Search Results for "civil war"

(10,000 items)

Lot 350: GRANT, ULYSSES S.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $950

Lot 208: CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION LETTER OPENER M14456

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold: $460

Lot 998: CLARA BARTON

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold: $260

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Lot 85: [ Autographs ] JOHN LETCHER Exceptional A.L.S. "John Letcher", 1p. 8vo., "Carroll Prison" [Washington], June 29, 1865. Letcher writes from the Old Capitol Prison where he was jailed for his role in leading Virginia during the Civil War, in part:

Estimate: $500 - $700

Passed

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Lot 87: [ Autographs ] GEORGE G. MEADE (1815 - 1872) Union major general who commanded brilliantly at Gettysburg, leading to a Union victory and the turning point of the Civil War. A.L.S., 3pp. 8vo., [Philadelphia] Nov. 29 [1871] to a fellow general

Estimate: $400 - $600

Passed

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Lot 1651: [ Autograph ] Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914 American journalist and writer who covered the Civil war, later turned his ascerbic wit to columns and short stories. Lost in the Mexican desert. Fine content AL.S. 2pp. on two attached leaves, New York American

Estimate: $600 - $800

Passed

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Lot 795: [ Autograph ] James Buchanan 1791-1868 Fifteenth President of the United States whose hands-off attitude toward states' rights directly contributed to the start of the Civil War. A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., [London], June 6, 1854 to Lady Stafford. In part:

Estimate: $600 - $800

Passed

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Lot 848: [ Autograph ] James A. Garfield Good content early A.L.S. lp. 8vo., Washington, June 16, 1865 With the Civil War having ended only weeks earlier, Garfieid writes Sargeant Nathan Newhall concerning gross irregularities in army recruitment. In part:

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Lot 1171: Margaret Mitchell 1900-1949 American novelist, author of the immensely popular tale of the South during the Civil War, Gone With the Wind. Fine content T.L.S. "Margaret Mitchell Marsh" 1p. 4to., Atlanta, Oct. 6, 1941 to a Mr. Farrar. Mitchell gives

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Passed

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Lot 415: [ Autographs ] (Confederate Fort Sumter Flag) A fine Civil War relic a section of the Confederate flag that flew over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor at the time the fort was re-taken by the Union! Thered flag remnant measures about eight inches

Estimate: $500 - $700

Passed

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Lot 283: [ Autographs ] The Civil War Correspondence Of James Swanson A good lot of 36 letters being the wartime correspondence of Pvt. James Swanson of the 146th New York. The letters are generally in pencil, with many being written at the time of the battle

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Passed

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Lot 1213: Jesse James (1847 1882 American outlaw a raider with Quantrill during the Civil War remembered for his bank and train robberies with his gang which included brother Frank and the Younger brothers Murdered by a band member for the reward on his head

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold: $100

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Lot 173: Civil War Diaries Of D. B. Arthur A good lot of four diaries of Union Lt. D. B. Arthur 20th Wis. Vols about 100pp. in pencil covering the period Sep. 1. to Dec. 31, 1864 during his service in Mississippi Generally routine content with some

Estimate: $750 - $1,000

Sold: $525

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Lot 539: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 Sixteenth President of the United States who led the Union through the Civil War and emancipated the slaves, assassinated. Important D.S. 1p. folio on parchment, Washington, Mar. 16, 1863, a partly-printed military

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Passed

Lot 273: (TEXAS CONFEDERATE ARMY DISCHARGE)

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold: $160

Lot 202: KETCHUM HAND GRENADE - Current Bid: $1,000.00

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold: $2,250

Lot 75: CIVIL WAR ERA MASSACHUSETTS

Estimate: $200 - $300

Passed

Lot 135: RARE POST-APPOMATTOX "CANBY" PAROLE

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Sold: $1,700

Lot 923: WHITELAW REID

Estimate: $40 - $60

Sold: $30

Lot 1284: BRODIE-STYLE HELMETS

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold: $120

Lot 564: ADMIRAL FRANCIS A. ROE PRESENTATION TELESCOPE - Current Bid: $260.00

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold: $380

Lot 598: ENFIELD PATTERN 1853 RIFLE-MUSKET - Current Bid: $1,000.00

Estimate: $600 - $700

Sold: $1,700

Lot 635: MINSTREL SHOW POSTER

Estimate: $200 - $300

Passed

Lot 758: JAMES BUCHANAN

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $500

Lot 695: MINSTREL SHOW POSTER

Estimate: $40 - $60

Sold: $30

Lot 447: CIVIL WAR BULLET COLLECTION

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold: $80

Lot 981: CIVIL WAR POLITICIANS SIGNATURES (142)

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold: $800

Lot 1748: JAMES BUCHANAN

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold: $380

Lot 162: CIVIL WAR ERA CABINET MEMBERS

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold: $120

Lot 282: JEREMY FRANCIS GILMER

Estimate: $600 - $800

Sold: $440

Lot 1160: MEADE FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS (18)

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold: $140

Lot 1544: CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF UNION ASSISTANT SURGEON WILLIAM H. COE

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold: $140

Lot 707: ‘LADY WASHINGTON’S RECEPTION’ ENGRAVING

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold: $1,500

Lot 611: CHARLESTON MERCURY NEWSPAPER

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold: $140

Lot 1117: U.S. NAVY PAY RECEIPTS (48)

Estimate: $300 - $400

Passed

Lot 1380: UNION VETERAN LEGION MEDAL FOR A GETTYSBURG VETERAN

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $500

Lot 1461: HUGH JUDSON KILPATRICK

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold: $140

Lot 1602: WILLIAM L. YANCEY

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold: $340

Lot 1627: ‘PRISON LIFE IN THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE AT RICHMOND’

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold: $50

Lot 1655: REMNANTS OF 34 STAR U.S. FLAG

Estimate: $200 - $300

Passed

Lot 1372: LAWRENCE S. ROSS

Estimate: $140 - $200

Sold: $200

Lot 529: MARCUS J. WRIGHT

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold: $30

Lot 1547: MODEL 1860 LIGHT CAVALRY SABER

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold: $180

Lot 1942: MILLARD FILLMORE

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold: $380

Lot 1793: CIVIL WAR G.A.R. NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT BADGE

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold: $140

Lot 1808: REMNANTS OF 34 STAR U.S. FLAG

Estimate: $140 - $200

Passed

Lot 1830: NEW HAMPSHIRE VOL. MILITIA HAT BADGE

Estimate: $140 - $200

Passed

Lot 2025: HAMILTON FISK

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold: $50

Lot 2307: ABIEL ABBOT LOW

Estimate: $100 - $150

Passed

Lot 388: MCKINLEY, WILLIAM

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Sold: $1,100

Lot 321: ROBERT HEINRICH WAGNER

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold: $240

Lot 1040: PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA REGIMENT'S ALBUMEN GROUP PHOTO

Estimate: $100 - $160

Passed

Lot 753: ROBBER STATE ENGLAND CIGARETTE CARDS

Estimate: $40 - $60

Sold: $20

Lot 851: BRITISH AIR RAID HAND BELL

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold: $240

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Lot 849: [ Autograph ] James A. Garfield A.L.S. lp. 8vo., Mentor, Dec. 9, 1880to A. H. Mattocks. Garfield thanks the man for his letter and a copy of the history of the Cincinnati Society of Ex-Army and Navy Officers Of course, Garfield had reached the rank

Estimate: $500 - $700

Passed

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Lot 204: Randall Lee Gibson A.L.S.. on Senate letterhead, 3pp. 8vo., Washington, Dec. 21, 1884 thanking a man for sending a book. In part: ...his measure of southern men and the southern people... to speakfrankly, he belittles them. Perhaps the failure of

Estimate: $3,000 - $500

Passed

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Lot 429: (Confederate Cross Of Honor) Interesting D.S. 1p. 4to., Bonneau, S.C , Mar. 4, 1914, an application by A. Ballantine to the Daughters of the Confederacy for an award of a Confederate Cross of Honor for his service 5th S.C. Vols. No medals were

Estimate: $75 - $100

Passed

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Lot 434: (Soldiers' Allotments) A fine lot of ten Confederate vouchers issued to benefit the families of soldiers, 10pp. 12mo., Wythe County, Va., 1864-64 The vouchers are partly-printed, and instruct the county treasurer to make a payment 'for the benefit of

Estimate: $300 - $400

Passed

Lot 186: JAMES MURRAY MASON

Estimate: $300 - $400

Passed

Lot 958: GUNTHER LUTZOW

Estimate: $200 - $300

Passed