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GENERAL LEE

• Print of General Lee issued by
  Print of General Lee issued by American Historical Society image area 9'' x 13''.
• 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".
• NINE CDVS OF CONFEDERATE GENERALS
  NINE CDVS OF CONFEDERATE GENERALS Lt. General Richard Ewell, Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett (KIA 1861); Lt. General Wade Hampton; Lt. General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (KIA 1863); General Robert E. Lee (J. Gurney & Son, N.Y. backmark); General Joseph E. Johnston; Lt. General James Longstreet; Major General Mansfield Lovell; Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer (KIA 1861; Gurney & Son backmark).
• Lee (E), The life and Memoirs of
  Lee (E), The life and Memoirs of the late Major General Lee, second in command to General Washington during the American Revolution, New York, Richard Scott, 1813, 12mo, contemporary leather binding, inscribed for William Douglas, 55 Broadway, New York
• General James Longstreet Group of
  General James Longstreet Group of Five CDVs Lot includes four different common Anthony/Brady views of General Longstreet in uniform with a scarce post-war view in civilian clothes taken soon after the war. Three of the military views are engravings and one is a copy shot. None are autographed. ''Old Pete'' became a Major General in October 1861 and gained accolades commanding a division in 1862. With the Army of Northern Virginia??Ts reorganization Longstreet assumed command of the vaunted First Corps and could claim a large share of the victory at Fredericksburg. He was detached at Suffolk early in 1863 and missed the fighting at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg Longstreet led the right wing and vehemently protested Lee's decision to attack with Pickett??Ts Division on July 3. Post-war many blamed Longstreet for the defeat although Lee never publicly lost confidence in his old ''war horse.'' The later hollow victory at Chickamauga can largely be credited to Longstreet but Army of Tennessee politics and a burning desire for independent command found him cast-off in charge of the dismal Knoxville Campaign during the winter of 1863-4. Longstreet gratefully returned to Lee in time to engineer a bold counterattack at the Wilderness on May 6 1864 where he was severely wounded. Longstreet returned to corps command at the end of the war and surrendered at Appomattox. ?Old Pete? remained the most visible Confederate luminary in the highly charged post-war examination of the causes leading to defeat. Longstreet died in 1904 and cast a long shadow as the last of the Confederate high command. Condition: Cartes are uniformly G+. showing minor edge wear and soiling.
• ROBERT E. LEE LETTEROld facsimile
  ROBERT E. LEE LETTEROld facsimile letter, General Orders #9 signed by Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Brigadier General W.H. Stevens, Chief Engineer of the Army of No. Virginia. It is on watermarked paper dated 10th of April 1865 from the Headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia. Size: 12.5 x 8 inches and in very good condition. The letter was written a day after Lee surrendered to Union forces at Appamatox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. Stamped verso by Lakeside Press, RR Donnelly & Sons.
• Robert E. Lee Engraving Lost
  Robert E. Lee Engraving Lost Cause era portrait after painting by L.M.D. Guillaume, engraved by Tesselin, published circa 1884 by Goupil & Cie, Paris, and by M. Knoedler, New York, a composed Lee astride a wild-eyed mount foaming at the mouth, a wounded soldier in foreground waves enthusiastically to the General, background with battle scene and mounted Confederate Soldiers, one resembling Jeb Stuart, mezzotint engraving on Chine-colle paper, 25-7/16 x 21 in. (image),
• Bronze Figurine ''General Robert E.
  Bronze Figurine ''General Robert E. Leeat Camp'' by Francis Burnam 6'' x 9''
• "THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE"ca.
  "THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE"ca. 1870; published by Thomas Kelly, NY drawn by E. Valois and printed by Wm. C. Robertson, NY depicting Lee and Grant along with their respective armies, all in a matted birds eye maple frame, 32 3/4"x 27 1/2"x 2" overall, 25 1/2"x 20" sight; Condition: some toning to matting, some foxing to white perimeter of print
• [Civil War] Early handwritten
  [Civil War] Early handwritten facsimile of Abraham Lincoln's order to Gen. Grant to force Lee's surrender April 7 1865 dated at City Point VA: ''Gen. Sheridan says 'If the thing is pressed I think that Lee will surrender' Let the THING be pressed'' Endorsed ''The original dispatch sent by Mr. Lincoln to me. Apl. 7th 1865. U. S. Grant'' Ink pen on engineer's glazed linen 7 X 9 in. framed Estimate $ 400-600 The linen has stuck to the straw board backing and stained at upper left and to a lesser extent at the lower left.
• James Longstreet Confederate
  James Longstreet Confederate General Post-War ALS to Pres. U.S. Grant James Longstreet (1821-1904). Confederate Lieutenant General considered Lee's most trusted subordinate. Postwar ALS to President Grant 3pp December 29 1871 New Orleans Louisiana.Longstreet is writing to Grant regarding issues related to his role as surveyor of customs in New Orleans. Grant appointed Longstreet to the job in return for his being the most senior Confederate officer to join the Republican Party during reconstruction and to endorse his former enemy for president. Whether Longstreet switched his allegiance because he thought it was the right thing to do or because it would help secure him a government job it was not easy: he was despised by Southerners and as illustrated in this letter mistrusted by Northerners as well. Longstreet is responding to influential Republicans' requests for a change in the office and he has accordingly secured the resignation of Deputy Survey A.J. Smith though he laments that in view of the efforts of some of the prominent Federal Offices Men to cause my removal it sometimes occurs to me that my own resignation might be more appropriate but after explaining the effect these petty politics are having on the harmony of actions that is important to the function of the office he writes On the other hand some of my friends think that my resignation may to some extent imperil the policy of your administration.Longstreet goes on to give a strong endorsement of carpetbagging Republican Louisiana governor Henry C. Warmoth even as Longstreet admits Warmoth has aligned against Grant and the Republicans in the coming year's elections. Warmoth would end up being impeached for meddling in the electoral vote count with Grant ensuring the office went to William Pitt Kellogg who is one of those referenced as demanding a change in Longstreet's office in the beginning of the letter. Condition: Very good condition with very minor soiling and bleeding of ink. Final page engrossed in thicker paper.
• Robert E. Lee ALS 1835 Robert E.
  Robert E. Lee ALS 1835 Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). 3pp ALS with military content dated February 18 1835 at Washington addressed to My Glorious Jack (Jack Mackay Lee's West Point roommate and one of his closest friends).?Holding the rank of second lieutenant at the time of writing Lee was serving as an assistant in the chief engineer's office in Washington but was anticipating an appointment to some project for the summer.? He makes clear his preference for hard work on a necessary project as opposed to an easier assignment guarding some far-flung or unimportant outpost:My opinion upon the matter has been formed from the little experience I have had of a Garrison life in time of Peace where I have seen minds formed for use & ornament degenerate into sluggishness & inactivity requiring the stimulus of Brandy or Cards to rouse them to action and apparently a burden to the [?] and perhaps an injury to their companions.? I intend no compliment when I say I believe you are in no danger of the kind attended to or any other affecting the character of a Gentl' or officer and that your good sense & natural feeling will always prevent you from falling into such habits yet as in my own person[?] I shall not wish to be exposed to the temptation neither would I wish you.?Lee ended up being ordered to survey the Ohio/Michigan Territory border in anticipation of Michigan's admission to the Union which he indeed found challenging evidenced by a letter to his wife that summer in which he rebuked her for requesting his early return home by saying "I rather require to be strengthened & encouraged to the full performance of what I am called on to execute."? The task was certainly not a run-of-the-mill surveying job as the claims of both sides had resulted in the armed standoff known as the "Toledo War" and Lee's border became part of the final compromise.Lee uses the remainder of the letter to update Mackay with the latest news regarding their former classmates and mutual friends:.... Joe Johnston is here & from occasionally accompanying me over the [?] is in some danger of being caught by a pack of Blackeys.? Jim Z. is at Ft. Gibson Arkansas river.? Me & Mine are all well and after Congress rises[?] you will hear more of us.? My Brother Smith was married on the 5th inst. to Miss Hanie Mason we had a grand Frolick for the balance of the week. Condition: One third of the letter slightly faded but legibility is impeded more so by Lee's handwriting.
• Moses-Jakob Ezekiel
  Moses-Jakob Ezekiel (American/Virginia 1844-1917) "General Robert E. Lee" late 19th/early 20th c. patinated bronze figure depicted in his Confederate Uniform cast signature and inscribed "Roma" on back on a square marble base height 8 1/4 in. width 4 in. depth 4 in.
• Alexander Levy Civil War
  Alexander Levy Civil War illustration (Alexander Oscar Levy, New York, 1881-1947), Robert E. Lee's Surrender at Appomattox with terms of surrender, 1865, Grant and surrounded by officers with the terms of surrender, signed lower right "Alex. O. Levy", watercolor over pencil on illustration board, 23-3/4 x 16-5/8 in.; black-painted frame. Good condition; frame with abrasions. A Georgia Private Collection.
• DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN'S
  DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN'S MASTERWORKS ON LEE AND HIS GENERALS As follows: R. E. Lee: A Biography (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935), 4 volumes, small 4to (9-3/8 in.), red cloth with gilt; Lee's Lieutenants (New York: Scribner's Sons,1944-46), 3 volumes, (small 4to (9-3/8 in.), black cloth with gilt.
• JAMES HENRY DAUGHERTY (AMERICAN.
  JAMES HENRY DAUGHERTY (AMERICAN. 1889-1974)General Lee on His Horse Traveler. Signed James Daugherty l/r, titled, applied to center image. Gouache, Ink on Brown Paper. Measuring 17 by 23.5 in., overall 26 by 32 in. (Cond: some paper staining)
• Chilmark Bronze ''The Gentleman
  Chilmark Bronze ''The Gentleman Soldier'' by Francis Barnum #57 of 75 9 1/4'' design #7465 Confederate General Robert E. Lee sits on his horse ''Traveler'' signed with certificate list $1500.00
• [Civil War - Autographs] George
  [Civil War - Autographs] George Washington Custis Lee Signed Note  George Washington Custis Lee (1832-1913). Eldest son of Robert E. Lee who followed a remarkably similar path as his father by graduating from West Point at the top of his class accepting a commission with the Army Corps of Engineers serving as a Confederate General in the Civil War and serving as president of Washington (& Lee) University. Signed note 3'' x 1.75'' reading Hd Qrs Lee's Divn / Chappins Farm / 4th March 1865 / Respy for'd App'd / G.W.C. Lee / Maj. Gen'l. nicely framed with biographical plaque note transcription and enlarged photo.
• Robert E. Lee Civil War telegram,
  Robert E. Lee Civil War telegram, four-line message in pencil on printed form of The Southern Telegraph Companies, signed "R.E. Lee" by a clerk, Orange C.H., May 8, 1864, to "Secty War. The Enemy has abandoned his position & is moving toward Fredericksburg. This Army is in motion on his right flank, & our advance is now at Spottsylvania C.H.--", notations at left. "Rec'd at Richmond 4:30 P.M., Rec'd at HdQrs. A.C.S. 4:55 (P.M.), from Scty. War", 4 x 8 in., folds, moderate darkening, minor stains, ink notations on verso; professionally cleaned, deacidified and encapsulated in clear archival sleeve ; with a silver gelatin photograph reprint of General Robert E. Lee standing in uniform on the porch of a Southern house, old printed label on verso "Lee At His Time of Triumph--August, 1862", early 20th century, 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 in., in grain painted oak frame, (two pieces). Stanley Horn Collection; Collection of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., Brunk Auctions, May 20-21, 2006, Lot 700 (telegram); Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• Engraving of General Robert E.
  Engraving of General Robert E. Lee engraved by J. Rogers Sr. signed by sitter in plate sight 9 in. x 6 1/2 in. framed.
• W.W. Bostwick & Co. lithograph of
  W.W. Bostwick & Co. lithograph of General Robert E. Lee 22 1/4" x 16 1/2". ?
• Copy of a portrait of Robert E.
  Copy of a portrait of Robert E. Lee, the original done while he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, is at Washington & Lee University in Virginia. 29" x 25" ss / 35" x 30" oa Condition: Wear consistent with age.
• 19th century Civil War portrait,
  19th century Civil War portrait, Robert E. Lee standing in uniform, unsigned, oil on canvas, 49-1/2 x 29-1/4 in.; original wood frame. Original stretcher and tacking edge with Shattauck keys, abrasions, small holes and splits at bottom, grime; frame with abrasions.
• Portrait of Robert E Lee, presented
  Portrait of Robert E Lee, presented to the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home by Mrs Alexander Higgins, oil on canvas, unsigned, presentation plaque on frame, mounted in original gilt frame, 22" x 18", framed 30" x 26", good condition, age cracking, small gesso damages
• American School (Late 19th Century)
  American School (Late 19th Century) "Portrait Wood Engraving of General Robert E. Lee", the basal edge with a facsimile Lee autograph, sight 13-1/4" x 8-3/4". Presented in a taupe mat within a period carved and bronzed wood and plaster frame.
• Moses Jacob Ezekiel (American
  Moses Jacob Ezekiel (American 1844-1917). General Robert E. Lee bronze bust brown patina mounted on variegated marble base modeled as Confederate General in field uniform signed on verso ''Ezekiel/Roma '' 8 1/2 in. H. total Other Notes: Moses Jacob Ezekiel was decorated Confederate war hero and the teacher of Grace Turnbull Estimate $ 700-1 000 Patina wear chips to marble base.
• COLOR LITHOGRAPH THE SURRENDER OF
  COLOR LITHOGRAPH THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEEColor lithograph titled The Surrender of General Lee , by Joseph Hooper, 1866 , 17" x 24". Provenance: Journell Estate, Lincoln, Virginia. Condition: Good condition. Stain bottom left.
• 1 piece. Steel Engraving. "Genl.
  1 piece. Steel Engraving. "Genl. R. E. Lee." N.p., 1870. 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (546 x 445 mm). Moderately toned. Mounted to bd. In early 20th-Century frame, not examined out of frame. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• Moses Jacob Ezekiel (American
  Moses Jacob Ezekiel (American 1844-1917). ''Robert E. Lee '' blonde bust brown patina modeled as Civil War General in field uniform signed in cast ''Ezekiel/Roma '' mounted on variegated marble base 8 1/2 H. total Other Notes: Moses Jacob Ezekiel was a decorated Jewish Confederate war hero and the teacher of Grace Turnbull Estimate $ 600-900 Patina wear chips marble base.
• After General Samuel Woodson
  After General Samuel Woodson Price (American, 1828-1918) Varnished and in-painted chromolithograph on academy board panel of a Confederate officer greeting an elderly seated black Federal infantryman, fourth quarter 19th century, presented in a period gilt lacquered narrow wood frame, h. 11-/2", w. 9-1/2".
• CONFEDERATE GENERALS SIX
  CONFEDERATE GENERALS SIX SIGNATURESCut signatures of Confederate generals FITZHUGH LEE, JOE WHEELER, EVANDER LAW, JOSEPH JOHNSTON, JEFFERSON C. DAVIS and WADE HAMPTON. This lot is part of a grouping of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction. See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
• Civil War Painting with Robert E.
  Civil War Painting with Robert E. Lee & Soldiers fine oil & gouache very well done unsigned image area 5'' x 10''.
• GENERAL JOHN GIBBON SIGNED
  GENERAL JOHN GIBBON SIGNED LETTER, CIVIL WARLetter dated October 22, 1888 to Henry M Cist from General John Gibbon. General John Gibbon, as senior ranking officer, was appointed by General U. S. Grant, April 9, 1865 to carry out the surrender of General Lee and his confederate army, April 10,1865. Paper measures 10 3/8" x 7 7/8" Minor staining upper left corner, see images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
• Rebel Generals & General Robert
  Rebel Generals & General Robert E. Lee Hand-Colored Lithographs Plus Lot of 3 including: hand-colored lithograph Rebel Officers by H. Wright Smith 5.75 x 9 in.; hand-colored lithograph of Gen R.E. Lee 10 x 13 in. overall; and a map titled Sketch of the Battlefield and Confederate Works in front of Williamsburg Va. May 5th 1862 by Lt. M.D. McAlester Chief Engr 3rd Corps Army of the Potomac. published in the office of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army 1876 12 x 13 in. with the stamp of the American Geographical Society at upper right. Condition: First two excellent.? Map lightly toned else very good (minor stains in photograph are actually on the frame glass.
• Lieutenant General Grant print
  Lieutenant General Grant print along with an engraving of Grant and Sherman in Civil War camp. Largest image: 21" x 15 1/2".
• Mezzotint after C. Corbutt,
  Mezzotint after C. Corbutt, "Charles Lee, Esqr. Major General of the Continental Army in America", published London: C. Shepherd, 1775, mezzotint on laid paper, 14 x 8-7/8 in.; original painted wood frame with gilt sand panel liner. Hinged at top, tape verso bottom edge holding portion of paper, trimmed within plate on three sides with left and bottom text affected, creases; frame resurfaced, abrasions. Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund.