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Voices of the Civil War, Soldier Life $15.00 |
| Our Nation's Honor The Bond Of Union $5.00 |
| c. 1864 - Alexandria Virginia Mayor - Sig $65.00 |
| c. 1840s - PATRIOTIC MILITIA figure - WH $175.00 |
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Jan. 1843 through July 1850 bound - MOT $65.00 |
| vintage hand cut bone DOUBLE FIVE / CHEA $95.00 |
| 1700s through early 1800s – Artisan’s HA $75.00 |
| Rare! G. A. R. marker FOUNDRY PATTERN $195.00 |
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| ![Postal envelope addressed to James C. Mayer, 8th Company, 7th Regiment, N.Y.S.M., Washington, D.[C.]. Care Col. Lefferts. C.D.S. New York, May 27, with 3 cents rose (Scott #64) George Washington postage stamp. Rough edges where the envelope was opened.
WBTS Trivia: The 7th New York State Militia was one of the America's most famous military units. Commanded by Colonel Marshall Lefferts, they were one of the first regiments to answer President Lincoln's call for troops after the bombardment of Fort Sumter and immediately left New York City (April 19, 1861) for Washington at the commencement of the Civil War. They also saw duty during the July 1863 New York City draft riots, and participated in the funeral cortege of President Lincoln through New York City.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/mem8532a.jpg) |
| ![As with so many utilitarian items common to the period the lowly sheet iron <I>cow-bell</I> with its distinctive dull <I>’thunk- thunk’</I>, found its way to the front. As with so much of this neat <I>stuff</I> we can thank the modern day <I>digger</I>/ historian for verification of field use of such. (The excavated bell shown here [NOT FOR SALE] is from our own collection. It was found in a Falmouth, Virginia, Maine camp.) Illustrated here with a quarter for size comparison, the sheet iron bell offered here remains in excellent plus condition with a deep natural age patina over a full complement of original finish. Remnants of the original label remain on one side. Not a big deal but the condition alone will make this piece a welcome addition to any quality Civil War grouping. <B>Don't forget to give our search feature a try</B> for special wants. A simple <B>key word</B> in lower case works best. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !!](https://www.tias.com/stores/gunsight/thumbs/5563a.jpg) |
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original! patriotic DOUBLE EAGLE WHISKE $135.00 |
| Cover Addressed to Soldier in the 7th N. $15.00 |
| Civil War vintage SHEET IRON BELL $50.00 |
| 1863 Confederate $500 Bond $125.00 |
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| ![7 3/4 x 2 3/4, imprinted form, filled out in ink. $3.33 Received of Mary Oliver, Three dollars and 33 cents, Tax for the year 1831, her taxable property consisting of 160 Acres of land. Also lists 1 Slave at lower right just above the signature of C. Steele, the tax collector of Warren County, [Mississippi]. Endorsed by Mary Oliver on the reverse. Light staining, age toning and wear. Very fine early 1800's tax receipt listing a slave as taxable property.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/mem8491a.jpg) |
Niles' Weekly Register, Baltimore, Febru $75.00 |
| U. S. Army Mod. 1873 KNAPSACK CARRYING B $145.00 |
| Stanley Phillips collection - Battle of $225.00 |
| 1831 Mississippi Tax Receipt $35.00 |
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Confederate Scouting Report Sent to Gene $595.00 |
| General George B. McClellan at Antietam $15.00 |
| The New York Times, August 14, 1863 $35.00 |
| Autographs, Henry W. Blair $25.00 |
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Autograph, General Alfred Plesanton |
| General William T. Sherman at Kenesaw Mo $15.00 |
| nautical theme – hand crafted Antique Be $295.00 |
| 18th century COLOGNE BOTTLE $35.00 |
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hand crafted - season of 1853 MUSKRAT HU $55.00 |
| 1863 Confederate $100 Bond $125.00 |
| Autograph, William E. Chandler $20.00 |
| Autograph, William M. Stewart $15.00 |
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CDV, General Joseph Hooker $85.00 |
| The New York Times, August 27, 1863 $35.00 |
| Niles Weekly Register, Baltimore, Februa $75.00 |
| Union $5.00 |
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early 19th century - SNUFF BOX $125.00 |
| Autograph, Philetus Sawyer $10.00 |
| ANTIQUE DOORS $1200.00 |
| 5 ANTIQUE CORBEL BRACKETS LANRGE $120.00 |
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LARGE CORBEL BRACKETS $950.00 |
| LARGE PENDANTS $1800.00 |
| H 38in. x D 18in. $650.00 |
| TRIPLE HOLOPHANE PENDANT $2000.00 |
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SET OF 4 HUGE WALL SCONCES $3500.00 |
| WAVY GLASS PARTION OR CANOPY PANELS CA. $1200.00 |
| KITCHEN CABINETRY CA 1940 $1800.00 |
| CURVED GLASS SHOWCASE $1200.00 |
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IRON GATES FROM FRANCE $15000.00 |
| CDV, General Robert Anderson $75.00 |
| Autograph, George F. Hoar $10.00 |
| CUSTOM DOUBLE PENDANT LIGHT $1200.00 |
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| ![12 x 7 1/2, two sided imprinted form, filled out in ink.
The Crescent Consolidated Regiment of Louisiana. Lists four Louisiana soldiers from Company G, by name, date of enlistment, and clothing given to them during their enlistment, and its value. Also listed are the dates of distribution. Includes accounts of Peter McGrath, E.W. Knight, P.J. Verchon, and B.H. Breaut. McGrath was formerly a member of the 24th Louisiana. "This state militia regiment transferred to Confederate service in New Orleans on March 6, 1862, for ninety days with 945 men. The regiment went immediately to Corinth, Mississippi, to reinforce General P.G.T. Beauregard's army. On April 6, the regiment played an important role in the capture of two Union divisions at the Hornet's Nest during the battle of Shiloh. The next day, the men supported the 5th Company, Washington Artillery, and prevented the enemy from capturing three of the battery's guns. In the battle, 23 of the regiment's men were killed, 84 were wounded, and 20 were missing. Retreating with the army to Corinth, the regiment was disbanded on June 3rd by General Braxton Bragg at the expiration of their term of service. Most of the men then went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On September 17th, the Confederate War Department reorganized the regiment and ordered it to report to General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The reorganization occurred at New Iberia on October 16th, when Colonel McPheeters reclaimed the men serving with the 18th Louisiana. On October 27th, the regiment fought in the battle of Labadieville and retreated with the army to the lower Bayou Teche. After spending several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to Avery Island on December 19th. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on January 11, 1863. On February 16th, Companies F, G, and H, while on picket on Grand River, fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey Cloud. The regiment returned to Bisland on April 7th and fought in the battle there on April 12th and 13th. Retreating with General Taylor's army through Opelousas and Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to south Louisiana in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and July while the army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During the next three months, the regiment marched with General Alfred Mouton's brigade back and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3rd, the 11th and 12th [Confederate Guards] Louisiana Infantry battalions were added to the regiment at Simmsport to form the Consolidated Crescent Regiment." The regiment played a major role in the battle of Mansfield, on April 8th. In the attack on the enemy, more than 175 of the regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the regiment became the only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field officers in one battle. The next day, April 9th, at the battle of Pleasant Hill, the regiment saw limited fighting since its division constituted the army's reserve force. Pursuing General Nathaniel P. Banks' army back down the Red River, the regiment participated in the battle of Yellow Bayou, on May 18th. Portions, if not all, of the regiment supported the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a skirmish with enemy gunboats on the Atchafalaya north of Simmsport on June 8th. When the army marched through north Louisiana into southern Arkansas in the fall, the regiment remained at Alexandria and then marched to Shreveport. After several months in the garrison at Shreveport, the regiment returned to Alexandria. The brigade joined the regiment there in January 1865, and occupied camps in the vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade marched to Mansfield; it disbanded there on May 19th, prior to the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department."
The paper is very crisp and in excellent condition and is written in a very neat hand. Very nice war date Louisiana document. [Please note that the left and right edges of the document appear to be closely cropped. This is because the document is slightly larger than my scanner bed. The original document is full and none of the words are cut off as they appear here].](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/cd682a.jpg) |
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CUSTOM PIPE LIGHT $1200.00 |
| Clothing Account For Louisiana Confedera $95.00 |
| CDV, General Winfield Scott $35.00 |
| 1861 Cover Sent From Marietta, Ohio to B $7.00 |
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| ![<b>Extremely rare communication detailing "a plan for making a new kind of [Confederate] gun that we will call a packet cannon!"</b>
2 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 1/2, in ink, written by J. Henry Hammond, (12th Georgia Artillery) to Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown, with a diagram of the gun at the center of page 1.
<b><u>Camp Jackson, Savannah, [Ga.], Feb. 24th, 1862</b></u>
To his Excellency
Jos. E. Brown
Dear Sir,
Below find a plan for making a new kind of gun that we will call a "Packet Cannon." It suggested itself to my mind as the best weapon that can be used against our foe among the mountains of our northern borders. If it meets your approval, let me hear from you. My aims would be satisfied if I had a battery of 20 pieces & 100 men & was allowed to meet the vandals on the north with them. Take the plan for what it is worth. [there is a diagram of the gun at the center of page 1 of the letter].
a= The gun, 36 inches long, 3 inches in diameter at the muzzle with the proper proportion of increase for the first- "reinforce," 1 inch or 1 ¼ inches in caliber, rifled & shooting the minie balls & having 2 good sights, without trunnions; to lay in the trunnion irons- f- f- weighing 150 or 200 pounds.
b= A universal joint- made to adjust the piece & give facility in firing ability.
c= The arms of the gun, like the tripod of a common transit, the front arms about 3 ½ feet & the rear arms 5 feet in length, stout enough to support the piece & stand the firing.
d= A bolt fastened in the rear arms & placed in notches in the gun to brace it- & prevent a rebound in firing. These braces would give the piece sufficient solidity- & prevent its kicking over.
e= The frame of the universal joint of iron, 16 inches long & the pieces at the end of the frame 2 inches high.
f= Trunnion irons, or bed for the gun. Any alteration founded upon judgment & preserving the intention of the weapon would be allowed.
Designed to be manned by 5 gunners- 2 to carry the piece on their shoulders any short distance with speed during the engagement & to perform the flank movements easily & to mask without trouble, 1 to transport to "pads," 1 the powder & rammer & 1 to carry the balls.
Let me hear from [you].
Respectfully &c,
J. Henry Hammond
Written at the right edge of page 1 is: Address- J. Henry Hammond, Savannah, Care of Col. W.F. Wright.
Written at the left edge of page 2 is: J. Henry Hammond, and cross written below that is Plan of Gun, Feby. 25/62.
Light age toning and edge wear. There are 4 small pieces of old tape repairs at the top of page 2. Extremely rare content written to the war governor of Georgia discussing detailed plans for the invention of a new Confederate gun! These types of letters are rarely found.
The author of this letter, J. Henry Hammond, was born in 1836 in South Carolina. By 1860, he was a resident of Newnan, Georgia, in Coweta County, and lists his occupation as a mechanic. At the time of his letter, it appears he was working at Camp Jackson in Savannah, and on May 1, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, 12th Georgia Artillery at Newnan.
Colonel W.F. Wright was a local political figure, also of Newnan, Georgia. It is believed his military title was honorary. In January 1865 he was elected to the Georgia Assembly, and during reconstruction he was a leading figure in the re-building of Newnan.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/cl549a.jpg) |
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Group Lot of 6 Antique Playing Cards $15.00 |
| Autograph, William P. Frye $10.00 |
| 1862 Letter to Joseph E. Brown, Governor $450.00 |
| Up Boys and at 'em $5.00 |
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1864 State of Louisiana 50 Cents Note $45.00 |
| CDV, General John Negley $75.00 |
| massive Colonial / Revolutionary War era $195.00 |
| The New York Times, August 18, 1863 $35.00 |
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