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VINTAGE WALL MIRROR IN GREAT SHAPE.  SET OF3 LOCKERS INTACT AND READY TO USE  FORGED IRON VINTAGE ENTRY GATES ARE READY TO INSTALL.  PEPSI COLA VENDING MACHINE. WORKING

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<b>He was given the extremely high honor of receiving the ceremonial surrender of the stacked arms of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House War Period Signature With Rank</b> (1834-93) Born in Binghamton, New York, he was educated in a local academy, and then studied law in Utica. He passed his bar examination in 1858, and initially established his law practice in Binghamton before moving it to Elmira shortly before the Civil War erupted. Bartlett was elected captain of the 27th New York Infantry in May 1861, and after only a few weeks of training, Bartlett and the regiment saw their first fighting at the 1st Battle of Bull Run. When Colonel Henry W. Slocum, commanding the 27th N.Y.V. was incapacitated by a wound, Bartlett assumed command of the 27th New York for the rest of the fight. His aggressive actions to guard the rear during the subsequent retreat were rewarded when on September 21st he was promoted to be colonel of the regiment. He went on to fight in nearly every battle of the Army of the Potomac from his initial actions at 1st Bull Run, throughout the army's Civil War service right up through the end of the Appomattox campaign, with the exception of the 2nd Battle of Bull Run where his troops were not engaged. Repeatedly commended by his superiors, he progressed from the command of a regiment, to that of a division, and was highly praised for his heroism at the Battles of Gaines' Mill, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Salem Church, during the Chancellorsville campaign. Bartlett was promoted to brevet major general in early 1865, and on the morning of April 12, 1865, he was given the extremely high honor of receiving the ceremonial surrender of the stacked arms of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. He remained in the Union army on occupation duty in the South during the early days of Reconstruction, and resigned his army commission on January 15, 1866. He initially returned to his law practice in New York, until 1867 when President Andrew Johnson called upon him to be the United States Ambassador to Sweden and Norway. He served in that post for two years, and then returned home in 1869. From 1885-89, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Pensions under President Grover Cleveland. Bartlett suffered with rheumatism caused by exposure during the Civil War, and he died on January 14, 1893, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 58. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. The Grand Army of the Republic honored him by naming their post in Binghamton, New York, after General Bartlett. <u>Signature With Rank</u>: 3 3/4 x 2 1/4, in ink, Respectfully, Your Obdt. Servt., Jos. J. Bartlett, Brig. Gen., Comdg. 1st Div., 5th Corps. There is a very thin stain along the right edge of the slip of paper. This does not touch upon any of Bartlett's handwriting. Very nice war period autograph of this desirable Union general.   <b> He destroyed the Confederate ram Albemarle on October 24, 1864, in the Roanoke River, N.C. with a torpedo-tipped spar, one of the most daring feats of the Civil War</b> (1842-74) Born in Delafield, Wisconsin, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1857, and was obliged to resign in his fourth year on March 23, 1861, for his irreverent attitude, and practical jokes. At the start of the Civil War, Cushing appealed to the Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, to be given a second chance to redeem himself, and he was appointed master's mate in May 1861 in the U.S. Navy. He was assigned to the North Atlantic blockading squadron and was commissioned lieutenant on July 16, 1862, and saw action in a number of battles in Florida and the Carolina's. By the end of the Civil War he rose to the rank of lieutenant commander exhibiting courage and exceptional resourcefulness, and he escaped a number of hazardous incidents without harm. Cushing performed numerous daring feats throughout the war, and his heroism, and coolness under fire were legendary. The most spectacular mission he accomplished was his daring nighttime raid and ultimate destruction of the Confederate ironclad Albemarle in the Roanoke River, North Carolina, on October 27, 1864. This Rebel vessel had done much damage to the Union naval forces, and was at anchor when Cushing, in a steam launch, eluded the Confederate lookouts, and exploded a torpedo-tipped spar against the Confederate ship with such success that it sank. His own craft was destroyed and the crew was compelled to take to the water; with only Cushing and one other man able to escape capture or death. For this heroic achievement he received the Thanks of the United States Congress and was promoted to lieutenant commander on October 27th. At Fort Fisher, N.C., he marked the channel, working for six hours in a small skiff under heavy fire. In a final assault he led a charge of sailors and marines from the U.S.S. Monticello. After the Civil War, Cushing served in both the Pacific and Asiatic Squadrons, and was the executive officer of the U.S.S. Lancaster, and commanded the U.S.S. Maumee. On January 31, 1872, he was promoted to the rank of commander, becoming the youngest up to that time to attain that rank in the U.S. Navy. Commander William B. Cushing died on December 17, 1874, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C. At the time he had been serving as the executive officer of the Washington Navy Yard. He was only 32 years old at the time of his death. Cushing was buried on January 8, 1875, at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland. His grave is marked by a large, monumental casket made of marble, on which in relief, are Cushing's hat, sword, and coat. On one side of the stone the word "Albemarle" is cut out, and on the other side is, "Fort Fisher." Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph mounted to 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 card. The card mount is slightly trimmed. Half view pose wearing a double breasted U.S. Navy frock coat with shoulder straps, 3 stripes around his cuffs, with a single star above each cuff. Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From Photographic Negative in Brady's National portrait Gallery. Very fine. Desirable Union naval image. Rare. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: He was the brother of Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing, a Union artillery commander who was killed during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. One of his other brothers was Lieutenant Howard B. Cushing, who was killed in action while fighting the Chiricahua Apaches, under Chief Cochise, in 1871 during a campaign in Arizona Territory. Howard also fought in the Civil War, initially with the 1st Illinois Light Artillery, and later as a lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery.   <b>Killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 9, 1864</b> (1813-1864) Born in the town of Cornwall, Connecticut, he graduated in the West Point class of 1837, and was commissioned into the U.S. Artillery. He fought in the Seminole Indian Wars, and in the Mexican War earning 3 brevets for gallantry at the Battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec. Prior to the Civil War he fought in the Kansas Territory, in the Utah War, and in the Indian Wars participating in 1857 in a punitive expedition against the Cheyenne. At the start of the Civil War, Sedgwick was serving as colonel and assistant inspector general of the Military Department of Washington. Promoted to brigadier general on August 31, 1861, he commanded the 2nd brigade of General Samuel P. Heintzelman's division in the Army of the Potomac, then his own division, which was designated the 2nd division of the 2nd Corps in the 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign. He fought at Yorktown, and Seven Pines, and during the Seven Days Battles, Sedgwick's division fought at Savage's Station, and Glendale, where he was wounded. Sedgwick was promoted to major general on July 25, 1862, and later distinguished himself at the Battle of Antietam, engaging the Confederate troops led by General Stonewall Jackson, and he suffered three wounds during the fighting before being carried off the field by his men unconscious. He later fought at the Battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Wilderness. At Spotsylvania, Va., on May 9, 1864, his aides cautioned him about the unnecessary risks he was taking in exposing himself to the enemy. General Sedgwick, replied, "they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!" Moments later a Confederate sharpshooter found his mark and killed him instantly! It was a terrible loss to the Union army as "Papa John" Sedgwick as he was known was not only a very capable general, he was beloved by his men. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view pose in uniform with rank of major general with 6th Corps badge pinned to his coat. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Card mount is very slightly trimmed. Very nice image.   <b>Colonel of the 126th New York Infantry Mortally wounded in action at the Battle of Gettysburg while repulsing Pickett's Charge United States Congressman from New York</b> (1813-63) Born in Greenville, New York, where he attended the public schools. He moved to Herkimer County, N.Y. in 1832, and then moved to Shandaken in 1838, where Sherrill owned a tannery. He entered local politics, holding several political offices, and served as a major in the New York State Militia. He was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress, serving from 1847 to 1849, and he was a member of the New York State Senate in 1854 and 1855. During the Civil War, he organized the 126th New York Infantry in August 1862 and became its first colonel. His regiment was among the troops defending Harpers Ferry against General Joseph B. Kershaw's Confederate brigade of General Lafayette McLaws's division during the 1862 Maryland Campaign. He was severely wounded with a gunshot wound through his lower jaw in fighting on Maryland Heights during the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Colonel Sherrill was captured and later paroled. The wound never fully healed, but he temporarily rejoined his regiment at Union Mills, Virginia, in October 1862. After a furlough for further recuperation, he returned for active field duty on January 27, 1863. He commanded the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps, after the death of Colonel George L. Willard's on July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg. Colonel Sherrill, in his first full day commanding the brigade, was positioned near Ziegler's Grove on Cemetery Ridge, where he was in position to repulse Pickett's Charge, and was mortally wounded on July 3rd by a musket shot. Carried off the field by men of the 39th New York Infantry, he was taken to the 11th Corps field hospital, where he died about 8:00 a.m. the next day. His body was sent by the regimental surgeon to Baltimore for embalming. He was buried at Washington Street Cemetery at Geneva, Ontario County, New York. <u>Signature with Place</u>: 6 1/2 x 1 1/2, in ink, Eliakim Sherrill, Shandaken, N. York. Very fine. Desirable Gettysburg colonel mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge.

Autograph, General Joseph J. Bartlett $175.00

  

CDV, Lieutenant Commander William B. Cus

 

CDV, General John Sedgwick $200.00

  

Autograph, Colonel Eliakim Sherrill

<b>Commander of the Army of Tennessee Very rare war time Confederate produced image</b> (1817-76) Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, he graduated in the West Point class of 1837 where his classmates included notable future Civil War Union Generals Joseph Hooker, and John Sedgwick, and future Confederate Generals John C. Pemberton, and Jubal A. Early. In Bragg's pre Civil War U.S. Army career he fought against the Florida Seminole Indians, and served gallantly in the Mexican War earning 3 brevets most notably for his bravery in the Battle of Buena Vista. On March 7, 1861, he was appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and was assigned to command the southern coast from Pensacola, Florida, to Mobile, Alabama. A friend, and special favorite of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, he was promoted to major general, on September 12, 1861, and commanded the 2nd Corps of General Albert Sidney Johnston's army at the Battle of Shiloh. In June 1862, he was appointed commander of the Army of Tennessee which he led in the invasion of Kentucky ending in the Battle of Perryville, Ky. He saw further action in the Battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga. In 1864, President Davis called Bragg to Richmond where he was put in charge of the military operations of the Confederacy and superior to his contemporaries in grade although junior by date of his commission. After General Robert E. Lee was appointed General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies in early 1865, Bragg was sent to North Carolina where he fought under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston in the 1865 Carolina's campaign. After the war he served as Chief Engineer of Alabama, and dropped dead on September 27, 1876, while walking down a street in Galveston, Texas. He was 59 years old at the time of his death. He is buried in the Magnolia Cemetery, in Mobile, Alabama. General Bragg was known for having a quick temper, and being overzealous in the discipline of his soldiers. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Superb bust view pose of General Bragg in Confederate uniform circa 1863 or slightly earlier. This is a beautiful, actual real war time image of Bragg which is very rarely seen for sale. This is not one of those highly touched up views of Bragg that you generally find. The back of the card is blank and it is my opinion that this is a true Southern produced "war time image" of the general. Very rare and desirable, and an image that I've only had once or twice in my 45 year career at "War Between The States Memorabilia."   Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Full standing view of a handsome young Yankee officer wearing a single breasted frock coat with shoulder straps, oval sword belt plate with his sword and sash attached to belt. He poses next to a studio chair, and is holding his kepi in one hand. The hat has a gold braided quatrefoil on the top, and a brass infantry horn insignia prominently seen on the front. He stands on a studio rug with drape hanging in the background. Back mark: S. Friedlaender Photographer, 388 Bowery, N.Y. Light age toning, minor wear, and a very tiny chip to the corner of the card mount. Sharp image. Very desirable content of an armed Union Civil War officer taken in the famous Bowery section of New York City.   <b>Wounded and captured at the battle of Glendale, Virginia in 1862 and confined in Libby Prison He was later exchanged for Confederate General Simon B. Buckner Mathew Brady image</b> (1802-68) Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated in the West Point class of 1822. Much of his pre-war army career was spent in Florida fighting against the Seminole Indians where he served as aide-de-camp to General Edmund P. Gaines. He distinguished himself during the Mexican War fighting under General Zachary Taylor, and was brevetted major and lieutenant colonel for gallantry at Palo Alto, and Resaca de la Palma. Appreciative Philadelphia citizens presented McCall with a sword upon his return to the city in 1847. He was appointed Inspector General of the U.S. Army, in 1853. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was commissioned major general of Pennsylvania Volunteers and commanded the famous "Pennsylvania Reserves" Division of the Army of the Potomac. He planned the operation against Dranesville, Va. in December 1861, and during the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign he formed the advance of General Fitz John Porter's Porter's 5th Corps as they gallantly opposed the assault of General A.P. Hill's Confederates across the Chickahominy. A few days later, on June 30, 1862, he was wounded and captured at the battle of Glendale (Frayser's Farm). While trying to ascertain his position without his staff officers, he instead ran into soldiers of the 47th Virginia Infantry, part of General James Longstreet's command. Longstreet had served as a Second Lieutenant under McCall in the 4th U.S. Infantry. Confined in Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., until August 18, 1862, he was paroled and exchanged for Confederate General Simon B. Buckner who had been taken prisoner at Fort Donelson, Tennessee in February 1862. With his his health broken from his confinement as a prisoner of war, he was forced to retire in March 1863. He was one of the oldest West Point graduates to fight in the Civil War. He died at his "Belair" estate in West Chester, Pennsylvania on February 25, 1868, and is buried in the Christ Church Burial Ground in his native Philadelphia. McCall was 65 years old at the time of his death. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Seated view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of major general, striking a Napoleonic pose with one hand inside of his uniform coat. Back mark: Brady's National Photographic Galleries, No. 352 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., & Broadway & Tenth Street, New York. Period ID, "McCall" on the front mount. Scarce view. Very fine image.   <b>Prince Robert Philippe Louis Eugene Ferdinand of Orleans, Duke of Chartres Fought in the Union Army during the Civil War as a prominent staff officer of General George B. McClellan</b> (1840-1910) Born in Paris, France, he was the son of Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of d'Orleans, and grandson of King Louis Philippe of France. His brother was Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, the Comte de Paris. Nephew of the Prince de Joinville. He fought with notoriety in the Italian Wars, and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II for his gallantry at the battle of Palestro. In 1861, he fought alongside his brother, the Comte de Paris, in the American Civil War, seeing action in the battle of Gaines' Mill, Va., and serving as a prominent officer on the staff of General George B. McClellan. He fought in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War under the pseudonym Robert Le Fort and was made head of a squadron in the Armée de la Loire, fighting with such distinction that he was made a Chevalier (knight) of the Légion d'honneur. He died on December 5, 1910, at Saint Firmin, France. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Full standing view wearing a kepi with U.S. hat wreath insignia, single breasted frock coat with captain's shoulder strap, a medal pinned to his coat, and high leather boots. He holds his sword at his side. Back mark: E. Anthony, New York, From a Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Period ID on the front mount. Sharp image. Excellent.

CDV, General Braxton Bragg $495.00

  

CDV, Union Infantry Officer Photographed $95.00

  

CDV, General George A. McCall $195.00

  

CDV, Prince Robert Duke of Chartres $125.00
<b>War Date Document Signed</b> (1827-1894) Born in Carrollton, Illinois, he graduated in the West Point class of 1847 and was assigned to the 3rd U.S. Artillery. He served during the Mexican War under General Winfield Scott, and was later on frontier duty and garrison duty as an assistant to Major George H. Thomas. He was adjutant at the United States Military Academy from 1854 to 1859, under Colonel Robert E. Lee. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commanding a battery of light artillery in the defenses of Washington, when he was assigned as chief of staff to General Irvin McDowell serving in the Battle of 1st Bull Run. Afterwards he served as chief of staff under General Don Carlos Buell, in the Army the Ohio, taking part in the battles of Shiloh and Corinth, and the pursuit of General Braxton Bragg's army in Kentucky. Fry was appointed Provost Marshal General of the United States Army, on March 17, 1863, and promoted to rank of brigadier general. General Ulysses S. Grant was quoted as saying that General Fry was the officer best fitted to handle the position. General James B. Fry was brevetted to brigadier general, and major general, in the Regular U.S. Army, for faithful, meritorious, gallant and distinguished service during the Civil War. After the war Fry remained on active duty in the Regular U.S. Army, and served as the adjutant general of the Division of the Pacific, and as adjutant general of the Department of the East, until his retirement from the Army on July 1, 1881. General Fry died in Newport, Rhode Island, and was buried at the Church of St. James the Less in Philadelphia. <u>War Date Document Signed</u>: 8 x 10, in ink, on imprinted letter sheet. Paymaster General's Office, Jany. 27, 1863 The Adjutant General will please state the date of Major Levi C. Turner, Judge Advocate acceptance. H.J. Brooke Adjutant General's Office, February 6, 1863 Accepted the 31st day of July 1863. J.B. Fry Assistant Adjutant General Light age toning, light edge and fold wear. Very fine. Please note that the dark spots you see on the web site illustration are not as dark on the original document. They were caused by the scanner.   (1827-1894) Born in Carrollton, Illinois, he graduated in the West Point class of 1847 and was assigned to the 3rd U.S. Artillery. He served during the Mexican War under General Winfield Scott, and was later on frontier duty and garrison duty as an assistant to Major George H. Thomas. He was adjutant at the United States Military Academy from 1854 to 1859, under Colonel Robert E. Lee. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commanding a battery of light artillery in the defenses of Washington, when he was assigned as chief of staff to General Irvin McDowell serving in the Battle of 1st Bull Run. Afterwards he served as chief of staff under General Don Carlos Buell, in the Army the Ohio, taking part in the battles of Shiloh and Corinth, and the pursuit of General Braxton Bragg's army in Kentucky. Fry was appointed Provost Marshal General of the United States Army, on March 17, 1863, and promoted to rank of brigadier general. General Ulysses S. Grant was quoted as saying that General Fry was the officer best fitted to handle the position. General James B. Fry was brevetted to brigadier general, and major general, in the Regular U.S. Army, for faithful, meritorious, gallant and distinguished service during the Civil War. After the war Fry remained on active duty in the Regular U.S. Army, and served as the adjutant general of the Division of the Pacific, and as adjutant general of the Department of the East, until his retirement from the Army on July 1, 1881. General Fry died in Newport, Rhode Island, and was buried at the Church of St. James the Less in Philadelphia. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform. Brady, New York imprint on the front mount. Back mark: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries. Very fine. Scarce.   <b>Hellcat naval fighter ace who shot down 5 Japanese war planes in one day over the Pacific Signed photograph with military inscriptions</b> (1920-2014) John Theodore (Ted) Crosby was born in Eureka, California, and he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, and was commissioned in 1943. On April 16, 1945, Lieutenant Crosby, an experienced fighter pilot, served on the U.S.S. Hornet and flying his F6F Hellcat, scored 5 victories when he shot down 5 Japanese war planes over the Pacific Ocean becoming a Hellcat fighter ace on a single mission in one day! Ted Crosby remained in the Navy after the war and retired with the rank of commander. Although he had a long and distinguished naval career, the memories of his days aboard the U.S.S. Bunker Hill and U.S.S. Hornet remain fresh in his mind, even after the passage of over 65 years. He died at the V.A. Hospital in Palo Alto, California, on January 24, 2014, and is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, in San Bruno, California. <u>Signed Photograph With Inscriptions</u>: 5 x 3 1/2. Excellent black and white image of Lieutenant Ted Crosby, U.S.N., seated in the cockpit of his Hellcat fighter plane wearing his goggles on his forehead, and his helmet and earphones are in place. Beautifully signed with inscription in ink, "To: Cliff, Ted Crosby, Cdr. U.S.N. (Ret)., Sqds. VF 18 & 17. Ace in a Day at Okinawa." Choice condition. Very desirable signed WWII United States Navy Hellcat fighter ace's autographed image.   <b>Murdered Philip Barton Key II across the street from the White House! Severely wounded at Gettysburg resulting in the amputation of his leg Medal of Honor Recipient for heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg United States Congressman & New York State Senator</b> (1819-1914) Born in New York City, he was a controversial New York State senator and congressman. He first achieved national notoriety in 1859 when he shot down, in the shadows of the White House, his young wife's lover, Philip Barton Key, II, who was the son of the author of our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key. Sickles lawyer during the lurid trial was none other than Edwin M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's future Secretary of War, who got him off. Sickles was acquitted after using "temporary insanity" as a legal defense for the first time in United States history. During the Civil War, Sickles served as a brigade, division, and corps commander, and fought in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, at Antietam, and Fredericksburg. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he commanded the 3rd Corps, of the Army of the Potomac, and was severely wounded on July 2, 1863, from cannon fire, the result being the amputation of his right leg. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle of Gettysburg. He saw no further field service as a result of his amputation. After the war, Sickles was appointed as a commander for military districts in the South during the Reconstruction period. He also served as U.S. Minister to Spain, 1869-74, under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was very instrumental in forming the Gettysburg National Military Park, and preserving the battlefield for posterity. Sickles political career was that of a New York State Senator, 1856-57; U.S. Congressman, 1857-61; and U.S. Congressman, 1893-95. He died on May 3, 1914, in New York City, at the age of 94. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view wearing a slouch hat, and fatigue coat with rank of brigadier general with one star visible on his shoulder. Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, from Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Very nice image. Uncommon pose.

Autograph, General James B. Fry $125.00

  

CDV, General James B. Fry

 

Autograph, Commander Ted Crosby, United $45.00

  

CDV, General Daniel E. Sickles $250.00
<b>Known as "Hancock the Superb" Commanded the 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg where he was severely wounded while repulsing Pickett's Charge! United States Presidential Candidate in 1880 Autograph Letter Signed to U.S. Congressman William E. Robinson</b> (1824-1886) Winfield Scott Hancock and his identical twin brother, Hilary Baker Hancock, were born in Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania, a hamlet just northwest of Philadelphia. Winfield was named after Winfield Scott, a prominent U.S. general in the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, and who was commander-in-chief of the Union armies at the beginning of the Civil War. He graduated in the West Point class of 1844, and earned a brevet for gallantry in the Mexican War. Hancock played a gallant role in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, and in the 1862 Maryland campaign which climaxed with the bloody battle of Antietam, Maryland. He greatly distinguished himself in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. During the battle of Gettysburg, General Hancock commanded the 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac. His decisive actions on July 1, 1863 helped to save the strategic position of Culp's Hill for General George G. Meade's army. On July 3rd, his corps became the focal point for the celebrated Pickett's Charge in which he was seriously wounded, but refused to leave the battlefield until the victory was secured. After his recovery, he went on to fight in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, Va., and earned the sobriquet of "Hancock The Superb." At the close of the war, Hancock was assigned to supervise the execution of the conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After the executions, Hancock was assigned command of the newly organized Middle Military Department, headquartered in Baltimore. In 1866, on General U.S. Grant's recommendation, Hancock was promoted to major general and was transferred, later that year, to command of the military Department of the Missouri, which included the states of Missouri, and Kansas, and the territories of Colorado and New Mexico. He reported to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he took up his new position. Soon after arriving, he was assigned by General William T. Sherman to lead an expedition to negotiate with the Cheyenne and Sioux, with whom relations had worsened since the Sand Creek massacre. The negotiations got off to a bad start, and after Hancock ordered the burning of an abandoned Cheyenne village in central Kansas, relations became worse than when the expedition had started. In 1872, General Meade died, leaving Hancock the army's senior major general. In 1880, he was the Democratic nominee for the Presidency of the United States. He was narrowly defeated by another ex-Civil War General, the soon to be assassinated President James A. Garfield. The last public act performed by General Hancock was his oversight of the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in 1885, and his organizing and leading of Grant's nine mile funeral procession in New York City. From Grant's home at Mount McGregor, New York, to its resting-place in Riverside Park, the casket containing Grant's remains was in the charge of General Hancock. He died in 1886, at Governors Island, New York, while in command of the Military Division of the Atlantic. He is buried in Montgomery Cemetery, near Norristown, Pa. <u>Autograph Letter Signed</u>: 5 1/4 x 8, in ink. Governor's Island, New York April 10, 1885 Dear Sir: Please accept my thanks for the copy of the "Congressional Record" containing your recent speech entitled - American Citizenship - which you have kindly sent me. I am Very Sincerely, Yours, Winfd. S. Hancock The Hon. E. Robinson, M.C. Washington, D.C. Small archival tape repair on the reverse. Very fine. Neatly written with nice large autograph. Very popular and desirable Union general. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: William E. Robinson, the recipient of General Hancock's letter, was born near Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City in November 1836, graduated from Yale College in 1841, was admitted to the bar in 1854, and practiced law in New York City. President Abraham Lincoln appointed him assessor of Internal Revenue for the third district of New York in 1862. He served in the United States Congress from New York, 1867-69; and 1881-85. Robinson died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on January 23, 1892, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.   <b>Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson</b> Criswell #122. February 20, 1863. Vignette of Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and a side wheel steam boat at the bottom. Lithographed by Archer and Daly, Richmond, Va. Printed on pink paper. 4 coupons attached. Light age toning and wear. Very fine. An extremely popular Confederate bond.   <b>Famous for his American flag dispatch, "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot!" This became a clarion call in the North during the Civil War! New York Secretary of State United States Senator from New York Governor of New York Mathew Brady image plus signature</b> (1798-1879) Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, he joined the U.S. Army in 1813, and served until 1828. In 1830, he was appointed by Governor Enos T. Throop as Adjutant General of the New York State Militia. Was New York Secretary of State, 1833-39, and served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1842, and was elected to the United States Senate, serving 1845-49. In 1853, Dix was president of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad. He was Postmaster of New York City 1860-61. In 1861, President Buchanan appointed him U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and on January 29, 1861, he made his famous American flag dispatch to a treasury official in New Orleans, "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot!" Commissioned Major General by President Abraham Lincoln, on May 16, 1861, he was first on this list, thus outranking all other volunteer officers during the Civil War. At the beginning of the war he arrested six members of the Maryland General Assembly and prevented Maryland from seceding from the Union, which earned him President Lincoln's gratitude and praise. That winter, he commanded an organization known as "Dix's Command" within General George B. McClellan's Department of the Potomac. Dix commanded the Department of Virginia from June 1862 until July 1863, and the Department of the East from July 1863 until April 1865. On July 22, 1862, General Dix and Confederate General Daniel H. Hill made an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies. This agreement became known as the "Dix-Hill Cartel." It established a scale of equivalents, where an officer would be exchanged for a fixed number of enlisted men, and also allowed for the parole of prisoners, who would undertake not to serve in a military capacity until officially exchanged. The cartel worked well for a while, but it ended up breaking down when Confederate officials insisted on treating black prisoners as fugitive slaves and returning them to their previous owners. He made an important and distinguished contribution to the Union cause when he suppressed the 1863 New York City draft riots. General Dix was active in the defense of Suffolk, Virginia, which was part of his department. He served as the chairman of the 1866 National Union Convention. He was U.S. Minister to France, 1866-69, and Governor of New York, 1873-74. <u>General John A. Dix Matted Display</u>: 8 x 10, chocolate brown mat board display, with two window openings to display a wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, (2 1/8 x 3 1/4 mat window opening) displaying a gorgeous full standing view of General Dix wearing a double breasted frock coat with epaulets, and rank of major general, with sword belt plate, and sash, and posing with his sword in front of him with the blade end on the studio floor. Excellent pose. Brady, N.Y. is printed in the photograph negative and can be seen at the lower right edge of the floor area. The back mark on the cdv is: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From a Photographic Negative in Brady' National Portrait Gallery. Displayed below his image is a beautiful, bold and large ink autograph, "John A. Dix" in a 3 x 3/4 window opening. This standard 8 x 10 mat size will allow you to place this wonderful pair of General Dix items in a nice frame of your own choosing. You will not need to have it custom framed since the mat size has been cut to a standard 8 x 10 size, and you can buy a nice frame at any local store that sells frames like a Michael's Craft Store, or Walmart for example. Very handsome and desirable display that would look great framed on the wall of your office or Civil War den. Excellent condition.   <b>Photographed in Greenfield, Massachusetts</b> Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Seated view of a Union private from Co. A, 52nd Massachusetts Infantry. He is wearing a single breasted frock coat with his arm resting on top of a studio table and holding his kepi. Company letter "A" and the regimental numerals "52" are clearly visible on top of his kepi which he tilts towards the camera. Back mark: E.C. Ely, Photographic Artist, Greenfield, Mass. Very sharp image. Desirable Yankee Civil War photograph from Massachusetts.

Autograph, General Winfield S. Hancock $395.00

  

1863 Confederate $1, 000 Bond $195.00

  

Autograph & CDV, General John A. Dix Mat $200.00

  

CDV, Private of 52nd Massachsetts Infant $85.00
<b>Colonel of the 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment Severely wounded in May 1863 during the Chancellorsville, Virginia campaign</b> (1837-1912) Born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, he attended the Kentucky Military Institute graduating in 1854. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned 2nd lieutenant of the 1st North Carolina Infantry, whom he fought with at the battle of Big Bethel, Va. In his after battle report, General D.H. Hill, commended Hoke for his "coolness, judgment and efficiency" in battle. He was subsequently promoted to major in September 1861, and after the reorganization of the North Carolina troops he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 33rd North Carolina Infantry. He was commended for his gallantry at the Battle of New Bern, N.C., in March 1862, where he assumed command of the regiment following the capture of its colonel, C. M. Avery. He led the 33rd N.C. Inf. throughout the 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign as part of General Lawrence O. Branch's brigade. Hoke was promoted to colonel before fighting in the Northern Virginia Campaign, and also fought at the Second Battle of Manassas, in addition to the 1862 Maryland Campaign, and at the Battle of Sharpsburg. When Colonel Avery returned from captivity, Hoke was assigned as the commander of the 21st North Carolina Infantry in General Isaac Trimble's brigade, in General Jubal Early's division. Hoke commanded the brigade at the Battle of Fredericksburg and helped repulse an attack by Union forces under General George G. Meade. He was promoted to brigadier general on January 17, 1863, and assigned permanent command of Trimble's brigade, which was composed of five North Carolina regiments. He was severely wounded defending Marye's Heights during the Chancellorsville campaign, and was sent home to convalesce from his wounds. Hoke resumed command of his brigade at Petersburg, Virginia, in January 1864, and led it to North Carolina, where he organized attacks on New Bern and Plymouth. In the latter engagement on April 17th, General Hoke captured a garrison of 2,834 Yankee soldiers, and the Confederate Congress issued him and his men the official thanks of congress for their actions at Plymouth. He was promoted to major general on April 23, 1864 and was given command of what was now called Hoke's Division, in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. He was summoned with his division to Virginia in May when the Union Army of the James threatened Richmond and Petersburg. Hoke served with distinction in several actions, including the Battle of Cold Harbor, where his division played an important role in stopping several Union attacks. In December, his division was ordered back to North Carolina when the state was being threatened by advancing Union forces, and he fought in the defense of Fort Fisher, on January 13–15, 1865, and in the 1865 Carolina's Campaign, and at the Battle of Bentonville, where he repulsed several attacks by Federal forces under General William T. Sherman before overwhelming numbers began to push the Confederates back. General Hoke surrendered with General Joseph E. Johnston's army at Bennett Place near Durham, N.C., and was paroled on May 1, 1865. He was pardoned by the U.S. government on June 14, 1865. After the war, he returned to civilian life and engaged in various businesses, including insurance and gold mining. He became principal owner of an iron mine near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and another one in Mitchell County. He also served as the director of the North Carolina Railroad for many years. He also owned a resort and bottled water company at Lithia Springs, in Lincoln County, an area that became popular as a summer retreat for families. Hoke died in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 3, 1912, at the age of 75, and was buried with full military honors in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/4 x 4 card. Bust view in Confederate uniform with rank of colonel circa 1862. Period ink ID is written on the front mount, "R.F. Hoke, C.S.A." Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. Excellent condition. Very desirable Confederate general. Scarce.   <b>Murdered Philip Barton Key, II across the street from the White House! Severely wounded at Gettysburg resulting in the amputation of his leg Medal of Honor Recipient for heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg United States Congressman & New York State Senator</b> (1819-1914) Born in New York City, he was a controversial New York State senator and congressman. He first achieved national notoriety in 1859 when he shot down, in the shadows of the White House, his young wife's lover, Philip Barton Key, II, who was the son of the author of our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key. Sickles lawyer during the lurid trial was none other than Edwin M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's future Secretary of War, who got him off. Sickles was acquitted after using "temporary insanity" as a legal defense for the first time in United States history. During the Civil War, Sickles served as a brigade, division, and corps commander, and fought in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, at Antietam, and Fredericksburg. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he commanded the 3rd Corps, of the Army of the Potomac, and was severely wounded on July 2, 1863, from cannon fire, the result being the amputation of his right leg. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle of Gettysburg. He saw no further field service as a result of his amputation. After the war, Sickles was appointed as a commander for military districts in the South during the Reconstruction period. He also served as U.S. Minister to Spain, 1869-74, under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was very instrumental in forming the Gettysburg National Military Park, and preserving the battlefield for posterity. Sickles political career was that of a New York State Senator, 1856-57; U.S. Congressman, 1857-61; and U.S. Congressman, 1893-95. He died on May 3, 1914, in New York City, at the age of 94. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Authentic 1800's period portrait engraving of General Sickles in uniform, with rank of Major General, and medal hanging from his frock coat. Overall size is 5 3/4 x 9 1/4. Printed signature of Sickles below his likeness. Excellent portrait of this Gettysburg Medal of Honor recipient.   <b>Murdered Philip Barton Key II across the street from the White House! Severely wounded at Gettysburg resulting in the amputation of his leg Medal of Honor Recipient for heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg United States Congressman & New York State Senator</b> (1819-1914) Born in New York City, he was a controversial New York State senator and congressman. He first achieved national notoriety in 1859 when he shot down, in the shadows of the White House, his young wife's lover, Philip Barton Key, II, who was the son of the author of our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key. Sickles lawyer during the lurid trial was none other than Edwin M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's future Secretary of War, who got him off. Sickles was acquitted after using "temporary insanity" as a legal defense for the first time in United States history. During the Civil War, Sickles served as a brigade, division, and corps commander, and fought in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, at Antietam, and Fredericksburg. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he commanded the 3rd Corps, of the Army of the Potomac, and was severely wounded on July 2, 1863, from cannon fire, the result being the amputation of his right leg. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle of Gettysburg. He saw no further field service as a result of his amputation. After the war, Sickles was appointed as a commander for military districts in the South during the Reconstruction period. He also served as U.S. Minister to Spain, 1869-74, under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was very instrumental in forming the Gettysburg National Military Park, and preserving the battlefield for posterity. Sickles political career was that of a New York State Senator, 1856-57; U.S. Congressman, 1857-61; and U.S. Congressman, 1893-95. He died on May 3, 1914, in New York City, at the age of 94. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. <u>Document Signed</u>: 8 x 2 5/8, imprinted bank check, filled out by, and signed by Daniel E. Sickles, in ink. No. 342. New York, March 25, 1879. Bank of the Metropolis, 17 Union Square. Pay to L.M. Valdes, $40.00. Signed, D.E. Sickles. Typical cut and punch hole cancellation which does not touch the signature. Orange overprint, United States Internal Revenue, Two Cents at the center. There are two ink endorsements on the reverse including J.M. Valdes. Stamped in red oval, Payable Through N.Y. Clearing House Only, Island City Bank. Minor age toning and wear. Very fine. Very desirable Gettysburg, and Medal of Honor recipient's autograph.   <b>Hero of the War of 1812 against the British He was the longest serving Adjutant General of the United States Army in our military history Member of the distinguished "Fighting Jones" family from Virginia</b> (1789-1852) Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, he was a central figure in the distinguished "Jones military family" with relatives holding commissions in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, and World War II. His brother Thomas ap Catesby Jones won distinction in the US Navy. Of his thirteen children many went on to serve in the military of both the Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. His son Catesby ap Roger Jones was the commander of the ironclad C.S.S. Virginia (also known as the Merrimac) at Hampton Roads, Va., on the second day of battle with the ironclad U.S.S. Monitor, the very first battle between ironclad warships in military history. His son Charles Lucian Jones served in the Confederate navy on the ironclad Tennessee. Another son, also named Roger Jones, served as Inspector General of the U.S. Army. Roger Jones was appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on January 29, 1809, and was promoted to first lieutenant later that year. He resigned in July 1812 to accept a commission as a captain of artillery in the United States Army. He received a brevet promotion to major for his bravery at a half dozen battles in the War of 1812, and lieutenant colonel for distinguished heroism at the battle/siege of Fort Erie. In March 1825, he was appointed Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, and he was promoted to brigadier general in 1832. He was very highly commended for his actions during the Mexican War as he rapidly increased the size of the U.S. Army, and ensured that it was trained, equipped, transported, paid and fed. During his tenure he molded the Adjutant General's Department into the most important in Army Headquarters. He was promoted to major general in 1848. He died on July 15, 1852, and is buried in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. <u>1838 Document Signed</u>: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2, imprinted Circular, signed in ink above his title as Adjutant General. War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, August 20, 1838 Circular. With a view to remove any doubts which may arise, and to ensure uniformity in payments made to the private soldiers of the army, the following rules will be observed in addition to the provisions of "General Orders" No. 25, of July 20th, 1838. Very fine 1838 War Department Circular whereby General Roger Jones is ensuring uniformity in payments made to private soldiers, musicians and hospital stewards. More content. (Click on the full enlargement view to read the entire content of this document). By Order: R. Jones Adjutant General Light age toning, and wear with a couple of very thin slashes to the paper surface. Very nice, bold ink autograph of General Jones. Very desirable circular signed by a prominent member of the "Fighting Jones" family of Virginia who held commissions in 6 different U.S. Wars.

CDV, General Robert F. Hoke $295.00

  

Portrait, General Daniel E. Sickles $15.00

  

Autograph, General Daniel E. Sickles $150.00

  

Autograph, General Roger Jones, U. S. Arm $50.00
<b>Killed by a Rebel sharpshooter during the Spotsylvania, Virginia campaign on May 10, 1864</b> (1836-64) Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was commissioned colonel of the 24th Massachusetts Infantry, on December 3, 1861. His regiment immediately accompanied General Ambrose E. Burnside's expedition during the operations against Roanoke Island, and New Bern, N.C. Stevenson took part in the defense of Washington, N.C., and directed a brigade in General John G. Foster's Goldsboro Expedition, and at Kinston, N.C. Promoted to brigadier general on December 24, 1862, he then held a series of commands along the Atlantic coast in North and South Carolina. In the summer of 1863, General Stevenson, saw much active service in the Charleston, S.C. campaign as a brigade commander under General Alfred H. Terry. In the spring of 1864, he was assigned to command a division during General U.S. Grant's Overland campaign against Richmond seeing action in the battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, Va. On May 10, 1864, while resting beneath a tree, General Stevenson was shot through the head by a sniper's bullet, and killed instantly. His body was returned to Massachusetts where he was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. He was only 28 years old. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 1/4 card. 2/3 standing view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of brigadier general, as he leans against a studio column. Back mark: J.W. Black, 173 Washington St., Boston. Genl. Stevenson is written in period ink on the front mount. Light age toning. Very fine image.   <b>The last surviving member of the legendary "Flying Tigers" of World War II fame!</b> (1920-2020) Born on October 8, 1920, in Michigan, he hailed from Detroit, and at the time the "Flying Tigers" were organized in May 1941, Losonsky had served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 2 years. When the American Volunteer Group came calling at Selfridge Field looking for volunteers they painted an adventurous picture to the young Frank Losonsky, who promptly signed up and was soon sailing with his comrades in arms to Burma. This was before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor so America had not entered the war yet. One of the youngest of the 311 American volunteers who formed the "Flying Tigers," their mission was to help defend freedom and fly with the Chinese Air Force and help them fight off the invading hordes of the Imperial Air Force of Japan. Losonsky was appointed Crew Chief of the 3rd Squadron, who were nicknamed the "Hell's Angels." They flew the legendary Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks that had an intimidating shark's mouth painted on the nose of the aircraft. The group was disbanded on July 4, 1942, and during their brief time of service the "Flying Tigers," had a phenomenal record producing 20 aces, and destroying 297 Japanese aircraft, with 92 Japanese airmen killed for every one "Flying Tiger" lost. Frank wrote a memoir with his son, titled, "Flying Tiger; A Crew Chief's Story," which was published in 2004. He died on February 6, 2020, in Columbus, Georgia at the age of 99. He was the last surviving member of the legendary "Flying Tigers." <u>Card Signature With Rank, etc.</u>: 5 x 3, beautifully autographed in ink, Frank S. Losonsky, Crew Chief, 3rd Sqdn., Flying Tigers, 1941-42. Excellent condition. A very desirable memento from this elite World War II flying force.   <b>He was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee & again during the Atlanta campaign</b> (1820-86) Born in Nashville, Tennessee on a plantation called Westover which consisted of three thousand acres. His mother was descended from General James Robertson, the founder of Nashville. He fought in the Mexican War as captain of the 1st Tennessee Infantry, and as colonel of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry. Motivated by the excitement caused by the 1849 California Gold Rush, Cheatham moved to California where he lived for the next 4 years. In the years leading up to the War Between the States, he managed his family's plantation, and served as a brigadier general in the Tennessee militia. Soon after the war commenced, Cheatham joined the Confederate army and was commissioned as a brigadier general on May 9, 1861. He was appointed a brigade commander in the Western District of Department Number Two, and served under General Leonidas Polk. His first battle action was on November 7, 1861, at the Battle of Belmont, Missouri, where he led three regiments in General Gideon J. Pillow's division, against Union troops commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant. Cheatham and his men received the "Thanks of the Confederate Congress," "for the desperate courage they exhibited in sustaining for several hours, and under most disadvantageous circumstances an attack by a force of the enemy greatly superior to their own, both in numbers and appointments; and for the skill and gallantry by which they converted what at first threatened so much disaster, into a triumphant victory." He was promoted to major general, on March 10, 1862, and was appointed commander of the 2nd Division, First Corps, Army of Mississippi, which he led at the Battle of Shiloh where he was wounded. General Braxton Bragg became commander of the army, which was then designated the Army of Tennessee, with Cheatham fighting under him at the Battles of Perryville, Ky., and Stones River, Tenn., as a division commander. Private Sam Watkins, author of "Company Aytch," claims to have personally witnessed General Cheatham leading a charge on the Wilkerson Turnpike during the battle, indicating that he performed gallantly. Watkins fought with Co. H, 1st Tennessee Infantry, and became one of the most well-known common soldiers in Civil War history. Cheatham continued as a division commander under Bragg at the Battle of Chickamauga, and following that Confederate victory, he fought in the battles around Chattanooga, including Missionary Ridge, where Bragg was defeated by General U.S. Grant. Cheatham helped block the Union Army in the final hours of the battle. In 1864, he fought well in the Atlanta Campaign under General Joseph E. Johnston, and later under General John Bell Hood, inflicting heavy casualties on General William T. Sherman's army at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and he was wounded at the Battle of Ezra Church. He took over command of General Hood's corps when Hood was elevated to command of the army on July 18th. After his gallant service in the Atlanta campaign, he was engaged in all of the battles of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign, with Hood. After the collapse of General Hood's army at Nashville, Cheatham joined General Joseph E. Johnston's army in the 1865 Carolina's Campaign, and surrendered to General Sherman in North Carolina in April 1865. After the war, Cheatham declined an offer of Federal civil service employment that was offered to him by his former enemy, President Ulysses S. Grant. He served for four years as the superintendent of a Tennessee state prison, and was the postmaster of Nashville, 1885–1886. He died in Nashville, on September 4, 1886, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville. His son Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Jr., (1867–1944), was a major general in the United States Army, serving with distinction in the Spanish–American War and in World War I. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of brigadier general, gauntlets, and cradling his sword across his arm. Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. Light age toning. Very fine, and desirable image.  Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this classic medical item of the earlier through mid-1800s turned mortar measures approximately 5 inches in diameter and stands about 5 ¾ inches high. All offering good evidence of period use and originality while remaining in untouched condition, this apothecary mortar retains its heavy porcelain headed pestle measuring about 8 inches in length. Once relatively commonly found reflecting wide period use, complete original examples are difficult to find today and make a nice addition to any mid-19th century display. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>

CDV, General Thomas G. Stevenson

 

Autograph, Frank S. Losonsky, Crew Chief

 

CDV, General Benjamin F. Cheatham $150.00

  

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All offered here as found in a period <I>’coffin’</I> type double straight razor case, is this early <I>stub-tail</I> razor with accompanying late 1700s early 1800s iron frame spectacles. The razor is mounted in whale baleen scales with a telltale stub tang, indicating the razor was probably manufactured in the 1820-1830s. The blade fits snugly between the scales, shows evidence of period hone wear while remaining keen with no nicks in the cutting edge. The shank is marked CLARK & HALL WARRANTED. The iron framed spectacles are fitted with classic telescoping temples and string tie loops. Included as folded and housed with the family relics is a descendant note advising that <I>’ these Spectacles and the razor belonged to your great – great-grandfather Riley He was born in Virginia in 1786 Died in Indiana in 1860’</I>. Innocuous as the information provided seems, an Ancestry.com search for a <U>Riley born in Virginia in 1786 and passing in Indiana in 1860</U> produced but a <U>single</U> match. He was <B>James Riley</B> who was born Prince William County, Virginia on December 22, 1787 and died on June 22 1860 in Whitley County, Indiana. A notation posted by a descendant offers advises that James Riley moved to Fayette County , Ohio at age seventeen where he married and settled as a pioneer. Relocating to Whitley County in 1843-44 Riley purchased 40 acres of land for himself and each of his four children. The notation advises further that James Riley had been engaged in Indian skirmishes as a soldier in the War of 1812 and that his father Abraham was a veteran of the American Revolution. A neat all original personal grouping worthy of preservation. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   <b>Commander of the famous Confederate raider, the C.S.S. Alabama Very Rare Mexican War era signature with sentiment, rank and date</b> (1809-1877) Born in Charles County, Maryland, on Tayloe's Neck, he was a cousin of future Confederate general Paul J. Semmes. He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy, and entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1826. During his early U.S. Naval service he cruised on various ships on duty in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the West Indies attempting to suppress piracy. During the Mexican War, he commanded the U.S.S. Somers in the Gulf of Mexico. In December 1846, a squall hit the ship while under full sail in pursuit of a vessel off Veracruz, and the Somers capsized and was lost along with 37 sailors. Semmes then served as lieutenant on the U.S.S. Raritan, accompanying the landing force at Veracruz, and he was dispatched inland to serve with the army proceeding to Mexico City. He was promoted to the rank of commander in 1855, and was assigned to lighthouse duties until 1860. Following the secession of Alabama from the Union, Semmes was offered a naval appointment by the provisional Confederate government, and he resigned his U.S. Naval commission the next day, February 15, 1861. After his appointment to the Confederate Navy as a commander, he was sent to New Orleans to convert the steamer Habana into the commerce raider, the C.S.S. Sumter. In June 1861, Commander Semmes, with the Sumter, outran the U.S.S. Brooklyn, breaching the Union blockade at New Orleans, thus launching his brilliant career as one of the greatest commerce raider captains in naval history. Semmes's command of the Sumter lasted only six months, but during that time he ranged wide, raiding U.S. commercial shipping in both the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, his actions accounting for the loss of 18 merchant vessels, while always eluding pursuit by Union warships. By January 1862, the Sumter required a major overhaul. Semmes's crew surveyed the vessel while in neutral Gibraltar and determined that the repairs to her boilers were too extensive to be completed there. He was promoted to captain, and with several of his officers he traveled to England where he was ordered to the Azores to take up command, and oversee the coaling and outfitting with cannon of the newly built British steamer Enrica as a sloop-of-war, which thereafter became the famous Confederate commerce raider, the C.S.S. Alabama. Captain Semmes sailed on the Alabama from August 1862, to June 1864. His operations carried him from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico, around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, and into the Pacific to the East Indies. During this time the Alabama captured 65 U.S. merchantmen, and destroyed the U.S.S. Hatteras, off Galveston, Texas. The Alabama sailed back to the Atlantic and made port in Cherbourg, France, for a much-needed overhaul, and she was soon blockaded by the pursuing Union sloop-of-war, the U.S.S. Kearsarge. Captain Semmes took the Alabama out of Cherbourg on June 19, 1864, and met the Kearsarge in one of the most famous naval engagements of the Civil War. After receiving a fatal shell to the starboard waterline, which tore open a portion of Alabama's hull, causing her steam engine to explode from the shell's impact, Captain Semmes was forced to order the striking of his ship's Confederate battle flag, and display a hand-held white flag of surrender to finally halt the engagement. As the Alabama was going down by the stern, the Kearsarge stood off at a distance, and observed at the orders of her Captain John A. Winslow who sent rescue boats for the survivors. As his ship sank, the wounded Semmes threw his sword into the sea, depriving the Kearsarge's Captain Winslow of the traditional surrender ceremony of having it handed over to him as victor. He was rescued, along with forty-one of his crewmen, by the British yacht Deerhound and three French pilot boats. He and his forty-one men were taken to England where all but one recovered, while there they were hailed as naval heroes, despite the loss of the Alabama. From England, Semmes made his way back to America via Cuba and from there he made a safe shore landing on the Texas gulf coast. It took his small party several weeks of journeying through the war-devastated South before he was finally able to make his way to the Confederate capital at Richmond. He was promoted to rear admiral in February 1865, and during the last months of the war he commanded the James River Squadron from his flagship, the heavily armored ironclad C.S.S. Virginia II. With the fall of Richmond, in April 1865, Admiral Semmes supervised the destruction of all the squadron's nearby warships, and thereafter acted as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, the implication being that he was appointed to that grade in an informal arrangement. After the destruction of the naval squadron, his sailors were turned into an infantry unit and dubbed the "Naval Brigade, with Semmes placed in command. His intention for the brigade was to join General Robert E. Lee's army in the field, but Lee's army was already cut off from Richmond, so most of Semmes's men boarded a train and escaped to join General Joseph E. Johnston's army in North Carolina. Semmes and the Naval Brigade surrendered to General William T. Sherman with Johnston's army at Bennett Place, near Durham Station, North Carolina. He was subsequently paroled on May 1, 1865. Semmes's parole notes that he held commissions as both a brigadier general, and rear admiral in the Confederate States service when he surrendered with General Johnston's army. He insisted on his parole being written to include the brigadier general commission in anticipation of being charged with piracy by the United States government. The U.S. held Semmes as a prisoner after the war, but released him on parole, then later arrested him for treason on December 15, 1865. After a good deal of behind-the-scenes political machinations, all charges were eventually dropped, and he was finally released on April 7, 1866. After his release, Semmes worked as a professor of philosophy and literature at Louisiana State Seminary, now Louisiana State University, as a county judge, and then as a newspaper editor. He later returned to Mobile, and practiced law. Semmes is credited with helping to popularize the phrase "War Between the States" to refer to the American Civil War. In 1871, the citizens of Mobile, Alabama presented him with what became known as the "Raphael Semmes House," and it remained his residence until his untimely death in 1877 from complications that were caused by food poisoning from eating contaminated shrimp. Raphael Semmes was interred in Mobile's Old Catholic Cemetery. Semmes was 67 years old when he died. He was the author of "Service Afloat and Ashore During the Mexican War." <u>Mexican War Era Signature With Sentiment, Rank & Date</u>: 3 x 1 3/4, mounted to 5 x 3 period card. Boldly signed by Semmes in ink as follows: Yrs. truly, R. Semmes, Lieut., U.S.N., April 25th, 1845. ID written on the card, Rafael Semmes (1809-1877) Noted Confederate naval officer. Light age toning and some minor foxing. Very rare to find a Semmes autograph from this period of his naval career. Many of the card signatures that you find are post Civil War period. Very desirable autograph in this early format as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed from Mexico, and it was admitted as the 28th state in the U.S., on December 29, 1845. Not long afterwards hostilities erupted between the two countries and the Mexican-American War commenced ending in 1848.   <b>He was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., and contracted typhoid fever, and died in 1862 Mathew Brady image</b> (1827-62) He was born in Gorham, Maine, but his family moved to the lumbering and saw mill center of Old Town, Maine when he was still a boy. Jameson became a successful lumberman, and in 1860 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Maine at Charleston, S.C., and supported Senator Stephen A. Douglas from Illinois for president. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, he was elected Colonel and commander of the 2nd Maine Infantry, the first Maine unit to leave the state for the front. He led his regiment into the First Battle of Bull Run, and was soon promoted to brigadier general. During the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, Jameson commanded a brigade in the 3rd Corps, and as "General of the Trenches" on May 4, 1862, he was the first to discover that the Confederates had evacuated Yorktown, Va. During the battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks, Jameson's command got closer to Richmond than any other portion of General McClellan's army, and he was praised for conspicuous bravery by his corps commander General Samuel P. Heintzelman. He was wounded during the battle and contracted "typhoid fever" and was sent home to Maine to convalesce. He died in Old Town, Me., on November 6, 1862, and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Stillwater, Maine. Some sources suggest that Jameson actually died on the steamship carrying him home to Maine. In either case, a promising, young 35 year old Union general, had his life cut short by war in 1862, and he never had the opportunity to live up to his full potential as a military commander. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Standing view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. He poses with his arms folded across his chest. Brady, Washington imprint on the front mount. Excellent image. Rare.  CRIMSOM PEAK MOVIE chandelier is a One-of-a-kind oversized antique ballroom size and quality. Was a feature light in Crimson Peak Netflix feature film by Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro. It is ready to hang and be admired for many years to come. Bragging rights are free. H 54in. x D 84in.

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Fine old light with Unusual detailing to add to its beauty H 32in. x D 22in  With authentic period examples most frequently encountered on the East coast, (most likely due to its nautical application) these early sounding or signaling horns are well known as having been pressed into Civil War military service and are nearly always in poor, well used condition, dented or crushed with the internal brass reed missing or damaged so as to be inoperable. A classic of the well-used 19th century utility this well constructed, horn measure approximately 16 inches in length and is about 4 inches in diameter at the mouth. While demonstrating unquestionable age and originality, this brass bodied horn demonstrates desirable construction techniques and remains in exceptional original fully operable condition. An answer to a wide varying 19th century communication / signaling applications, a determined blow into the mouthpiece of this period antique sounding horn will produce a blast capable of some distance. Applicable to a variety of applications, these instruments were once a must have in the gear of costal New England fisherman and commercial mariners who put them to good use when they found themselves unexpectedly fogged in while navigating the shore line. A skilled fisherman or nautical captain would estimate his crafts distance from land by the time interval from sounding of the horn to return of the echo from shore. An example of a once relatively common utility seldom surviving today. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   <b>Lost a leg at the 1862 battle of Groveton, Virginia</b> (1817-1872) Born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., he was raised in Prince William County, Virginia, from the age of 3, at an estate near Manassas known as "Stony Lonesome." He was the grandson of Benjamin Stoddert, the first United States Secretary of the Navy; the grandson of Revolutionary War Colonel Jesse Ewell; and the younger brother of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, an 1832 West Point grad, and a U.S. and Confederate army officer. Richard graduated in the West Point class of 1840, and fought in the Mexican War, serving under General Winfield Scott, and he was promoted to captain for his courage at the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco. At Contreras, he was praised for a nighttime reconnaissance he conducted with Captain Robert E. Lee, his future commander in the Confederate army. He was wounded in a skirmish with the Apaches under Cochise in 1859. When Virginia declared secession, Ewell resigned from the U.S. Army, on May 7, 1861, to join the Provisional Army of Virginia. He was appointed a colonel of cavalry on May 9th, and was the first officer of field grade wounded in the war at a May 31st skirmish at Fairfax Court House where he was hit in the shoulder. He was promoted to brigadier general on June 17th, and he commanded a brigade in the the First Battle of Manassas. Ewell was promoted to major general and division command on January 24, 1862. He fought with distinction under General Stonewall Jackson in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, in the 7 Days battles of Virginia, and in the 2nd Manassas campaign, where he lost a leg at the battle of Groveton. After the death of General Jackson, in May 1863, he was promoted to rank of lieutenant general and he commanded the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Spotsylvania. He was subsequently in charge of the Richmond defenses, and was captured at Sayler's Creek, Va., on April 6, 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign. He was a prisoner of war at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor until July 1865. After his parole, Ewell retired to work as a "gentleman farmer" on his wife's farm near Spring Hill, Tennessee. Ewell and his wife both came down with pneumonia in January 1872, and died within a few days of each other. They were buried in Old City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Chest up view wearing a double breasted Confederate uniform coat with rank of major general. Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. Light age toning. Very fine. Important Gettysburg related general.   Time Life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1998. 10 1/4 x 10 1/4, hardcover with dust jacket, 168 pages, illustrated, index. Brand new condition. This book is by and of the soldiers and civilians who fought in the 1864 Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Campaign. Through their words and images you can relieve the emotions, the terrifying rush of events, the horrors- and even the human comedy- of the Civil War. Thus you hold in your hands an album of personal recollections from letters, diaries, photographs, sketches, and artifacts. To compile this special volume, we combed hundreds of sources, both published and unpublished. We had invaluable help from an extensive network of consultants. Using our own diverse resources and historical materials in libraries and archives around the United States, we were able to assemble a dramatic narrative told from many perspectives: manuscript letters and journals- some previously unpublished- regimental histories and privately printed memoirs, articles in little known historical society publications, and more. Then we set about the painstaking task of locating photographs of these soldiers and townsfolk to accompany their personal accounts. That so many firsthand accounts survived is due to a few accidents of history. Soldiers could mail a letter home for only three cents. And the mail systems set up by the opposing armies were amazingly reliable. A surprising number of recruits could write, and write vividly. Field sketches abound, too. Before photo engraving was developed to reproduce photographs in newspapers and magazines, periodicals such as Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Harper's Weekly employed artists who traveled with the army to depict events for readers. These correspondents drew virtually everything of possible interest: battles, lounging soldiers, the odd piece of equipment. Sketches dashed off in a few minutes during a battle- often at great personal peril- were taken by courier to the publication, where they were transformed into woodblock engravings suitable for printing. Another element that adds to the unique texture of this album is the photographs. Technical innovations during the 1850's brought the fledgling craft into its own, and the Civil War was the first in history to be extensively recorded by the camera. In the blockaded South, photographers lacked supplies and equipment and rarely covered the action. The North's activities, by contrast, are well chronicled, thanks to the efforts of men who endured great hardship. Photographers like Mathew Brady and his assistants spent months following the army, etching with light the brave faces of the soldiers, as well as the bodies stiffened on the field. When Brady's stark photographs of the dead were first exhibited in New York City in 1862, the public thought, albeit briefly, that such horrific images could actually bring the war to an end. So here you find living testimony from the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. As you look into the eyes of these soldiers and civilians, as you read the words of those dazed by the violence around them or by the grief that follows the fighting, perhaps it will be possible to perceive more clearly their shattering experiences. Front over Photograph: Federal cavalrymen in the foreground view Confederate prisoners resting under guard on the far slope. The captives, among some 1,100 Rebels taken in the Battle of Fisher's Hill, near the end of the Valley campaign, would shortly be marched north to trains that would carry them to prison camps. Front cover quotation: "The Rebels drove us about five miles then we drove them back about twenty." Sergeant Peter B. Boarts, 22nd Iowa Infantry. Boarts was wounded in action on October 19, 1864, at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Va.

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Time Life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1998. 10 1/4 x 10 1/4, hardcover with dust jacket, 168 pages, illustrated, index. Brand new condition. This book is by and of the soldiers and civilians who fought the Battle of Chattanooga. Through their words and images you can relieve the emotions, the terrifying rush of events, the horrors- and even the human comedy- of the Civil War. Thus you hold in your hands an album of personal recollections from letters, diaries, photographs, sketches, and artifacts. To compile this special volume, we combed hundreds of sources, both published and unpublished. We had invaluable help from an extensive network of consultants. Using our own diverse resources and historical materials in libraries and archives around the United States, we were able to assemble a dramatic narrative told from many perspectives: manuscript letters and journals- some previously unpublished- regimental histories and privately printed memoirs, articles in little known historical society publications, and more. Then we set about the painstaking task of locating photographs of these soldiers and townsfolk to accompany their personal accounts. That so many firsthand accounts survived is due to a few accidents of history. Soldiers could mail a letter home for only three cents. And the mail systems set up by the opposing armies were amazingly reliable. A surprising number of recruits could write, and write vividly. Field sketches abound, too. Before photo engraving was developed to reproduce photographs in newspapers and magazines, periodicals such as Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Harper's Weekly employed artists who traveled with the army to depict events for readers. These correspondents drew virtually everything of possible interest: battles, lounging soldiers, the odd piece of equipment. Sketches dashed off in a few minutes during a battle- often at great personal peril- were taken by courier to the publication, where they were transformed into woodblock engravings suitable for printing. Another element that adds to the unique texture of this album is the photographs. Technical innovations during the 1850's brought the fledgling craft into its own, and the Civil War was the first in history to be extensively recorded by the camera. In the blockaded South, photographers lacked supplies and equipment and rarely covered the action. The North's activities, by contrast, are well chronicled, thanks to the efforts of men who endured great hardship. Photographers like Mathew Brady and his assistants spent months following the army, etching with light the brave faces of the soldiers, as well as the bodies stiffened on the field. When Brady's stark photographs of the dead were first exhibited in New York City in 1862, the public thought, albeit briefly, that such horrific images could actually bring the war to an end. So here you find living testimony from the battlefield of Chattanooga. As you look into the eyes of these soldiers and civilians, as you read the words of those dazed by the violence around them or by the grief that follows the fighting, perhaps it will be possible to perceive more clearly the shattering experience that was Chattanooga. Front over Photograph: Atop a rocky crag on Lookout Mountain, Captain John Wilson and the five soldiers of the 8th Kentucky Infantry strike poses.These men were credited with being the first to raise the Union colors on the mountain before dawn on November 25, 1863. The sudden, dramatic appearance of the Stars and Stripes on the crest confirmed to the expectant Yankees below that the "Battle above the Clouds" had produced a glorious Union victory. Front cover quotation: "As the crimson of the old flag was recognized, Grant's army broke out into cheer after cheer." Lieutenant Albion W. Tourgee, 105th Ohio Infantry.   <b>Colonels of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee</b> Featuring the Colonels of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. By Roger D. Hunt. Published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2014. Soft covers, 7 x 10. 246 pages, illustrated, index, and bibliography. Brand new condition. An invaluable reference source that was compiled by one of the top photographic historians in the country, my old friend and colleague, Mr. Roger D. Hunt. This superb book done by Mr. Hunt documents the lives of Union army colonels through the use of biographical sketches, and known photographs and engravings many of which are being published for the first time! An indispensable reference work on Union regimental commanders from these specific states of the Union that should be on the shelf of every Union Civil War collector. This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a biographical sketch of each colonel focusing on his Civil War service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above rank of colonel, failing to gain promotion to brigadier general or brevet brigadier general during the Civil War, and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work. "Hunt's work sets a fine example for serious researchers to follow...a definitive biographical dictionary of many of the lesser known leaders of the Civil War." Source: Civil War News Pictured on the front cover from left to right are John Abram Hendricks; Sion St. Clair Bass; and Daniel Weisiger Lindsey.   <b>United States Congressman from Massachusetts Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress United States Speaker of the House Governor of Massachusetts 1861 Mathew B. Brady image</b> (1816-1894) Born at Waltham, Massachusetts. He was Speaker of the Massachusetts House, presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1853, and the same year was elected to the U.S. Congress, the first of ten terms. Elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1856, Banks showed moderation in deciding among factions during the bitter slavery debates. In 1858 he was elected Governor of Massachusetts, serving until January 1861, when President Abraham Lincoln appointed him a Major General of Volunteers after Banks offered his services. Many West Point officers could not understand this appointment considering that Banks had substandard military qualifications for the job of a field commander. He did contribute immeasurably in recruits, morale, money and propaganda to the Federal cause however. He was defeated by General Stonewall Jackson in the celebrated 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign with the loss of 30% of his force, and again by Jackson at Cedar Mountain, Va. Banks saw service during the Vicksburg campaign, and commanded the siege and capture of Port Hudson, La., and also commanded the Red River campaign. General Banks undertook a number of steps intended to facilitate the Reconstruction plans of President Lincoln in Louisiana. When Banks arrived in New Orleans, the atmosphere was somewhat hostile to the Union owing to some of General Benjamin F. Butler's actions. Banks moderated some of Butler's policies, freeing civilians that Butler had detained and reopening churches whose ministers refused to support the Union. He recruited large numbers of African Americans for the military, and instituted formal works and education programs to organize the many slaves who had left their plantations. After the war Banks returned to his political career. He died on September 1, 1894, at Waltham, Mass., at the age of 84. Fort Banks in Winthrop, Massachusetts, built in the late 1890s, was named for him. A statue of him stands in Waltham's Central Square, and Banks Street in New Orleans is named after him. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Excellent half view seated pose of Banks wearing a double breasted frock coat with epaulets and rank of major general, and rectangular eagle belt plate while cradling his sword across his arm. Imprint on the front mount: Maj. Gen'l. N.P. Banks. Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year 1861, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Very sharp image. Extremely desirable early war pose of General Banks.  <b>of the 148th Pennsylvania Infantry</b> <b>Wounded twice during the Civil War and had his hand amputated Pennsylvania State Congressman</b> Henry Meyer was a 21 year old resident of Rebersburg, Pa., when he enlisted on August 25, 1862, as a private, and was mustered into Co. A, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was wounded in action on May 3, 1863, at the battle of Chancellorsville, Va. He was promoted to corporal on November 16, 1863. He was wounded a second time this coming on May 10, 1864, at the battle of Po River, Va., which resulted in the amputation of his left hand. He was discharged for wounds on September 10, 1864, at Campbell Hospital, Washington, D.C. After the war he served as a Pennsylvania State Congressman. <u>Envelope Sent From Petersburg, Virginia</u>: postal cover addressed in the hand of Henry Meyer to his wife as follows: Mrs. Mattie J. Meyer, Rebersburg, Centre Co., Pa., with a very bold and distinctive postmark, Petersburg, Va., May 5, 12 M., with 3 cents, deep green, George Washington, U.S. postage stamp, (A-46) with black star cancellation. Wear along the right edge, and a small tear where the envelope was originally opened. Complete with back flap. Post Civil War. Very fine.

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<b>16th President of the United States Led the Union to victory during the Civil War The first American president to be assassinated!</b> Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln seated side by side posing with their two living sons at the time, their eldest Captain Robert Todd Lincoln, standing behind them, in uniform, and their youngest son, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln standing at the right looking down at a book that the president is holding. Imprint on front mount, Lincoln And Family. No back mark. Very fine. Popular portrait of the 16th President and the first family. The Lincoln's had two other sons who had previously died. Edward Baker Lincoln, known as "Eddie" died on February 1, 1850, in Springfield, Illinois, not having reached his fourth birthday. William Wallace Lincoln, known as "Willie" died on February 20, 1862, in the White House, at the age of 11 years old. Mary Lincoln's mourning was so traumatic that many thought it brought her to the brink of insanity.   <b>General Barry came up with the concept that became the U.S. Horse Artillery</b> (1818-79) Born in New York City, he graduated in the West Point class of 1838, and was brevetted 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Artillery. He served during the Mexican War as aide-de-camp to General William J. Worth; he fought the Seminole Indians in Florida; and he helped pacify the warring factions in Kansas-Missouri Border War. He was one of the co-authors of "Instruction for Field Artillery" along with his fellow future Union Civil War Generals' William H. French, and Henry J. Hunt, the manual being published in 1860. Shortly after the the Civil War began, Barry was promoted to major of artillery, and he served as General Irvin McDowell's chief of artillery during the First Battle of Bull Run. President Abraham Lincoln appointed Barry to rank of brigadier general on August 20, 1861. It was General Barry who came up with the concept that became the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade in the Army of the Potomac. As chief of artillery under the command of General George B. McClellan, Barry organized the ordnance for the Army of the Potomac, and during the 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign, participated in the Battles of Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill. General Barry was then assigned the task of supervising all of the forts and ordnance protecting Washington, D.C. He then became chief of artillery under General William T. Sherman, serving with him in the Tennessee campaigns, the Atlanta campaign, the March to the Sea, and the 1865 Carolina's Campaign which terminated with the surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. On January 23, 1865, President Lincoln nominated Barry for appointment to the rank of brevet major general, to rank from September 1, 1864, for his gallant service in the Atlanta Campaign. On December 11, 1865, Barry was appointed colonel in the Regular Army, with the 2nd U.S. Artillery, and was commander of the northern frontier during the "Fenian Raids" of 1866. He served there until September 1867, and then commanded the artillery school at Fort Monroe, Va., until March 1877, when he was appointed to the command at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. During the labor riots of 1877 Barry rendered valuable service at Camden Station. He died on July 18, 1879, at the age of 60, at Fort McHenry, and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Buffalo, New York. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Superb quality half view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. No back mark. Very sharp image. Excellent condition. Very desirable view.   <b>The gallant Union commander of Fort Sumter, South Carolina who withstood a 36 hour bombardment before surrendering the fort! Autograph Note Signed</b> (1805-1871) Born at "Soldier's Retreat," the Anderson family estate near Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated in the West Point class of 1825, and participated in the Black Hawk Indian War, in Florida. In the Mexican War, he fought in the Siege of Vera Cruz, the Battle of Cerro Gordo, the Skirmish of Amazoque, and the Battle of Molino del Rey where he was severely wounded while assaulting the Mexican fortifications, for which he received a brevet promotion to major. In November 1860, he was ordered to Charleston Harbor to take command of the three United States forts there; Castle Pickney, Fort Moultrie, and Fort Sumter, and all troops in the area, in the face of South Carolina's imminent secession. Major Anderson refused a formal demand for his surrender and in the early morning hours of April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was bombarded by Rebel cannons, and the Civil War began. His small garrison withstood 36 hours under heavy fire before being compelled to surrender. Robert Anderson became a national hero in the North for his heroic stand. Ironically, the Confederate artillery attack was commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard, who had been Anderson's student at West Point. He was promoted to brigadier general in the Regular U.S. Army, effective May 15, 1861. Anderson took the Fort Sumter's 33 star American flag with him to New York City, where he participated in a huge patriotic rally at Union Square that was the largest public gathering in North America until then. General Anderson then went on a highly successful recruiting tour of the North, with his next assignment placing him in another sensitive political position as commander of the Department of Kentucky, subsequently renamed the Department of the Cumberland, in a border state that had officially declared neutrality between the Union and the Confederacy. Anderson's last military assignment was a brief period as commanding officer of Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island, in August 1863. Anderson officially retired from the Army on October 27, 1863 "for disability resulting from long and faithful service, and wounds and disease contracted in the line of duty," but he continued to serve on the staff of the general commanding the Eastern Department, headquartered in New York City, from October 27, 1863, to January 22, 1869. On February 3, 1865, Anderson was brevetted to the rank of major general for "gallantry and meritorious service" in the defense of Fort Sumter. General Robert Anderson personally raised that same United States flag over Fort Sumter on April 14, 1865, exactly four years after he had hauled it down. Hours after the joyous ceremony of April 14, 1865, the country went into deep mourning as John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. General Anderson died in Nice, France, on October 26, 1871, as he had been there seeking a medical cure for his ailments. He was 66 years old at the time of his death, and was buried at the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York. <u>Autograph Note Signed</u>: 5 x 8, on General Anderson's personal letter sheet, written by him in ink in his own hand. This is the general's reply to an autograph request from a Mrs. Pratt. <b><u>North Conway, N.H.</b></u> Sept. 21, 1868 Mrs. Pratt Dear Madam, I send with pleasure the autograph you asked for. Yours respectfully, Robert Anderson There is a large embossed "A" at the upper center for his surname Anderson. The body of the letter has some light areas, but every single word is easily readable. Fold wear. His autograph, "Robert Anderson" is bold and very neatly written. Anderson is one of the most popular, and essential autographs to have in every Civil War autograph collection! His name is forever synonymous with Fort Sumter, and the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861. Extremely desirable.  Original'Fandolier' light fixture/ceiling fan. RARE MODEL made for Pullman train cars by the Safety Car Heating and Lighting Co in New York in 1920...ONLY 20 KNOWN TO SURVIVE today/ a collector's dream when it's gone it's Gone! H 13in. without post. x D 23in.

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FANDOLIER 1920 TRAINCAR LIGHT WITH FAN $5500.00
<b>Union Civil War General 19th President of the United States Governor of Ohio United States Congressman from Ohio</b> (1822-93) Born in Delaware, Ohio, he attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with the highest honors in 1842, and addressed the class as its valedictorian. After reading law in Columbus, Ohio, Hayes moved east to attend Harvard Law School in 1843, and graduated and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1845 where he opened his own law office in Lower Sandusky. He later moved to Cincinnati where he started a new more lucrative practice. As the Southern states quickly began to secede after Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860, Hayes was lukewarm about civil war to restore the Union. Considering that the two sides might be irreconcilable, he suggested that the Union just let them go. Though Ohio had voted for Lincoln in 1860, Cincinnati voters turned against the Republican party after secession. Its residents included many from the Southern states, and they voted for the Democrats and Know-Nothings, who combined to sweep the city elections in April 1861, ejecting Hayes from the city solicitor's office. After the Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, Hayes resolved his doubts and joined a volunteer company composed of his Literary Society friends. That June, Ohio Governor William Dennison appointed several of the officers of the volunteer company to positions in the 23rd Ohio Infantry. Hayes was promoted to major, and his friend and college classmate Stanley Matthews was appointed lieutenant colonel. Also joining the regiment as a private was another future U.S. President, William McKinley. After a month of training, Hayes and the 23rd Ohio set out for western Virginia in July 1861 as a part of the Kanawha Division when the regiment encountered Confederates at Carnifex Ferry in present-day West Virginia and drove them back. Hayes was promoted to lieutenant colonel and when the regiment resumed its advance the following spring, Hayes led several raids against the rebel forces, on one of which he sustained an injury to his knee. That September, Hayes's regiment was called east to reinforce General John Pope's Army of Virginia. Hayes's troops then joined the Army of the Potomac as it hurried north to cut off General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, which was advancing into Maryland. Marching north, the 23rd Ohio was the lead regiment encountering the Confederates at the Battle of South Mountain, Md., on September 14, 1862. Hayes led a charge against an entrenched position and was shot through his left arm, fracturing the bone. He had one of his men tie a handkerchief above the wound in an effort to stop the bleeding, and continued to lead his men in the battle. While resting, he ordered his men to meet a flanking attack, but instead his entire command moved backward, leaving Hayes lying in between the lines. Eventually, his men brought him back behind their lines, and he was taken to a hospital. The regiment continued on to Antietam, but Hayes was out of action for the rest of the campaign. In October, he was promoted to colonel, and assigned to command of the first brigade, of the Kanawha Division, and elevated to rank of brevet brigadier general. In July 1863, his division skirmished with General John Hunt Morgan's cavalry at the Battle of Buffington Island. In 1864, the Army command structure in West Virginia was reorganized, and Hayes's division was assigned to General George Crook's Army of West Virginia. Advancing into southwestern Virginia, they destroyed Confederate salt and lead mines there. On May 9, 1864, they engaged Confederate troops at Cloyd's Mountain, where Hayes and his men charged the enemy entrenchments and drove the rebels from the field. Following the rout, the Union forces destroyed Confederate supplies and again successfully skirmished with the enemy. Hayes and his troops then moved to the Shenandoah Valley for the 1864 Valley Campaign. Crook's corps was attached to General David Hunter's Army of the Shenandoah, and once again encountering Confederate forces, they captured Lexington, Va., on June 11th. They continued south toward Lynchburg, tearing up railroad tracks as they advanced. Before the army could make another attempt at Lynchburg, Confederate General Jubal Early's raid into Maryland forced their recall to the north. Early's army surprised them at Kernstown on July 24th, where Hayes was wounded by a bullet to the shoulder. He also had a horse shot out from under him, and the Union army was defeated. Retreating to Maryland, the army was reorganized again, with General Philip H. Sheridan replacing Hunter in command. By August, General Early was retreating up the valley, with Sheridan in hot pursuit. Hayes's troops fended off a Confederate assault at Berryville, and advanced to Opequon Creek, where they broke the enemy lines and pursued them farther south. They followed up the victory with another at Fisher's Hill on September 22nd, and one more at Cedar Creek on October 19th. At Cedar Creek, Hayes sprained his ankle after being thrown from his horse, and was struck in the head by a spent round, which did not cause him serious injury. His leadership skills and bravery drew his superiors' attention, with General Ulysses S. Grant later writing of Hayes, "his conduct on the field was marked by conspicuous gallantry as well as the display of qualities of a higher order than that of mere personal daring." Cedar Creek marked the end of the campaign, and Hayes was promoted to brigadier general, and brevet major general in October 1864. In the spring of 1865, the war came to an end with Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox. Hayes visited Washington, D.C., that May, and observed the Grand Review of the Armies, after which he, and the 23rd Ohio Infantry returned home. After the war, Hayes served in the U.S. Congress, was Governor of Ohio, and was the 19th President of the United States, serving 1877-81. Rutherford B. Hayes died of complications from a heart attack at his home in Fremont Ohio, on January 17, 1893, at the age of 70. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view in civilian attire. Imprint on the front mount, President R.B. Hayes. No back mark. Very fine view of the distinguished President Hayes sporting a full beard, and dressed in a dark suit, vest, white collared shirt and tie.   <b>Colonel 1st Michigan Infantry Medal of Honor Recipient for distinguished gallantry at the 1st Battle of Bull Run where he was wounded and captured</b> (1823-1907) Born in Detroit, Michigan, he graduated in the West Point class of 1847. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery, and would subsequently serve in the United States Army in various capacities over a period of forty years. Willcox fought in the Mexican War, he fought against the Indians on the frontier, and he fought in the Third Seminole Indian War in Florida. At the commencement of the Civil War in 1861, he was commissioned colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry. At the 1st Battle of Bull Run, he was wounded and captured while in command of a brigade, remaining a prisoner for more than a year, part of the time as a hostage for Rebel privateers who the U.S. government had threatened to hang as pirates. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguished gallantry at 1st Bull Run, where he voluntarily led repeated charges until he was wounded and taken prisoner. On the day of his release he was commissioned a brigadier general, and he led a division at the Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Knoxville, and in General Grant's Overland campaign against Richmond in the summer of 1864. President Lincoln nominated Willcox for promotion to brevet major general, August 1, 1864. Following the Siege of Petersburg, Va., he led the first troops to enter Petersburg, before ending the war fighting in the North Carolina campaign. He was mustered out of the U.S. Volunteers on January 15, 1866. After the war, Willcox returned to the Regular U.S. Army serving as Colonel in the 29th U.S. Infantry Regiment, and as brevet brigadier general in the 12th U.S. Infantry, and Commander of the Department of Arizona. It was in this capacity that he put down the raids of the Apache Indians. For his service in the West, he was awarded a Vote of Thanks by the Arizona Legislature. From 1886-87, he was head of the Department of the Missouri, and he retired on April 16, 1887. After his retirement, Willcox was Governor of the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C., from 1889-92. He was a member of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He died in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, at 84 years of age, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. <u>Signature With Rank</u>: 4 x 1 1/2, in ink, O.B. Willcox, Brig. & Bvt. Maj. Genl., U.S. Army. Very fine. Boldly written. Very desirable Civil War Medal of Honor recipient's autograph.   Pair of wet plate photographs, mounted to 7 x 3 1/2, card stock. Group of negro slaves working in the cotton fields picking cotton. The group consists of men, women and a young girl standing in the foreground next to a cotton basket. Negro man at upper left is carrying a basket full of cotton on his back. An overseer on horseback is visible at the upper center of the view. Title imprint on the front mount: Cotton is King. Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A. Copyright 1895 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. Imprint at edge of mount, Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publisher, New York, N.Y. Imprint on the opposite edge reads: Sold by Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto, Canada, Ottawa, Kansas. Copy photograph of an earlier slave plantation image. Imprint on the verso, Cotton is King- A Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A. Corner wear to mount. Very fine. Excellent content.   A compilation of the effort of the pre and Civil War Ohio gunsmiths, Nathaniel Herron, Danville, Ohio, and Hugh Weaver of Ashland, this attractive percussion marksman rifle remains in pleasing condition with desirable evidence of period use and unmolested originality. While remaining in especially eye-pleasing condition with its strong <I>tiger stripe</I> curly maple stock, and marksman features, evidence of field use will hold significance for the Civil War sharpshooter enthusiast. Best described here by our photos as to eye appeal and condition, this rifle measures 51 ¼ inches total length with a pin fastened curly maple ½ stock and a heavy full octagonal .32 caliber barrel measuring 35 ¾ inches. The barrel is script engraved <I>NH</I> on the top flat and is marked <I>WEAVER</I> on the bottom flat (see: <I>American Gunsmiths</I> by Frank Sellers) As is typical of Herron long range marksmen rifles, this arm is fitted with the distinctively Nathaniel Herron a plain iron lock & hammer with square shanked bolster. The pin fastened barrel features a vernier tang site mount with a fixed V notch rear sight and brass blade front sight. Brass furniture consists of crescent but plate, toe plate, finger rest trigger guard, two plain ramrod pipes and pewter nose cap. Not an uncommon practice among period American gunsmiths, while clearly a Nathan Herron rifle, the <I>WEAVER</I> marking would indicate Herron’s purchase of the barrel <I>blank</I> from his fellow Ohio gunsmith Hugh Weaver. NOTE: Of interest to the Civil War collector / historian will be that we found Nathanel Herron recorded in Civil War Draft Registrations Records further that Hugh Weaver’s gunsmithing business was interrupted between August 28, 1862 by his enlistment and following mustering in as a Private in Co. F <B>120th Ohio Infantry</B> and mustering out of the hard fought regiment at the close of the Civil War. Of additional interest to collector / historians who will recognize the common utilization of such specialized arms by Civil War Sharpshooters will be a look at the records of the several Ohio Sharpshooter units it include the 1st Ohio Sharpshooters Battalion, the 7th Independent Company Sharpshooters (<I>Sherman’s Body-Guard</I>) <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF> <U>A note about firearms:</U> WE EMPHASIZE HERE THAT THIS PIECE IS CONSIDERED AN ANTIQUE / COLLECTIBLE AND IS THEREFORE OUTSIDE FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERED (MODERN) FIREARMS. THE PIECE IS OFFERED AS A HISTORICAL COLLECTABLE ONLY AND THOUGH MECHANICALLY OPERABLE, IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FIREABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PURCHASER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY FOR PURCHAS, CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP. <U>PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM WILL CONSTITUTE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF AND AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE. </U>

CDV, President Rutherford B. Hayes $75.00

  

Autograph, General Orlando B. Willcox $125.00

  

Stereo View, Slaves Picking Cotton on a $35.00

  

Civil War vintage Ohio gunsmith - MARKS $1400.00


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