1864. Autograph Letter Signed. 8vo. 2 pages, Caledonia, Wisconsin, December 24th 1864, to A.B. Jackson, Registrar at Menasha, in part: "I received your letter enclosing one from Mr. Edwards stating, as I understood it, that there was some fraud about the warrant paid by my father James Wright for the West ½ of the South West Lot of Sec. 14. In reply I have to state that the said James Wright is now in the Government Service, at last accounts..... More
San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks. 30 Illus. Oblong 12mo, pr. wrs. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, n.d., circa 1997. Fine. More
Cleveland: 1903. Typed letter to his daughters with a two-page handwritten continuation and signature. The letter concerns the rents his family has been charging tenants, in part: "...I am sorry we have to reduce rents but the only way to get along in this world is to adjust ourselves to the conditions as they are forced upon us. If a merchant holds up to high prices when everybody around him is making low prices he will soon be left without..... More
Galveston: 1866. Autographed letter signed "H.G. Wright" by the Major-General of the Union Army sent from his headquarter in Texas to a colleague in New Orleans regarding an update on an Inspection report. 1 page on lined, Headquarters, District of Texas letterhead. 4to. Galveston, Aug. 25, 1866. "...The report for June was forwarded...two or three days ago; its completion having been delayed for the correction of certain discrepancies in the reports of Dist. Inspectors..." More
Washington: 1863. 2pp. 8vo, disbound, two small file holes in left margin. Washington, 1863. First Edition A record of the charges presented against Private Reuben Stout, Company "K", 60th Indiana Volunteers who is accused of killing in violation of the laws of war and desertion. On March 14, 1863, Stout shot and murdered Solomon Huffman in Madison, Indiana. Huffman was trying to arrest Stout, who was a deserter at the time. "...The Court does therefore sentence him (Stout)...to forfeit all..... More
illus. 450pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (Inman, SC: B&B Historical Research, 1985). Limited Edn. Facsimile of the Philadephia, 1862 edition. Previous owner's notations on margin of preface, otherwise very good. More
Montpelier: Freeman Printing, 1862. 22 pages. Slim 8vo, original printed wrappers, wrappers lightly soiled, wrappers and pages in right margin just barely dampstained throughout. Montpelier: Freeman Printing, 1862. More
Philadelphia: 1862. 8pp. Elephant Folio, front page has some small tears across the folded middle with a small loss of text, several small tears in center margin of the whole newspaper, very small hole to text of last page, most pages with crease or fold lines. Philadelphia, 1862. On the front page in the first one and half columns on the left and concluding in two full columns on the last page is an article on the February 5, 1862..... More
Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. with blind stamp of papermaker Southworth CO., folded in half, (creating four pages), decorated with two American flags and the words, "Liberty and Union Forever." Lyrics contain thirteen verses, including those mentioning the Eighth Corps, General Grover and General Sheridan. Printed in red and blue against a white backdrop. Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. Fine An exceptional example of this printing that remains fresh and without creases or tears. More
Appleton, WI: 1863. Fine content A.L.S. 4to., 2 pages, Appleton, WI, January 27, 1863, providing news of troop movements and the firing and replacement of several Generals, in part: "...I suppose Rosecrans Army is at Murfreesboro yet. You see they cashiered and dismissed Porter. They ought to do the same with Buell or shoot him. When such traitors are out of the Army, we shall do better. I believe Rosecrans to be a true good officer. I understand he has..... More
New York: 1861. Excellent group of signatures with rank and command, on various sized paper (the largest measuring 2.5 x 5 inches), comprising the earliest known autographs of the founding three officers of Battery G, First New York Light Artillery, along with the last Captain to take command through attrition. Includes: J.D. Frank "Very respectfully - Your Obdt. Servt. - Captain, 1st N.Y. Artillery"; M.H. Rundell "Lieutenant - 1st N.Y. Artillery - Camp Barry - Dec. 5th 1861"; Nelson Ames..... More
1865. On the day the war ends, a volunteer enlists in the Union Army and collects his $300 bounty! 1 page, 6.75 x 8.5 inches -- a Statement of Recruitment, whereby Freuter, a New York City druggist, age 30, is allowed to join the Union Army and receive his $300 bounty, on the very day the war has ended, April 10, 1865. Also signed by the Mustering Officer, Captain S. C. Wagner. Note: in the very last days of the..... More
1865. 1 page, 8.75 x 8 inches, signed "James W. Blake" -- a requisition for forage for two private horses, March 31, 1865, whereby major J. W. Blake, 42nd Wisconsin Vol. Infantry, requests "Seven Hundred & Fifty Two pounds of oats" and "Eight Hundred & Sixty Eight pounds of hay." Signed with rank and regiment; horizontal folds and one small stain but still in very good condition. More
Gorham, Maine: 1864. Union patriotic cover with a large imprint of an angry Heraldic Eagle with stars & stripes shield, holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other, draped with a banner marked "E. Pluribus Unum." Postmarked: "Gorham, Maine, July 13" with a cancelled 3c Washington (A-25) stamp, pink variety. No year, circa 1864, 3 x 5.5 inches. Small quarter-inch stain on the irregularly cut left margin, not affecting postmark. Good condition. More
Pasted or mounted in a modern scrapbook. Most images are 2 inches x 3 inches not including wide margins; (many have light browning to margins, 3 are torn in margins). Most of the images are patriotic allegories, some with pro-Union sayings. Other images are political cartoons that are anti-Confederate and/or pro-Union. In addition there are several larger images of state seals from some Northern states. Most of the images do not state a printer. Some of printers stated include: Charles..... More
illustrated. 6 volumes. 4to, original printed wrappers; all spines lightly browned, some lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Washington: GPO, (1961-1966). Written by the Naval History Division, Navy Department. Vols. I-V cover the period of the Civil War. Volume VI contains Special Studies and the Cumulative Index. More
Washington: Government Printinng Office, 1864. 2 illustrations, one folding. 1259pp., very thick 8vo, full contemporary calf, leather labels. Washington: GPO, 1864. First Edition. Very good. Naval documents for the year, 1864, including the Union blockade. 38th Congress, 2d Session, House of Rep., Ex. Doc., No. 1. More
1864. Union Navy A.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages, August 27th 1864, Aboard the USS Elfin. Just three months before she would be destroyed by bombardment while in service on the Tennessee & Cumberland Rivers. Letter from a sailor who is trying to get his Land Grant application to Wisconsin, but he can't raise the $11.00 application fee on his ship. In part: "I received the papers alright and I signed an affidavit before my Commanding Officer - and I signed them..... More
Springfield: 1864. Interesting Home-Front A.L.S. 4to. 2 pages, Springfield, Illinois, September 7th 1864, concerning happenings in and around Wisconsin. In part: "I am glad to hear of your recovery from your wounds. Where did your father leave you when he went to Nashville after you? Mr. Hill says he left you part way home. I was in hopes that you would come down and see me before you went into the Army again but you did not say anything again..... More
Richmond: Richmond Examiner, 1862. 2 pages of text on a single sheet 23 inches x 16 inches. Folded down the center and twice across the sheet. Richmond: Richmond Examiner, 1862. Very good On the front page is an extensive article on the Confiscation Act of 1862 and its passage by Congress. Included in the article is the text of Abraham Lincoln's Message on the act's constitutionality. The Confiscation Act gave legal authority to courts to implement the legal seizure of..... More
Montpelier: Walton's Steam Press, 1865. 73 pages. 8vo, original beige printed wrappers; spine ends worn, scattered foxing, mostly to margins, several pages folded in bottom right corner margins, wrappers and left margins of first two pages dampstained. Montpelier: Walton's Steam Press, 1865. More
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