An extraordinary collection of illustrated envelope covers produced during the Civil War, featuring a cornucopia of themes relating to the war and its effect on everyday life, as mounted and bound by an early twentieth century collector. These envelopes feature a remarkably wide range of subjects: American flags; eagles; military.....
The stated tenth edition of this quickstep dedicated to Major Robert Anderson, the commander of Fort Sumter when it was attacked by Confederates, with a fine lithographic portrait of Anderson on the title page situated above two American flags, an eagle and serpent, and a moonlit view of the Fort.....
An apparently unrecorded broadside for a lecture delivered by a Union veteran who avenged the killer of the first slain Union serviceman of the Civil War. In May 1861, private Frank E. Brownell of the 11th Fire Zouaves arrived in Alexandria, Virginia. After the commander of the regiment, Col. Elmer.....
A remarkable and apparently unrecorded broadside published by William Foster Dodge, a native of Newburgh, New York, upon his return to his hometown, publicly apologizing for his disloyalty to the Union while in business in Charleston, South Carolina. Evidently having encountered significant hostility as he attempted to re-establish himself in.....
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A rare complete set of this important series of Civil War album cards based on drawings by Winslow Homer. In October of 1861, the illustrated newspaper Harper’s Weekly sent Homer to the front as a “special artist,” where he made numerous war-related drawings that were reproduced as wood-engravings. In addition.....
A general order exempting from the draft African American men already employed by the Union Army, issued by a Union General most famous for attempting to abolish slavery in several southern states prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. Issued by Major General David Hunter just under two weeks after his order.....
An unusual, hand-colored example of this handsome broadside edition of the Emancipation Proclamation designed by penmanship master Gilman R. Russell of New Hampshire and described by Eberstadt as a “highly decorative edition.” The text of the proclamation, omitting the preliminary matter, is presented here wrapping around a central full-length portrait.....
A Charles Magnus broadside featuring a narrative of Gen. Hugh J. Kilpatrick’s assault on Richmond (conducted in tandem with Col. Ulric Dahlgren), and a chronology of the major events of the Civil War. The first part of this broadside, entitled “Mirror of Events 1861–62–63–64,” records events of the war up.....
Stated sixth edition of this nevertheless rare guide to the Battle of Gettysburg—including illustrations, poetry, and a battle map—written by local hotel proprietor John E. Pitzer. Offered complimentary to hotel guests, Pitzer’s guide describes the events of the three-day battle, beginning with the entry of General Lee’s Army of Northern.....
A rare broadside consisting of a list of the killed of the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry (AKA the Iron Brigade), providing the date and place of decease, and featuring a note soliciting further information about the circumstances of the deaths of these soldiers for a future publication on the regiment’s history.....