Civil War - Union Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
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The US Army Provost Marshal' Office in Anderson, South Carolina, details the rules for employment contracts for Freedmen. A fascinating look at how the Army sought to manage the transition from a slave economy. read more...
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION - WILLIAM R. RIDDLE As a company commander in the Invalid Corps, he certifies that John H. Place is a Private in Company D, 6th Regiment Autograph Document signed: "Wm R. Riddle/Captain D. Co. 6th Rgt. I. C. [Invalid Corps], 1 page, 7½x6½. read more...
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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CIVIL WAR (UNION): CAPTAIN F. S. PALMER As a company commander in the Invalid Corps, he acknowledges an error in the Company pay rolls Autograph Endorsement signed: "Ford. S. Palmer/Captain 27th Co. 2nd Batt I. C. [Invalid Corps], 1 page, 8x5. Campbell Hospital, D. C., 1863 October 16. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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George Stephenson signs an autograph letter to the colonel commanding his artillery regiment, urging that his lieutenant's commission be made official so that he can see to the re-supply of his company. read more...
Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION A U.S. soldier in Grant's army during the Vicksburg Campaign, writes to his sister, describing life in camp and sending home a portion of his pay. Autograph Letter signed: "Henry Brown", 2 pages (front and verso), 5x8. Lake Providence, Louisiana, 1863 March 10. read more...
Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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This war-dated letter was written by a Union soldier to his friend early in 1862, from Fort Warren, Massachusetts, a prison for Confederate prisoners. It was written in the wake of several Union victories and reveals high morale among Union troops and high faith in the abilities of Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan. It also reveals some interesting details about life in a prison for prisoners-of-war, including the gleeful schadenfreude that the author felt at the prisoners' plights. read more...
Sale Price $1,742.50
$2,050.00
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CIVIL WAR - UNION: 3rd and 16th NEW YORK VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY Letter to Civil War General Joseph J. Morrison, who was trying to locate a fellow soldier. Autograph Letter signed: "F. C. S.", 1 page, 6x9½. St Louis, Missouri, 1891 March 3. On letterhead of the Southern Hotel to read more...
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION. ALS: "Jacob Roberts/U S Army", 4p, 7¾x9¾. Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, 1862 May 7. To Hon. B F Carter, Woodbury N.J. Original spelling. read more...
Sale Price $1,954.15
$2,299.00
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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER. A soldier writes home about the disastrous consequences of the Union loss at the Battle of Chancellorsville. ALS: "George Boyles", 2p, 4¾x7½. Camp Near Falmouth, Va, 84 Regt P V Comp[any] E, 1863 May 7. Begins: "Dear Mother read more...
Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION Mary Boyles, mother of a Union soldier, receives a letter concerning disposition of her late mother's property Autograph Letter signed: "Jno Clark", 1 page, 7¾x9¾. Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, 1881 June 11. Letter addressed to Mary Boyles in Tynne, Pa. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER'S LETTER. "A.S. Oberly", 4p, "Off Baton Rouge", on the U.S. Gunboat Kineo, 1862 July 11. With envelope addressed by Oberly to Mrs. O.O. Woodford of New Haven, Conn. The envelope bears two 3-cent U.S. postal stamps (one pre-printed on the envelope). read more...
Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION. ALS: "Corpl. H. [illegible]. Vandemark", 4p, 5x7¾, conjoined leaves. Camped near City Point, Virginia, 1864 August 7. To "Dear Parents one and all read more...
Sale Price $2,549.15
$2,999.00
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CIVIL WAR: SOLDIER'S LETTER. ALS: "George", 4p, 5x8, front and verso. Camp 84th Reg. Penna Vol on the Weldon Railroad, 1864 September 28-29. To his mother. With a 5½x3, stamped envelope addressed by him to: "Mrs. Mary A. Boyles/Williamsburg/Blair Co. read more...
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION A Civil War letter dated October of 1863, addressed to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, detailing the robbery of General Scammon Autograph letter signed: "John A. Wills", 3 pages (integral leaf), 7¾x9¾. October 1, 1863. Washington City. In part: "Sir, at the request of Mrs. read more...
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION. Autograph Letter, unsigned, 4p, 8x10. U.S. Str. "Santiago de Cuba", off Wilmington N.C., Sunday, 1864 November 20. Begins: "My Own Dear One". In part, read more...
Sale Price $414.00
$460.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION [J. O. GRINGSTON] J. O. Gringston sends an autograph letter during the Civil War. Autograph Letter signed: "J O Gringston/Adjt.", 1 page, 8x6 lined sheet. Newport Barracks, North Carolina, 1863 December 21. Headed: "Circular read more...
Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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"THE EXPEDITION WAS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETELY DESTROYING TWENTY MILES OF THE RAILROAD AND RETURNING TO CAMP WITHOUT A FIGHT." CIVIL WAR: UNION. GEORGE BOYLES. ALS: "George", 1p, 5x8, front and verso. Camp 84th Regt Comp E, Near Bevery's Ford Va., 1864 December 21. read more...
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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This undated letter home from a Union soldier was written after mid-1862 on stationery with a patriotic cartoon showing Uncle Sam whittling pieces off the Confederacy. This soldier talks about the harvest back home, his horror from the losses incurred in the war and his frustration with Union generals that wouldn't take advantage of earlier victories. read more...
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION Partly printed documentary letter (1864) instructing the Paymaster to deduct costs of his train journey from the pay of a private in the 40th Ohio Infantry Partly printed document signed [name illegible] as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, US Military Railroad Transportation, Department of the Cumberland. read more...
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS The 5th Artillery Regiment's acting adjutant, 2nd Lt. William DeMott, signs a manuscript order for 2nd Lt. George Stephenson to take command of Company F (1865). read more...
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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CIVIL WAR (UNION) Unsigned list of brigade commanders and their staffs prepared for General Burnside's North Carolina Expedition of 1862. Document, unsigned, 1 page, 8½11. In ink on white ruled paper. Document titled, "Original Staff of the Brigade Commanders at the Sailing of the N. C. Expedition. read more...
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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Preparing for a large-scale cavalry raid toward Richmond (April 1863), Lt. Colonel John L. Thompson, in command of the Regiment, informs headquarters that he has found no signs of a large enemy force reported to be in the area. read more...
Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION Carte de Visite of a Matthew Brady photo: a Civil War mascot Carte de Visite, unsigned. Sepia, 2¼x4. E & HT Anthony backstamp, New York, taken from a Matthew Brady negative. Image of a young boy in uniform, with sergeant's stripes, holding drumsticks and standing beside a drum. read more...
Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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CIVIL WAR (UNION): INVALID CORPS. In a Civil War hospital, William Little signs receipt of 14 month's pay: $115.56, witnessed by two brevet lieutenants of the Invalid Corps. Receipt signed: "William Little", 8x4¾. Judiciary Square Hospital, Washington, D. C., 1864 January 26. read more...
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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CIVIL WAR: UNION War-dated receipt for the auction sale of a cavalry horse, signed by an assistant quartermaster Receipt signed: "[initial and first name illegible] Moore/Capt. & A Q M/Cav Bur", 8x3¼.Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1864 June 23. In the name of Cavalry Bureau Quartermaster, Lt. Col. read more...
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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A lieutenant in the valiant 14th US Infantry Regiment signs receipt of payment for himself and his servant and fodder for his horse. When he signed this receipt, Walker's unit had begun the prolonged and bloody assault on Petersburg. read more...
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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CAPTAIN HENRY H. STILES As a company commander in the Invalid Corps, consisting of wounded soldiers assigned light duties, he certifies that a private is entitled to pay. Ink note says the man was not paid. Autograph Document signed: "Henry H. Stiles/Capt. Commanding 13th Depot Company". 1 page, 8x10. Depot Camp I. read more...
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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CAPTAIN JOHN J. McCALLUM The former officer of the "Goodhue Volunteers", 1st Minnesota Infantry, wounded at Fredericksburg and reassigned to a hospital unit of the Invalid Corps, certifies a private for pay. Autograph Document signed: "Jno Jas. McCallum/Captain Co. H 11 Reg I. C.". 1 page, 8x7½. read more...
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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Civil War Archive including: new soldier Ambrose Cummings' letter to his father, describing army life; a letter from a fellow soldier, reporting that Cummings is ill but expected to recover; a letter from a New York undertaker sending Cumming's dad a bill for funeral arrangements; and a telegram from the undertaker: the youth's body is on its way home. read more...
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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CIVIL WAR and RECONSTRUCTION; G. E. ELFORD Receipt for printing of Freedmen's handbills and contracts, signed by a printer who had also flourished under the Confederacy. Autograph Receipt signed: "Received Jan 20, on written/account fifteen dollars/G. E. Elford", 2 pages (front and verso), 8½x7. Signed on verso. read more...
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00