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WOUNDED YANKEE CHARITY BROADSIDE $225.00
41535-1
Fine content, most unusual printed patriotic broadside 6 1/2" x 8", issued either by a wounded Union soldier or his family. In full: "CIRCULAR. Hear Ye! Hear! Hear! Hear! Lovers of the Constitution and the Union, and our one Government: Your Servant and Patriot Brother was disabled by Gun-Shot Wounds in battle, but will not surrender, no, never! Yet appeals to a discriminating public for patronage. P.S. Help such as persevere. We are enlisted for life. MR. & MRS. WM. & S.M. CONSTABLE, Please Call at 2015 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa." Mounted, two small holes in blank ares, else very good.

14TH BROOKLYN PETITION TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN $2,500.00
41532-1
Superb content war-date D.S. with several important signed endorsements, 7pp. Legal folio, Culpepr, Va., Mar. 7, 1864, addressed: "To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln President of the United States". In small part: "...Your petitioners respectfully represent That they enlisted in the 14th Regiment of the New York State military in the summer and fall of 1862...residents of the City of Brooklyn...[and were] promised that recuits enlisting in the 'old and shattered regiments' than in the field should be entitled to all the provileges of the original members of such regiments...a local ppride was one of the inducements...wholly recruited in Brooklyn and gained an enviable reputation on the Battle Field...your petitioners expected to be discharged with the regiment...your petitioners pray that they may be discharged with the Regiment believing that they will have faithfully fulfilled their contract..." At conclusion, the petition is signed in full by 116 members of the famed regiment. Immediately following is another petition, dated four days later, issued by commissioned officers of the regiment who had acted as recruiting officers for those who were petitioning for discharge. Their cover letter reads, in part: "...We do hereby certify that the recruits...were enlosied by us with the understanding that they would be discharged with the Regiment...The recruits have been constantly in the field rendering good service...their claim is both honest and just and they have faithfully performed their part of the contract..." This petition is in turn signed Lt. Col. Robert B. Jordan and Lt. John Vliet, who both add rank, and is further signed by 21 other officers of the regiment. On verso the first endorsement, on Mar. 17th, is signed by the regiment's commender, Colonel (and later Bvt. Brig. Gen.) EDWARD B. FOWLER (1828-1896) who notes: "...As the organization is to be broken up by the discharge of the Officers and men who originally came out with the Regiment, I think it just and fair that these men should also be discharged..." Fowler had seen much action himself, being severely wounded at 2nd Bull Run. Brig. Gen. JAMES C. RICE (1829 - 1864), who fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg where he is credited with securing Little Round Top against a flanking movement, and later killed at Spotsylvania, added an 20-line endorsement, signature and rank the next day. In part: "...The granting of this application must depend upon the answers to the following questions...did the 'Proclamation' referred to eminate from the proper authority, and also is the case to be considered as included in the word 'privileges'?...Did the officers of the regiment have any lawful authority to make such representations to these recuits as to lead them to understand they were to be discharged with the regiment?..." Major Gen. JOHN NEWTON (1823 - 1895), who took over Reynold's command at Gettysburg, and fought at Antietam and Chancellorsville as well, forwards the request, and the final endorsement, signed by Major Gen. GEORGE. G. MEADE, is issued from Head Quarters of the Army of the Potomac on Mar. 21, ordering the petitions be forwarded to the Adjutant General "...for the action of the War Depratment. It is believed in similar cases...that the recruits have been held to service for three years..." A separate wrapper, endorsed by Adjutant Gen. THOMAS M. VINCENT on Mar. 24, settles the question: "...The muster-in rolls decide the case...they will be held for three years service. Officers had no authority to make promises to the company..." Folds, else very good to near fine condition. The 14th Brooklyn NYSM (officially the 84th N.Y. Vols.) was a Zouave outfit, and fought with great distinction. At the battle of Bull Run, it fought gallantly in Porter's brigade, with a total loss of 142 killed, wounded or missing. It then served in northern Virginia, while the campaign on the Peninsula was carried on under McClellan, and was active in the fighting which culminated in the battle of the Second Bull Run, where the regiment lost 129 men. The regiment was also engaged at South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, where it received the highest official praise for its gallantry in action. It served during this battle with the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 1st corps, and suffered a total loss of 217. It then moved southward with the Army of the Potomac, shared in the Mine Run movement and the opening of the Wilderness campaign. Many of the signers of the petition were wounded at Antietam and Gettysburg, a few others would die before this hard-fighting regiment would return home. A fine, important document!

FIRST BULL RUN SOLDIER'S DRAWING $600.00
60021-14
Fine original drawing executed in pencil by an unidentified Union soldier on an octavo sheet, the well-executed image depicting two residential structures in the background, one flying an American flag and labeled: "Col. Mallory's or Rebels now occupied by Capt. Burleigh Provost Marshall", the second labeled"Jno. Tyler's House". Closer to the viewer appears a line of tends with one flying a flag (headquarters?), soldiers marching, and one soldier standing guarrd at roadside. On the verso, the artist has titled his work: "Camp of Turner Rifles, Col. Webber", adding: "This Regiment are thrown about 1 mile in advance and are doing good service. Their situation is exposed and hazardous. At night, portions of the regiment are detailed to Hampton on the other side of the creek". Very slightly trimmed at bottom, light folds and toning, else very good. The 20th N.Y., the "Turner Rifles", was encamped at Tyler's Point in June, 1861. It would later fight at New Market Bridge, teh Seven Days, South Mountain, and Antietam where its losses would be heavy.

THOMAS JORDAN $200.00
39401-1
(1819 - 1895) Confederate brigadier general who served under Beauregard at Fisrt Bull Run, and later under Johnston at Shiloh. War-date A.L.S. "Brig. Gen. Jordan Chief of Staff" and signed on behalf of Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood, 1p. 8vo., "Head Qrs. Adams Run", Apr. 4, 1863 to a fellow general. Jordan sends a reply to a "misstatement of facts" which had been published in "The Courier", adding: "...As his vindication involves allusions to the orders under which he acted, I have thought it proper to submit the paper to you before allowing it to go into the public prints..." Light wear at margins, else very good.

(GETTYSBURG SURGEON'S KIT) $2,750.00
60442-16
A fine Gettysburg relic, a complete ca. 1860 surgeon's kit from a local Gettysburg family and which undoubtedly was in the town at the time of the epic battle. The implements includes nine scalpels, two hooks, a bone chisel, bone saw, scissors, handle, and two retractors, all set into a fitted fabric-lined wood case. The case lacks two thin pieces of wood at the sides, with corners and a split at bottom which have been re-glued, the (sharp!) implements are in very good condition. Of course, many local physicians tended to the wounded from both sides during and after the battle; it's entirely possible this kit "saw action" as well. Originates from respected Gettysburg relic dealers The Horse Soldier. EBAY 2250

ALLEN, WILLIAM WIRT $300.00
32506-1
(1835 - 1894) Confederate major general who wounded at Perryville and commanded a brigade of cavalry with Wheeler at Atlanta.Scarce and good content war date L.S. 1p. 8vo., "Headquarters Allen's Div 11.15 pm Feb. 8, 1865". Writing in secession ink, which has faded somewhat, Allen reports on the defeat of Col. Hagan's 3rd. Alabama Cavlary at the hands of federal forces. Allen writes in full: "I have the honor to report that I have heard nothing further from Col. Hagan - From the best information I can get I am satisfied that neither he nor any of his command are to blame for the disaster, unless fighting too stubbornly were a fault -- The officer who gives me the information assures me that everything was done that could have been & that the force which attacked Col. Hagen was so large that nothing could have prevented the rout." We are unsure of the specific action to which Allen refers, but James Hagan and the 3rd Alabama Calvary which served under Allen in Wheeler's Corps were engaged in opposing Sherman's northward march after the capture of Savannah. Left margin rough, usual folds, secession ink somewhat faded, but still clear and legible, otherwise very good condition.

ALEXANDER R. LAWTON $280.00
60130-32
(1818 - 1896) Confederate brigadier general who led with distinction at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, and Antietam, where he was severely wounded. War-date signed endorsement on the verso of a letter to him on very rare Chief Quartermaster General, Ewell's (changed to read "Early's") Division letterhead, 1p. 4to., Mar. 1, 1864, in which Capt. C. S. Hart asks if his nomination as major quartermaster has been approved and if so, he asks that his commission be forwarded. He adds: "...It is very important that I give my bond before active operations commence...". On verso Lawton boldly signs an endorsement referring the request to Adjutant and Inspector General, Lt. Col. EDWARD A. PALFREY who in turns pens a lengthy A.E.S. advising that Gen. Robert E. Lee advises that division quartermasters are not allowed any law, hence the request is denied. Very good.

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