, rsn, 1831 Signed and dated "George Habersham Wash. D.C., 1831" lower left, sitter identified lower right, also inscribed in pencil, "John Rogers Goldsborough/Born July 2nd, 1808, Died June 22nd 1877 at Wash. D.C." verso, ink and watercolor on paper heightened with white note John R. Goldsborough, Captain in the Civil War, was awarded Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.
• A daguerrotype of a gentleman in
  A daguerrotype of a gentleman in moulded Union case the image with hand coloured additions.
• G.B - A COLLECTION OF SOVEREIGNS
  G.B - A COLLECTION OF SOVEREIGNS 1893, 1907 (x3), 1906, 1907, 1913 and 1914(8)
• Framed tintype of a Civil War
  Framed tintype of a Civil War soldier and 1843 release paper from the Third Brigade, 19th Division Ohio Militia. Tintype: 3" x 2".
• 1861 Feusier / Bouclet
  1861 Feusier / Bouclet chromolithograph showing ring of oval portraits of American presidents from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln showing clean-shaven Lincoln though he had grown a beard before taking office matted and framed behind glass not examined out of frame ss: 25'' h. x 20'' w.
• 1891
  1891
• Three copies of ''The Graphic''
  Three copies of ''The Graphic'' each dated 1879.
• A bound volume of The Illustrated
  A bound volume of The Illustrated London News for July to December of 1861. Includes much coverage of the American Civil War, the death of Queen Victoria's husband, etc. Together with The Married Woman's Private Medical Companion (New York, 1855), and Physic and Physicians: A Medical Sketch Book, exhibiting the Public and Private Life of the Most Celebrated Medical Men, of former days; with Memoirs of Eminent Living London Physicians and Surgeons (Philadelphia, 1845; vol. II only of two).
• Edward Percy Moran (American,
  Edward Percy Moran (American, 1862-1935) "Washington After Resigning His Commission Leaving Annapolis for Mount Vernon, Dec. 23 1783", oil on canvas, signed lower left "Percy Moran", signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse "Percy Moran, East Hampton, L. I., NY, Aug & Sept 17, 1919", titled and further inscribed on the reverse "Peace with all the world is my sincere wish, George Washington", 30-1/4" x 40". Presented in a period molded giltwood frame.
• 1863 CONFEDERATE FURLOUGH
  1863 CONFEDERATE FURLOUGH DOCUMENTDocument from the Confederate States of America Provost Marshal's Office, Charleston, August 1863. Leave document from the Civil War granting Dr. W. S. Boyd permission to visit Salters Depot of South Carolina. For more documents regarding Boyd please see lots 28 and 89. One of several historic American paper items in today's auction. From a large and important collection of autographs and documents. Folds and discoloration. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.