(8) CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS,(8) CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS, TO INCLUDE:1) a letter dated November 12, 1863 from a Union soldier stationed at Fort Mifflin, PA, to his sisters. He talks about his rations and money problems, as well as recounting how 2 of the Rebel prisoners working in the kitchens attempted an escape. One escaped by swimming in the canal. Good condition. 2) Letter dated Nov. 1862 from E. W. Whitney to his wife, good condition. 3) Letter from Corporal Joseph Samuels. One sentence states "There were three white men there, dressed in soldier's clothes who I think are in charge of the negroes and I don't know where they got the potatoes and cabbage." Good condition. 4) Letter from George W. Long talking about soldiers stealing potatoes. Good condition. 5) Letter from private John J. Phifer, Grand Guard of Frilles Brigade, good condition. 6) Statement of Private Calvin D. French, acting corporal of the Grand Guard of Frilles Brigade, discussing acquiring peaches from an abandoned orchard. Good condition. 7) A letter from a soldier to his father stationed near Petersburg, dated Jan 18, 1864. In the letter he mentions President Lincoln, General Grant, and his battle plan for the coming spring to concentrate nearly all of the Yankee Army on Richmond. The letter is in a 2 sided shadow box frame and split into 6 pieces where it was once folded. 8) a statement by Corporal Francis M. Eder, corporal Grand Guard Friller Brigade, also talking about potatoes. Good condition. Along with 6 Confederate banknotes that appear to have been in a fire.
3FRAMED AMERICAN CIVIL WAR-ERA3FRAMED AMERICAN CIVIL WAR-ERA HAND-WRITTEN LETTERFramed American Civil War-era hand-written letter on paper, addressed to the letter writer's parents, mostly documenting marches, mentions marching "about four miles the other side of Bull Run battlefield," framed alongside envelope with Washington D.C. Oct. 24, 1863 postmark, housed in double-sided frame, label from Old Colony Shop, Alexandria, Virginia, overall: 27.25"h, 16.5"w, 7.25lbs
CIVIL WAR PERSONAL LETTER AND SEVENCIVIL WAR PERSONAL LETTER AND SEVEN MILITARY DOCUMENTS To include: ALS, "Picket Reserve", June 7th, 1863, to "Hattie," mostly home news, but the officer writes about a Confederate officer withdrawing a picket post and a drummer losing his soldier father in a military hospital (consignor IDs this letter to 121st PA Infantry); sheet of three Federal quartermaster transportation forms, Atlanta, GA; ordnance and ammunition report, 4 pp.; two 3rd Army Corps circulars from Major General French, 1863 and 1864; a Connecticut enlistment form for George C. Abbey, 1862; a discharge certificate naming one Samuel G. Baker, but otherwise blank; a discharge certificate for John L. Kite, a hospital steward.
CIVIL WAR AND EARLY 19TH CENTURYCIVIL WAR AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, AND EPHEMERACIVIL WAR AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, AND EPHEMERA, [Americana/ Documents and Ephemera] includes: October 1864 letter regarding wounded Union soldier in Ohio wanting permission to do business in Nashville, consists of two letters and envelope; Georgia 1832/1845 land grant for Emmett R. Johnson with seal, signed by Nathan Crawford Barnett, Georgia Secretary of State; Brooklyn and Long Island Fair, in Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission pamphlet; General Order No. 209, issued by General Washburn for U.S. Mississippi Squadron; Confederate soldier two-page letter, Atlanta, GA, July 24, 1863; two and one-half handwritten in pencil Confederate soldier letter, Atlanta, GA, January 23, 1862; letter from Tupelo regarding Civil War soldiers camped there, dated May 1864; with several Confederate currency fragments
[Civil War Ephemera] Thirty-two[Civil War Ephemera] Thirty-two items collection of handwritten letters from Aaron Andrews of the 16th Pennsylvania Calvary June 11 1862 to July 25 1865 comprising 32 letters mostly written from Virginia accompanied by typewritten transcripts by a family member in a loose-leaf album Estimate $ 1 500-2 000
Collection of Civil War lettersCollection of Civil War letters primarily from Jacob P. Cobb to his wife Ellen most from the fall and winter of 1863 he served in the... ?
CIVIL WAR ERA LETTER AND 4 CDVS,CIVIL WAR ERA LETTER AND 4 CDVS, INCL. CONFEDERATE GENE...Civil War era letter and Confederate officer carte de vistes, 5 items total. 1st item: Civil war era letter with envelope from William F. Thurman, 53rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army, addressed to his wife Margaret R. Thurman, Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee. Letter from Port Hudson, Louisiana dated Feb the 27th, 1863 reads "Dear wife and children, it is with pleasure that I seat myself to drop you a few line to let you know that I am well and have better health thein [sic] I have since I have been out...Everything is a high price our men freed a kind of a gun boat out of a transport they...with cotton to go up the River to capture lane none dead yankee gunboat wich [sic] the[y] have succeeded in doing the one that left hear [sic] and one we got from the[m] a week or too [sic] ago named queen of the west and another boat captured the yankee Iron clad we have the Iron clad in our possession at this time sunk in a boat & [a] foot [of] water. Jim Polk is sick and has gone to the hospital the Doctors say that he has the fever Nat has got the yellow ganders [possibly yellow jaundice]". The letter also includes Thurman's instructions to his wife regarding the upkeep of the family crops and livestock stating "I think I will be at home by the time Crops is Made...". The letter also contains a shorter message from Thurman, Port Hudson, dated February 28th 11/63 in which he states "I still have the the [sic] ganders I don't know as I am any Better than I was when I wrote you last I am better of the gander but I am so weak..." and later refers to a letter that he received from Dick Weatherford informing him that Joe Perry had died. He ends the letter with the sentiment "your devoted Husband Till Death W. F. Thurman to M. C. Thurman". Envelope includes "PORT HUDSON LA" and "PAID" postmark stamps, with Thurman's name and regiment number. Folded letter - 8 1/8" H x 5 1/2" W. Unfolded letter - 10 7/8" W. Envelope - 3 1/8" H x 5 1/2" W. 2nd-5th items: Four (4) Civil War era carte de vistes (CDVs) depicting officers of the Confederate States Army, including Major-General Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Cheatham, General Albert Sidney Johnston, General Braxton Bragg, and Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner. Johnston, Bragg, and Buckner CDVs published by E & H. T. Anthony, New York, Cheatham CDV taken by Theodore Gubelman (American/Swiss, 1844-1926), Pulaski, TN. Maker's marks and names of officers en verso. CDVs approximately 4" H x 2 1/2" W. All items mid/late 19th century. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
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1st item: Letter and envelope with overall toning, Minor wear to center fold line of letter, losses and tears to envelope edges. 2nd-5th items: General wear and chipping to edges of CDVs with overall toning. All with pencil inscriptions en verso.
[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Two[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Two items written on printed letterhead of the office commissary of prisoners Fort McHenry Maryland one September 12 1864 and the other October 14 1865 the latter with original stamped envelope Estimate $ 100-150
(8) CIVIL WAR SOLDIER'S LETTERS,(8) CIVIL WAR SOLDIER'S LETTERS, GOOD CONTENTCollection of documents from the Wheeler family of Brown County, Indiana, including eight letters from Elihu Wheeler dated from 1862 to 1865, a few recounting action. Condition varies, generally good, with a couple of tears, losses and toning, as is typical. One letter, dated 1863, reads [sic]: "...we have been in a fight at Chatnuga we whiped the rebles we had one kiled and four wounded in our company, the rebs retreated ... we had some hard times scarce of rations ...had to forage for all we had to eat for seventeen days, we have no tents to sleep in..." Lot includes family photos and other (post-war) documents. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Three[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Three items written from soldiers posted at Fort Federal Hill Baltimore including one written as a diary 1862 with considerable detail and original stamped cover another March 11 1863 describing daily routine and another from a soldier in the same company of the 8th New York Artillery March 2 1963 with original stamped cover Estimate $ 125-200
Collection of Civil War lettersCollection of Civil War letters to and from the family of Lewis Foster 9th Regiment of Artillery 2nd Brigade 3rd Division 6th... ?
CIVIL WAR TIN TYPES AND CIVIL WAR-ERACIVIL WAR TIN TYPES AND CIVIL WAR-ERA LETTERS. Belonging to the Wait family of Franklin County Vermont. The majority of the letters express growing concern for the whereabouts of relatives fighting for the Union. Letters from the soldiers detail health hospital stays and in one case how a battle wound was recieved. One describes the mingling of soldiers from both sides while on picket duty and another letter mentions a photograph of one of the soldier being sent. The lot includes three sixth plate tintypes two of which are of Union soldiers the third is of a young boy. Together with an early workbook An Analytical Guide To The Art Of Penmanship by Enoch Noyes. Soldiers named in the letters include Henry F. Wait of Company C 14th NY Heavy Artilterty who dies in a Union hospital in Virigina and Edwin D. Sheets Co. J 10th Regt. (NY? VT?) who dies in Danville Prison. Tintypes may be of these men.
Books: American Civil War RichardsonBooks: American Civil War Richardson James D. A COMPILATION OF THE MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE CONFEDERACY INCLUDING THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE 1861-1865. Nashville: United States Publishing Company 1905. 2 Vols. Original 3/4 leather and pebbled cloth bindings; RIVERS' ACCOUNT OF THE RAISING OF TROOPS IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR STATE AND CONFEDERATE SERVICE 1861-1865. Columbia: The Bryan Printing Co. 1899. In original wrappers; ARMY LETTERS OF 'PERSONNE' 1861-1865. [F.G. de Fontaine]. Vol. 1. No.1. Columbia SC: War Record Publishing Company 1896. In original Wrappers. (4pcs) Provenance: From the library of a South Carolina scholar.
[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Eight[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Eight items four letters and a part printed general order written on letterhead of Fort McHenry another patriotic letter sheet addressed from ''Fort Lion '' October 1861 and two from Fort Marshall Estimate $ 100-200
[Civil War - Manuscripts] Capt.[Civil War - Manuscripts] Capt. Henry G. Thomas 11th US Infantry Civil War Letters Lot of 2 letters written by Captain Henry G. Thomas 11th U.S. Infantry 2nd Division V Corps Army of the Potomac. First is 4pp dated October 3 1863 near Culpeper VA addressed to his father who seems to be a military man himself. In addition to updating his father on the current commands held by certain officers the younger Thomas explains that he serving on a general court martial that he expects to last the next two weeks is expecting an appointment to the command of a black regiment at some point in the near future and closes with the appeal ...If you can get me a Colonelcy by talking with Fessenden for goodness sake do. The second letter is 4pp dated May 28 1865 at City Point Virginia addressed to his mother a scathing reprimand to her for opening and reading his mail despite his previous disapproval of this unwarrantable practice ungenerous towards me & unjust towards my correspondents & practiced I will venture to say in no other respectable family in New England.. Condition: Very good.
[Civil War Ephemera] Two soldier's[Civil War Ephemera] Two soldier's letters 1) written by R. B. Terry posted at U.S. Army General Hospital Newton University December 1862 with the original stamped cover and an associated Adams Express shipping receipt letter has extensive comments on General Burnside's failure in Virginia; 2) written by Irving H. Paine a patient at Patterson Park Hospital Baltimore June 1 1865 to a former commanding officer complaining about his treatment; together with the original stamped cover Estimate $ 100-150
[Civil War Ephemera] Five soldier's[Civil War Ephemera] Five soldier's letters including two from Baltimore hospitals the others from various camps around Annapolis Estimate $ 100-200
CIVIL WAR AND RELATED DOCUMENTSGroupingCIVIL WAR AND RELATED DOCUMENTSGrouping of Civil War and other historical documents, 9 items. 1st Item: Civil War Soldier Letter from Col. H. L. Potter (New York 71st Infantry, wounded at Bristol Station, VA on Aug 27th 1862) to Col. B (Possibly Maine, May 4th 1864); writes about a horse being lost that wasn't paid for while on Pickett Duty, and losing a horse (the same horse?) in the Battle of Gettysburg, along with his regrets about his survival of said battle due to being disgraced after being dismissed from the service for losing a horse that wasn't accounted for (due to Belger's actions?); three large pages in ink; sleeved; includes summary of letter and original envelope. 2nd item: Letter from Civil War Soldier Col. H. L. Potter to other in his brigade, including Col. B. (April 9th, 1864); details the horse killed by Belger (?) and how that could lead to the dismissal of Col. Potter unless Col. B helps him; 3 pages in ink; sleeved. 3rd item: 1863 Letter from Civil War soldier to his sister Hallie Walker in Maine updating her on his current condition as a soldier (1863); sleeved. 4th item: Letter from Col. H. L. Potter to "Gen. K. Harvey Esq." concerning the expectancy of his regiment to come home, and how the horse that [Belger] Killed was not the one that he had borrowed (Feb 21 1864); sleeved. 5th item: Advance Month's Pay voucher with the names of military recruits who were part of company 7 in regiment 30 (1863). 6th item: Clipping from old newspaper which details the assassination of President Lincoln, along with the survival of Secretary Seward and the President's funeral (1865); matted and sleeved. 7th item: Front page of The Evening Bulletin of Providence, RI which discusses the progression of the Civil War conflict, which has led to Brigadier Gen. William P. Sanders dying in Knoxville as a result of being wounded in the battle of Campbell's Station, as well as other occurrences dealing with Knoxville's role in the Civil War (1863). 8th Item: Territory of Hawaii Warrant of Arrest, dated as March 1917, for Rachel Naoho of Honolulu who had been charged with embezzlement on account of Oahu Officer William "Alkims". 9th Item: Puget Sound Daily Courier (Olympia, Washington Territory, July 14, 1874); various miscellanious advertisements, including excerpts from stories such as Some Women's Hearts; pencil initials "LRR"in upper right corner along with a slash through the number five in the edition number 165 to make it 166; sleeved.
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1st item: good condition with minor wear to pages. 2nd item: very good condition, minor aging to letter and envelope. 3rd item: very good condition with minor staining from wax seal. 4th item: very good condition with minor wear to the paper. 5th item: very good condition with minor tearing to two of four binding holes which were laced with metal, minor folding tear in center due to age, and minor surface grime from tape in bottom right quadrant. 6th item: good condition with minor losses to the edges of ads adjacent to the main article. 7th item: good condition with minor aging to paper 8th item: very good condition, moderate liquid staining to document. 9th item: good condition, page separated into a few even sections due to tearing from age, pencil initials "LRR" in upper right corner along with a slash through the number five in the edition number.
[Civil War - Archive] Civil War[Civil War - Archive] Civil War Letter from Soldier Plus Wallet Currency and Assorted Tokens Lot of 9 Civil War items including: a 2pp letter dated May 26 1862 at Camp Near the Potomack crick signed by M. Berry telling his wife Lyda that about being commended for standing his ground in battle; a tri-fold leather wallet; a CSA $10 note issue of February 10 1864; a State of South Carolina $0.75 bank note issue of February 1863; and 1863 one cent I.O.U. token; and 1863 token featuring 13 stars and a vessel resembling the U.S.S. Monitor on the obverse and Our Navy on the reverse; an 1863 token of F.P. Rogers a Philadelphia manufacturer of milk cans dairy fixtures roofing & cutter tin; and an 1863 token featuring George Washington on the obverse and New York on the reverse.
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER JOHN C WINN LETTERCIVIL WAR SOLDIER JOHN C WINN LETTER PHOTO ARCHIVE United States,19th CenturyCivil War Archive of John C. Winn 1st Connecticut Artillery Siege of Petersburg Certificate ?Grand Army of the Republic? of Vermont issued to J.C. Winn 1895 3 Daguerreotypes of John C. Winns Father (8) CDV and Cabinet Card Photographs of the Winn family Letters are paraphrased for content with only a small sample given below. There is very good war content. The letters begin in January 1864 with Camp Life at Fort Scott, Horses and conditions, and the Killing of Col. Elsworth. 1864 May 28th Bermuda Hundred? There has been many fighting since we come here. Only two boys out this right killed? we are behind the breast works and no balls are coming through. 1864 June 9th, Bermuda Hundred with cover .. Being attacked by ?Black Rebels? 1864 June 10th Fire the guns for three straight days down the bridge at Apomatics where the Richmond and Petersburg cross? we had a good time they tried to repulse us but old Gilmore was to scary for them. We made the attack on there center forces? Richmond is what we want. You do not know anything what war is until you see 2000000 worth of ammunition shot away in two hours. I have had a man shot next to me. We shot Jonnie and he lays in the corn field and in the fields when we shot cannister at them. 1864 June 16th Old General Grant was here yesterday, The Rebs left there breast works and only half buried there dead so this morning we had to get to work.. 1864 June 21ST I saw outside my tent Old Abe Lincoln and Grant inspecting their Darky?s , they are going to make a charge tonight and tomorrow on Petersburg? Grant gave the order to shell the place of Petersburg. 1864 July 6th The Jonnies are a ? mile away and we are firing at there batteries night and day into Petersburg. 1864 August 1st We had a battle and must say it was a fight! This letter describes a most gruesome battle from Cannon fire and with Black troops fighting. 1864 August 22nd Fighting in the Wilden Rail Road the Rebs charged twice in the fore noon and we repulsed them with heavy loss and again in the afternoon and they did not gain one inch. More content 1864 Sept 26th I have laid within a 130 yards from the Rebs Idid my duty when the Minnie balls flew like hail stones, I stood by the breast works where I could see the Jonnies succeed so plain! I could see the color of there hair and whiskers and I have thrown many mortar shells to them. 1864 Dec 30th ?Sherman is a Hero he has taken Savanna 1865 April 6th ?Petersburg Is Ours! 1865 April 10th Talk about the regt being discharged 1865 July 6th Some 800 of the Boys are in Castle Thunder in Richmond! 1865 Sept 13th We were mustered to notify us the we will be mustered out. I should be home in two weeks
CONFEDERATE LETTER 1861 VIRGINIAACONFEDERATE LETTER 1861 VIRGINIAA Civil War Confederate letter hand written by JC Franklin to his wife near Centerville, VA on Dec. 17th 1861. Laminated paper 6.75 x 4.75 inches. Contains "I hear of death every moment" and mentions the death of a friend.
GROUP OF CIVIL WAR LETTERSGroupGROUP OF CIVIL WAR LETTERSGroup of Civil War letters, to include ephemera from Lt. John P. S. Weidensaul, 52nd PA., including price lists for clothing, dated 1863, letter dated 1863 for 1st Sg. Samuel G. Sewall, 11th Maine Vols., relieving him from duty as Division Ambulance Officer and turn over his ambulance, ambulance horses, and other property to Capt. Chas. Gamtson (?), by command of Major General D. Hunter, the letter dated Feb. 6th, 1862 from Morris Island SC, referencing the blockade and a sidewheeler being fired upon for 36 hours from Moultries guns, special requisition forms, letters from George C. Kelly, 1861-1865, etc.
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As found condition with wear consistent with age and use. There are some rips, tears, staining, etc. There are approximately 10 letters. Only one letter appears to mention the 11th Maine. Some are civilian letters.
CIVIL WAR LETTERS HOME KIA 154THCIVIL WAR LETTERS HOME KIA 154TH NEW YORK: Collection of 5 letters home from Oscar M. Taylor and Elias W. Skinner both of the 154th New York ''Hard Tack'' Regiment Company E. Oscar Taylor was captured July 1 1863 and subsequently died of disease in prison camp. 4 of the letters have been transcribed special note of letter dated May 9 1863 from Oscar with loads of Chancellorsville accounts. Also included is ''Brothers One and All'' signed first edition book by Mark H. Dunkelman. It recounts the 154th Regiment. Also a hand written poem dated 1864.
[Civil War - Manuscripts] Civil[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.
TWO LETTERS PENNED AS THE AMERICANTWO LETTERS PENNED AS THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SEEMED INEVITABLE Both by Sam Nesmith to "Brother Robert," the first, 4to (9 in.), 4pp., Charlestown, (MA or NH), May 29, 1860, contains a self-composed "campaign song" reading in part: "... Old honest Abe we will elect/ the rights of all he will respect / The North and South, the East and West / Till all will praise and call him best..., plus a second letter, 4to (9 in.), also "Charlestown," January 3, 1861, states, We are on the very verge of war, there is no mistaking the time - the rebels and disunionists have been taught to believe that the power of the government would not be used against them, but their eyes will soon be opened. The President (Buchanan) has at last got his back bone up...I hope the President will do his duty...but I don't want any fighting, it will only make the trouble ten times worse. There's no trade now between the north and the south and if there is war it will be a sorry day for all parties concerned...I think the 7th regiment of NY could march there and take the state of S.C alone and unaided..."
(10) U.S. CIVIL WAR UNION GENERALS,(10) U.S. CIVIL WAR UNION GENERALS, LETTERS, NOTES(lot of 10 on 8 pages) U.S. Civil War Generals autographs, including: (2) typed letters signed W. Rosecrans (William Starke Rosecrans, Ohio, 1819-1898), Union Major General, West Point Class of 1842, U.S. Congress, House, 1880-1884; (1) autograph album page with sentiment signed J. Kilpatrick (Hugh Judson (Kill-Cavalry) Kilpatrick, New Jersey, 1836-1881), Union Brevet Major General, West Point, Class of 1861, listed as the first U.S. Army officer to be wounded in the Civil War, U.S. Ambassador to Chile; (1) autograph album page signed by Neal Dow (Maine, 1804-1897) Union Brigadier General, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division of the XIX Corps, captured and exchanged for CSA General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, son of General Robert E. Lee, in 1880 Dow was the Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. President; (1) hand-written note signed W.B. Hazen (William Babcock Hazen, Vermont, 1830-1887), Union Major General, West Point, Class of 1855, later Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army; (1) letter to President Grand, July, 1870, signatures include C.C. Washburn (Maine, 1818-1882), Union Major General, U.S. congress, 1855-1861, 1867-1871, Governor of Wisconsin, 1872-1874, founded what later became General Mills, also signed H.E. Paine (Halbert Elezar Paine, 1826-1905), Union Brigadier General, later Brevet Major General, U.S. Congress, 1865-1871, U.S. Commissioner of Patents, also signed by Amasa Cobb (Illinois,1823-1905), Union Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Congress 1863-1871, at the same time serving in the Army; (1) hand-written note, signed Joseph R. Hawley (Joseph Roswell Hawley, North Carolina,1826-1905), Union, Brigadier General, Brevet Major General, Governor of Connecticut, 1866-1867, U.S. Congress, 1872-1875, 1873-1876, U.S. Senate, 1881-1905
Four Confederate Soldier's LettersFour Confederate Soldier's Letters With CSA Postal Covers each written by Thomas M. Garrison: Camp Lee, Beaufort District, South Carolina, November 24, 1861, three pages in ink on 7-1/2 x 9-3/4 in. sheet, minor fold separations, slight browning and fading, with original patriotic postal cover addressed to Mr. R. N. Garrison, Reems Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina, bearing a printed brown vignette of Jefferson Davis flanked by CSA flags and poem, hand stamped "Paid 5" in circle, manuscript "Paid 5 cts", and "Charleston, S.C., Nov. 25, 1861" hand stamp, cover with minor grime, creases, reverse tears, tape residue; Kinston, North Carolina, June 15, 1862, single page on 5-1/2 x 8 in. sheet, folds, minor fading, with original cover to Mr. W. C. Garrison, address same as last, posted with fine CSA five-cent stamp, Scott #A4b tied by Kinston postmark, cover with creases, small losses, stains, reverse tears; Camp Davis, New Hanover County, North Carolina, October 8, 1861, three pages on 8-1/2 x 10-1/4 in. sheet, "The depots was sic crowded with girls. They threw Apples & Flowers…and waved their Handkerchiefs to us to cheer us onward in this holy cause", browning and minor separations at folds, with cover to Mr. W. C. Garrison as last, posted with CSA five-cent stamp, Scott #A1, tied by Graham, NC? postmark, grime, light stains, edge tears to cover, light stains and wear to stamp; Camp Lee, February 9, 1862, two pages on 8 x 5 in. sheet, lacking original cover, folds, fading; with brown postal cover addressed in different hand to Reems Creek Division, Sons of Temperance, Stockville, Buncombe, North Carolina, faded red hand-stamped postmaster's provisional "Raleigh, N.C. 5" in circle dated "29 Mar", initialed "D.G.W.P.", grime, creases, reverse losses and stains, (eight pieces); with folder of copies of documents and covers, related notes and information,
[Civil War - Autographs] Civil[Civil War - Autographs] Civil War Letter Addressed to Brigadier General L.W. Thomas 1p dated October 21 1863 at New York to Brigadier General L.W. Thomas Adjutant General U.S. Army stationed in Vicksburg from Henry G. Crichmore writing from his office at the American Bank Note Company in New York requesting an official confirmation of his recent appointment as a Captain in the Corps d'Afrique. Crickmore had already served his three months as a Sergeant in Co. B 8th New York Infantry in the summer of 1862 and does appear on the rolls of the 4th U.S. Cavalry Colored Troops which was organized from the 1st Corps d'Afrique Cavalry at New Orleans in 1864. Condition: Soiling and scattered stains with minor separation along fold lines.
Georgia Civil War letter, handGeorgia Civil War letter, hand written on lined paper by J.M. Crawford, addressed to L.B. Fisher, dated April 23, 1861, "Look Out, Look Out, For War, For War", discusses the general atmosphere at school (probably Emory College) and in the towns of Oxford and Covington, Georgia, "I want to go with the boys and be among them when they touch the torches to the walls of the captured capitol, and shout the loud and long cheers to the flames as they consume its verry [sic] last remains", 12 x 7-3/4 in. Light toning, stains, creases, fading, minor tears and losses.
COLLECTION (29) CIVIL WAR LETTERSCOLLECTION (29) CIVIL WAR LETTERS - Letters Home from Private Calvin H. Horr Company D 9th Maine Volunteer Infantry from North Waterford; consisting of twenty-nine letters with the original stamped envelopes written to his mother sister Ruth and brot
[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Four[Civil War Soldiers' Letters] Four items all written by soldiers posted at Fort McHenry Baltimore 1862 and 1863 Estimate $ 150-250
CIVIL WAR LETTER ARCHIVE, 80+ PCS.,CIVIL WAR LETTER ARCHIVE, 80+ PCS., EXCELLENT CONTOutstanding collection of more than 80 letters (plus several post-war documents) from Edson Haskell, 1st Reg., New York Engineers, beginning with basic training at Camp Washington to his return to private life, November 1861 to November 1865. Remarkable details and candid commentary about many Civil War related subjects, including first-hand accounts of the Battle of Fort Pulaski, naval engagements by monitors, deserters being shot, Fort Wagner (Morris Island) assaults, the 54th Colored Regiment, the Battle of Lynchburg -- indeed, dozens of detailed battle stories. Haskell worked as an artificer under Major General David Hunter, who is mentioned many times in the letters. Also included is an original CDV of General Hunter. The entirearchive has been photographed and can be viewed in its entirety, chronologically, in an online flipbook -- copy and paste this link into your browser to view: https://publuu.com/flip-book/83345/236746 See images. This item can be shipped in-house. This item must be paid for with bank check, ACH, or wire transfer. shipping info .
[Civil War Ephemera] Two telegraphs[Civil War Ephemera] Two telegraphs on Baltimore & Ohio Railroads on telegraph letterhead the first from George William Brown to John Work Garrett April 21 1861 informing him that he had met with President Lincoln and the Cabinet and had been assured that the Massachusetts Regt. would be removed to Harrisburg the second from John E. Wool to the commandant of officers at Baltimore September 20 1862 ordering the safe passage to Baltimore of George L. Dobbin a political prisoner on parole Estimate $ 100-150
Confederate Civil War archive:Confederate Civil War archive: nine letters written by Lt. Jesse L. Henry (?-1865, Anson County, North Carolina), 26th Regiment, Company K, North Carolina Troops, to his sister, E.J. Henry, October 24, 1861 to October 21st, 1864, from Bogue Island; Camp Wilkes; Camp Magruder, "The great battle at Richmond has been fought…President Davis and Gen. Lee boathe [sic] commanded in person…the Yankeys [sic] were badly whipped, and driven into a swamp, but with emence [sic] slaughter on our side…"; Dreury's Bluff, "among the numerous articles picked up were a great many Yankee ladies pictures whose lovers doubtless sleep in a coffinliss [sic] grave. War is a terrible thing…"; Camp French, "…I can get a Yankee Skull which will make her a very good coop [sic] gourd", underlined in the original ; Camp French; Bivouac near Goldsboro; two Gains Mill; Head Quarters Co. K; many folded, two to four pages each, 9 x 5-1/2 in. to 12 x 7-3/4 in.; with five posted envelopes, lacking stamps , (14 pieces). Folds, stains, separations, toning, fading. By family tradition, Lt. Henry died in a skirmish in Virginia which took place after the formal surrender of Lee at Appomattox; The Estate of the Late Elizabeth French Henry Gregory, Charlotte, North Carolina
[Civil War Document] One item order[Civil War Document] One item order on letterhead of 17th Regt. Connecticut Volunteers Camp Siegel near Baltimore October 9 1862 ordering all guards to have their weapons properly discharged after duty if unfired. Estimate $ 50-80
Civil War-Era Letters of ThomasCivil War-Era Letters of Thomas H. Wentworth 15th Maine Infantry Lot of 7 letters written by Thomas H. Wentworth 15th Maine Infantry. Wentworth (b.1937) of Cornith Maine enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. H of the 15th on December 17 1861 and served for most of the rest of the war being discharged as a 1st Lieutenant in March 1865. All letters are addressed to Abbie Wheeler who Wentworth would later marry while on furlough in early 1865. The first three are prior to his enlistment dated August 14 and 28 and September 3 1861 at East Corinth Maine and are basically love letters written in an unusual mix of first and third person points of view (So you will remember that it is from ''Thomas'' and you know that he is the one who said that he loved Abbie...). The first closes with the line Every good thought like a bird flies to thee taken from a song published by George Linley in 1858.