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<b>This gunboat served both the Confederate and Union navies during the Civil War</b> The "Teaser" was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was purchased by the State of Virginia in 1861, and she was assigned to the naval forces in the James River, Va., with Lieutenant James Henry Rochelle, of the Virginia State Navy, in command. Upon the secession of Virginia from the Union, the "Teaser" became known as the "CSS Teaser" and was a part of the Confederate States Navy, and continued to operate in Virginia waters. With Lieutenant William A. Webb, C.S. Navy, in command, she took an active part in the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va., on March 8-9, 1862, acting as tender to the "CSS Virginia," commonly known as the "Merrimac." She received the thanks of the "Congress of the Confederate States of America" for this action which resulted in the first clash of ironclad warfare when the "USS Monitor" squared off against her much larger opponent, the "CSS Virginia." Captured by the Union navy, on July 4, 1862, the "Teaser" became re-named the "USS Teaser," and was assigned to the Potomac Flotilla. "Teaser" regularly patrolled the waters of the Potomac River from Alexandria, Virginia, south to Point Lookout, Maryland to enforce the blockade by preventing a thriving trade in contraband between the Maryland and Virginia shores. On September 22, 1862, she captured the schooner "Southerner" in the Coan River. On October 19th, while operating in the vicinity of Piney Point, in St. Mary's County, Maryland, she captured two smugglers and their boat as they were nearing the exit of Herring Creek, and preparing to cross the river to Virginia. On November 2nd, near the mouth of the Rappahannock River, she surprised three men attempting to violate the blockade in a canoe. "Teaser" took them prisoner and turned their contraband over to pro-Union Virginians living on Gwynn's Island. Four days later in the Chesapeake Bay, "Teaser" took the sloop "Grapeshot" and captured her three-man crew. By December 1862, she had moved to the Rappahannock River with other units of the Potomac Flotilla to support General Ambrose E. Burnside's thrust toward Richmond. On December 10th, she exchanged shots with a Confederate battery located on the southern shore of the river about three miles below Port Royal, Virginia. After Burnside's bloody rebuff at Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13th, "Teaser" and her colleagues returned to their anti-smuggling duties along the Potomac. "USS Teaser" joined "USS Primrose" to make March 1863 an active month. On March 24th, the two ships sent a boat expedition to reconnoiter Pope's Creek, Virginia. The landing party found two boats used for smuggling and collected information from Union sympathizers in the area. Almost a week later, on the night of March 30—31, they dispatched a three-boat party to Monroe's Creek, Virginia. The previous day, a Federal cavalry detachment had surprised a smuggler in the area; and, though the troops captured his goods, the man himself escaped. Boats from "Teaser" and "Primrose" succeeded where the Union horsemen had failed, and they gathered some intelligence on other contraband activities as well. In April 1863, the "Teaser" left the Potomac River for duty with Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee's North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, at Hampton Roads, and on April 17th, she joined the "USS Alert" and the "USS Coeur de Lion" in an expedition up the Nansemond River west of Norfolk, Virginia. However, she ran aground, damaged her machinery, and had to retire from the action. By mid-summer, the "Teaser" was back in action on the Potomac, and on the night of July 27th, she captured two smugglers with a boatload of tobacco in the mouth of the Mattawoman Creek just south of Indian Head, Maryland. She destroyed the boat and sent the prisoners and contraband north to the Washington Navy Yard. During the night of October 7th, "Teaser" and another flotilla ship noticed signalling between Mathias Point, Virginia, and the Maryland shore. The two ships shelled the woods at Mathias Point, but took no action against the signalers on the Maryland shore other than to urge upon the United States Army's district provost marshal the necessity of constant vigilance. On January 5, 1864, "Teaser" and the "USS Yankee" landed a force of men at Nomini, Virginia to investigate a rumor that the Southerners had hidden a large lighter, and a skiff capable of boating 80 men there. The force, commanded by the "Teaser's" commanding officer, Acting Ensign Sheridan, U.S. Navy, found both boats, destroyed the lighter, and captured the skiff. During the landing, Confederate soldiers appeared on the heights above Nomini, but the gunboats dampened their curiosity with some well-placed cannon shots. In April, the "USS Teaser," "USS Yankee," "USS Anacostia," "USS Fuchsia," and the "USS Resolute" accompanied an Army expedition to Machodoc Creek, Virginia. At 5:00 a.m., on April 13th, the five ships cleared the St. Mary's River in company with the Army's steamer "Long Branch" with a battalion of soldiers under the command of General Edward W. Hinks. "Long Branch" landed her troops at about 8:00 a.m. while the five ships covered the operation. A group of Confederate cavalry appeared on the southern bank of the Machodoc, but retired when "Teaser" and "Anacostia" sent four armed boat crews ashore. The landing party captured a prisoner, probably a smuggler, and a large quantity of tobacco. By April 14th, General Hinks' troops reembarked in "Long Branch" and headed for Point Lookout, Md. "Anacostia" accompanied the Army steamer while the other four warships investigated Currioman Bay and Nomini. They returned to St. Mary's, Virginia that afternoon to resume patrols. During the summer of 1864, "Teaser" was called upon to leave the Potomac once more. On this occasion, the Union forces needed her guns to help defend strategic bridges across the rivers at the head of Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland, against General Jubal A. Early's raiders. On July 10th, she departed the lower Potomac, rounded Point Lookout, and headed up the Chesapeake Bay. That night, she had to put into the Patuxent River because of heavy winds and leaks in her hull. Before dawn the following morning, she continued up the bay. During the forenoon, the leaks became progressively worse and, by the time she arrived off Annapolis, Maryland, she had to remove her exhaust pipe for temporary repairs. Early that evening, "Teaser" reached Baltimore where she put in for additional repairs. The gunboat did not reach her destination, the bridge over the Gunpowder River, until late on July 12th. She was too late; the bridge had already been burned, and she returned to Baltimore immediately to report on the bridge and to pick up arms and provisions for the vessels stationed in the Gunpowder River. When she arrived back at the bridge, she found orders to return to the Potomac awaiting her. "Teaser" departed the northern reaches of the Chesapeake and reported back to the Potomac Flotilla at St. Inigoes, Virginia on the St. Mary's River in late afternoon on April 14th. For the remainder of the War Between the States, "Teaser" and her flotilla-mates searched the Potomac, and contributed to the gradual economic strangulation which brought the South to its knees by April 1865. Less than two months after General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, the "Teaser" was decommissioned at the Washington Navy Yard on June 2, 1865. Sold at public auction at Washington to Mr. J.P. Bigler, the gunboat was re-named the "York River" on July 2, 1865, and she served commercially until 1878 when she retired from service. Albumen photograph taken by the U.S. Government Photographer during the war. View No. 483. Caption: Rebel Gunboat Teaser. This view shows the destruction by the bursting of a 100 pound shell, July 4, 1862, when this boat was captured by the U.S. gunboat "Maritanza." The albumen photograph measures, 3 1/4 x 3 1/8, and is mounted to a 7 x 4 1/2 card. Imprint of Taylor & Huntington, Hartford, Conn. The War For The Union, Photographic History, 1861-1865. Light age toning and wear. Very fine. Desirable image of a gunboat that served both the Confederate and Union navies during the Civil War.   <b>United States Congressman from Mississippi Colonel of the 17th Mississippi Infantry Wounded during the Seven Days Battles in 1862 Rare 1861 Mississippi "Confederate Guards" document on Army of Mississippi imprinted letter sheet</b> (1820-91) Born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Featherston completed his preparatory studies, but left school in 1836 to enroll in a local militia company to fight the Creek Indians during the Creek War. He later moved to Mississippi where he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and established a successful law practice. He served as a Democratic United States Congressman from Mississippi from 1847-51. After his two terms in congress he settled in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and practiced law there. With the secession of Mississippi, Featherston was appointed as a commissioner to visit neutral Kentucky to try to influence Governor Beriah Magoffin into also seceding from the Union. When the War Between the States broke out in 1861, Featherston joined the Confederate State Army with rank of captain, and was in command of a Company called the "Confederate Guards," who would be incorporated into the 17th Mississippi Infantry, and on June 4, 1861, Featherston became colonel of the regiment, and he led them in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia. Next seeing action in the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Va., on October 21, 1861, he was cited for gallantry, and promoted to rank of brigadier general. Elevated to brigade command in the Army of Northern Virginia, he fought in the 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign, and was wounded during the Seven Days Battles at Glendale, Va. He then saw action in the Second Battle of Manassas, Va., at Antietam, Md., and at Fredericksburg, Va. Featherston was transferred to Mississippi in early 1863, and was assigned to command a brigade of Mississippians in General William W. Loring's Division, in General Joseph E. Johnston's army. General Featherston's brigade fought at the Battle of Champion Hill, on May 16, 1863 with Loring's division, which had marched off on its own to join General Johnston in Jackson, Mississippi, instead of retreating to Vicksburg. As a result, Featherston was not with General John C. Pemberton's army at Vicksburg when it was forced to surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, on July 4, 1863. His brigade fought in other major campaigns in the western theater of the war, which included the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, and he saw action with General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee during the Franklin and Nashville Campaign. He had two horses shot and killed from under him at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864. Featherston commanded a brigade in the 1865 Carolina's Campaign, and he surrendered with General Johnston's army in North Carolina, and was paroled in Greensboro, on May 1, 1865. After the war, he returned to his home in Holly Springs, and failed in an attempt to be elected as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi, and then returned to his law practice. He was elected to the Mississippi State House of Representatives in 1876, and again in 1880, and served as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. He was a delegate to the 1880 Democratic National Convention, and in 1882, he became Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Mississippi, and in 1890 he was a member of the State Constitutional Convention. General Winfield Scott Featherston died at his home in Holly Springs, Mississippi on May 28, 1891, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, in Holly Springs. There is a large bust statue of General Featherston at the Vicksburg National Military Park. <u>War Date Document Signed</u>: 7 3/4 x 10, in ink, on a rare 1861 imprinted Army of Mississippi letter sheet. Quarter-Master's Department, Army of Mississippi Jackson, May 17th, 1861 Received of Col. Wm. Barksdale, Quartermaster General, of the Army of Mississippi the following Camp Equipage, blankets, knapsacks, canteens, and straps and tents complete for the use of my Company, the Confederate Guards. The document continues by giving a very detailed and itemized list of the other various camp equipage received by then Captain Featherston, in command of the "Confederate Guards" of Mississippi. Signed at the bottom, W.S. Featherston, Capt. Confed. Guards. Light age toning and wear. Very fine, and neatly written early war, Confederate document. Large signature with rank of this very hard fighting future Confederate general on an early, and very desirable Army of Mississippi imprinted letter sheet. Captain Featherston commanded the "Confederate Guards" who were recruited in Marshall County, Mississippi, and became Company G, of the 17th Mississippi Infantry. Featherston was in command of the "Confederate Guards" for only a very short time before being commissioned colonel of the regiment. Very rare "Confederate Guards" document! <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: An interesting note about this rare Confederate document is that these supplies were issued by then Colonel William Barksdale, Quartermaster General of Mississippi. Barksdale would go on to fame as a Confederate general who led the Mississippi Brigade at the battle of Gettysburg, and was mortally wounded in the fighting at the famous Peach Orchard, on July 2, 1863. He died the next morning in a Union field hospital, located at the Joseph Hummelbaugh farmhouse.  An attractive addition to any tobacciana, antique personal item or 1800s military theme grouping, this hand painted porcelain tobacco pipe will be best described here by our illustrations except to advise that it remains in excellent original condition while offering good evidence of age and originality. The German porcelain bowl and connector are both without chips or cracks and the original 16 inch cherry wood stem with mouthpiece remain in excellent condition. An especially nice item for the vintage artillery enthusiast. <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>  Another treasure from our 50 plus years of scouring the country side for such things, this Civil War period bone mounted maker marked <I> ‘Southern & Richardson DON CUTLERY WORKS’</I> straight razor is offered untouched and just as it was <I>picked</I> some years ago at a New Hampshire flea market. (Those were the days!) Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal the bone grips are crudely scratch engraved with the sir name <I>Woolley U. S. Ship Galena</I> and the word <I>’Chios’</I>. While our research came up wanting as to <I>’Chios’</I> (could simply be a misspelling) of the name <I>Woolley</I> is very specific as <U>only one Civil War Navy example is listed in database records</U> and he was <B>Pvt. Robert Woolley</B> a 21 year old Barrington, New Hampshire resident who mustered in on September 19, 1864 as a substitute in the <B>US Marine Corps</B>. Listed in the <I>Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65</I> as <I> deserted on 9/16/1867 at Portsmouth, NH</I>, Pvt. Woolley is recorded as <I>Missing at Fort Fisher</I> in one January 1865 Marine Corps record we found? (see: https://www.fold3.com/image/719151277?rec=672328174) Good fodder for additional research, this appealing old straight razor will make a nice addition to any Civil War personal item grouping and will be of special interest to the Marine Corps and Fort Fisher enthusiast . <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>

Photograph, the Rebel Gunboat CSS Teaser

 

Autograph, General Winfield S. Featherst

 

19th century artillerist - Decorated Tob $225.00

  

Civil War U. S. Marine – STREIGHT Razor $245.00
A medical / surgical relic from a time when chloroform was administered by hand utilizing a specially designed <I>dripper</I> bottle and a cloth over the nose and mouth. (In a search of our personal collection / museum site at MaineLegacy.com you will find an account of how Gettysburg Artillerist, Col. Freeman McGilvery was killed by an overdose of chloroform during simple surgery for a wound of the thumb.) This little dripper stands approximately 4 3/8 inches including the stopper. Remaining in pleasing condition with no chips or cracks, this seldom seen dripper will make a nice addition to any quality medical / surgical grouping. <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>RETAIL PRICE $45.00</b> (1797-1878) Born in Cortlandt, New York, he entered the navy as a midshipman in 1811. During the War of 1812, he served on Lakes Ontario and Champlain, participating in the victory at the latter place for which he received the "Thanks of Congress." He served on the frigate Constellation during the Algerine War, cruised on the frigate Macedonia suppressing piracy in the West Indies, commanded the schooner Shark and the sloop Levant in the Mediterranean, and commanded the sloop Vincennes in the East Indies. He was in charge of the Navy Yard at Washington, D.C., 1853-55, and the Home Squadron, 1856-58. In 1861, Paulding was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to assist in building up a wartime fleet which included construction of ironclad gunboats. Paulding was assigned to evacuate ships from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, in Virginia, which the Confederates planned to seize, in April 1861. He found that Charles S. McCauley, commander of the navy yard, had ordered the destruction of the ships. Paulding had to complete the work of burning and scuttling the largest number of the ships, and was able to remove the USS Cumberland, towed by the USS Pawnee. The USS Merrimack was burned to the waterline, but it was later refitted as the CSS Virginia, also known as the Merrimac. In August 1861, Paulding was named by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to the Ironclad Board, responsible for approving designs for and the construction of ironclad warships for the Union navy. The result was the construction of the USS New Ironsides, the USS Galena, and most famously the USS Monitor, who fought the Confederate ironclad, the CSS Virginia, on March 9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, Va., becoming the first ever battle between two ironclad warships in naval history. He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, on July 10, 1862, and rendered valuable service in command of the New York Navy Yard, at Brooklyn, until May 1865. After the war he served as Governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, and as the post admiral at Boston. Paulding died at Huntington, Long Island, New York, on October 20, 1878. <u>Signature</u>: 3 x 1, in ink, H. Paulding. Light wear. Very fine.   <b>Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator from Tennessee RETAIL PRICE $125.00</b> (1805-77) Born in Wythe County, Virginia, he was a leading Tennessee Unionist during the Civil War. He was originally a Methodist minister, thus earning the lifelong nickname of "Parson." He became editor of the Knoxville Whig in 1849. Although a strong pro-slavery man, he violently opposed secession in 1861, and soon became a leader of Unionist elements in east Tennessee. Confederate authorities suppressed his newspaper and later imprisoned him for several months during the winter of 1861-62 on suspicion of complicity in the bridge burning that so incensed Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Later released, he became a firm advocate of a hard war against the South. He was elected governor of Tennessee on the Republican ticket in 1865, and again in 1867. Brownlow began calling for civil rights to be extended to freed slaves, stating that "a loyal Negro was more deserving than a disloyal white man."  In May 1866, he submitted the 14th Amendment for ratification, which the Radicals in Congress supported, but President Andrew Johnson and his allies opposed. The pro-Johnson minority in the statehouse attempted to flee Nashville to prevent a quorum, and the House sergeant-at-arms was dispatched to arrest them. Two were captured, Pleasant Williams, and A.J. Martin, and they were confined to the House committee room, giving the House the necessary number of members present to establish a quorum. After the amendment passed by a 43-11 vote, Heiskell refused to sign it and resigned in protest. His successor signed it, however, and the amendment was ratified. In transmitting the news to Congress, Brownlow taunted Johnson, stating, "My compliments to the dead dog in the White House."  Tennessee was readmitted to the Union shortly afterward, and was represented in Congress again by 1866. Tennessee was the only former Confederate state that by passed Military Reconstruction. The Radicals nominated Brownlow for a second term for governor in February 1867. His opponent was Emerson Etheridge, a frequent critic of the Brownlow administration. That same month, the legislature passed a bill giving the state's black residents the right to vote, and Union Leagues were organized to help freed slaves in this process. Members of these leagues frequently clashed with disfranchised ex-Confederates, including members of the Ku Klux Klan, and Brownlow organized a state guard, led by General Joseph Alexander Cooper, to protect voters and harass the opposition.  With the state's ex-Confederates disfranchised, Brownlow easily defeated Etheridge in the 1867 election. In 1876, Brownlow endorsed Rutherford B. Hayes for president, and in December he spoke at the opening of Knoxville College, which had been established for the city's African-American residents. On the night of April 28, 1877, Brownlow collapsed at his home, and died the following afternoon. The cause of death was given as "paralysis of the bowels."  He was interred in Knoxville's Old Gray Cemetery following a funeral procession described by his colleague, Oliver Perry Temple, as the largest in the city's history. Brownlow's uncompromising and radical viewpoints made him one of the most divisive figures in Tennessee political history, and one of the most controversial Reconstruction Era politicians of the United States. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view pose. Back mark: D. Appleton & Co., 443 & 445 Broadway, N.Y., A.A. Turner, Photographer. Period ink identification on the verso, "Parson Brownlow, Knoxville, Tenn." Light age toning and wear. Very fine.   <b>Rare image of the Commander of General John C. Fremont's personal bodyguard in Missouri Zagonyi was a native Hungarian who served with the elite Hungarian Hussars in their Revolutionary Army in the revolt of 1848-1849</b> 1822-70) Born in Szinyérváralja, Hungary, he served as a first lieutenant in the Hungarian Revolutionary Army during the 1848-1849 revolt. Known in the United States as Charles Zagonyi, his given name in Hungary was Károly Zágonyi. General Josef Bem assigned him to lead a picked company of cavalry, and he saved the general's life during the revolt, and was himself captured, and imprisoned for two years by the Austrian Army. On July 2, 1851, Zagonyi arrived in the United States, and worked in New York, and Philadelphia as a house painter. He later served in a Boston school as a riding master. When the Civil War commenced, he offered his services to the state of New York, but they refused his offer. General Alexander Asboth, a fellow Hungarian soldier, who was serving as chief of staff for General John C. Fremont, introduced Zagonyi to Fremont. Fremont then tasked Zagonyi to raise, organize and command his personal bodyguard. Zagonyi's men were modeled on the well disciplined "Hungarian Hussars," and he personally selected their matched bay mounts, and designed their dark blue uniforms and hats of the Hussar style. The men carried themselves with great distinction and aplomb, and they were equipped with German cavalry sabers and revolvers. On October 25, 1861, during the 1st Battle of Springfield, Missouri, Major Zagonyi led 300 mounted troops who gallantly charged into Springfield, and routed the Confederate forces. The charge proved costly in terms of casualties and the major lacked the forces to hold the town for the Union after dark, and he withdrew, abandoning Springfield, and his wounded soldiers to the Rebel forces. Zagonyi's charge would become famous, and General Fremont's army would regain control of the town and the Federal army would hold Springfield for the remainder of the war. General Fremont was removed from his command, and his bodyguard commanded by Major Zagonyi were mustered out of the Union army in November 1861, despite the fact that they had signed up as three year volunteers. General Fremont returned to command in the Shenandoah Valley in 1862, as commander of the Mountain District, which included West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and East Tennessee. Fremont once again called upon Zagonyi, and assigned him to lead his cavalry, and promoted him to colonel. General Stonewall Jackson and his Confederate "foot cavalry," outmaneuvered and outfought Fremont's much larger force during Jackson's celebrated 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Following Fremont's embarrassing performance in the Valley, he was replaced by General John Pope who was assigned to command all of the Federal troops in northern Virginia. Rather than serve under Pope, General Fremont and Colonel Zagonyi both resigned from the army. Zagonyi returned to New York and served as president of the Hungarian Society. Zagonyi Park, in Springfield, Mo., is named for him and his famous charge. A marker in the park indicates where the charge took place, and gives a description of the battle action that occurred there. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Full standing view of Zagonyi wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of either major or colonel, a rectangular sword belt plate, and sash hanging from his belt, while holding his kepi in one hand, and his sword in the other. He poses next to a large studio drape. Back mark: E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From a Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Light age toning and wear. Very rare and quite a desirable image, the first one I've ever owned in 46 years!

19th century amber Chloroform Dripper $95.00

  

Autograph, Admiral Hiram Paulding, U. S. $35.00

  

CDV, Parson William G. Brownlow $100.00

  

CDV, Colonel Charles Zagonyi $250.00
<b>He was stricken with yellow fever and died at Beaufort, South Carolina in 1862</b> (1809-1862) Born in Union County, Kentucky, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, and graduated in the West Point class of 1829. In the next 7 years he served as an instructor at the United States Military Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar, resigned from the army, and became a member of the faculty of Cincinnati College where he taught astronomy, philosophy and mathematics. It was as a dedicated student of astronomy that Mitchel gained his claim to fame. He was largely responsible for establishing the Naval Observatory, the Harvard Observatory, the Cincinnati Observatory, and the Dudley Observatory. On August 9, 1861, President Lincoln appointed him a brigadier general of volunteers and he was assigned as commander of the Department of the Ohio. He first organized the northern Kentucky defenses around Cincinnati. During this time, he conspired with espionage agent James J. Andrews on plans to steal a train in Georgia and disrupt a railroad vital to the Confederate States Army coincident with Mitchel's planned attack on Chattanooga, Tennessee. The raid failed, as did Mitchel's military operation. Andrews and a number of his men were captured. Andrews himself was among eight men who were tried in Chattanooga. They were hanged in Atlanta by Confederate forces, but were later buried in the National Cemetery at Chattanooga in 1887. Although a military failure, the story of Andrew's Raid became known to American history as the "Great Locomotive Chase." In March 1862, he seized the Memphis and Charleston Railroad at Huntsville, Alabama, and sent raiding parties into Stevenson and Decatur to secure the tracks for the Union army. He was promoted to major general on April 11, 1862. He then commanded the Department of the South and was stricken with yellow fever and died at Beaufort, S.C., on October 30, 1862. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Full standing view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of brigadier general with sash and sword attached to his belt. He is holding his bummer's kepi with hat wreath insignia. Back mark: Early war E. Anthony [New York] imprint. Excellent image.   <b>In the Battle of Gettysburg the 11th New Jersey Infantry lost 26 men killed and 122 wounded</b> 4 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Quarter Master Sergeant Benjamin F. Titsworth, Co. D, 11th New Jersey Infantry, with the original cover addressed to Miss Amanda Wallace, Lawrenceville, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. C.D.S., Washington, D.C., Apr. 4, with 3 cents rose George Washington U.S. postage stamp. Excellent fully identified New Jersey soldier letter. Wagon Park in the field Quartermaster Department 11th New Jersey Volunteers April 1st, 1865 Friend Amanda, It gives me pleasure to address you thus, not only because we believe each other to be corresponding under pure motives, which I hope I'll never give you cause to doubt the same of me, but I believe I have found a true soldier's friend- a patriotic Lady. I received yours of the 11th and would have answered it ere this had not a move of the army prevented it. We are still on the move. Broke camp last Wednesday morning and the troops marched to the left where they have been since advancing gradually. The 5th Corps and Sherman's cavalry force are on the left of us. There has been fighting every day. The wagon train lies near Humphrey's Station- the farthest station on General Grant's railroad. My new position requires me to accompany the train. The wounded are brought to this station after having their wounds dressed at the field hospital, put aboard the cars and sent to the General Hospital at City Point. I have been over to the station frequently when wounded come in and I saw some very severe cases. All is reported progressing finely for our side. General Grant is here supervising the move. It was reported two days ago that General Sheridan had cut the South Side Railroad and destroyed ten miles of it, then moved off in the direction of Burkesville- the junction of the Danville and Lynchburg Roads. That report was contradicted this morning. I won't vouch for the truth of either. I'm not afraid but Grant will carry things through alright. I have unbounded confidence in that General. Sherman no doubt is resting his army now at or near Goldsboro and well he might. Twenty thousand of his men were unshod when they reached that place. After they are reclothed and recruited, I expect we will hear more good news from Sherman and his Veterans. We can afford to let them rest a while. We have had two days of very heavy rain which left the roads almost impassible. Yesterday some supplies were sent to the front and almost every team mired. They returned this morning. Today is a regular March day- very windy and it's throwing the rain on my paper. You must excuse me if my paper doesn't look as neat as it might. We haven't any log houses now. However, we get along first rate with tents as it is not very cold weather. I guess I have built my last log house and I hope the army has as a general thing, but I must give way for the cook to set the dinner table. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain as ever your true friend, B. Frank Titsworth Quartermaster Sergeant 11th New Jersey Volunteers Excellent content, very neatly written, excellent condition, and fully identified. New Jersey Civil War soldier letters are very rare to find. Extremely desirable! Benjamin F. Titsworth, enlisted on August 1, 1862, as a private, and was mustered into Co. D, 11th New Jersey Infantry. He was promoted to quartermaster sergeant on February 1, 1865, and mustered out of the Union army on June 6, 1865, at Washington, D.C. The 11th New Jersey Infantry fought in the Battles of Chancellorsville; at Gettysburg where they had 26 men killed, and 122 men wounded; Beverly Ford, Locust Grove, the Mine Run Campaign, Spotsylvania Court House, and in the Petersburg campaign.   <b>He captured the cities of Atlanta, and Savannah, Georgia in 1864 presenting the latter as a Christmas present to President Lincoln His infamous march from Atlanta to the sea laid waste to much of Georgia General in Chief of the United States Army Signature with rank of general with another 6 lines written by Sherman on the reverse side of the paper</b> (1820-1891) He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, and graduated #6 in the West Point class of 1840. Sherman roomed with and befriended another important future Civil War general for the Union, George H. Thomas. Fellow cadet William S. Rosecrans remembered Sherman as "one of the brightest and most popular fellows" at the academy and as "a bright-eyed, red-headed fellow, who was always prepared for a lark of any kind." Upon his graduation he entered the army as a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery, and saw action in Florida in the Second Seminole War. In 1859, Sherman accepted a job as the first superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy, in Pineville, Louisiana, a position he sought at the suggestion of future Union General, then Major Don Carlos Buell. He was an effective and popular leader of the institution, which would later become Louisiana State University. William T. Sherman rose to be one of the Union's most renowned military leaders, and saw action at 1st Bull Run, Shiloh, Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, the infamous March to the Sea which took on his name, and the 1865 Carolina's campaign. He received the surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's army, at Greensboro, N.C., on April 26, 1865. Sherman continued in the Regular Army after the war, and became a Lieutenant General on July 25, 1866, and Full General, on March 4, 1869. In June 1865, two months after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Sherman received his first postwar command, originally called the Military Division of the Mississippi, later the Military Division of the Missouri, which came to comprise the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. Sherman's efforts in that position were focused on protecting the main wagon roads, such as the Oregon, Bozeman, and Santa Fe Trails. When Ulysses S. Grant became president in 1869, Sherman was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army, and promoted to the rank of full general. After the death of ex-Union General John A. Rawlins, Sherman served for one month as acting Secretary of War. Sherman lived most of the rest of his life in New York City. He was devoted to the theater and to amateur painting and was in demand as a colorful speaker at dinners and banquets, in which he indulged a fondness for quoting Shakespeare. Proposed as a Republican candidate for the presidential election of 1884, Sherman declined as emphatically as possible, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected." Sherman died of pneumonia in New York City on February 14, 1891, six days after his 71st birthday. President Benjamin Harrison, who had served under General Sherman during the Civil War, sent a telegram to Sherman's family and ordered all national flags to be flown at half staff. Harrison, in a message to the Senate, and the House of Representatives, wrote that: "He was an ideal soldier, and shared to the fullest the esprit de corps of the army, but he cherished the civil institutions organized under the Constitution, and was only a soldier that these might be perpetuated in undiminished usefulness and honor." On February 19th, a funeral service was held at his home, followed by a military procession. Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate general who had commanded the resistance to Sherman's troops in Georgia and the Carolina's, served as a pallbearer in New York City. It was a bitterly cold day and a friend of Johnston, fearing that the general might become ill, asked him to put on his hat. Johnston replied: "If I were in Sherman's place, and he were standing in mine, he would not put on his hat." Johnston did catch a serious cold and died one month later of pneumonia. Sherman's body was then transported to St. Louis, where another service was conducted at a local Catholic church on February 21, 1891. His son, Thomas Ewing Sherman, who was a Jesuit priest, presided over his father's funeral masses in New York City, and in St. Louis. Former U.S. President, and Civil War General Rutherford B. Hayes, who attended both ceremonies, said at the time that General William T. Sherman had been "the most interesting and original character in the world." He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Sherman's younger brother John, served as a U.S. Congressman from Ohio, and was a prominent advocate against slavery. <u>Autograph With Rank</u>: 5 x 3 1/4, in ink, this is the closing of a letter Sherman wrote and it includes his closing salutation and rank. "Reciprocating fully your kind Remembrance, I am truly Your friend & Kinsman, W.T. Sherman, General." Light age toning and wear. Very fine. There are another 6 lines in Sherman's hand on the reverse talking about his wife, six children and a daughter who was married in St. Louis who has two children, his grandchildren. Very nice example of the signature and handwriting of "Uncle Billy" Sherman! Always a desirable autograph.  H 32in. x D 20in.

CDV, General Ormsby M. Mitchel $125.00

  

11th New Jersey Infantry Soldier Letter

 

Autograph, General William T. Sherman

 

H 32in. x D 20in. $3800.00
Another remnant from our decades of scouring the countryside for such treasures, this Confederate altered 2nd Model Virginia Manufactory will be of special interest to the <I>deep dish</I> historian who appreciates unquestionable evidence of hard wartime use while remaining in honest as found and unmolested condition. Pleasing to the eye with an obvious hard fought history, this example from the war’s only state run armory was manufactured in Richmond, Virginia circa 1818 with its original <I>’RICHMOND 1818’</I> & <I>’VIRGINIA / MANUFACTORY’</I> functioning lock. Fitted with its crude field replacement hammer and hammer screw, the arsenal plate is held in place with one arsenal screw and a period field replacement stud and classic square nut. As part of the war-time conversion (c. 1861/62) the original manufacture brass flash pan was removed with an iron <I>sliver</I>set in place under the braised percussion bolster all reminiscent of the work of W. Morgan in Richmond who altered approximately 700 muskets by contract between February and September 1862. The 69 caliber 33 inch barrel offers an appealing smooth 100% natural age patina with telltale wear at the muzzle as a result of heavy use of an iron ramrod. The barrel is unmarked except for a deeply struck V touch mark at the left breech. The musket retains a shortened to fit Tower ramrod as continued evidence of <I>make-do</I> field circumstance. Dr. John Murphy’s <I>CONFEDERATE RIFLES & MUSKETS</I> offers additional insight into these scarce conversions all of which were contracted for by the State of Virginia to supply its own troops. Dr. Murphy in his work and Virginia historian Giles Cromwell in his <I>Virginia Manufactory of Arms</I> offer good information on early war issue of these arms as flintlocks with a campaign to cycle these muskets back through for update conversion to percussion. Included is specific information pertaining to the shortening of muskets which had damage to their forward portions. The stock was period shortened just forward of the middle barrel band with a crude extensively black iron pinned but sound wrist repair continues to provide evidence of a heavily used arm of the weapons starved Virginia Confederate. These, like other Southern and Confederate arms of the war, were obsolescent weapons subject to extremely hard use such that few exist today. As such this crudely adapted field used Virginia Manufactory is all the more desirable as an artifact of the Civil War Confederacy and the State of Virginia. <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>  Best described by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, this enameled brass 1st Division XVIII Corps Badge remains in exceptional original condition and is representative of the December 1862 formation of the five Union Army divisions stationed in North Carolina as the 18th Corps. This hard fought Corps saw considerable action to included Drewry's Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor, June 15th Assault On Petersburg, the Petersburg Mine battle of the Crater, Chaffin's Farm, Fair Oaks and the Fall Of Richmond. <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>  A wonderful Civil War era display item this all original and unopened textile dye packet measures approximately 3 1/2 X 1 ľ X 1 inch thick with classic patriotic eagle graphic and the nomenclature of <B> GEO. H. REED & SONS</B>.(see: Civil War vintage Boston Business Directories) Illustrated here to show the dye bottle and direction sheet content from a like packet, it should be noted that we have 3 of these and <U> may be able make a 2nd packet available</U> for the collector who wishes to preserve an unopened packet with another opened to display the content. A hard to find relic of the Civil War period that will make a nice companion <I>small</I> in any 19th century grouping. <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>  Remaining in exceptional <I>as new</I> condition with the exception of a desirable fine natural age patina, this full set of bone and ebony dominoes remains housed in its equally fine condition quarter sawed white oak slide top box. Complete with original printed game directions, this is the finest condition set of 19th century dominoes we have acquired in 50 plus years of seeking out and paying attention to such things. Not a big deal to the collector who enjoys good evidence of period use and handling, this obviously period game set with the <I>off the shelf</I> rarity of absolutely no ware to the surfaces and sharp square edges will be especially appreciated by the purest. <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>

Especially desirable! VIRGINIA MANUFACT $3350.00

  

Civil War 18h Corps Device $65.00

  

unopened – Geo. H. Reed Sons - Civil Wa $85.00

  

exceptional condition! Civil War era BON $195.00
<b>Mayor Wood suggested to the New York City Council in 1861 that the city should declare itself an independent city-state in order to continue its profitable cotton trade with the Confederate States of America United States Congressman from New York Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress Mayor of New York City during the Civil War RETAIL PRICE $75.00</b> (1812-81) Born in Philadelphia, he entered politics in New York City, in 1834, and was active in Tammany Hall politics, serving as a member of the U.S. Congress, 1841-43. Elected mayor of New York City in 1854, and reelected in 1856, with the support of "Soft Shell Democrats" who supported the 1849 state Democratic platform, which called for protection of slavery where it existed, but recognized Congress's right to prevent its extension to new American territories. During his term in office the city was plagued by the existence of two separate police forces, one under state control, the other under the mayor; which caused much confusion over jurisdiction and assisted in the abundance of crime and corruption, but he still managed to be reelected for a third term in 1859. He appeared at the Democratic National Convention in 1860 at the head of a contesting New York delegation with pro-Southern sentiments. Believing that the Union was about to be dissolved, he proposed in January 1861 that New York should become a "free city." Not being elected for another term as mayor, he re-entered national politics serving as U.S. Congressman, 1863-65, and again in 1867-81. He became the majority floor leader, and chairman of the very powerful Ways and Means Committee in both the 45th and 46th Congresses, 1877–1881. Throughout his career, Wood expressed political sympathies for the Southern States, including during the Civil War. He once suggested to the New York City Council that the city should declare itself an independent city-state in order to continue its profitable cotton trade with the Confederate States of America. In the House of Representatives, he was a vocal opponent of President Abraham Lincoln and one of the main opponents of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. Wood was critical in blocking the measure in the House when it first came up for a vote in June 1864. Wood died in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 13, 1881, one day before his 69th birthday, and was buried in Trinity Church Cemetery, in New York, N.Y. <u>Document Signed</u>: 7 1/8 x 3 1/4, imprinted form filled out in ink. New York, May 31, 1856. To The Treasurer Of The City Of New York At The Mechanics Bank. $570.95. No. 5707. Pay Timothy Donovan on order Five hundred & seventy 95/100 Dollars for Copper Fence. Signed by Fernando Wood as Mayor, D.Z. Valentine, Clerk, and A.C. Flagg, Comptroller. Per Ordnance January 26th, 1856. Repairs to Public Buildings. Endorsed on the reverse by Timothy Donovan. Small punch hole cancellation at top center with typical cut cancellation. Very nice document printed on blue paper. Excellent signature of Mayor Fernando Wood.   <b>RETAIL PRICE $125.00</b> 6 1/2 x 5, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Mississippi Central Rail Road Company, Transfer No. 391. Office of the Mississippi Central Rail Road Company, 20 Feby. 1861. For Value Received. J.J.C. Sims of Tenn., do hereby assign and transfer unto J.B. Walker of Ga. Ten (10) Shares of the Capital Stock of the Mississippi Central Railroad Company, standing in my name on the Books of said Company, on each of which Fifty (50) Dollars have been paid, being the whole of the stock held by Certificate No. 206, M.C. & Tenn. R.R. J.C. Sims, pr. A.J. Mc Coninco Sec. proxy. Excellent condition. Very desirable 1861 Confederate railroad document. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: In 1852, the Mississippi Central Railroad was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature to build a railroad from Canton, Mississippi, to Grand Junction, Tennessee, financed by wealthy cotton planters in La Grange, Tenn., and Oxford, Miss., passing through the towns of Grenada, Water Valley, Oxford and Holly Springs. The first passenger trains from Holly Springs to Oxford ran in 1857. In November 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant began the Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign down the line with the ultimate goal of capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, in conjunction with General William Tecumseh Sherman. Grant established a base in Holly Springs and began advancing south along the railroad. Confederate soldiers built earthwork fortifications to defend the railroad. Skirmishes were fought all along the railroad. While General Grant was stalled, Confederate General Van Dorn lead a successful cavalry raid on Grant's supply base at Holly Springs, burning most of his supplies and then moved north destroying the railroad and telegraph lines along the way. With the railroad destroyed Grant had no way to resupply his army and was forced to end the campaign and retreat.   <b>Autographed carte de visite with rank and regiment Photographed as colonel of the 17th New York Infantry RETAIL PRICE $350.00</b> (1824-82) Born in Utica, N.Y., prior to the Civil War, Lansing was a key participant in the establishment of the "Military Association of New York." He enlisted in the Union army on May 18, 1861, at New York City, and was commissioned colonel of the 17th New York Infantry, a 2 year regiment. He saw action during the Siege of Yorktown, Va., as well as in the Seven Days Battles where he was seriously wounded and had to be hospitalized. On October 17, 1862, the 17th New York Infantry became part of the Army of the Potomac, and Lansing having recovered from his wounds was appointed as the commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, of the 5th Army Corps. He then served with his brigade at the battles of 2nd Bull Run, where his regiment made a valiant assault, in which it suffered the loss of 183 killed, wounded and missing, and at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Lansing was honorably discharged from the army when the term of service of his old regiment expired on June 2, 1863. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general on March 13, 1865. for his meritorious Civil War record. After the war, Lansing worked for the American European Express and spent several years in Paris as their representative, and in 1876, was an auditor of the Philadelphia Centennial. He also was active in veterans affairs, being a member of the General George G. Meade Post No. 1, of the Grand Army of the Republic, since January 29, 1879. Lansing died on April 13, 1882, and was buried at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, in Burlington, New Jersey. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Standing view in uniform with rank of colonel with a 2 piece badge pinned to his coat. Brady, Washington imprint on the front mount. Signed in ink on the front, H.S. Lansing, Colonel, 17 N.Y. Light age toning. Edges of the card mount are very slightly trimmed. Very scarce signed image. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: The 17th New York Infantry, were known as the "Westchester Chasseurs,"   <b>He was very severely wounded in the Indian Wars in 1836, and was so seriously wounded at Molino del Rey during the Mexican War that it kept him out of the service for 3 years recovering! Captured during the Civil War in the Battle at Cedar Mountain, Virginia in 1862</b> (1811-92) Born in Eastpoint, Maine, he graduated in the West Point class of 1835, and was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry. He fought in the Florida Wars against the Seminole and Creek Indians and was seriously wounded at Camp Izard in 1836. He was twice brevetted for gallantry in the Mexican War for heroism at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco, and he was so badly wounded at the battle of Molino del Rey that he was disabled for 3 years convalescing. This wound troubled Prince so badly for the rest of his life that it caused him to commit suicide! He was appointed brigadier general on April 20, 1862, and commanded a brigade, and then led a division in General Nathaniel P. Bank's army. He was captured at Cedar Mountain, Va., on August 9, 1862. His principal field service after his exchange was in the Rapidan campaign which followed General. Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg. Prince commanded the 2nd division in General French's 3rd Corps in this campaign, and during the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns. In 1864-65, he held commands in Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina. He was promoted to the rank of brevet colonel and brigadier general in the Regular U.S. Army, on March 13, 1865, for faithful Civil War service, and was mustered out of the volunteer service on April 30, 1866. The then 81 year old General Prince committed suicide in a hotel on Trafalgar Square in London, on August 19, 1892. Prince had been constantly plagued with severe pain during his entire life from his serious Indian and Mexican War wounds, and he finally could no longer take the pain and sadly Prince ended his own life. His body was brought back to America and he was interred in Hillside Cemetery, in Eastport, Maine, the town of his birth. 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. Imprint on the front mount, Brady, New York. Back mark: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries. Broadway & Tenth St., New York, No. 352 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C. Excellent Mathew Brady image. Rare. Extremely desirable.

Autograph, Fernando Wood, Mayor of New Y $60.00

  

1861 Mississippi Central Rail Road Compa $95.00

  

CDV, Colonel Henry S. Lansing $300.00

  

CDV, General Henry Prince $250.00
<b>RETAIL PRICE $125.00</b> Imprint of Taylor & Huntington, Hartford, Conn. The War For The Union, Photographic History, 1861-1865. Original Photograph taken by the Government Photographer during the war. View No. 6161. Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. This famous prison was the scene of much suffering during the War Between the States. Union prisoners were crowded into this building like sardines in a box. The building was formally the Libby & Son Ship Chandlers & Grocers. The prisoners were ill treated and more than half starved by the brutal keepers. Some wonderful escapes were made by tunneling a long distance and coming up to the surface away from the prison, and then escaping into the Union lines some miles away. The albumen photograph measures, 3 1/2 x 3, and is blind stamped, copyrighted. Mount measures, 7 x 4 1/2. Numerous people can be seen crowded in the front of the prison. This is a war time view that was published post war. All imprints and captions are present. Light age toning and wear to the card mount. Very fine. Desirable content.  <b>Department of the Missouri</b> 4 1/2 x 7, authentic imprint. War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, October 11, 1862 General Orders No. 155 The Territories of Colorado and Nebraska are included in the Department of the Missouri. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: L. THOMAS Adjutant General Scattered wear and edge chipping.   <b>Colonel of the 1st & 5th Maine Infantry Regiments He was seriously wounded and carried off the battlefield at Gaines's Mill, Virginia in 1862 Wounded on 3 separate occasions during the Civil War and cited for gallantry by his superiors</b> (1818-92) Born in the coastal town of Newburyport located in Essex County, Massachusetts, Jackson was active in the Maine State Militia, and would command some of those militiamen early in the war. In 1861, Jackson joined the Union army, and was appointed commander of the 1st Maine Infantry Regiment, on May 3rd, with the rank of colonel. On September 3, 1861, he was commissioned colonel of the 5th Maine Infantry. He was seriously wounded and carried off the battlefield at Gaines's Mill, Va., during General McClellan's 1862 Peninsula campaign. His regiment lost 10 killed, 69 wounded, and 16 men missing in the battle. Upon recovery from his wound, he saw action in the Maryland Campaign at the battles of South Mountain, Crampton's Gap and Antietam, being wounded at Crampton's Gap. Jackson was promoted to brigadier general on September 24, 1862, and commanded a brigade in the 12th Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He was seriously wounded on April 17, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, when he fractured his right thigh. The injury prevented him from participating in the Battle of Chancellorsville that May and he was out of action until the fall. When Jackson was fit enough for light duty, he was given command of the Draft Depot in New York Harbor located on Rikers Island, and then on Hart's Island, posts he held for a year. On November 11, 1864, General Jackson was ordered to the Western Theater and given command of a division of the 20th Corps in the Army of Georgia. He led it during General Sherman's March to the Sea in November and December 1864, in which Jackson was wounded for the third time during the war when he was shot just above his right ankle. In 1865, he continued to lead his division in the Carolina's Campaign until April 2nd, fighting at the Battle of Bentonville. Jackson was brevetted to the rank of major general in the Union Army on March 15, 1865, for his gallant conduct during the war. He was mustered out of the volunteer service on August 24, 1865, and returned to civilian life in Maine. Jackson died on April 21, 1892, in Jamestown, New York, at the home of one of his sons. His body was returned to his native state of Massachusetts and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Newburyport where he was born. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Imprint on the front mount, Brady, New York. Back mark: Brady's National Portrait Galleries, Broadway & Tenth Street, New York & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C. Choice condition. Rare.   <b>Killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863</b> (1824-63) Born in Rockland, Maine, he served several terms in the Maine State Legislature, and was the mayor of Rockland. He founded and commanded the "Rockland Guard," a volunteer militia company, which held a sterling reputation for drill and discipline. At the beginning of the Civil War, Berry went to Augusta and offered his services to Governor Washburn, and was given orders to recruit a regiment, which he did, and was appointed colonel of the 4th Maine Infantry, on June 15, 1861. He saw action at 1st Bull Run under the command of General O.O. Howard, and for his gallant actions at that battle he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Berry was then assigned to the command of the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Corps, which consisted of four regiments: the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Michigan Infantry Regiments; and the 37th New York Infantry Regiment. General Berry's decisive action at the Battle of Williamsburg benefited General Joe Hooker, and he received high praise from his superiors. His brigade fought in the Battle of Seven Pines, and in the Seven Days Battles around Richmond. Berry was then promoted to Major General on November 29, 1862, and rose to the command of the 2nd Division of the 3rd Corps, when General Daniel Sickles, ascended to become the 3rd corps commander. He fought with the 3rd Corps in the battle of Fredericksburg, and led General Hooker's old division into the battle of Chancellorsville. In the confused fighting which occurred in the early morning hours of May 3, 1863, while the Yankees attempted to regroup after General Stonewall Jackson's celebrated flank attack of the previous day, General Berry was killed while at the head of his command by a Rebel sharpshooter. His body was sent home and he is buried in Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Maine. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Standing view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of brigadier general. Imprint on the front mount, Brady, New York. Back mark: Brady's National Portrait Galleries, Broadway & Tenth Street, New York & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C. Excellent condition. Very desirable. Scarce.

Photograph, Confederate Libby Prison, Ri $100.00

  

The Territories of Colorado & Nebraska a $5.00

  

CDV, General Nathaniel J. Jackson $250.00

  

CDV, General Hiram G. Berry $250.00
<b>General Heth started the battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, when he marched his troops down the Chambersburg Pike and ran into General John Buford's Cavalry He was severely wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg Image by Vannerson & Jones, Richmond, Vairginia RETAIL PRICE $750.00</b> (1825-99) Born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, he was the son of United States Navy Captain John Heth, and Margaret L. Pickett, sister of Robert Pickett, who was the father of Confederate general, George Pickett, Henry Heth's first cousin. He usually went by the name of "Harry," the name also preferred by his grandfather, American Revolutionary War Colonel Henry Heth. He graduated in the West Point class of 1847, and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant and assigned to the 1st Infantry Regiment. His antebellum career was served primarily on western outposts. In 1858, he created the first marksmanship manual for the Army. At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Heth resigned his commission in the U.S. Army, and joined the Confederate States Army, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. His initial assignment was to muster and drill regiments of state militia in southwestern Virginia. He was commissioned colonel of the 45th Virginia Infantry, and saw action under General John B. Floyd in the 1861 western Virginia campaign leading his regiment in the battles of Kessler's Cross Lanes, and Carnifex Ferry. He was promoted to brigadier general to rank from January 6, 1862, and took part in the Kentucky campaign under General Edmund Kirby Smith. He then joined the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee, and was assigned a brigade in General A.P. Hill's division, which he led at Chancellorsville. He fought with aggressive qualities in his first large-scale combat, attacking without reserves against a Union force emerging from the Wilderness. Heth assumed command of General Hill's division after Hill assumed corps command after General Stonewall Jackson's wounding. Following the death of Jackson, Lee reorganized his army into three corps, promoting Hill to the command of the Third Corps. Heth retained his division command under Hill and was promoted to major general on May 24, 1863. It was General "Harry" Heth who started the battle of Gettysburg when on the morning of July 1, 1863, he advanced with two of his brigades down the Chambersburg Pike towards Gettysburg expecting only to meet some local militia. Instead he ran into General John Buford's dismounted cavalry who were armed with repeating carbines and the battle of Gettysburg commenced in earnest. General Heth was severely wounded in the battle, but managed to participate in all of the subsequent engagements of the army including the 1864 Overland Campaign, the Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. Heth surrendered with General Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox Court House, Va., on April 9, 1865. After the war, he worked in the insurance business, and later served the government as a surveyor, and worked in the Office of Indian Affairs. He died in Washington, D.C., on September 27, 1899, and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond, Virginia. Heth served as the first Commander of the "Centennial Legion of Historic Military Commands" when it was founded in 1876. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in Confederate uniform. Back mark: Vannerson & Jones Photographers 77 Main Street, Richmond, Va., with a 2 cents orange George Washington, U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamp on the verso. Very nice image. Desirable Confederate Gettysburg general with Richmond imprint. Very scarce.   <b>RETAIL PRICE 25.00</b> 5 1/2 x 8 1/4, soft covers. By George Wolstenholme. Published by the West Yorkshire Postcard Centre, 13 Westroyd Park, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England. Printed by E.S.I. Prtinting Company, Moorhead Garage, Kind Edward Street, Dewsbury, England. 30 pages, illustrated. Introduction: The amazing growth of interest in postcard collecting has prompted me to compile this book as a general guide to collectors, especially the newer ones. It is an enlargement of the previous, "Comprehensive Dictionary of the Postcard" and contains almost twice as many items. I have tried to give an indication of which are the better and more valuable cards to collect by the descriptions "Fine Cards, Star Cards and Super Star Cards." More content. Choice condition. These rare booklets routinely sell for $95.00 to $125.00 each by book dealers. You can find them available on the internet at those prices right now. Excellent condition.   <b>Colonel of the 1st Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. RETAIL PRICE $395.00</b> (1829-1903) Born at Frederick, Maryland, he graduated from Princeton in 1849, studied law, and was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1851 after finishing his law degree at Harvard. During the next ten years, he gained fame as the Maryland State Attorney, Chairman of the Maryland State Democratic Committee, and delegate to the presidential conventions of 1860 at Charleston, and Baltimore where he staunchly supported John C. Breckenridge for president. He aided in the recruitment and organization, and equipped a company at his own expense of the 1st Maryland Infantry, and served with it as major, and colonel at the Battle of 1st Manassas, and in General Stonewall Jackson's celebrated 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, and during the Seven Days battles. On May 17, 1862, the initial 12-month term of duty of the 1st Maryland Regiment, expired, and the men began to clamor for their immediate discharge. Johnson reluctantly agreed with the men, but he could not disband the entire regiment in mid-campaign, and discontent began to spread. By May 22nd, on the eve of the Battle of Front Royal, discontent became open mutiny. Johnson argued with the men to no avail, though news of the rebellion was kept secret from General Stonewall Jackson. When given orders to engage the enemy, Johnson addressed his soldiers: "You have heard the order, and I must confess are in a pretty good condition to obey it. I will have to return it with the endorsement upon the back that "the First Maryland refuses to meet the enemy," despite being given orders by General Jackson. Before this day, I was proud to call myself a Marylander, but now, God knows, I would rather be known as anything else. Shame on you to bring this stigma upon the fair name of your native state - to cause the finger of scorn to be pointed at those who confided to your keeping their most sacred trust - their honor and that of the glorious Old State. Marylander's you call yourselves - profane not that hallowed name again, for it is not yours. What Marylander ever before threw down his arms and deserted his colors in the presence of the enemy, and those arms, and those colors too, placed in your hands by a woman. Never before has one single blot defaced her honored history. Could it be possible to conceive a crime more atrocious, an outrage more damnable? Go home and publish to the world your infamy. Boast of it when you meet your fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and sweethearts. Tell them it was you who, when brought face to face with the enemy, proved yourselves recreants, and acknowledged yourselves to be cowards. Tell them this, and see if you are not spurned from their presence like some loathsome leper, and despised, detested, nay abhorred, by those whose confidence you have so shamefully betrayed; you will wander over the face of the earth with the brand of "coward," and "traitor," indelibly imprinted on your foreheads, and in the end sink into a dishonored grave, unwept for, uncared for, leaving behind as a heritage to your posterity the scorn and contempt of every honest man and virtuous woman in the land." Colonel Johnson's speech seems to have worked where threats had failed, and the Marylander's rallied to the regimental colors, seizing their weapons and crying "lead us to the enemy and we will prove to you that we are not cowards!" An able officer, he was assigned to various important field duties by his superior officers. At the Battle of Front Royal, Va., on May 23, 1862, the 1st Maryland Infantry (CSA) was forced into battle with their fellow Marylander's, the 1st Regiment Maryland Infantry (USA) commanded by Colonel John R. Kenly. This is the only time in United States military history that two regiments of the same numerical designation, and from the same state have engaged each other in battle. Just two days later, on May 25, 1862, the 1st Maryland fought again at the First Battle of Winchester, and at the Battle of Cross Keys on June 8th, where the 1st Maryland were placed on General Richard S. Ewell's left, successfully fighting off three assaults by the Yankee troops. After the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Winchester, Colonel Johnson, was described as "one of the handsomest men in the First Maryland." He saw action in the Seven Days Battles in 1862, part of the Peninsula Campaign, a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, in which General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George B. McClellan, away from Richmond, and into a retreat down the Virginia Peninsula. After the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Johnson succeeded to the command of the Second Brigade which he led in the Second Battle of Manassas, and during the 1862 Maryland campaign. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1864. He executed General Jubal A. Early's orders to burn the town of Chambersburg, Pa. in June 1864. This act was in retaliation for excessive destruction committed by General David Hunter's soldiers in the Shenandoah Valley. Johnson spent the last months of the war in command of the Confederate prison at Salisbury, North Carolina. After the war he returned to his law practice, and also served four years in the Virginia State Senate. Johnson initially maintained support from African-Americans, known as "Johnson clubs," which were political organizations of African-American voters. Unfortunately, Johnson lost their support. After the war, Johnson practiced law in Richmond until 1879, when he moved to Baltimore. After the death of his wife, he moved to Amelia, Virginia, where he died, but his remains were interred back in Baltimore in Loudon Park Cemetery. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform. Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. This view was taken in 1863 when Johnson was colonel of the 1st Maryland Infantry. Excellent image. Scarce. This image was once part of the famous and historic late William A. Turner collection. Mr. Turner was one of the foremost experts and collectors of Confederate photography in the world. He was the author of "Even More Confederate Faces," and his amazing Confederate images were used in countless books, magazines, and documentary television programs. Here is a RARE opportunity to own a Confederate image from this extraordinary collection!   <b>Wounded at Salem Church, Virginia in the 1863 Chancellorsville campaign Commanded the 1st Corps at Gettysburg after the death of General John F. Reynolds Very Desirable War Date First Corps Signature With Rank & Date RETAIL PRICE $200.00</b> (1822-95) Born in Norfolk, Virginia, the city that his father Thomas Newton, Jr. represented in the U.S. Congress for 31 years. He graduated #2 in the West Point class of 1842, and was commissioned lieutenant in the elite Corps of Engineers. He taught engineering at the United States Military Academy, from 1843–46, and constructed numerous fortifications along the Atlantic coast, and the Great Lakes from 1846–52. He was a member of a special Gulf Coast defense board in 1856, and was appointed Chief Engineer, of the Utah Expedition in 1858. Newton, the native Virginian, remained loyal to the Union when the Civil War broke out in April 1861, and he was commissioned a brigadier general on September 23, 1861, and during the ensuing winter he employed his engineering skills to good use and strengthened the defenses around, Washington, D.C. During General McClellan's 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, Newton commanded a brigade in the ensuing battles. During the 1862 Maryland Campaign, he led a bayonet charge at South Mountain that resulted in taking the enemy position, and he also fought at the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history, on September 17, 1862. Newton commanded a division in the 6th Corps, in the disastrous Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., on December 13, 1862. He was conspicuous in storming Marye's Heights during the 1863 Chancellorsville campaign, and he was wounded at Salem Church, Va. At the battle of Gettysburg, he was appointed to take over the command of the 1st Corps after the death of General John F. Reynolds, during the first day's battle, on July 1, 1863, by the Commander of the Army of the Potomac George G. Meade. After Gettysburg, General Newton was sent west to join the Army of General William T. Sherman, who regarded him to be a skilled commander. Newton fought gallantly in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, commanding the 2nd Division, 4th Corps, under command of General George H. Thomas. At the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Ga., he prevented a dangerous Confederate movement against Sherman and his rapidly constructed works allowed him to turn back the Confederate thrust, a victory that gained him accolades for his Civil War military career. After the capture of Atlanta, Newton commanded the District of Key West and the Tortugas, Florida, of the Department of the Gulf, from 1864 to 1866. After the war, Newton returned to the Corps of Engineers, where he oversaw improvements to the waterways around New York City, and to the Hudson River. He also had charge of New York Harbor defenses until he was appointed Chief of Engineers in 1884. He was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, and retired from the U.S. Army in 1886, after forty-four years of meritorious service. He served as Commissioner of Public Works, in New York City, from 1886–88, and as President of the Panama Railroad Company from 1888–95. General Newton died in New York City on May 1, 1895, of complications from a heart disease and was originally buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens on May 4, 1895. He was then re-interred at his beloved United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on June 14, 1895. <u>War Date Signature With Rank</u>: 5 x 3 1/2, signed in ink, with army imprint at the top of the sheet of paper. Headquarters First Army Corps, Dec. 12th, 1863. Compliments of John Newton, Major Genl. Light age toning, and wear, with some small mounting traces at the corners of the reverse. Very nicely signed. Extremely desirable war date example of this hard fighting Union general. Comes with an excellent, 8 x 10, black and white copy photograph, of General Newton in uniform.

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CDV, General Bradley T. Johnson $350.00

  

Autograph, General John Newton $175.00
<b>He earned the Thanks of Congress in 1862 for the capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina Signature With Rank RETAIL PRICE $55.00</b> (1805-73) Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a chief clerk of the U.S. Navy Department. He was appointed a midshipman in the United States Navy by Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton on June 28, 1812. He received his lieutenant's commission in 1825. After cruising the Pacific in the frigate United States, he participated in the bombardment of Veracruz during the Mexican War. He served consecutively as: commander of a detachment in the expedition against Tuxpan; senior officer of a commission which explored California and Oregon (1849–1850); was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy (1853–1857); and commander of the Brazil Squadron (1859–1861). Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in 1861. He earned the Thanks of Congress in 1862 for the capture of Roanoke Island and the closing of the North Carolina sounds. Goldsborough and his command were sent to Hampton Roads, Va., at the request of Major General George B. McClellan to help protect Union forces landing on the Virginia Peninsula at the start of the Peninsula Campaign. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in August 1862. In June 1865, he was appointed as the first commander of the European Squadron. He took command of the Washington Navy Yard in 1868, and served there until his retirement in 1873. Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough died in Washington, D.C., on February 20, 1877. <u>Signature With Rank</u>: 5 x 3/4, in ink, L.M. Goldsborough, Rear Adml. & Presiding Officer. Cut slightly irregular at the botton not affecting any of the writing. Boldly signed. Very desirable.   Civil War patriotic imprint with a blue vignette of General George Washington holding a sword with an American flag at his side with motto below, "Hail Columbia." Manufacturers imprint along the edge, Momford & Co., 38 & 40 Fourth St., Cincinnati, O. Light age toning and wear. Very fine. ***See our Patriotic Imprints section to read more information about this item.  Set here with a period quarter for size comparison this attractive pair of Civil War earrings remain in all original <I>as found</I> condition and are ready for display as is with natural age patina or ready for wear with the application of jeweler’s polish. A special treat for the period purest as this modestly priced in the period pair was fashioned from die struck brass with a gold wash finish as opposed to gold. Clearly focusing on the everyday buyer of limited means, such a purchase would have been more in line with the limited budget of the common enlisted troop remembering a loved lady back home. <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>  H 22in. x D 26in.

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H 28in. x D 16in.   <b>RETAIL PRICE $35.00</b> Journal Of Civilization. With great illustrated mast head. New York, Saturday, August 2, 1862. 16 pages, profusely illustrated with woodcut engravings from some of America's best illustrators. 11 x 15 1/2. Front page illustration titled, "Cutting The Canal Opposite Vicksburg- Sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis. Other illustrations: The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The City of Huntsville, Alabama. The Battle Before Richmond, Ayre's Artillery, Smith's Division, Keeping the Rebels in Check at White Oak Swamp. Portraits of General A. Dix, and General Darius R. Couch. Capture of the Rebel Gunboat "Teaser" in the James River. Rebel Batteries at Fort Powhatan, on the James River, Firing on the Union Transport, "Daniel Webster." The Army of the Potomac- General McClellan Arriving on the Banks of the James River. Transports Landing Reinforcements and Stores at Harrison's Landing, on the James River. "California Joe" of Berdan's Sharpshooters. McClellan is Our Man- Favorite Song of the Army of the Potomac. Presentation of a Flag to the 13th Connecticut Infantry by the Loyal Ladies of New Orleans. Scene of Fifth Avenue; Captain Dash, of the Army of the Potomac, on Furlough, calls upon his adored. Negro Waiter- "No, Sar, Miss Laura's not to home, and, Sar, she say she won't be home for you 'till Richmond is took. Mornin' Sar. Quartering on the Enemy. Regimental Order No. 17,643, Army of Virginia. "The troops will all carry Cooking Utensils, but no Rations; they will provide themselves with something to cook as they march." More content, related articles, advertisements, and more. Excellent 1862 complete edition with many desirable woodcut engravings.   <b>Colonel of the 25th North Carolina Infantry Severely wounded in 1864 at the Battle on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia U.S. Congressman and Senator from North Carolina RETAIL PRICE $150.00</b> (1812-97) Born at Huntsville, North Carolina. He graduated from N.C. State University in 1832, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1834. He then started a political career, first in the North Carolina State Legislature, and then as a U.S. Congressman, 1843-45, and 1847-58. He was then elected U.S. Senator in 1860. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; and was one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861. Clingman was commissioned colonel of the 25th North Carolina Infantry, and appointed brigadier general, May 17, 1862, and commanded Clingman's Brigade which consisted of the 8th, 31st, 51st and 61st North Carolina Infantry Regiments. He served in the 1862 Virginia Peninsula campaign, and in North and South Carolina at Goldsboro, and Battery Wagner. In the spring of 1864 his brigade was ordered to Virginia, where he saw action at Cold Harbor, Drewry's Bluff, and Petersburg. In the battle on the Weldon Railroad in August 1864, he was severely wounded. His next service was at Fort Fisher and Bentonville, N.C., and he surrendered with General Joseph E. Johnston's Army, to General William T. Sherman, on April 27, 1865, at the Bennett House at Durham Station, N.C. He died in Morganton, North Carolina, on October 3, 1897, and was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina. <u>Signature</u>: 3 1/2 x 1 1/2, in ink, "Free, T.L. Clingman." This is what is known as a "free frank" signature, cut from the top portion of an envelope, written when Clingman served in the U.S. Congress. Congressional members were allowed to sign their names at the top of an envelope with the word "Free" written above it. This would allow them to get the privilege of free postage on items that they mailed. Written below Clingman's signature, in another hand is, Thos. L. Clingman, Senator for N. Carolina. Light age toning and wear.   <b>President Warren G. Harding threw out the ceremonial first pitch of Major League Baseball at Griffith Stadium on April 13, 1921 RETAIL PRICE $25.00</b> Commemorative card with authentic Griffith Stadium seat relic. This card was published to celebrate the "First Pitch" that was thrown out by U.S. President Warren G. Harding to open the 1921 Major League Baseball season. 2 1/2 x 3 1/2, thick card stock printed on both sides. It incorporates an authentic piece of wood at the center of the card from a seat at Griffith Stadium, in Washington, D.C. There is a nice photo of President Harding at the top of the card in the action of throwing out the first pitch that day. The imprint at the top of the card reads, "PRESIDENTIAL." Below that is printed "First Pitch" with a nickle size oval piece of original wood (3/4 x 3/4) with descriptive text around it, "Authentic Griffith Stadium Seat." It also bears the Topps Co. manufacturers logo. Imprinted at the bottom of the card is, "Harding threw out the first pitch on 4-13-21." Imprint on the reverse, Presidential First Pitch. President Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States. Congratulations! You have just received an authentic Griffith Stadium seat relic where President Warren G. Harding threw out the ceremonial first pitch. On April 13, 1921, President Warren G. Harding attended the Washington Senators opening day game versus the Boston Red Sox. Walter Johnson, the Senators ace and great Hall of Fame pitcher, who was known as the "Big Train" took the loss that day. The bottom of the card bears the Topps and MLB logos, with 2002 copyrights, and a numbered authenticity hologram. Excellent, near mint condition. A very neat combination collectible that relates to Major League Baseball and their old tradition of the U.S. President throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to open the new season which for years took place at Griffith Stadium, in the nation's capitol city. <u>Griffith Stadium History</u>: Griffith Stadium, was located in Washington, D.C., from 1910 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue, and 5th Street, and W. Street, and Florida Avenue N.W. The stadium was home to the American League Washington Senators from 1910 through 1960, and to an expansion team of the same name for their inaugural season in 1961. The stadium hosted the MLB All-Star Game in 1937, and 1956, and World Series games in 1924, 1925, and 1933. Some of MLB greatest players performed their skills at Griffith Stadium such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, and so many other great ballplayers of the 20th century. It also served as the home of the Negro League Homestead Grays during the 1940s, and it hosted the 1943, and 1944 Negro League World Series. It was also home to the Washington Redskins of the National Football League for 24 seasons, from the time they transferred from Boston in 1937 through the 1960 season. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League played games there during the league's existence. Over 180 boxing matches were held at the ballpark, including fights by the legendary heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Gospel's first superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, was married in Griffith Stadium in 1951. The ballpark was demolished in 1965, and the site is now occupied by Howard University Hospital. A marker inside of the hospital marks the position where home plate at Griffith Stadium was originally located. <u>President Warren G. Harding</u>: (1865-1923) Born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, November 2, 1865, he died at San Francisco, California, on August 2, 1923, and is buried in the Harding Tomb, in Marion, Ohio. Harding served as the 29th President of the United States, from 1921-1923, dying while still in office. He was succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge. Harding had previously served as the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, and as a U.S. Senator from Ohio. <u>Fun Facts about President Harding and Major League Baseball</u>: William G. Harding was a very avid baseball fan. In fact, he was the part owner of the Marion Diggers, a minor league ball club in the Ohio State League. They played their home games at Webb Park, in Marion, Ohio, from 1908-1912. President Harding threw out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., for the opening games of the Washington Senators three times. The first was on April 13, 1921, against the Boston Red Sox in a 6-3 Boston victory. His second time was on April 12, 1922, as the Senators hosted the New York Yankees, nipping them in a 6-5 Senators win. His third and final time occurred on April 26, 1923, when the Senators played the Philadelphia Athletics. Washington beat the A's on that opening day by a 2-1 score. President Harding also attended a game on April 24, 1923, at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York to see the legendary Babe Ruth play. "The Bambino" did not disappoint the president as he blasted a home run that day, and the president later hosted the Babe at the White House. The Yankees beat the Senators in that game 4-0, which was the very first shutout at Yankee Stadium.

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Harper's Weekly, August 2, 1862 $25.00

  

Autograph, Thomas L. Clingman $100.00

  

Relic From Griffith Stadium, Washington, $15.00
<b>General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army during the Civil War, 1862-64 Rare 1863 St. Louis, Missouri imprint</b> (1815-1872) Born on a farm in Westernville, Oneida County, New York, his father fought as an officer in the War of 1812. He graduated 3rd in the West Point class of 1839, and became a noted expert in military studies earning the nickname, "Old Brains," which was later turned around to mock him by fellow officers. An assistant professor while still an undergraduate at the United States Military Academy, he first worked upon the fortifications of New York Harbor, and in 1844 inspected those of France. Upon his return to the U.S., he wrote a "Report on the Means of National Defence," which was published by Congress and won him an invitation from the Lowell Institute of Boston to deliver a series of lectures. These were published as "Elements of Military Art and Science," a work which enjoyed wide circulation among soldiers for many years. He received a brevet as captain in the Mexican War. At the beginning of the Civil War, General Winfield Scott recommended to President Abraham Lincoln that Halleck be appointed major general in the regular army. In November 1861, Halleck relieved General John Fremont at St. Louis, and in a demonstration of his talents as an administrator quickly brought order out of the chaos in which his predecessor had plunged the Department of the Missouri. He had a series of successes at Forts Henry & Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island No. 10 and Shiloh. President Lincoln later called him to Washington to serve as general-in-chief of the U.S. Armies a position he held from 1862-64. After General Ulysses S. Grant Grant forced General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Halleck was assigned to the command of the Military Division of the James, headquartered at Richmond. Halleck was a cautious general who believed strongly in thorough preparations for battle, and in the value of defensive fortifications over quick, aggressive action. He was a master of administration, logistics, and the politics that were necessary at the top of the military hierarchy. He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state in the Union, and was a principal author of the California State Constitution. General Halleck was present at the death bed of President Abraham Lincoln, and was a pall bearer at his funeral. He died at his post in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 9, 1872, just 7 days short of his 57th birthday. He was buried in the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery, in Brooklyn, New York, on January 25th. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Standing view wearing a double breasted frock coat with epaulets, and rank of major general. His sash and sword are attached to his belt. He is also wearing one gauntlet, and holding the other one in his bare hand as he poses next to a studio column. Imprint on the front mount, Major General H.W. Halleck. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by John A. Scholten, in the Clerks office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Missouri. Back mark: J.A. Scholten, Photographer, South Fifth Street, corner of Convent, No. 273, Saint Louis, Mo. In my 45+ years in business I have not come across this pose of General Halleck with a St. Louis imprint before. Excellent condition. Rare 1863 Missouri card.   9 1/2 x 4 1/4, envelope featuring an illustration of President Lincoln at left. Imprint reads, Gettysburg National Museum, Inc., Gettysburg, Pa., World's Largest Collection of American Civil War Relics. Below this is President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and at the bottom is, See The Battle Of Gettysburg Re-Enacted On The Electric Map, "One of America's Greatest Attractions." Circular date stamped, Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19, 1963, 3 PM, with a 5 cents U.S. Battle of Gettysburg postage stamp that is stamped in black "Pray For Peace." The reverse of the envelope is titled, "Historic Gettysburg invites you," and has illustrations of monuments that are on the battlefield. Complete with back flap. Choice unused condition. Very desirable Gettysburg collectible.   <b>Advertising Card for Fairbank Soap Colonel 19th Alabama Infantry United States Congressman from Alabama This ex-Confederate General fought in the Spanish-American War as a U.S. Army General RETAIL PRICE $35.00</b> (1836-1906) Born at Augusta, Georgia, he graduated in the West Point class of 1859. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army on April 22, 1861, and in September was appointed colonel of the 19th Alabama Infantry, with which he fought with at Shiloh. Soon after he was transferred to the cavalry and on July 13, 1862, General Bragg appointed him chief of cavalry of the Army of the Mississippi. From that time until the close of the war he was almost constantly engaged in battle. Three times wounded, 36 staff officers fell by his side, and 16 horses were shot out from under him. His exploits were second only to those of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Promoted to brigadier general on October 30, 1862, and major general to rank from January 20, 1863, he commanded the cavalry during Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, at Murfreesboro, and in the Chattanooga campaign. During the Atlanta campaign he was again active and made several raids on General Sherman's communications. He later opposed Sherman's advance to Savannah. He was captured in Georgia in May of 1865 and confined at Fort Delaware until June 8, 1865. In 1881, he was elected to the U.S. Congress serving for 8 terms. He once again donned his old blue U.S. Army uniform when he was appointed major general of volunteers during the Spanish American War. He commanded the cavalry division, which included Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. General Wheeler sailed for the Philippines to fight in the Philippine-American War, arriving there in August 1899. He commanded the First Brigade, in General Arthur MacArthur's Second Division, in the war. Wheeler was mustered out of the volunteer service, and commissioned brigadier general in the regular army, reentering the organization he had resigned from over 39 years before. After hostilities, he commanded the Department of the Lakes until his retirement on September 10, 1900, and then moved to New York City. Wheeler wrote several books on military history and strategy and civil subjects. His first was "A Revised System of Cavalry Tactics, for the Use of the Cavalry and Mounted Infantry, C.S.A.," in 1863, a manual that saw use by the Confederacy during the Civil War. After a prolonged illness, General Wheeler died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on January 25, 1906, at the age of 69. He is one of the few former Confederate officers buried in Arlington National Cemetery. 4 x 6 1/4, advertising card, with a wonderful half view portrait of General Wheeler in his U.S. Army uniform with rank of major general taken from the time he fought in the Spanish-American War. Imprint on front of the card, Joseph C. Wheeler, Major General Volunteers. G.H. Buek & Co., Lith., N.Y. The reverse of the card has a detailed advertising imprint for Fairbank's Fairy Soap. Pure White Floating. "The Soap of the Century."- Mrs. Rorer. The N.K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Baltimore. Excellent. Very interesting item. Uncommon.   <b>32nd President of the United States RETAIL PRICE $35.00</b> (1882-1945) Born in Hyde Park, New York, he served as a member of the New York State Senate, 1911-13; as the United States Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; Governor of New York, 1929-32; and President of the U.S., 1933-45. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941, he declared war on Japan the next day, and a few days later, on Germany and Italy. Roosevelt died during the war on April 12, 1945, at Warm Springs, Ga., after his physical health seriously and steadily had declined during World War II. Roosevelt's Springwood estate, in Hyde Park, New York, was his birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place. His wife, First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, is buried alongside him. The Springwood estate was established as a National Historic Site in 1945, and is the home of his Presidential library. Celluloid lapel button, 3/4 inches in diameter, complete with its fastening pin on the verso. The obverse features the slogan, "I Want Roosevelt Again" with red, white and blue background. Circa 1930's. Excellent F.D.R. re-election campaign button.

CDV, General Henry W. Halleck $150.00

  

Gettysburg National Museum Commemorative $10.00

  

Photograph, General Joseph Wheeler $25.00

  

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Campa $25.00
<b>Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address RETAIL PRICE $15.00</b> 4 pages, 11 x 15 when fully opened, illustrated. Issued by The Potomac Edison Company, Hagerstown, Md. Vol. 4, No. 11, November 1863. Published monthly as a public service covering the events of the Civil War that occurred in the area served by The Potomac Edison Company, Serving The Shenandoah And Potomac River Valleys. These were issued in the 1960's during the Civil War Centennial. This particular issue covers events of November 1863. Interesting articles and illustrations with stories of: Gettysburg Dedication. Consecration Ceremony Attended By Thousands. President Arrives. Everett Delivers Principle Address. Schenck Leads Parade. Abraham Lincoln Delivers Brief Gettysburg Address. Prayer by Stockton. Special Train Conveys President To Capitol. Expedition Completed. William Boyd's Command Returns To Charles Town. 245 Horses Captured. Skirmishes At Woodstock, Edenburg, Mount Jackson. Averell Completes Move On Lewisburg. Battle Of Droop Mountain. Federals Capture Horses, Prisoners. Returns To New Creek. Governor Angered. Schenck's Election Order Arouses Maryland Voters. Appeals To President To Rescind Directive. A View From Lookout Mountain. McNeill's Guerrillas Attack Supply Train. Five Wagons Burned. Rebels Elude Federals In Attempted Pursuit. Federals Complete Move To Line Of Rappahannock. Reported By Lee. Rebels Driven Back Across Rapidan River. Mosby Praises Smith For Recent Gallantry. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart Confirms Smith's Commendation. Rebel Railroad Wrecking, and much more excellent content. Includes printing of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Excellent condition. Great issue!   6 1/2 x 3 1/2, envelope featuring a beautiful color bust illustration of President Lincoln at left. This is what is known as the famous $5 bill pose. Imprinted below his portrait is, Abraham Lincoln, 16th President Of The United States. Circular date stamped, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1965. Includes a 4 cents U.S. President Lincoln postage stamp, and an embossed stamp in the amount of 1 1/4 cents, Auth. Nonprofit Org., with vignette of the Liberty bell of Philadelphia. Stamped in black below the postage stamps is First Day Of Issue. Choice unused condition, and complete with the back flap.   <b>Medal of Honor Recipient for gallantry in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia in 1863 Private Secretary of President Ulysses S. Grant Signed on the back of the business card of former Colonel George H. Starr, 104th New York Infantry, who was captured at Gettysburg! Starr escaped from 3 different Rebel prisons! RETAIL $95.00</b> (1837-1921) Born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, he was the son of David R. Porter, a Governor of Pennsylvania, and was the first cousin of, Andrew Porter, a Union Civil War general. He graduated #3 in the West Point class of 1860. During the Civil War he served as Chief of Ordnance of the Army of the Potomac, the Department of the Ohio, and the Army of the Cumberland. He also served as aide-de-camp on the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, fought on September 20, 1863. He was able to rally enough men to hold the ground at a critical moment in the battle when the Union lines had been broken. Exposed to heavy fire by the enemy, Porter held his position long enough to facilitate the escape of numerous wagon trains and batteries. Besides the Medal of Honor, Porter was cited for gallantry in the siege of Fort Pulaski, Ga.; the battle of the Wilderness, Va.; and in the action at New Market Heights, Va. He received promotion to brevet brigadier general, March 13, 1865, for his gallant and meritorious Civil War services in the field. After the war, he served as Private Secretary to his close friend and former commander, President Ulysses S. Grant, from 1869-73; Vice President of the Pullman Palace Car Company; was President of the Union League Club of New York, 1893-97, being a major influence in the construction of General Grant's Tomb, in New York City; and was the United States Ambassador to France, 1897-1905. He was awarded the Legion of Honor, by the French government in 1904. Porter was also the author of two books, "Campaigning With Grant," and "West Point Life." <u>Card Signature</u>: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4, large and boldly signed in ink, Horace Porter. This autograph was signed on the reverse of the imprinted business card of George H. Starr, a New York attorney, and former Civil War officer who served in the 104th New York Infantry, and was captured at Gettysburg. The imprint reads: "Geo. H. Starr, Counsellor at Law, 56 Pine Street, New York City." Excellent. Very desirable item related to the battle of Gettysburg, General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Medal of Honor. Colonel George H. Starr, enlisted as a private at Geneseo, N.Y., on November 23, 1861, and was mustered into Co. D, 104th New York Infantry. He was promoted to sergeant on the same day; 2nd lieutenant, on March 6, 1862; and captain, on September 12, 1862. He was captured in action at the battle of Gettysburg, on July 1, 1863, and confined at Libby Prison, in Richmond, Va. Starr was one of the over 100 men who escaped through a tunnel on February 9, 1864, but was recaptured. He was then sent to Macon, Ga., where he was confined on April 1, 1864, and once again escaped, this coming on August 15, 1864. He was re-captured a third time, and confined at Camp Sorghum, Columbia, S.C., on September 1, 1864. He escaped again on October 10, 1864, after having been moved to Charleston, S.C. He was discharged from the army on January 6, 1865; and promoted Colonel, N.Y. Volunteers, by brevet. After the war Starr studied law and practiced in New York City, and in Yonkers, N.Y.   <b>United States Civil War Senator President Pro Tempore during the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial. If Johnson had been removed from office Senator Wade would have become the President of the U.S.A. Image by Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C. RETAIL PRICE $350.00</b> (1800-78) Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. A member of the Whig Party, he served in the Ohio State Senate, 1837-38, 1841-42; and was judge of the third judicial court of Ohio, 1847-51. He served as a United States Senator, from 1851-69, and was an opponent of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and the Kansas–Nebraska Act. Wade joined the Republican Party which was just coming into existence as the Whigs collapsed. He established a reputation as one of the most radical American politicians of the era, favoring women's suffrage, trade union rights, and equality for African-Americans. During the Civil War, Wade was highly critical of President Abraham Lincoln's leadership. In opposition to Lincoln's post-war plans for the Confederacy, which he deemed too lenient and conciliatory, Wade sponsored the Wade–Davis Bill, which proposed strict terms for the re-admittance of Confederate states to the Union. He also helped pass the Homestead Act of 1862, and the Morrill Act of 1862. In 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson for his defiance of the "Tenure of Office Act," which prevented the president from removing civil officers without the senate's consent. The law was passed over Johnson’s veto by the Radical Republicans in Congress in their efforts to wrestle control of Reconstruction from President Johnson, with the purpose of the act aimed specifically at preventing him from removing Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, an ally of the Radical Republicans in the president's Cabinet. The Radicals vigorously opposed Johnson’s conciliatory policy toward the defeated South, and they gained enough strength in the congressional elections of 1866 to impose their military and civil programs upon the defeated Confederacy. Wade, who had gained much prominence at the start of the 40th Congress was named President pro tempore, and at that time he was #1 in line behind President Johnson to assume the duties of president! That meant that if Johnson were to be removed from the presidency, Wade would step in as the temporary President of the United States for the remainder of Johnson's term. There was no Vice President after Johnson's inauguration in 1865 after the assassination of President Lincoln. Wade's unpopularity among his moderate colleagues continued to increase significantly which became a problem, and was a factor in Johnson's acquittal from the impeachment charges. Wade lost his Senate re-election bid in 1868, though remained active in law and politics until his death in 1878. Although frequently criticized for his radicalism during his era, Wade's contemporary reputation has been lauded for his lifelong unwavering and persistent commitment to civil rights, and racial equality. Wade died in Jefferson, Ohio, on March 2, 1878, and he is buried there. His son, James F. Wade, was a Union Brevet Brigadier General, who fought in the Civil War, and had an excellent military record. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Corners of the card mount have been trimmed. Bust view pose wearing a dark suit, vest and bow tie. Beautifully signed in ink on the front of the image, B.F. Wade, Ohio. Back mark: Alexander Gardner, Photographer to the Army of the Potomac. Galleries 511 Seventh Street and 332 Pennsylvania Av. Published by Philip & Solomons, Washington, D.C., with a 2 cents blue, George Washington, U.S. Internal Revenue Proprietary tax stamp on the verso. There is also a prominent vignette of the U.S. Capitol building at the upper center. Very sharp image, with a superb, bold autograph. Very desirable historical item considering the important position and role he played in the President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial, the very first presidential impeachment in American history. Scarce.

Valley Echo News With Stories From Novem $10.00

  

President Abraham Lincoln First Day Cove $10.00

  

Autograph, General Horace Porter $75.00

  

CDV, Autographed by Senator Benjamin F. $250.00
<b>Colonel of the Rhode Island Militia he fought in the Civil War in 1861-62 Civil War Governor of Rhode Island Civil War Senator from Rhode Island Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress Son-in-Law of President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase RETAIL PRICE $95.00</b> (1830-1915) Born in the Governor's Mansion in Cranston, Rhode Island, he was from an extremely wealthy and politically influential Rhode Island family. His Uncle William Sprague was the Governor of Rhode Island, and a U.S. Senator, and Congressman. His father, Amasa, a rich mill owner, was murdered on New Year's Eve in 1843, which became a major event of the period. A trial of the accused killer, John Gordon, was held and he was found guilty and executed. Sprague served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1859-63. During the Civil War he commanded a Rhode Island Militia Regiment, and a battery of light horse artillery, with rank of colonel, and was one of the first to answer President Lincoln's call for troops in 1861 to put down the Southern Rebellion. He fought gallantly at the 1st battle of Bull Run where he had his horse shot out from under him, and he also served at Williamsburg and Yorktown, Virginia. Offered rank of brigadier general in the Union army, Sprague turned it down to concentrate on his duties as governor. Sprague attended the Loyal War Governors' Conference in Altoona, Pennsylvania, which ultimately backed President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and the Union war effort. He served as U.S. Senator from 1864-75, and was chairman of the Committee on Manufacture, and served on the Committee on Commerce, and on Military Affairs. In 1863, William Sprague married the vivacious socialite, Kate Chase, the belle and acknowledged beauty of wartime Washington, and nemesis of the First Lady, Mary Todd Lincoln. Kate was the daughter of President Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, who was the former Governor of Ohio. The couple continued to be the social leaders in Washington and Kate had high ambitions for her father to become President of the United States, and she spent a great deal of energy politicking and actively working on his nomination for president which was unsuccessful. However, the marriage became an unhappy one as Sprague drank heavily, and Kate had a notorious affair with New York Senator Roscoe Conkling. In 1873, her father Salmon P. Chase died, her husband lost his fortune in the "Panic of 1873," and later attacked Conkling in a drunken rage. The once darlings of Washington were divorced in 1882. Following his divorce, William Sprague married Dora I. Calvert of West Virginia in Staunton, Virginia, in 1883. Sprague died of complications from meningitis on September 11, 1915, in Paris, France, a day short of his 85th birthday. Following a simple funeral service in France, his 2nd wife Dora arranged for his body to be brought back to Rhode Island draped in an American flag. He received full military honors when laid to rest in the family tomb at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the last living senator who had served during the Civil War. <u>Signature With State</u>: 5 1/4 x 2 1/4, in ink, W. Sprague, R.I. Nice large bold autograph. Choice condition. Extremely desirable, and important Washington political personality during the Civil War, who also fought in the war while still holding the title as Governor of Rhode Island, a rarity.   <b>Mortally wounded in the attack on Fort Wagner, Charleston, South Carolina in 1863 The 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry was under his overall command in this battle RETAIL PRICE $295.00</b> (1832-63) Born in Stockbridge, Vermont, he graduated #5 in the West Point class of 1857. He was commissioned 1st lieutenant, January 25, 1861. Strong served on the staffs of Generals' Irvin McDowell, George B. McClellan and Benjamin F. Butler respectively. He was promoted to major, on October 1, 1861, and he aided in organizing the expedition which occupied New Orleans and became General Butler's chief of staff. He was promoted to brigadier general, on November 29, 1862, and in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, he commanded a brigade which was the first to land on Morris Island. On July 18, 1863, during the assault on Fort Wagner, General Strong was mortally wounded while leading the storming column, which included the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. He was promoted to major general to rank from July 18, 1863, and died 12 days later. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Early war, standing view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of major. He is sporting his thick mustache, and proudly poses for the camera with a regal bearing. Back mark, E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Has a 2 cents orange, George Washington, U.S. Internal Revenue Proprietary tax stamp on the verso. Very fine, early war image taken circa 1861. Very desirable, and scarce general to find much material on.  A medical / surgical relic from a time when chloroform was administered by hand utilizing a specially designed <I>dripper</I> bottle and a cloth over the nose and mouth. This little dripper stands approximately 5 inches including the stopper. Remaining in pleasing condition with no chips or cracks, this seldom seen dripper will make a nice addition to any quality medical / surgical grouping. (A search of our personal collection museum site (MaineLegacy.com) Will produce an account of how Gettysburg Artillerist, Col. Freeman McGilvery was killed by an overdose of chloroform during simple surgery for a wound of the thumb.) <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>  An especially nice Grand Army of the Republic membership medal with a Massachusetts Device remains in especially nice throughout retaining its original fine condition ribbon and early <I>T-back</I> post officers suspension bar. This especially attractive Civil War veteran medal is offered here direct from years of storage and is untouched with, sharp edges, a rich natural age patina and original suspension ribbon. Per G. A. R. requirements, these handsome medals were cast from the bronze of Confederate cannon. ( This medal will come with a nice color facsimile of an original issue envelope face attesting to use of captured Confederate cannon metal.) An attractive memento from a time when the G.A.R. was the most influential group in the country. <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> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

Autograph, Governor William Sprague of R $75.00

  

CDV, General George C. Strong $250.00

  

19th century amber Chloroform Dripper $85.00

  

Massachusetts Civil War Vet’s - G. A. R $165.00
This tear bottle measures approximately 5 1/8 inches in length and is in fine condition with its original gold fired decoration and retaining its period seal . A desirable item for the Victorian era mourning collector, the tear bottle was an especially popular personal memento among the ladies of the Civil War South. An example may be found in the Museum of the Confederacy collection in Richmond, Virginia. This example remains in especially nice condition and will make a most attractive companion piece with any quality Civil War ladies grouping. <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>He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter in the opening battle of the Civil War in April 1861 Wounded at Antietam and Gettysburg, and cited for gallantry at both crucial battles His name is associated with that of Major League Baseball</b> (1819-1893) Born in Ballston Spa, New York, he became famous for his supposed invention of the game of baseball, although baseball historians have debunked that theory, something Doubleday himself never claimed. At Cooperstown, N.Y., home of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the baseball diamond there is named in his honor. From a prominent New York family, his paternal grandfather fought in the American Revolution, and his maternal grandfather was a mounted courier for General George Washington during the war. His father, Ulysses F., fought in the War of 1812, and was a two term U.S. Congressman, and both of his brothers were colonels in the Union army during the Civil War. He graduated in the West Point class of 1842, and served in the Mexican War with the artillery branch of service, and later fought in the Seminole Wars from 1856-58. In April 1861, Doubleday served in the garrison at Fort Sumter, and he was said to have aimed the first gun to reply to the Confederate bombardment. Appointed a brigadier general, on February 3, 1862, he commanded the Artillery Department in the Shenandoah Valley, and then the artillery of General Nathaniel P. Banks's division. He was assigned to duty in northern Virginia while the Army of the Potomac conducted their 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign, and he commanded a brigade of General Irvin McDowell's corps during the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. Doubleday again led the division, now assigned to the 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, and at the Battle of Antietam, he led his men into the deadly fighting in the Cornfield and the West Woods, and one colonel described him as a "gallant officer, remarkably cool under fire, and at the very front of battle." He was wounded when an artillery shell exploded near his horse, throwing him to the ground in a violent crash. He was promoted to major general of volunteers for his actions at Antietam, to rank from November 29, 1862. During the winter, the 1st Corps was reorganized and General Doubleday was appointed commander of the 3rd Division. His greatest performance of the war came at Gettysburg when he took over command of the 1st corps after the death of General John F. Reynolds, early on the first day's battle, July 1, 1863. His troops were under heavy fire for five hours as he led 9,500 men against ten Confederate brigades that numbered more than 16,000 Rebels. Seven of those brigades sustained casualties that ranged from 35 to 50 percent, indicating the ferocity of the Union defense. General Doubleday was wounded in the neck on the second day of fighting at Gettysburg. He next took on administrative duties in the defenses of Washington, D.C., where he was in charge of courts martial, which gave him legal experience that he used after the war. He returned to combat directing a portion of the defenses against the attack by Confederate General Jubal A. Early in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. While in Washington, Abner Doubleday testified against his old adversary, General George G. Meade, at the United States Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, criticizing Meade harshly over his conduct at the Battle of Gettysburg. Doubleday remained a loyal Republican and staunch supporter of President Abraham Lincoln, and the general and his wife rode with Lincoln on the train to Gettysburg for the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, and were there for President Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg Address. Afterwards, the Doubleday's attended social events with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln in Washington. After the war ended, Doubleday mustered out of the volunteer service, and remained in the Regular U.S. Army reverting back to his old army rank. He was later appointed colonel of the 35th U.S. Infantry, and stationed in San Francisco from 1869-71, where he took out a patent for the cable car railway that still runs there today. He received a charter for its operation, but unfortunately signed his rights away when he was reassigned. In 1871, he commanded the 24th U.S. Infantry, an all African-American regiment with headquarters at Fort McKavett, Texas. He retired from the United States Army in 1873. General Abner Doubleday died of heart disease in Mendham Township, New Jersey, on January 26, 1893. His body laid in state in New York's City Hall, and then was taken to Washington by train, and he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view pose in uniform with rank of major general. Back mark: C.D. Fredricks & Co., 587 Broadway, New York. The imprint also includes their Habana and Paris addresses. Has a 2 cents orange, George Washington, U.S. Internal Revenue Bank Check tax stamp on the verso. Excellent condition. Very sharp image. Scarce variant bust pose. Extremely desirable.   <b>Colonel 8th New York Infantry Died in 1863 from injuries received at Warrenton, Virginia</b> (1812-63) Born in Germany, he fought with the "Bavarian Legion." In 1848, he participated in the revolution against the monarchy and had to seek asylum in Switzerland, but was expelled the following year and came to the United States, settling in Rockland County, New York. His reputation as a revolutionary patriot enabled him to recruit a regiment which was mustered into the Federal service in 1861, as the 8th New York Infantry, with Blenker serving as their colonel. He was appointed brigadier general on August 9, 1861, and at the battle of 1st Bull Run, he had command of a brigade, which was part of Colonel Dixon Miles's division, and performed capably in covering the Union rear on their confused retreat toward Washington. General Blenker later commanded a division in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign against Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson. He was mustered out of the U.S. Army on March 31, 1863, for health reasons, and died on October 31, 1863, of injuries sustained while with his command at Warrenton, Virginia, leaving behind his wife, son and three daughters in dire circumstances. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 card. Excellent quality, full standing view of Blenker wearing a double breasted frock coat, with a monocle hanging from his breast, with rank of colonel. He is also wearing his kepi with hat wreath insignia with the regimental numeral "8," sash, high top leather boots, and holding his sword inside of the scabbard at his side. He poses next to a studio chair and a column. Back mark: E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Card mount is very slightly trimmed. Very sharp image. Desirable pose.   <b>Confederate Secretary of War, Leroy Pope Walker</b> Criswell #21. Vignette of Leroy Pope Walker at top center and a dog and chest at the bottom. Authorized by the Act of Congress, C.S.A., August 18, 1861. Signed by Robert Tyler, Register of the Treasury. Issued at Richmond, Va., April 26, 1862. Serial No. 574. Lithographed by B. Duncan, Richmond, Va. All fifteen coupons still attached. Overall size is 14 x 13. Coupons issued by G.E. Dabrey. Only 2,059 of this bond were issued. Very fine. Scarce. [Source: Confederate and Southern States Bonds, Second Edition, By Grover C. Criswell. page 21]. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: (1816-77) Robert Tyler, who signed this bond, was the eldest son of President John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States. During the War Between The States he served as the Confederate Register of the Treasury.

Civil War era TEAR BOTTLE $95.00

  

CDV, General Abner Doubleday

 

CDV, General Louis Blenker $150.00

  

1861 Confederate $50 Bond

<b>Recovered during the fall of Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865</b> The period note that was attached to this souvenir fabric remnant attests that it was removed from the Presidential chair of Jefferson Davis in the Confederate House of Representatives, on April 3rd, 1865, as Union troops and support forces entered the city. The note is written by George D. Murray and states, "A piece of the covering of the Pres. Chair in the House of Representatives taken at the time of occupation of Richmond by the Union troops, April 3rd, 1865, by George D. Murray." Federal records show a George D. Murray, Co. F, 5th Connecticut Volunteers. As the 5th did not pass through the city until later in the month, either Murray was detached from his unit and entered the city with another unit, or was one of the many civilian participants who entered the city with the advancing troops such as Sutlers, Sanitary Commission workers, and Doctors. Since the fabric originated from a Connecticut estate sale which contained other war souvenirs, we feel it is most likely that this George D. Murray was from the 5th Connecticut Infantry. Comes displayed in a handsome 12 x 15, gold wood frame, double matted in Confederate gray with florentine gold trim. The fabric is housed in a magnified box, and the display is nicely accented with copy photographs of President Jefferson Davis, and the Confederate Capitol building in Richmond, Virginia. The printed story as described above is also incorporated in this wonderful display with a relic from the last days of the Confederacy. Comes with a letter of authenticity that shows a copy of the original note of provenance. Very desirable display from the Confederate Capitol at the time of its surrender.   <b>Rare war date General N.P. Banks letter from the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign to General John P. Hatch regarding the movements of his cavalry United States Congressman from Massachusetts Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress United States Speaker of the House Governor of Massachusetts RETAIL PRICE $595.00</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. <u>Civil War Letter Signed</u>: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4, in ink. Head Quarters- 21 July [1862] 9 P.M. Brigadier General Hatch Culpeper, Virginia Dear Sir- I enclose to you important papers tonight. Undertake the enterprise if it be in human power. You will not regard of course the request for the return of a Squadron of cavalry if you start so impertinent an enterprise. Do not let any obstacles impede your march. Enclosed you will find a copy of Colonel [Henry] Anisunsel's Report received at 8:45 tonight. Keep us advised & whoever is at Culpeper should report constantly. Very truly yours, N.P. Banks M.[ajor] G.[eneral] Excellent condition, and content! General Banks is common to find in post war letters and autographs, but rarely do you find his war date letters with any significant content in them. This is one of the best I've found to date discussing his campaign against Rebel General Stonewall Jackson during his celebrated 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Rare and very desirable! <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: The recipient of this letter was General John P. Hatch who was in command of the cavalry forces of General Nathaniel P. Banks during the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Hatch would later be badly wounded in the September 1862 Battle at South Mountain, Maryland, in the Antietam Campaign. The Colonel whose report that General Banks is talking about in this letter was Colonel Henry Anisunsel, of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry, who also saw action in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.  H 54in. x D 30in.   <b>Anti Slavery Newspaper published by the famous abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison</b> Boston, Friday, August 1, 1862. Vol. XXXII. No. 31. Large masthead at the top featuring engravings of a slave auction at the left, and a hopeful scene at the right of an emancipated slave family. 4 pages, 18 x 24. Articles include: General McClellan's Strategy. The Army of the Potomac. Abolition Puritanism. Union Officers Mutilating Passes to Accommodate Rebel Spies. Proclaim Liberty Throughout all the Land, to all Inhabitants Thereof. No Union With Slaveholders. Enforcing Slave Laws. The President's Views. Important Meeting of the Colored People of Boston. Brownlow's Unionism. Appeal From the Rebel Morgan. Secessionist in Chicago. Important Order of General Pope. American Slavery The Prophecy. The Little Contrabands. Speech of Gerrit Smith on Religion. Defenders of Slavery. Sacredness of Slavery. Much more. Edge wear and small edge splits, light age toning. Overall a very fine edition for content and condition. Please note that due to the size of this newspaper (18 x 24) our online image has been cropped to fit on our scanner. Scarce. Desirable war date anti-slavery newspaper. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: William Lloyd Garrison, one of America's most prominent abolitionist, published "The Liberator," a weekly newspaper, from 1831 to 1865, out of Boston, Massachusetts. While other abolitionists of favored a slow end to slavery, Garrison vowed with a very vocal voice to end slavery from his very first issue of the "The Liberator." He strenuously advocated for the immediate enfranchisement of the slave population in America which at the time was considered a radical position.

Framed Display, Fabric Taken From the Ch $350.00

  

Autograph, General Nathaniel P. Banks $495.00

  

H 54in. x D 30in. $2400.00

  

The Liberator, August 1, 1862

<b>Colonel 7th Massachusetts Infantry Killed at the battle of Winchester, Va. in 1864</b> (1820-64) Born in Salem, New York, he graduated in the West Point class of 1845, and served in the 1st and 4th U.S. Infantry. He fought in the Mexican War and was brevetted for gallantry at the Battles of Paso Ovejas and Cerro Gordo. In 1861, he served in the 4th U.S. Infantry in the defenses of Washington, D.C. He was commissioned colonel of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry, on January 31, 1862, and fought in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, the Seven Days Battles, and the Battle of Antietam. Promoted to brigadier general on November 29, 1862, he directed a brigade at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and his brigade lost 368 casualties while storming Marye's Heights in May 1863 during the Chancellorsville campaign. He served at Gettysburg, and greatly distinguished himself in command of a division at Rappahannock Station by personally leading a charge. He later fought with distinction from the Wilderness to Petersburg, Va. At the Battle of Winchester, Va., on September 19, 1864, while leading one of his brigades, General Russell was killed instantly by a shell fragment which tore through his heart. He was 43 years old at the time of his death. On May 3, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Russell for the grade of brevet major general in the regular army, to rank from the date of his death in the field, September 19, 1864. He is buried in Salem, New York, in Evergreen Cemetery. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Back mark: E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Very fine. Scarce.  H 36in. x D 14in. Priced per item. MORE AVAILABLE...ASK  D 84in.  H 72in. x W 48in.

CDV, General David A. Russell $250.00

  

H 36in. x D 14in.
Priced per item. MO $600.00

  

OLD SATELITE DISH $800.00

  

H 72in. x W 48in. $6000.00


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