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RARE HERBERT HOOVER HAND-WRITTEN LETTER $1950.00 |
| RARE 1930 HERBERT HOOVER LETTER NOTE GET $1950.00 |
| RARE 1875 BUNKER HILL CENTENNIAL NEWSPAP $250.00 |
| 1841 BOSTON MASS. NOTION NEWSPAPER, DANI $350.00 |
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1920'S JUDD CO. BRONZE LIONS HEAD FOUNTA $250.00 |
| 1872 NEW HAMPSHIRE CIVIL WAR SOLDIER BOU $35.00 |
| 1700s carved wood Eating Spoon $125.00 |
| rarely seen! Civil War MARINE – regulat $595.00 |
![8 1/4 x 11, on imprinted bank letter sheet, with the letter portion written in ink.
Bank of New Orleans,
New Orleans, 28 Jany. 1862
Written to a man in Holly Springs, [Mississippi].
"I am in receipt of your [?] 24th Inst. & your requests will be duly attended to.
Respt. Yours,
[?]
Comm.
Light age toning and wear.
In less than 3 months after this letter was written New Orleans would be captured! The city of New Orleans, Louisiana fell to Federal naval forces commanded by Admiral David G. Farragut on April 25, 1862. On May 1, 1862, General Benjamin F. Butler marched into the city with 15,000 soldiers and took command. New Orleans remained in Union possession for the rest of the Civil War, and its loss was considered to be one of the biggest disasters suffered by the Confederacy.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/cl552a.jpg) |
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1862 Letter, Bank of New Orleans, La. Im $10.00 |
| War on the Frontier, The Trans-Mississip $15.00 |
| CDV, General Francis P. Blair & New York $75.00 |
| The Killing Ground, Wilderness to Cold H $15.00 |
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| ![(1808-87) Appointed a midshipman in 1822, he rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1830, and in 1838, Craven commanded the U.S.S. Vincennes, the flagship of Captain Charles Wilkes during the Antarctic exploring expedition. He served as commandant of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, 1850-52, and was subsequently promoted to rank of commander. At the beginning of the Civil War, he commanded the Potomac River flotilla, and in 1862, as captain of the U.S.S. Brooklyn, he served under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, participating in the capture of New Orleans, and all of the naval actions on the Mississippi River. Promoted to commodore on July 16, 1862, he commanded the U.S.S. Niagra, whose mission it was to search for Confederate cruisers and warships in European waters. Craven was promoted to rear admiral in 1866, and was appointed commander of the Pacific Squadron in 1868. His younger brother, Tunis Craven, was killed at the Battle of Mobile Bay, while in command of the U.S.S. Tecumseh, which was sunk on August 5, 1864. Admiral Thomas T. Craven is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
<u>Naval Document Signed</u>: 8 x 2 1/4, imprinted form, filled out in ink. United States Navy Yard, New York, 1st May 1848. Received from Samuel P. Todd, Purser of the U.[nitrd] States Navy, Ninety eight Dollars, forty three Cents, on account of my Pay, &c. $98.43. Signed, Thos. T. Craven. Includes pay stub at left. Very fine.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/auto5065a.jpg) |
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Stove Pipe Hat – of early LDS / Mormon L $2250.00 |
| Autograph, Admiral Thomas T. Craven, U. S $75.00 |
| The Battle of Gettysburg $10.00 |
| 1860'S ROCKWOOD CIVIL WAR PHOTO ANDERSON $3500.00 |
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CARL ASHBY NEW YORK ARTIST NUDE ABSTRACT $250.00 |
| RARE 1763 SWORD FENCING ENGRAVING BY HAL $250.00 |
| original 18th century – TOBACCO HORN $165.00 |
| Civil War - Maine Presentation Mod. 1850 $2895.00 |
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folk art - APOTHECARY BOTTLE $65.00 |
| Autograph, Admiral John Rodgers, U. S. Na $65.00 |
| earlier through Civil War era IRON SPURS $135.00 |
| antique SPECIAL CONSTABLE - ARM BAND $135.00 |
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outstanding! 1700s early 1800 Sailors M $275.00 |
| ultra-Rare! ORIGINAL – 1865 HENRY RIFLE $325.00 |
| transitional 17th / 18th century PEWTER $45.00 |
| VINTAGE AMBER PENDANT LIGHTS #3696 $1400.00 |
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MCM pendant lights $650.00 |
| TRIPLE HOLOPHANE PENDANT #1810 $1500.00 |
| 19th century Chloroform Dripper $65.00 |
| Autograph, Admiral Silas H. Stringham, U $65.00 |
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1700s early 1800s Hand forged Whaling Ha $145.00 |
| Autograph, Admiral Charles Steedman, U. S $50.00 |
| PEN & INK DRAWING OF TWO FIGURES BY AMER $1500.00 |
| STAGE DOOR PAINTING BY AMERICAN ARTIST E $12500.00 |
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AMERICAN ARTIST EVERETT SHINN PASTEL PAI $17500.00 |
| Autograph, William R. W. Cobb $25.00 |
| Autograph, George S. Houston |
| 19th century hand wrought ‘Sticking Tom $95.00 |
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Civil War era BINOCULARS $195.00 |
| Patriotic DESK BELL from period repurpos $145.00 |
| Devil's Den, Gettysburg Battlefield $18.00 |
| Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1948 First $10.00 |
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| ![<b>Signed by two very prominent Gettysburg citizens!</b>
6 x 2 1/2, imprinted check on blue paper, filled out in ink. Diamond shaped orange & brown tax stamp imprinted at the center of the check, with a bust view of President George Washington, and United States Internal Revenue, Two Cents printed around the edges. Gettysburg, PA., Dec. 17, 1877. [Check] No. 25. Gettysburg National Bank, Pay to the Order of J.C. Neely. Twenty five Dollars. Signed at lower right by D. Kendlehart. Endorsed on the reverse by J.C. Neely. Typical cut cancellation. Very fine. Desirable Gettysburg document signed by two of its most prominent citizens!
<u>Jacob C. Neely</u>:
The recipient of this check, who signed it on the reverse, J.C. Neely, was born in Adams County, Pa., on February 3, 1838, and graduated from Gettysburg College, in the class of 1856. After studying law, he commenced a practice in 1859, and became a member of the Adams County Bar Association. He married a daughter of Dr. S.S. Schumacher, president of the Gettysburg Theological Seminary. Mr. Neely served for six years as district attorney, and was regarded as one of the best lawyers in Adams County. He served as legal counsel for the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in their famous and controversial case against the Memorial Association over the location of their monument at the "Bloody Angle," the historic area where Pickett's Charge was repulsed, on July 3, 1863, at the battle of Gettysburg. Neely also served as a commissioner who helped the John P. Rose Farm settle their claims caused by the damage that occurred to the farm during the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Neely died on Friday, May 25, 1894, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg. Other Gettysburg notables that are buried there include the citizen hero of the battle of Gettysburg, John L. Burns, and the only civilian killed during the battle, Jennie Wade.
<u>David Kendlehart</u>:
(1813-91) A prosperous businessman in Gettysburg, he was president of the city council on June 26, 1863, when Confederate General Jubal A. Early, entered Gettysburg and demanded goods and money from the town. Kendlehart refused, but offered for the stores to be opened so the town's civilians could supply what they could of the general's demands. He later slipped out of town and maintained a low profile during the battle until the morning of July 4th, when he entered the Union lines and informed Union Commander, General George G. Meade of the Confederate withdrawal from the streets of Gettysburg.
Kendlehart, also the owner of a shoe business on Baltimore Street, met General Early as he rode into town less than a week before the outbreak of battle, and demanded to speak with the borough’s mayor. The Confederate general’s inquiry proved fruitless however, as Burgess Robert Martin’s wife informed General Early that Martin and most of the councilmen had already left the town in advance of the arrival of the Confederates army. The responsibility of representing the borough in negotiations with Early therefore fell to Mr. Kendlehart. Early demanded that Kendlehart furnish the rebel troops with thousands of pounds of provisions, shoes, hats, and U.S. currency. Kendlehart’s refusal to supply the rebels, citing limited authority of the Borough, and the impossibility of securing so much material in a small municipality such as Gettysburg.
His tactful argument may have saved the town from ruin in retribution for his noncompliance. Although he refused to hand over the supplies, Kendlehart removed responsibility from the borough, and did, however, suggest that the Confederates go from household to household asking the citizens of Gettysburg to furnish whatever they could. Kendlehart would leave Gettysburg proper that evening to remain hidden two miles outside of the borough at McAllister’s Mill until the end of the battle, at which point the leaderless citizens exercised their own political agenda with General Early. The money in the town bank was hidden, families hid their food and possessions, residents protected their free black neighbors from capture, and most of the Gettysburg citizens lied about having anything of value when the Confederate soldiers asked. The Rebels gained very little from the town’s unified defiance, marveling at how such a population could possess so little.
David Kendlehart died on April 30, 1891, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/mem9484a.jpg) |
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Soldiers' Monument, Gettysburg National $17.00 |
| Gettysburg National Bank Check |
| New York State Uniform Button $15.00 |
| Autograph, Commodore John M. B. Clitz, U. $40.00 |
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Autograph, General Philip H. Sheridan |
| CDV, General P. G. T. Beauregard $185.00 |
| Saddle Ring Recovered at Gettysburg $9.00 |
| Anson Mills Pat. 1881 - REMINGTON DOG - $65.00 |
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| ![<b>Killed at the battle of Piedmont, Virginia in 1864!
Confederate cavalry commander during the Gettysburg campaign
Military Document Signed With Rank</b>
(1824-64) Born in Washington County, Virginia, his sobriquet was "Grumble" Jones. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1848, and served on the frontier with the "Mounted Rifles" until 1857, when he resigned his commission in the U.S. Army. When his home state seceded from the Union, he organized a company known as the "Washington Mounted Rifles," and was elected their captain. He served under Colonel J.E.B. Stuart at 1st Manassas, and became colonel of the 1st, and 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiments. He continued to serve under now General Stuart and was promoted to brigadier general September 19, 1862. He particularly distinguished himself at the war's biggest cavalry battle, Brandy Station, Va. Jones was considered to be the best outpost officer in the cavalry by his superiors. He protected the army's flank and rear on their march to Gettysburg in 1863. He was then assigned to command the Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee where he rendered superb service. He participated in General James Longstreet's Knoxville campaign, and fought at Cloyd's Mountain in western Virginia, and at the battle of Piedmont, on June 5, 1864, he was struck by a ball and instantly killed while encouraging his men in the front lines. In the subsequent confusion and retreat his body fell into the hands of the Yankees, who returned it to his friends. General William E. "Grumble" Jones was buried in the graveyard of the Old Glade Springs Presbyterian Church, in Virginia.
<u>Document Signed</u>: 15 3/4 x 9 1/2, manuscript in ink.
The United States on Account of Army Subsistence in the Quarter ending the 31st of December 1853, in Account with Lieut. W.E. Jones, Rifles, A.A.C.S., en-route from Fort Ewell, Texas, &c, &c, &c, to Corpus Christi.
I certify on honor that the above account current exhibits an accurate and true Statement of all monies received and expended by me on Account of Subsistence in the Army, and there is now due me from the Commissary Department ($165.92) One Hundred and sixty five Dollars & 92/100.
W.E. Jones,
2d Lieut. R.[egiment] M.[ounted] R.[ifles],
A.A.C.S.
Docket on the reverse: Account Current for the 4th Quarter 1853. Lieut. William E. Jones, Rifles, A.A.C.S.
Written on blue lined paper that shows some fold wear. Very desirable Confederate General K.I.A.
This document was signed by Lieutenant Jones when he was serving in the pre Civil War United States Army.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/auto5055a.jpg) |
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earlier to Civil War era - Fire Starter $145.00 |
| Autograph, General William E. Jones $195.00 |
| mid-19th century Richmond, Va. – TOBACCO $135.00 |
| Victorian era - LADY'S FAN $95.00 |
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| ![<b>The oldest private military college in the United States!
Norwich turned out hundreds of officers and soldiers who fought in President Abraham Lincoln's Union armies during the Civil War!</b>
2 piece, convex, non-excavated coat size uniform button. 3/4 inches in diameter. Face of the button has spread winged eagle with shield, and is holding arrows and olive branches in its talons, and retains almost 100% of its gold gilt finish. On the top of the eagle are the raised letters, "Cadet," and below it is "N.U.," for Norwich University. The reverse is complete with a shank and has the manufacturer's imprint of D. Evans & Co., Attleboro, MS. [Massachusetts]. Very nice example.
WBTS Trivia: Norwich University, also known as The Military College of Vermont, is the oldest private military college in the United States. Founded in 1819, at Norwich, by Captain Alden Partridge, a military educator and former superintendent of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.
In 1825, the academy moved to Middletown, Connecticut, to provide better naval training to the school's growing Corps of Cadets. However, the state of Connecticut declined to grant Captain Partridge a charter, and he moved the school back to Norwich in 1829.
The state of Vermont granted the school a charter in 1834, and recognized the institution thenceforth as Norwich University.
At the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861, Norwich cadets served as instructors of the state militias throughout the northeast, and the entire class of 1862, enlisted for the war upon its graduation. Norwich turned out hundreds of officers and soldiers who fought in President Lincoln's armies during the Civil War, including 4 recipients of the Medal of Honor, 1 who led a corps, 7 who headed divisions, 21 who led brigades, and 38 who commanded regiments.
These Norwich soldiers became eyewitnesses to some of the war's most dramatic events, including the bloodiest single day in American military history at the battle of Antietam, Maryland. They also fought in the attack at Marye's Heights in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., and in the historic repulse of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, Pa.
A total of 755 Norwich men served during the Civil War, including an estimated 56 who fought for the Confederacy.
The daring Confederate raid on St. Albans, Vermont, brought much fear to the neighboring town of Newport thinking it would be a certain target of the Rebel raiders. The Corps of Cadets were quickly ordered into action, boarded an express train that same day, and it was a great relief to the citizens living there when the gallant Norwich Cadets came marching in to save the day.](https://www.tias.com/stores/war/thumbs/mem9480a.jpg) |
Pat. 1861- BOOTH MONOGRAMED coin silver $135.00 |
| Enfield Bayonet Scabbard Throat Recovere |
| Autograph, Admiral Charles S. Boggs, U. S $75.00 |
| Norwich University Cadet Uniform Button $15.00 |
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