[Maryland Militia] Group of papers[Maryland Militia] Group of papers including: part printed Commission of Governor Charles Ridgely of Hampton to Robert A. Taylor as Ensign in the 5th Regt. Baltimore City Militia November 14 1817; together with a printed pamphlet ''Constitution and Muster Roll of the 'Columbian Volunteers' 5th Regt. Maryland Militia '' (Baltimore: 1818) a handwritten receipt to Taylor for $150 cash for a dinner ''Furnished the Columbia Volunteers on the 4th of July '' and a part printed fine issued to Mr. C. Mayer for failure to attend militia parade September-November 1818 Estimate $ 100-200 Commission is in poor condition.
QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE OF AN ARMEDQUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE OF AN ARMED VIRGINIA MILITIA OFFICER Circa 1860, the unidentified sitter wearing an officer's uniform with a single row of buttons, epaulettes, a burgundy sash, striped trousers, and a sword belt secured by a two-piece Virginia state seal plate.
[Maryland militia] Three original[Maryland militia] Three original printed documents including 1) House of Delegates Bill No. 55 a supplement to an act entitled ''An Act to Regulate and Discipline the Militia of the State'' circa 1818; 2) House of Delegates February 11 1835 Bill No. 72 a bill entitled ''An Act to Enroll Organize Equip and Regulate the Militia of the State; 3) letter from William A. Mercein....on the discipline of militia (Annapolis 1823) Estimate $ 60-90
Virginia/TennVirginia/Tenn
Mount Vernon Guards Virginia MilitiamanMount Vernon Guards Virginia Militiaman Ninth Plate Ruby Ambrotype A portrait of an anonymous young private wearing a triple-breasted frockcoat and forage cap. The buttons have been gilded over obscuring the details. An old typed tag relates that he is a militiaman from Alexandria member of the Mount Vernon Guards. The ambrotype was published in Albaugh's original Confederate Faces Fig. 12.Organized in 1842 the Mount Vernon Guards were the senior company of the 175th Regiment (Alexandria County) Virginia Militia. The Guards became Company E. 17th Virginia Infantry in June 1861. The 17th Virginia had a distinguished early war career serving under Longstreet through February 1863 until transferred for service in the Carolina's. Condition: The plate show scattered abrasions around the mat line and on the subject's knee near VG. Clarity is average. Housed in complete composition case.
[Maryland Militia War of 1812][Maryland Militia War of 1812] Printed circular Annapolis November 1811 urging concerned citizens to petition the Maryland General Assembly for establishment of more efficient militia in preparation for war with Britain Estimate $ 80-125
(7) Porcelain military figures(7) Porcelain military figures to include Virginia Light Dragoons, 1776, 9"H, Morgans Virginia Riflemen, 1776, 8-3/4"H, 2nd Maryland Infantry, 1777, 8-3/4"H, 2nd Connecticut Light Horse, 17778-3/4"H, and (3) Royal Crown porcelain figures including Captain Infantry 1863, 12-1/4"H, Lieutenant Artillery 1861, 12-1/4"H and Maj. General Cavalry 1862, 12-1/4"H
[Maryland Militia] Manuscript notebook[Maryland Militia] Manuscript notebook and various printed and part-printed ephemera including: ''Record Book of the First Rifle Regiment. M.V.'' (probably called the Wells and McComas rifles) circa 1853; together with a part-printed certificate of honorary membership in the regiment 1859 annual return of 50th Regiment Maryland volunteer infantry return 1856 part-printed certificate of membership in the Law Greys 5th Regiment Maryland volunteer infantry 1855 and an invitation to The First Baltimore Sharp Shooters 6th Annual Ball 1852 Estimate $ 300-500
CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA MILITIA ARTILLERYCONFEDERATE VIRGINIA MILITIA ARTILLERY COMMISSION: Commission to Walter D. Leake appointing him Captain in the Virginia Militia Artillery 2nd Regiment 3rd Regiment 2nd division. Leake's unit was subsequently called Leake's Company Virginia Light Artillery and was attached to the Army of Tennessee and saw service in South Carolina and Tennessee suffering heavy losses at Shiloh. Commission is signed by Gov. John Letcher and dated July 29 1861. Sight size 7 1/2'' x 9 3/4'' framed under glass 9 3/4'' x 12 3/4''.CONDITION: Note toning some minor bleed through of writing on back.
WESTMORELAND CO., VA, LOYALISTS,WESTMORELAND CO., VA, LOYALISTS, 1777 George Turberville (Signer of the Leedstown Resolves, 1766) ALS to Col. Richard Henry Lee or John Augustine Washington, dated at Peckatone (a Lee house on the Potomack River) December 30, 1777, listing three men who refused to give an oath of loyalty to Virginia and 6 others whom he could not find; 1 p., 8vo.
SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIEDSIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED AND ARMED VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE In half case, the tinted silhouette image shows a youthful volunteer holding a massive bowie knife while wearing a gray frock coat and conforming kepi.
Benjamin Tisdale enlisted as a Private in Co. "C," 21st Virginia Infantry at Christiansville, Mecklendburg County on June 20, 1861. His regiment fought in the major campaigns from the Peninsula to the Valley before turning north to Pennsylvania. Private Tisdale was taken prisoner at Gettysburg on July 5, 1863 and found himself in the wretched confines of Fort Delaware less than two weeks later. He was released at war's end, taking "the Oath" back home in Southside Virginia on June 21, 1865. The inside back of the case is pencil inscribed "B. N. Tisdale / July 18 - 1865," which likely marks the end of his incarceration; below is an undated inscription simply reading "Benjamin N. Tisdale / Christiansville / Virginia."
Rare Confederate Army of NorthernRare Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Infantry Battle Flag Virginia, circa 1861, plain weave (possibly hand loomed) natural-dyed wool and undyed cotton fabrics, treadle sewn with linen thread, ground fabric triangles assembled from three horizontal panels, saltire fabric cut on the bias, five-pointed stars with traces of fine wool binding stitches on edges, hoist-side border with three hand-embroidered rope holes, overall 46-1/2 x 50 in.,
VIRGINIA SILHOUETTE OF COL. WM.VIRGINIA SILHOUETTE OF COL. WM. BULLITT FITZHUGHVirginia silhouette of Col. Wm. Bullitt Fitzhugh, late 19th c. , the gentleman in top hat with later inscription on interior paper Sylvan Scene near Machipongo, Northampton County, Virginia, born in 1853 , 3 1/2" x 2 1/4", together with another silhouette of a gentleman, 3 3/4" x 3". Provenance: A Chester County, Pennsylvania collection.
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Condition:
Some toning, overall good condition.
[Maryland militia] Three part printed[Maryland militia] Three part printed commissions each signed by the Governor of Maryland including 1) to James Amoss Jr. 1st Lieutenant of Captain Paca Smith's Troop of Horse (March 16 1812); 2) to David W. Duncan Ensign of Captain Luke Kierstead's Co. (June 12 1812) signed by Gov. Bowie; 3) Sheppard C. Leakin Captain in the 6th Regiment of Militia (May 31 1813) signed by Gov. Winder Estimate $ 200-300
VERY RARE CONFEDERATE RECRUITINGVERY RARE CONFEDERATE RECRUITING BROADSIDE FOR THE 13TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY Charleston, Kanawha County (West Virginia), July 25, 1862, offering a $25 advance on a bounty paid to able-bodied men willing to enlist. A period manuscript note at the bottom of the sheet names the 13th Virginia, which went on to fight under Lt. General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, himself a native of Western Virginia. Presented behind glass in a vintage rustic oak frame (13-1/2 x 13-1/2 in.).
Set of 8 Wedgwood ''Virginia MilitarySet of 8 Wedgwood ''Virginia Military Institute''Plates special centennial edition of 1939 10 3/4'' embossed only one has chip.
CIVIL WAR VIRGINIA MEDALS LOTLotCIVIL WAR VIRGINIA MEDALS LOTLot of Civil War related items including: 1864 Goochland VA supplies letter from Confederate States of America dated Oct 13, 1864 signed by GW. Littlefield, Texas Brig concerning receipt of 107 lbs. of fodder; 2 Confederate War Survivor medals framed with a Stonewall Camp ribbon; Confed. 1922 reunion medal; Print of Stonewall Jackson, 9.5 inches; and oval framed and hand tinted photograph of a Union soldier identified on card - Private Wm. Raymond 11th NH Infantry. From VA collection
DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. EXTRACTDEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. EXTRACT OF MILITARY MAP OF N.E. VIRGINIA. 1865 Extract of Military Map of N.E. Virginia Showing Forts and Roads District of Columbia U.S. Gov. 1865 +
[Maryland Militia] Four military[Maryland Militia] Four military commissions 1) Governor J.H. Stone to Tristram Meridith as Anson in the 35th Regt. of Militia Queen Anne Co. June 1796; 2) Joseph Kent appointing Samuel R. Balenner as Captain of a company in the 52nd Regt. of Militia Baltimore City 1826; 3) T.W. Veazey appointing John E. Stansbury as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Baltimore City Militia 1836; 4) William Grason appointing Samuel Ridenour a First Lieutenant in the Union Rifle Co. Baltimore City 1841 each part printed on paper signed by the sitting Governor Estimate $ 100-200
DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. EXTRACTDEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. EXTRACT OF MILITARY MAP OF N.E. VIRGINIA. 1865 Extract of Military Map of N.E. Virginia Showing Forts and Roads District of Columbia U.S. Gov. 1865 +
Virginia Militia Flintlock MusketVirginia Militia Flintlock Musket .69 caliber smooth bore 42" round barrel overall length 57". Very unusual lock with the rear being beveled flat-style hammer faceted pan ? frizzen spring finial is a?rounded style faceted frizzen. Rear of lock is marked VALITO.? Triggerguard with points on rear and front. Rounded style butt plate. Stock has markings VA 6 and on the side opposite of the lock a large B and VI.? Front band has had some modification; the front section has been cut away.? A very interesting musket. Condition: Musket is in attic mint condition being in the brown and untouched.
Book ''The Army of Northern VirginiaBook ''The Army of Northern Virginia in 1862'' first edition by William Allan with maps.
UNION SOLDIER SENDS BATTLE LETTERUNION SOLDIER SENDS BATTLE LETTER HOME ON PATRIOTIC STATIONERY Autograph Letter Signed "James" from Williamsburg, Virginia to his mother in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on patriotic stationery (8 x 5 in.) imprinted for the "Second Regiment / New Hampshire Volunteers" (crossed out) and mailed in a patriotic cover noting the loyalty of Rhode Island. It reads, in part, "I have at last been in a Battle and I have come out without a scratch. On Sunday morning last the Rebels evacuated Yorktown...early Monday morning we arrived before Williamsburg when we were apprised of the presence of the Enemy by their firing a volley into our ranks. We immediately formed in line of battle and advanced on them driving in their pickets we then took possession of the edge of the woods and poured a steady fire into them...our artillery commencing to fire immediately after we did. The rebels kept up a hot and steady fire in return and the slaughter on both sides was immense...I saw two men each side of me fall dead shot through the head. I hid under a log and the rebels passed right over me...as I was about to give myself up a prisoner to save my life our troops rallied and poured volley after volley into the Rebels...Thank Heaven I am alive and well and hope you and the rest of the family are also well...". The letter and its mailing cover are presented in a two-sided wooden frame.
Group of four antique framed handGroup of four antique framed hand colored engravings of the American Revolution, including: Knocx Entering Camp with Artillery; Washington Endevouring to Rally the Fugitives; Countrymen Joing the Army Under Gates; Washington and Lee at Monmouth; overall good condtion, minor surface wear, minor age wear; including frame L 7" W 10 1/4" (Approx.)Provenance: Private Collection, Palos Verdes Estates, California
8 vols. The American South -8 vols. The American South - History & C - Much relating to Virginia: Meade, Bishop (William). Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1861. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Lg. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spines; spines & corners worn & chipped. Frontis., plates, text illus. Some internal dampstaining. Ex-library - stamps & markings on endpapers. Sabin 47420. * Wertenbaker, Thomas J. Virginia under The Stuarts, 1607-1688. Princeton Univ. Press, 1914. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered maroon buckram, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g.; corners bumped, spine ends frayed, occasionally scuffed. * Blanton, Wyndham B. Medicine in Virginia in The Seventeenth Century. Richmond, 1930. Sm. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered red cloth; occasionally scuffed. Plates. * _ _. Medicine in Virginia in The Eighteenth Century. Richmond, 1931. 4to, orig. color pictorial cloth; light wear. Plates. * Gray, Lewis C. History of Agriculture in The Southern United States. 2 vols. Tall 8vo, orig. green cloth; light wear. Minor discoloration to endpapers. Maps & tables in text. * Mecklin, John Moffatt. The Ku Klux Klan. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1924. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. black cloth; some edge wear.
PRINT OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,PRINT OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, SACHSE(American, 19th Century)
After a drawing by Casmir Bohn (born 1820), hand-colored lithograph with gum arabic highlights. Baltimore: Sachse & Co. 1853, 15-1/4 x 22-1/4 inches, gilt wood frame, 31 x 37 in.
Provenance: Private Collection
Note: Virginia Military Institute showing barracks and other Institute buildings as they looked in 1857
Condition:
not examined out of frame, floated in archival framing, trimmed outside of plate mark, lightly toned throughout, iron stain in upper left
THREE LETTERS: WAR OF 1812 IN VIRGINIATHREE LETTERS: WAR OF 1812 IN VIRGINIA Group of three autograph letters, signed, all addressed to Jacob Van Lear (1773-1845, Sgt. Major in Cocke's Detachment, Virginia Militia) comprising: 1) John Guy, a fellow soldier, from camp near Hampton, Va., Nov. 27, 1813, 3 pp. 4to, with good detail on their camp and readiness for battle; 2) John Christian, Jr., a friend from home, Augusta Co., June 20, 1813, 3 pp. folio, mentioning battles in Canada; and 3) Robert Guy, a friend from home, June 28, 1813, 3 1/4 pp. 4to, mentioning rumors of invasion at Richmond, troop movements.
FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DOCUMENT, VIRGINIA,FRENCH & INDIAN WAR DOCUMENT, VIRGINIA, 1754 Original account of expenses of Major Meredith Helm (1700-1756, officer in Frederick Co., Va., militia, Justice of the Peace and Sheriff), 1754, including "Removing the French prisoners from Winchester to Alexandrey by agreement;" 1 p., 16mo, approved by Robert Mosley (Untraced).
Civil War Recruiting BroadsideCivil War Recruiting Broadside Maj. Gen. Hancock's First Army Corps of Veterans A late-war broadside with the heading The Flag of America shall never grow dim nor one Star be obliterated from its Bright Galaxy! / Maj. Gen. Hancock's First Army Corps of Veterans / A splendid opportunity to form a GRAND NATIONAL GUARD to vindicate the National Honor in defiance of all enemies in defiance of the Institutions of America. between nice woodcuts of a sailor and an artilleryman with the bold text Veterans to the Front! and a woodcut of a cavalryman in the lower half. An unusually lengthy appeal to service by Benjamin Franklin Chief of Detective Police Mayor's Office Philadelphia including testimonials to the character of the men already enlisted (dated February 1865) and a detailed breakdown of the pay. 12 x 19 in. housed in two-sided frame 14.75 x 22.25 in. overall. Condition: Scattered stains chipping at edges and separation at fold lines.
A Confederate parole document forA Confederate parole document for one F. J. Miller of Company H, Mosby's Battalion, issued at Winchester, Virginia in April 1865. Mosby's Battalion, also known as Mosby's Rangers, and formally as the 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, was a unit of partisan cavalry of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War, led by Col. John Singleton Mosby. It conducted lightning raids, disrupting Union communication and supply lines. Two small holes affecting a little text.
Civil War Archive Vermont, midCivil War Archive Vermont, mid 19th century, leather raised-board photograph album with brass closur
7 vols. Americana: Smith, John.7 vols. Americana: Smith, John. The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England... London, 1624 [but 20th-Century facsimile]. Folio, orig. vellum, silk ties, fall-down box with cover & spine labels. Illus. Near Fine in slightly & occasionally worn box. * Berkeley, William. A Discourse and View of Virginia. London, 1663 [but Norwalk, Conn.: W.H. Smith, 1914]. 1/250. Sm. 4to, contemp. red cloth; scuffed. * Adlum, John. A Memoir of The Cultivation of The Vine in America. Hopwell, N.J.: Booknoll Reprints, 1971. 12mo, orig. grey cloth. Facs. of the Washington, 1823 ed. * (Works Progress Administration American Guide Series.) Federal Writer's Project. Washington: City and Capital. Washington: G.P.O., 1937. 1st ed. Thick 8vo, orig. black cloth; scuffed, gilt on spine faded. Illus., fold. map in cover pocket. Internally generally clean. [Dykes 385]. * Bazelon, Bruce S.; McGuinn, William F. A Directory of American Military Goods, Dealers & Makers, 1785-1885. N.p., 1987. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; light shelf wear. * Swanson, James L.; Weinberg, Daniel R. Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution. An Illustrated History. N.p.: William Morrow, (2001). 4to, orig. grey cloth, d/j. Color plates, other illus.
Collection of miscellaneous CivilCollection of miscellaneous Civil War ephemera relating to Captain Farr Co. C 4th Vermont Regiment. ?
[Maryland militia] View of the[Maryland militia] View of the U.S. Arsenal at Pikesville circa 1850 pencil and grey brown wash on paper 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. mounted to a larger album sheet Estimate $ 150-250
17th century map, Virginia, "Nova17th century map, Virginia, "Nova Virginiae Tabula", by Henricus Hondius, engraved after Jodocus Hondius' derivation of John White's 1612 map of Virginia, published by Henricus in L'Appendice de L'Atlas , Amsterdam,1633, intricately detailed map of the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, Native American and English place names, Chief Powhatan and his subjects smoking tobacco depicted upper left, British Royal coat of arms and a Susquehanna Indian pictured on right, hand-colored engraving on laid paper, 18-3/4 x 22-3/4 in.; modern wood frame. Laid down on acidic card, toning, foxing, stains (affecting map), fading, tears and corner loss in margins; frame with abrasions. Estate of the Late Nathan and Mary Anne McCarley, Asheville, North Carolina.
PRIVATE, PENNSYLVANIA RIFLE BATTALION,PRIVATE, PENNSYLVANIA RIFLE BATTALION, 1776 HN2846 - RO...This detailed collection of thirteen military sculptures in the Soldiers of the Revolution series was issued to celebrate the bicentenary of the United States. The series was designed in close association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to represent each of the original thirteen states.. - Soldiers of the RevolutionArtist: Eric J. Griffiths
Artist: Eric J. Griffiths
Issued: 1978; Ltd. 350
Dimensions: 8"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton