Wartime Charleston Group of EightWartime Charleston Group of Eight Scarce CDV Exterior Views Eight fantastically detailed outdoor views of Ft. Sumter and environs by noted local photographer H.C. Foster Charleston taken in April 1865 during the festivities surrounding the official flag raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. Five of the stark views reveal the crumbling casemates and makeshift interior of Fort Sumter after nearly four years of sustained bombardment. Another view shows the ruins of St. Finebar??Ts Church on Broad Street amidst the skeletal remains of the devastated city. Note the scaffolding put in place to commence repairs. Highlighting the vanquished Confederacy is a temporary artillery park in a shady vista showing captured Confederate ordinance parked wheel-to-wheel with rows of heavy shells marked by type and size. The most memorable carte depicts Fort Sumter??Ts cluttered parade ground and flag pole bedecked in patriotic bunting in preparation for the flag raising ceremony. A gallery of invited civilian dignitaries and casually milling soldiers assemble to view the spectacle in this amazingly candid photograph. A hundred tiny soldiers and a battery of cannons appear on upper parapet with warships anchored on the horizon. On April 14 1865 retired General Robert Anderson the ?Hero of Sumter ? symbolically hoisted the national colors over the remains of the post where the Civil War began. Descended in the Family of Mary Crovatt Hambidge Condition: CDV??Ts uniformly VG. with sharp edges and strong corners. Albumens are crystal clear with strong detail and contrast.
Civil War painting, Fort SumterCivil War painting, Fort Sumter depicted flying bold American flag and surrounded by sailboat, sinking ship, setting sun, thought to have been painted by Union soldier during the war, unsigned, oil on artist board, American School, 1860's, 12-1/4 x 18-1/2 in.; late 19th/early 20th century frame. Board warped, crackle and surface dirt, minor retouch at edges of sky, approximately 5 percent of surface affected; frame with composition losses, retouch to gilding. Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina
1861 Civil War pamphlet, The Battle1861 Civil War pamphlet, The Battle of Fort Sumter and First Victory of the Southern Troops , 32 pages, first edition, published Charleston, South Carolina, Evans and Cogswell, 1861, 9 x 5-1/2 in. Some stains, corner chips, lacking back cover. Collection of Dayne Watkins, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Views of Fort Sumter and the CivilViews of Fort Sumter and the Civil War Defenses of Charleston mid 19th century consisting of: SUNSET VIEW OF FORT SUMTER BEFORE THE BOMBARDMENT hand-colored print matted sight size: H5'' W7 1/2''; ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER color print matted sight size: H8'' W9''; THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON three views hand-colored matted sight size: H9 1/2'' W14 1/8''; OUR BLOCKADING FLEET OFF NORTH CHANNEL CHARLESTON HARBOR SOUTH CAROLINA hand-colored print four views three sketched by A. P. Palmer 21st South Carolina Volunteers matted sight size: H9 3/4'' W14 1/4''; PANORAMIC VIEW OF CHARLESTON HARBOR-ADVANCE OF IRONCLADS TO THE ATTACK APRIL 7TH 1863 hand-colored print matted sight size: H5'' W14 1/2'' (5pcs) Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection.
Textile Fragment Fort Sumter CivilTextile Fragment Fort Sumter Civil War Garrison Flag American, circa 1861, fragment of plainweave natural-dyed wool bunting pinned to a note in a 19th-century hand, "a piece of Fort Sumpters [sic] Flag taken from Major R. Anderson", 1-5/8 x 2-3/8 in.,
Three Civil War framed prints FORTThree Civil War framed prints FORT SUMTER BEFORE THE FIRST BOMBARDMENT FORT SUMTER IN RUINS AFTER THE SURRENDER OF CHARLESTON colored lithograph framed size: H21 1/4'' W25 1/4'' THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR CHARLESTON colored lithograph framed size: H25 1/4'' W31 1/2'' VIEW OF SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER TROOPS colored lithograph framed size: H25'' W28'' (3pcs) Provenance: Bluffton South Carolina private collection. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CFrenchFRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CFrench School, 19th/20th c ., "Charleston Viewing Fort Sumter Repulsing 9 Iornsides [sic]", oil on canvas, titled, inscribed and French canvas stencil en verso, 24 3/4 in. x 40 in., framed . Provenance: Estate of A. Leon Hebert; Williamson-LeBlanc Collection, Cornstalk Fence House, New Orleans.
Joseph Ames (MA 1816-1872) MajorJoseph Ames (MA 1816-1872) Major Robert Andersonoil on canvas signed and dated ''Jos. Ames / 1861'' in lower right depicting Major Robert Anderson commander of Fort Sumter during the Confederate bombardment of April 12 1861. Anderson is seated with Fort Sumter in the background and wears red artillery shoulder boards. Presented in its original gilt and gesso frame.This historical painting was produced within months of the event which made Major Anderson a celebrity.SS 35.5 x 28.25 in.; DOA 48 x 41.5 in.The canvas is laid down to cardboard; repairs and in-painting to the head and the front of the major's frock coat.Ex. Skinner Auction 2524B Lot 832 November 7 2010.
2 SOUTH CAROLINA CIVIL WAR MAPS1st2 SOUTH CAROLINA CIVIL WAR MAPS1st item: Map of the Defences of Charleston city and Harbor showing also the works erected by the U.S. Forces in 1863 and 1864. To accompany the Report of Major Q.A. Gillmore U.S. Vols. Plate II, with Corps of Engineer's insignia. Published late 1860s. Image 20-1/4" x 26-1/2"; Sheet 23-3/8" x 29-5/8"W. 2nd item: Fort Sumter, South Carolina at the time of its capture February 18th, 1865. (Plan and Elevation) Showing the effects of the bombardment from Morris Island To accompany the report of Maj. Genl. Q. A. Gillmore, U.S. Vols., comdg. Dept. of the South. Quincy Adams Gillmore; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Plate III. Published N.Y.,Julius Bien & Co., late 1860s. Image 23" x 30" on sheet 28" x 34-1/2".
Condition:
1st item: Two tears to lower margin, 1" and less, losses and edge tears to right margin (1" or less), light toning. 2nd item: 2" x 1/4" loss at right margin and small chip at right corner. Tears 1" or less to top and lower margin, 6" tear to left margin extending into lower left image, some creases and a 1" x 1" stain to lower margin.
1861 Harper's Weekly ''Charleston1861 Harper's Weekly ''Charleston Duringthe Bombardment of Sumter''.
Maps and Views: Civil War CharlestonMaps and Views: Civil War Charleston South Carolina 19th century consisting of: THE HOUSE-TOPS IN CHARLESTON DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF SUMTER from Harper's Weekly 4 May 1861 page size: H16'' W11''; EXCITEMENT IN FRONT OF THE MILLS HOUSE ON HEARING OF THE SURRENDER OF FORT SUMTER and THE CROWD ON THE BATTERY CHARLESTON S. C. WATCHING THE COMBAT hand-colored from Pictorial Weekly War Record page size: H16 1/4'' W10 3/4''; ATTACK BY THE FEDERAL IRONCLADS ON THE HARBOUR DEFENSES OF CHARLESTON...7TH OF APRIL [1863] double page view from The Illustrated London Times 16 May 1863 H9'' W22''; CASTLE PINCKNEY CHARLESTON HARBOR S. C. double page view hand-colored H8'' W22''; CHARLESTON AND ITS ENVIRONS birds-eye view circa July 1863 hand-colored from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War page size: H11'' W16''; PLAN OF CHARLESTON (SOUTH CAROLINA) HARBOUR AND VICINITY by T. Euling from The Illustrated London News 9 February 1861 H9 1/2'' W11''; MAP OF CHARLESTON S. C. hand-colored from Harper's Weekly 28 March 1863 H16'' W11''; CHARLESTON S. C. AND ITS VICINITY birds-eye view c. 1863 hand-colored with another copy matted H8 1/8'' W11'' (9pcs) Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection. HOUSE-TOPS: edges toned; waterstains at top right and lower right corner; top left corner creased; pencil-written ''SC'' in top right corner. EXCITEMENT and THE CROWD: horizontal crease at center; toning to edges; loss at lower right edge and at center left edge; tiny tears along edges not affecting images; creases at right corners. ATTACK: repaired vertical center crease; tear with loss at top center; trimmed; slight discoloration to center crease. CASTLE PINCKNEY: toning to paper; losses to bottom corners; loss along right edge; vertical crease at center where pages attached; trimmed; lower corners with tape on verso. CHARLESTON AND ITS ENVIRONS: waterstaining along right edge and lower edge; toning to paper; pencil-written ''SC'' in top right corner. PLAN OF CHARLESTON: trimmed; tear to text block at lower left; paper with very minor age discoloration. MAP OF CHARLESTON: toning; nicks and small tear to edges; top left corner with crease. CHARLESTON AND VICINITY (1): toning and stains to margins; top edge trimmed; pencil-written ''SC'' in top right corner. CHARLESTON AND VICINITY (2): matted with top and bottom edges taped to matte; top and bottom edges trimmed not removed from protective plastic sleeve.
“APPEARANCE OF FORT SUMTER ON“APPEARANCE OF FORT SUMTER ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONAUGUST 23RD, 1863" PRINT AFTER DRAWING BY W. T. CRANE, AS SEEN FROM THE “BEACON HOUSE" ON MORRIS ISLAND. HD. QR. DEPT OF THE SOUTH, AUGUST 23RD, 1863, 1 PM. CRANE WAS A SPECIALIST ARTIST, COMMISSIONED BY QUINCY A. GILMORE FOR FRANK LESLIE’S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. GILMORE WAS A UNION GENERAL. PART OF A SERIES, “THE SEQUENTIAL DRAWINGS OF FORT SUMTER", AND IS THE LAST IN THE SERIES. CREASING, SMALL SPOT TOWARDS THE MID-RIGHT. OTHERWISE GOOD. 13 1/2" X 9 3/4"
19th Century Map of Charleston,19th Century Map of Charleston, South Carolina "Plan of the Siege of Charleston in S. Carolina", from John Marshall's Life of George Washington, published by C.P. Wayne, 1807, depicting the June 18, 1776, British attack on Charleston Harbor, engraving on wove paper, 10 x 15 in. (plate),
American School Bombardment ofAmerican School Bombardment of Fort Fisherlate 19th century oil on canvas signed ''Mrs. Wm. Forbes'' lower left Union monitors frigates and side-wheelers shell Confederate Fort Fisher. Presented in a likely original carved gilt and gesso frame.Fort Fisher situated at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River protected the vital port city of Wilmington. This painting is a copy of a lithograph by Endicott & Co. of NYC published in the spring of 1865 depicting the Second Battle of Fort Fisher January 13 - 15 1865. The fort's fall in January and the subsequent capture of Wilmington effectively cut off the Confederacy from the outside world.SS 12.5 x 23.5 in.; 19.5 x 31 in.Chip to the frame's lower right corner; several paint flakes along the left side of painting; small pin-point hole to canvas in water; yellowing varnish and surface grime. No evidence of in-painting visible under black light.
Civil War Stereo Views "PhotographicCivil 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.
CHARLESTON ILLUSTRATIONS, HARPER?SCHARLESTON ILLUSTRATIONS, HARPER?S WEEKLYFour prints: Bombardment of Fort Sumpter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861, Harper?s Weekly; The Bombardment of Fort Sumpter, April 7, 1863-From a Sketch by an Eye Witness, May 2, 1863, Harper?s Weekly; A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay from St. Michaels Church; Birdseye View of Charleston from Harper?s Weekly, August 15, 1863; the largest 14 x 20-1/2 in.; matching mats and maple frames, the largest 20-1/4 x 26-1/4 in.
Provenance: Private South Carolina Collection
Condition:
slightly toned; frames are in very good condition, very nice group presentation
MAP, PLAN OF THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTONMAP, PLAN OF THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON IN SOUTH CAROLINA From John Marshall's The Life of George Washington (Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1807), depicting the deployment of British forces around the port city prior to its inevitable capture. Presented in a black wooden frame with gilt liner, the back with 1964 label for framer Ferd Hoch Co., Somerville, NJ.
Confederate Edmund Ruffin CDV BackmarkConfederate Edmund Ruffin CDV Backmark of Webster's of Louisville with inked identification in the recto margin.? Ruffin (1794-1865) was a highly successful planter and agricultural scientist but is known better as the die-hard Confederate who supposedly fired the first shot on Fort Sumter thereby starting the Civil War.? The 67 year-old "Fire-Eater " who had spent years traveling throughout the South arguing in favor of secession to any man of stature who would listen -- and was often dismissed as being too extremist -- was adopted by Beauregard's forces as a sort of mascot and rewarded for his devotion with the "honor" of firing the first shot and was one of the first men to enter the fort once it fell.? Too proud or too disgusted to live under Union rule he penned a final diary entry in June of 1865 proclaiming his "unmitigated hatred to Yankee rule " wrapped himself in the Confederate flag and shot himself in the head. Condition: Very good.
George Barnard Civil War PhotographsGeorge Barnard Civil War Photographs Lot of 2 albumen photographs from George Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign published in 1866. Includes the following titles each printed on mount recto: Fort Sumpter [sic] 10 x 14 in. mounted 15.75 x 19.5 in.; and The New Capitol Columbia S.C. 9.875 x 14 in. mounted 15.75 x 19.5 in. Each includes Photo from nature By G.N. Barnard printed on mount recto. Condition: Small loss to Fort Sumpter albumen located in middle lower portion of print; few spots in print. Light even toning to both prints.
19th century map of Charleston,19th century map of Charleston, S.C., "The Siege of Charlestown", depicting the June 18, 1776 British attack on Charleston Harbor, published by Richard Phillips, London, 1806, copper engraving on laid paper, 10-1/2 x 14-1/4 in. (page). Loose, toning, minor foxing, stains, creases, minor tears and losses at margins (not affecting map).
1862 South Carolina photograph,1862 South Carolina photograph, albumen photograph of William Elliott's "Myrtle Bank" Plantation, Hilton Head, South Carolina, view of the laundry house with soldiers in foreground, reportedly taken while the plantation was occupied by the Union Army during the Civil War, image 6 x 8 in., modern frame; additional information attached. Laid down, toning, moderate foxing; frame with abrasions. Private Collection
Views and accounts of the CivilViews and accounts of the Civil War in Columbia South Carolina 19th century consisting of: THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN. Columbia SC 13 August 1864. First two pages of scarce Columbia Confederate newspaper with account of ''The Mine at Petersburg '' including a letter from a ''Columbia soldier written in the reserve trenches [which] will be found highly interesting as the account of an eye-witness of competent intelligence and cool deliberate character.'' Obituaries of two Confederate soldiers killed in battle are also printed in this issue; HARPERS' PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. February 1865. Single sheet with ''Plan of Columbia South Carolina'' and image of Wade Hampton; HARPER'S WEEKLY. 20 February 1864. ''Scenes in and around Richland Jail Columbia South Carolina.'' Hand-colored; HARPER'S WEEKLY. 1 April 1865. Famous image of ''General Sherman's Entry into Columbia South Carolina February 17 1865'' on front page; HARPER'S WEEKLY. 1 April 1865. Double-page images of ''Scenes in Columbia South Carolina the morning after the fire.'' Hand-colored; FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. 8 April 1865. Single sheet with image ''Appearance of the Prison Pen at Columbia S. C. On the Arrival of Sherman's Army.'' Hand-colored; HARPER'S WEEKLY. 15 April 1865. Complete issue. Includes views of Hampton-Preston mansion and gardens and Sherman's army crossing the Broad and Saluda rivers on their way into Columbia; HARPER'S WEEKLY. 21 July 1866. ''The Ruins of Columbia South Carolina-Richardson Street Looking toward the capitol.'' Hand-colored. (8pcs) Provenance: From the library of a South Carolina scholar.
Charleston Revolutionary War map,Charleston Revolutionary War map, Charleston harbor, "Barre et Port de Charles-town, Leve en 1776, avec les Attaques du Fort Sulivan [sic] du 28 Juin 1776…" by Robert Sayer, with inset map upper left titled "Entrée De Charles-town, Par Dessan Capt. De Vaissaux…," published in Pilote Americain… by George Louis Le Rouge, France, 1778, copper engraving on laid paper with watermarks, page 21 x 29 in.; modern wood frame. Hinged with archival tape, earlier paper hinges still attached, toning, foxing, fading, soiling, stains, reinforced center crease, minor tears and losses in margins, several small fills, "22" in ink (probably period) and later pencil inscription verso; frame with abrasions. Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund.
Confederate 1862 telegram, partiallyConfederate 1862 telegram, partially printed, "The Southern Telegraph Company", to General G. T. Beauregard, Savannah, Georgia, October 25, 1862, from Colonel W. S. Walker (signed), Pocataglio, "General: Can you not spare me some infantry Is the long range gun to remain Names of killed and wounded sent to Charleston", response from Beauregard penciled at bottom, 4-1/2 x 8 in. Folds, stains, slight reduction at top. Brunk Auctions, April 12-13, 2003, Lot 714; Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
CIVIL WAR LETTER DISCUSSING VINEGARCIVIL WAR LETTER DISCUSSING VINEGAR SUPPLYLetter dated July 5, 1864 regarding the supply of vinegar to troops during the Charleston South Carolina battles. Vinegar was important during the War Between the States to prevent scurvy, clean, and to be used for medical needs. Two days after this the 3rd major bombardment of Fort Sumter began. The July 7, 1864 assault was the second largest attack on the fort. There are many names associated with this document including Dr. W. S. Boyd. For more documents regarding Boyd see lots 46 and 89.Approx. 8" L x 10-5/8" H. One of several historic American paper items in today's auction. From a large and important collection of autographs and documents, many pieces of which will be offered in the March American Sale. Some folds, discoloration, and deterioration. See images for more details on condition. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR BATTLE PRINTAntiqueANTIQUE CIVIL WAR BATTLE PRINTAntique colored lithograph Assault on Fort Sanders, Nov. 29, 1863 by Kurz and Allen of Chicago 1891. Heavy Confederate losses in this battle. 20 x 27 inches view size, framed 29 x 36 inches. VG condition.
18th century Charleston engraving,18th century Charleston engraving, South Carolina, "A View of Charles Town, the Capital of South Carolina, in North America", published by Carrington Bowles, London, circa 1772, after Thomas Mellis, hand colored, on laid paper, 7-3/4 x 11-1/8 in. (page); modern wood frame. Trimmed including plate mark at right margin, hinged with archival tape, cloth tape remnants, adhesive residue in top margin, toning, creases and folds, stains in margins, pencil inscriptions; frame with abrasions. John Bivins, Jr. Collection
Three Civil War Lithographs American,Three Civil War Lithographs American, mid 19th century or later, all with some hand color: "Fort Peirson, Camp of The Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, New Berne [sic,] N.C.", by Samuel J.F. Thayer, 1863, tent camp with fortifications, regimented troops marching in background, 19 x 21-3/4 in. (page), heavily toned, fabric tape verso; "Majr. Genl. William T. Sherman, On His Victorious March…", originally published by Currier & Ives, undated, probably a later printing, General Sherman on rearing horse, 15 x 11-1/4 in. (page), minor corner loss; "Map of the Southern States…", as published in Harper's Weekly History of the Rebellion, 1863, showing southern United States and coastline with blockades noted, borders with patriotic vignettes and portraits of Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, Generals Winfield Scott and George McClellan, two joined pages with maps and other views verso, 21-5/8 x 31-1/2 in. (page), numerous tears, separations and losses (some within image), paper tape reinforcement verso,
Corrie Parker McCallum South CarolinaCorrie Parker McCallum South Carolina (1914-2009) FT. SUMTER 1961 watercolor and gouache on paper unframed signed: lower left paper size: H20'' W26 1/2'' Provenance: Canada private collection. Literature: Halsey William. THE FIRST SHOT AND THE LONGEST SIEGE. Ford Times Magazine March 1961. Illustrated pp.7. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
Commander of Confederate forces;Commander of Confederate forces; from photo by Virginian Julian Vannerson; mythic image of Southern hero; possibly salted paper technique; image 15" x 11".
Books on the Battle of Fort PulaskiBooks on the Battle of Fort Pulaski and Partial ALS of Charles Olmstead 1p 6. x 9.5 in. Partial ALS signed by Charles Olmstead on Chas. H. Olmstead & Co. Bankers letterhead. Savannah n.d but 1880s from preprinted heading. Probably to Matthew Hopkins since he requests the addressee give his regards to Pattie (Hopkins' wife). Moderately toned and separating at folds.Hawes Lilla M. ed. The Memoirs of Charles H. Olmstead. Savannah (GA): Georgia Historical Society 1964. 8vo green cloth gilt spine 192pp. According to the introduction these Memoirs were written for Olmstead's daughters and gives a picture of the ante-bellum South and accounts of Civil War battles. He notes "The vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Edward Lawton I filled by the appointment of my dear old friend Matthew H. Hopkins to the adjutancy. At that time he was an officer of the Guards stationed on Green Island but he accepted the position came to me at once and from that time until the end of the war we were never separated except for a month or so in the Spring of 1864..All memories of army life are associated with him and the tie between us which was strong before knot out souls together indissolubly." (89-90) Excellent condition. Paper label taped to spine. Previous owner's margin notes and underlines.Gillmore Brig.-Gen. Q.A. Official Report to the United States Engineer Department of the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski Georgia February March and April 1862. New York: D. Van Nostrand 1862. Papers on Practical Engineering No. 8. 8vo red cloth with gilt front 4 folding maps and plans 8 plates including frontis 96pp. Water stains and soil on covers about 1 in. at foot of spine missing paper label taped to top of spine.Wilson Adelaide. Historic and Picturesque Savannah. Boston Photogravure Company 1889. 8vo green cloth with gilt front and spine beveled boards 258pp. Frontis is foldout facsimile of James Oglethorpe's will. Corner bumping and wear to spine ends. Sunning of spine. Scattered foxing. Text block tight.Plus newspaper clipping from The Savannah Press 18 Aug. 1926 with Olmstead's account of the "Defense of Fort Pulaski" and photocopy of Olmstead's eulogy for Matthew Hopkins after his death in 1916.Fort Pulaski was constructed on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River in the 1830s and 1840s. After the War of 1812 the United States planned a series of coastal defenses having just come through a war with the greatest naval power of the day. The Savannah River was of course the gateway to Savannah the largest port in Georgia. Early planning of the fort fell to recent USMA graduate Lt. Robert E. Lee. Beginning in 1829 Lee saw to the design of the fort and a system of drains and dikes so that the marshy island could support the massive walls of the 5-sided fort. In 1831 Lt. Joseph Mansfield took over the fort's construction which would take nearly a decade and a half.In January 1861 before Georgia's secession from the Union state troops occupied the fort so Union forces could not. They also began repairing the fort which was in bad shape after 15 years sitting empty. The state troops cleaned out the moat and began mounting the guns and when Confederate troops under Col. Charles Olmstead took command of the fort it was nearly restored and ready for action.When Federal troops captured Port Royal South Carolina General Robert E. Lee ordered Tybee Island and others abandoned and defenses concentrated at Fort Pulaski. Lee believed that Pulaski's walls could not possibly be damaged by bombardment from Tybee or any other point being nearly a mile away and he had designed the fort's nearly 8-foot thick walls.In this Lee was wrong. General William Tecumseh Sherman decided to take the fort by siege and put Capt. Quincy Gillmore (Eng. Corps) in charge of constructing defenses on Tybee and other smaller islands to keep the fort from being supplied. Gillmore's men constructed a series of artillery batteries working mostly at night to keep the defenders of the fort from discovering what they were doing. By April 9 Gillmore had 20 cannons and 14 mortars in position. The next morning he demanded the surrender of the fort to which Olmstead replied that he was there to defend it not surrender it. Just after 8am the batteries started a steady fire at the walls. It became apparent after a few hours that the shells from the rifled cannons would be able to break through the walls. Olmstead saw it too and by the next day after a couple of 30-foot holes were opened in the southeast wall shells were striking the interior of the fort. When at least one came close to one of the powder magazines Olmstead decided to surrender knowing that a magazine explosion would only mean the loss of many more lives and no victory. In less than 36 hours the impregnable fort was taken.Federal troops took over the fort and occupied it during the war effectively cutting off Savannah from the sea. It also served as a prison for captured Confederate troops.Charles H. Olmstead (1837-1926) was a member of the 1st Georgia Infantry (Olmstead's Regiment - one of upwards of 30 units calling themselves "1st GA Regt.") organized 31 May 1861. This unit spent most of its time in the Carolinas around Charleston until called out to halt Sherman's advance late in the war. Most of Olmstead's papers are in the Southern Historical Collection UNC.
South Carolina Confederate portraitsSouth Carolina Confederate portraits circa 1860 consisting of: cased ambrotype of soldier with rifle H3 1/2'' W3 1/8''; tintype of soldier with palmetto background H3 1/4'' W2 5/8'' CDV of soldier holding hat with palmetto background H4 1/8'' W2 1/2'' (3pcs) Provenance: South Carolina private collection. Ambrotype with deterioration to image at left edge; lacking cover. Tintype darkened with scuffing and losses. CDV with staining to top; age discoloration and worn corners.
Revolutionary map, Charleston Harbor,Revolutionary map, Charleston Harbor, "A Birds Eye View from part of Mount Pleasant…" by William Faden (1750-1836), London, 1776, showing panoramic view of islands in Charleston Harbor including fortifications, encampments, and a legend detailing various points of interest in the battle, copper engraving on laid paper, page 9-1/2 x 25-1/2 in.; modern wood frame. Loose, toning, minor foxing, fading, creases, 1/2 in. tear in upper margin, several minor repaired losses within plate area, pencil and ink inscriptions verso; frame with abrasions. Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund.
USS Brooklyn Landsman George TittleUSS Brooklyn Landsman George Tittle Civil War Archive This archive of seven letters written between January 16 and June 18 1861 by Surgeon??Ts Steward George A. Tittle aboard the USS Brooklyn gives the reader an eyewitness account of some of the earliest actions of the war at Fort Pickens in Pensacola as well as Brooklyn??Ts encounter with a notorious English blockade runner at the start of her illicit career. On January 16 1861 Tittle writes his sister mentioning obliquely the Brooklyn??Ts mission to besieged Fort Sumter: Since you received my last we have been to Charleston - arrived there on the 12th and returned here on the 14th... Only two of our officers have resigned they are from Alabama all the others are ?true blue.? The Brooklyn had been sent to deliver new orders to the ship Star of the West which was en route to Fort Sumter with desperately needed supplies. However Confederate shore gunners forced the supply ship to abandon her mission before the Brooklyn caught up with her. After reconnoitering the defenses at Charleston the Brooklyn returned to Hampton Roads where she was loaded with troops and artillery to reinforce various forts in Florida in an attempt to prevent their seizure by Rebel forces. On January 31 Tittle writes from Key West: ...tomorrow we leave for Tortugas where we will leave a lot of Howitzers and Field Pieces we have on board for the Fort there then we will proceed to Fort ?Pickens? (Santa Rosa Island near the Pensacola Navy Yard) where we will leave the Soldiers we received on board from Fort ?Monroe. The Brooklyn arrived at Fort Jefferson on Dry Tortugas on February 2 and then proceeded on their mission to reinforce Fort Pickens. When they arrived off Pensacola on February 6 they found a truce in effect at Fort Pickens similar to the one governing events at Fort Sumter. The Pensacola Navy Yard and the other surrounding forts had been seized but the rebel commander promised not to attack Fort Pickens if the US did not reinforce the tiny garrison there. Since neither side wanted to be the one to start a shooting war the Union warships were ordered not to land their reinforcements. Quoting Tittle??Ts February 7 letter (note that this letter is mistakenly dated 1860 but references the contents of the January 31 1861 letter): The troops are still on board of us... On our arrival here we received dispatches ordering us not to land the troops until further orders from Washington. The Union squadron comprising USS Wyandotte (which had escaped Pensacola Navy Yard where she was under repair when Florida seceded from the Union) USS St. Louis USS Sabine and USS Brooklyn packed with soldiers patrolled off Fort Pickens for the next ten weeks. On April 12 Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederate forces in Charleston igniting the war. Events quickly developed in Pensacola when the news arrived as Tittle relates in his letter of the 21st: On the night of the 12th inst. it was rumored that the secessionists were making preparation for an attack on Fort Pickens before sunrise in consequence of which we received the ?Sabine??Ts? & ?St. Louis? Marines and some of their sailors on board and ran up near the Fort and landed them with the soldiers and our Marines (in all about 350 men) who immediately marched into the Fort; this manouver being seen by the secessionists caused them to postpone the attack... Yesterday the Sailors & Marines returned from the fort to the fleet - there are now over one thousand men (soldiers) in the fort and they are engaged day and night in mounting guns inside and erecting Sand-Batteries and placing large Mortars along the beach while the sailors are busy with boats landing Ordnance provisions &c from the Store Ships. Two weeks later he proudly writes his sister that: The work on Fort Pickens and the several Batteries on Santa Rosa island is so nearly completed as to be able in a very few days to defy the whole force of the Southern Confederacy. The last letter of the archive is dated June 8 1861 and finds the Brooklyn off the mouth of the Mississippi River in company with USS Powhatan capturing blockade runners. On May 31 the Brooklyn encounters the soon-to-be notorious British blockade runner General Miramon: on the 31st a steamer hove in sight with a secession flag at her peak and on discovering us hauled down the secession and hoisted the English flag and stood off to the S.W.; we immediately went in pursuit of her and when we were about a mile and a half astern of her fired a shot to heave her to but she paid no attention to it; we then gave her a 10 inch shell (from our pivot Gun) which burst directly over her and had the desired effect; she proved to be the ?Genl Miramon? (formerly a Mexican Man of War) bound from Havana to New Orleans. - as our captain had some doubts as to her being a legal prize he sent her in charge of a prize crew to the captain of the U.S. Str. ?Niagara? off Mobile who left her at Havana a short time ago for him to decide if she is a prize or not. A former warship belonging to the conservative rebel faction in the Mexican civil war of 1860 the General Miramon had recently been purchased in New Orleans by blockade runners. Official records show that Mr. Golding the British captain carried British registration for the ship and claimed that he sailed from Havana with a cargo of cigars before news of the blockade had arrived hence the question of her status. The Brooklyn??Ts prize crew sailed the Miramon to Mobile where records show that Captain Golding begged Captain McKean of the USS Niagara to let him into port. The Miramon was out of coal and food and had a very sick woman passenger on board. Despite signing a pledge to not offload or accept any cargo in exchange for being allowed to dock Golding promptly sold his cargo and bought another to export escaping to Havana before he was caught. His actions led to a serious diplomatic incident between the US and Britain at the highest level. The Miramon made five blockade runs before being captured for good under the name Elizabeth on May 27 1862 by USS Keystone State while inbound to Charleston. George A. Tittle enlisted in the US Navy on January 11 1859 as a surgeon??Ts steward. He served aboard the USS Brooklyn until she was decommissioned for overhaul in October 1861 re-enlisting as surgeon??Ts steward on December 3 for duty on the USS Kearsarge. He was on board Kearsarge when she sank the CSS Alabama off Cherbourg France on June 19 1864. He completed his term of enlistment on December 2 1864 after Kearsarge??Ts return to the US.
Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr.Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. Confederate Civil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906), Petersburg, Virginia, excerpt “…Nothing of importance has transpired…with the exception of that accidental (?) shot fired from one of the batteries on Cummings Point [a battery on the northern tip of Morris Island, south of Charleston, South Carolina]…we consequently accepted their apology & dismissed them with…‘Go & sin no more’…”, signed “Kidder”, letter in brown ink and graphite on cream-colored laid paper, 7-3/4 x 10 in., slight fading to ink, fold lines with slight wear and tiny separations at edges, grime; Letter to a sister, from Yorktown, Virginia, June 14, 1861, excerpt “…Since I have been here, our scouting parties operating between here and Hampton have succeeded in killing two or three of the enemy and taking six or seven firearms, and on last Monday (June 10th) we gained a splendid victory over the Yankees at Bethel Church…. They were evidently marching on this place with the intention of attacking it and did not expect to meet with any resistance between Hampton and Yorktown… the result of which was 1 killed and seven wounded (only) on our side. We buried on the field about 15 or 16 of their dead and took ten or twelve prisoners & wounded…”, “…I wish I could send you some of the many relicts [sic] we are constantly digging up…. Every day a cannon ball fragment…together with the fragments of human bones. Our works are mostly built on the site of the old Revolutionary ones….Yorktown is one of the oldest-looking villages…there is not a house in it but that looks as if it existed at the time of the Revn…”, signed “Kidder”, two-leaf letter in brown ink on cream-colored laid paper, 8 x 10-1/4 in. and 8 x 5-1/8 in., good condition with strong ink color, fold lines with slight wear and minor grime, scattered slight ink smears likely made at time of writing; Letter from Meade to Confederate General J. R. Anderson (Joseph Reid Anderson, 1813-1892), from Fort Fisher, North Carolina, October 19, 1861, discusses possibilities for altering the elevation of the “…Rifled Banded 32-Pdr [pounders]…” at the fort, no signature, copybook letter in brown ink and graphite on pale blue laid paper, 9-1/2 x 7-1/4 in., good condition with strong ink color, fold lines with slight grime; Letter from Fort Fisher, Confederate Point, November 4, 1861, to a sister, excerpt “…We are still looking out for the Yankee fleet but hope it may be delayed for a week longer when we will be better able to give her a warm reception…”, signed “Kidder”, letter in brown ink on pale gray laid paper, 9-1/4 x 14-1/2 in., good ink color, fold lines with minor wear and slight grime, scattered slight ink smears likely made at time of writing, two small stains; Letter, “Head Quarters Engr Dept (in Field) near Richd June 5th 1862”, to his mother, Julia Edmonds Haskins Meade (about 1809-1891), excerpt “…The day I arrived in Richmond the fight [i.e., Seven Days Battles] was going on and after great exertions succeeded in manning a horse & hurried out to the field to join Genl Holmes [Theophilus H. Holmes, 1804-1880]…. The Rifle Comp’y was out in the woods as skirmishers, expecting the advance of the enemy when I came upon them…”, signed “Kidder” (Meade died eight weeks after he penned this letter, on July 31, 1862), letter in brown ink on cream-colored laid paper, 10 x 7-3/4 in., good condition with strong ink color, fold lines with slight grime, slight ink smears likely made at time of writing; With related family papers: Autographed Civil War letter, from Richard’s brother Hugh Everard Meade (1838-1862) to a sister, May 21, 1862, from a camp outside of Petersburg, Virginia; Letter from Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. to a sister, from West Point, December 17, 1854; Carte-de-visite of Meade with eight other officers of Fort Sumter, March 1862, (before the Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 1861); Book of albumen prints of Richard Kidder Meade, Jr., his parents and siblings; Painting of Richard Kidder Meade, Sr. (1803-1862); Painting of Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia (where many members of the Meade family are buried); Newspaper articles, miscellaneous papers, 16 books and three textiles related to the Meade family and descendents; all loose papers in archival sleeves, Detailed Listing: Textiles:Handsewn brown satin-weave silk drawstring bag lined with maroon silk, embroidered with the first national flag of the Confederacy (“Stars and Bars”, 13 stars) and the second national flag of the Confederacy (“the Stainless Banner”) and the motto Pro Aris et Focis (literally, “for our altars and our hearths”), 12 x 8-3/4 in., very good conditionHandsewn silk textile representing the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s infantry battle flag, 12-1/2 x 13 in., some deterioration of silk borders at edges, minor substance spatter on red ground, otherwise in fair to good conditionHandsewn linen table cover with self-fringe, embroidered signatures of 12 individuals, very good condition with some staining Here are books and manuscripts: Books:Georgia Society, Colonial Dames of America, 1931 directory.Hogarth, The Works of William Hogarth, vol. 1 (London: 1812), hardcover.Holy Bible (New York: American Bible Society, 1867), copy presented to James Burke, Dec. 18, 1868.John Howard, The Illustrated Scripture History for the Young, 2 vols. (New York: Virtue and Yorston, n.d.), copies belonging to Mary Meade Platt, hardcover.Eliza J. Lines, Marks-Platt Ancestry (Sound Beach, CT: 1902), 2 copies: one in a suede leather cover, one with no covers.Bishop Meade, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, 2 vols. (Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1872) hardcover.Henry, J. Peet, ed., Chaumiere Papers Containing Matters of Interest to the Descendants of David Meade (Chicago: Horace O’Donoghue, 1883), hardcover.Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856), copy belonging to W. H. Platt.Horace G. Platt, John Marshall and Other Addresses (San Francisco, Argonaut, n.d.), hardcover.W. H. Platt, Judith Carson; or which Was the Heiress?(Rochester, NY: E. R. Andrews, 1887), softcover.———. The Philosophy of the Supernatural (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1886), hardcover, 2 copies.Robert E. Lee, In Memoriam (Louisville: John P. Morton, 1870), hardcover. Manuscripts:Two diaries of Mazy Platt, 1887 & 1888, together with letters, pressed flowers, miscellaneaEphemera:-framed genealogy of the Latham/Meade family-vellum “Supreme Court of the United States of America” to William H. Platt, February 10, 1846, with wax seal of the Supreme Court-watercolor of Bishop’s Palace in England-two leaves of gravestone rubbings: Hugh/Richard Kidder Meade and Mary Martha/Susan Meade-miscellaneous genealogical papers on the Meade family-letters to William W. Platt from the President of the College of William and Mary, -poem commemorating the death of Richard Kidder Meade from a sister-document from the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia-documents from the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama-papers on Old Blandford Church in Petersburg, Virginia-carte-de-visite of the William Platt home in San Francisco-William Platt’s survivor’s pension from the Mexican-American War-newspaper articles on Richard Kidder Meade from the 19th and 20th centuries- two stereoscopic cards of church interior, Louisville, Ky.-carte-de-visite of Richard Kidder Meade with eight other officers of Fort Sumter, March 1862, with newspaper clipping from 1862
1863 CONFEDERATE FURLOUGH DOCUMENTDocument1863 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.