4 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written on a patriotic letter sheet with vignette of Columbia holding an American shield and the Constitution with motto, The Constitution must and shall be preserved! Written by John Lobdill.

Camp Daggett, Nov. 1st, 1862

Mr. William Hevener,
Dear Sir,

Agreeable to request, I take this opportunity of answering your letter which Charles received from Suzan this evening. I am very sorry to have to tell you that he is sick but I thought best to let you know it at once. He is sent in the Hospital...  

Signed by officer captured in the Antietam campaign and killed at Petersburg, Va.!

7 3/4 x 12, imprinted form, filled out in ink.

The Confederate States, To Capt. R.S. Young, Feb. 8, 1862. For 1 bdl. Salt Beef @ $18.00. I certify that the above account is correct and just and that the articles will be accounted for on my returns for the month of February 1862 and that the purchases were made by order of Col. R.P. Campbell. Received at Camp Graham, N.C., on the 8th of February 1862, of W.H. Sanford, Capt. & A.C.S., C.S.A., Eighteen...  

Signed by officer who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry!

7 3/4 x 9 1/4, in ink.

Head Quarters, Co. A, 105th Regt. P.[ennsylvania] V.[olunteers], December 31st, 1863. List of names of men of Co. A, 105th P.V. who have reenlisted as Veteran Vol. and are on Detached Service. 5 privates of Company A are listed by name, all on detached duty at the wagon park, serving as teamsters, with one being assigned as cook for the teamsters. Includes Henry All, Samuel E. Brillhart,...  

8 1/4 x 11, imprinted form, filled out in ink.

Descriptive Roll And Account Of Pay And Clothing. For Private John Roupe, Co. A, 83rd Indiana Infantry. Ft. Pickering, Tenn. States that Private Roupe was a 20 year old farmer, born in Bavaria, Germany, who stood 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and had grey eyes, light hair and complexion. He was enlisted by Capt. Chipman, at Milan, Indiana, on Aug. 13, 1862. Also gives his muster, pay and clothing account information. I certify that the above is a correct transcript from the records of Co. A, 83 Reg't Ind....  

Front page illustration of the execution by hanging of two Rebel spies, Williams and Peters, in the Army of the Cumberland. Other illustrations: View before Vicksburg. Battery Powell in the Vicksburg works. Battery Hickenlooper, Vicksburg. Charge of General Buford's Cavalry upon the enemy at Beverly Ford, Va. Army beef swimming the Occoquan River, Va. The Battle at Milliken's Bend. Raid of the 2nd South Carolina Vols. among the rice plantations on the Combaher, S.C. 3 views of the negro slave, Gordon, [one being the famous bare back pose showing the...  

5 x 8 imprint.

Headquarters,
Military Division of West Mississippi,
New Orleans, La., February 18th, 1865

General Orders, No. 20

Five part order which reads in part:

I. The "Reserve" of this Military Division is designated as the 13th Army Corps; and the infantry divisions from the Army of the Cumberland, with such additions as hereafter may be made, as the 16th Army Corps. Subject to the approval of the President, Major General Gordon Granger, is assigned to the command of the 13th, and Major General A.J....  

3 1/2 pages, 7 1/2 x 10, in ink, written by William Byrns, to his future wife. Comes with cover addressed to Miss Florence Clark, Care C.B. Adams, Esq., Mount Morris, New York, with Washington, D.C. postmark and 3 cents George Washington postage stamp. Florence has written the following docket on the reverse of the envelope: Will Byrns, No. 22. Annapolis Junction, Jan. 11th, 1862.

Camp Michigan, January 10, 1862

The most deplorable weather imaginable, night before last it began raining & with variations of fog & mist it has...  

Includes a small brass item found in the Peach Orchard, a fired .58 caliber 3 ring minie found on Culp's Hill, and a small flat button with shank, marked London on the reverse, that was found at the base of Big Round Top. Each item is marked with the location. They come from an old time local collection that I purchased many years ago when I was a resident of Gettysburg.

Signed by captain who was wounded at Gaines' Mill, and Chancellorsville, and killed in action at Reams' Station!

7 1/4 x 6, in ink.

Provision Return for Capt. McAulay's Company I, 7th Regt. N.C. Troops, for three days commencing Saturday 1st and ending Monday 3d February 1862, Camp Graham. N.C. Itemized account listing the number of men and servants for whom these rations were issued to, and gives the amounts of fresh beef, pork, flour, hard bread, rice, potatoes, rye, sugar, molasses, vinegar, salt, etc. There are two remarks...  

6 x 9 3/4 imprint, 2 pages.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 5, 1864. Read first and second times, and referred to Committee of Ways and Means. December 29, 1864. Reported back with an amendment placed on the Calendar, and ordered to be printed.

SENATE ENGROSSED BILL, No. 121

A BILL
declaring the mode of ascertaining the value of the tithe deliverable to the government under the true construction of existing laws.

A BILL

To provide the mode of ascertaining the value of the tithe deliverable to the...  

War Date Autographed Endorsement Signed Concerning Colored Cavalry!

(1843-1921) Born at Jefferson, Ohio. Son of U.S. Senator Benjamin F. Wade. He was commissioned 1st lieutenant, 3rd U.S. Cavalry, May 14, 1861; transferred to 6th U.S. Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861; served as aide-de-camp to General William H. Emory; aide-de-camp to General Alfred Pleasanton; appointed lieutenant colonel, 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry, May 1, 1864; colonel, 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry, Sept. 19, 1864; brevet brigadier general, Feb. 13, 1865. He was cited for gallantry...  

Signed by soldier wounded at Petersburg, Va.!

15 x 6 1/2, two sided imprinted document, filled out in ink.
Head Quarters, Rendezvous of Distribution, Va., February 15th, 1865. Adjutant: Batt. F, 1st Penna. Lt. Arty. Enclosed you will find account of Clothing issued to men of your Regiment at this Camp during the month of February the receipt of which you will please acknowledge and charge to Clothing Account. Yours Respectfully, J.F. Wilson, 2nd Lieut. & A.A.Q.M.

The reverse of the document has the account for items issued to...