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AN ASSEMBLED FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Cal. 72. 9-xxx/xxx"rnd bbl with scar over "P" proofmark. The lock appears to be from a rifle but has a US pistol hammer. Brass trigger guard is standard commercial shape & size. The brass sideplate is military style as is the bbl band, which was probably the center band of a musket. The ramrod was roughly whittled to fit. CONDITION: Gray patina overall with light to moderate pitting on the bbl light on the lockplate. Mainspring is missing. 4-57281 (500-1,000) Click here to learn more...

NORTH MODEL 1819 FLINTLOCK MARTIAL PISTOL. Cal. 54. 10" rnd bbl. Dated 1821 at the rear of the lockplate; standard North oval marking in front of the hammer, and inspector marks on the upper left at the bbl. No cartouche is visible. There is polishing around the touch hole. The lock appears to have orig parts but is possibly a reconversion. CONDITION: All metal parts have been cleaned and coated with a dark oil mix. Stock has been lightly sanded and re-oiled. Ramrod is a replacement. Mechanically good. 4-57216 FS68 (1,500-2,500) Click here to learn more...

FINE JOHNSON MODEL 1836 FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Cal .54. 8-xxx/xxx" rnd bbl marked "US / R. JOHNSON / MIDD N CONN / 1841" on the lockplate, and "U S. / J.H / P" on top of the bbl. There are two very sharp cartouches on the left flap of the stock. "JH" in an oval is the sub inspector and "W.A.T" the chief inspector is at right angles. CONDITION: Fine overall. Bright casehardening colors in front of the hammer on the lockplate, and dark colors on the rear of the lockplate hammer and tang of the bbl. All other parts are bright. Edges of the wood are sharp. There is a partial crack at the front of the lockplate. Mechanically fine. 4-56944 (2,000-3,000) Click here to learn more...

UNIDENTIFIED FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Cal. 76. 9-xxx/xxx" part oct bbl. The lockplate is marked "COME" along with other unreadable letters. The stock has been broken at the wrist and repaired with a large lump of rawhide. The trigger guard & front ramrod pipe are broken off and missing. The ramrod front lockplate screw & belt hook are missing. CONDITION: Rust brown patina with moderate rust overall. There is some corrosion in the touch hole. Small stock cracks. Needs parts to function. 4-57261 (400-800) Click here to learn more...

CASED PAIR OF CONSTABLE TARGET PISTOLS. Cal .70. Marked "R. CONSTABLE. PHILADELPHIA." on top of each bbl with just the name on the lockplates. Notice that one of the pistols was made wtih saw handle type grip and one with transitional grip. There are British proof marks on the bottom of the bbls. There are engraved initials on the silver ovals on the left side of one of the pistols, "H. L. H"?? Breech plug and bbl tang are finely engraved to match the trigger guard. There is also a silver band around the breech plug. Case is probably American as the green baize covering is not the normal pattern in British case guns. A wooden box has been glued to the baize in the center. It contains a red, leather-covered, three compartment flask that is unmarked and two cap tins. There is also a bullet mold, two cleaning rods, one of which has an over long replacement handle, and two compartments one of which contains cast balls. CONDITION: Gray patina overall with light pitting getting heavier at the muzzle. Wood has normal dings and scratches. Locks are fine. Set triggers require adjustment. That was probably added by Constable, but the grain match on the wood is very good and barely detectable. Initial plate on the unaltered pistol is in the normal position. Case has stains and repairs to the lid and the top panel is loose at the left. Interior is slightly stained the label is only partially readable due to stains. Cased American pairs of pistols are extremely rare. 4-57034 FS44 (8,000-12,000) Click here to learn more...

PAIR OF MORTIMER DUELING PISTOLS. Cal .58. 10" oct bbl. Both pistols are marked "H.W. MORTIMER LONDON GUN / MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY" on top of the bbl. Name only is engraved in script on each lockplate. There is light engraving on the bbl tang and trigger guard. There is a safety behind the hammer on each pistol. Butt is carved with fifteen, pie-shaped segments. Touchholes have platinum liners. Bbls have been re-browned with slight rounding to the edges. Other parts are orig except for the ramrods, which are replacement. CONDITION: Retains about half of the refinish Damascus pattern. Trigger guards both have moderate pitting. Other metal parts are fine. Wood has sharp checkering but some rounding to the edges caused by refinishing. Mechanically fine. 4-57081 FS34 (3,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

UNIDENTIFIED KENTUCKY STYLE PISTOL. Cal .50. 8-xxx/xxx" oct bbl. Maple stock. Iron furniture suggests a southern origin for this pistol but there are no marks on the bbl and only commercial import marks on the lockplate. Front mounting screw on lock is plugged. Lock fits the mortise well and appears to be orig flintlock although the hammer is too long. There is a brass button with the number "88" on the left side of the stock. CONDITION: Gray/brown patina on all fittings with light surface rust and pitting. Stock with some old repairs but the finish appears to be old. 4-56833 (3,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

EARLY POTTSDAM FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Cal. 69. 14-xxx/xxx"rnd bbl. Marked "POTZDAMMAGAZ" in one line running from under the hammer to under the frizzen spring. There are more letters on the bevel of the lock but only the last "D" is readable. The thumb piece has the crown over "FW" cipher of Fredrick the Great. Heavy brass furniture. The forearm appears to have been built or repaired in two pieces. CONDITION: Bbl has been cleaned & polished. Lock is a gray patina with light pitting overall. Brass furniture has a mellow to dark patina at the rear somewhat lighter on the forearm. Right tang of the buttplate has broken loose with brass pins used to reattach it. Ramrod is a replacement. Mechanically good. 4-57277 FS73 (3,000-4,000) Click here to learn more...

BUMFORD FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Cal. 60. 12" stepped rnd bbl. Very early, rnded, banana-shaped lockplate with no bridle for the frizzen. Early London proof marks on top of the bbl with Bumford s fleur-de-lis over "IB". Brass furniture is lightly engraved with animal heads on the thumb piece and butt cap. Ramrod is a replacement. CONDITION: Generally good with gray/brown patina mixed with light pitting on the iron parts & mellow patina on the brass. Butt cap is heavily worn on the sides and the design is no longer visible. Stock has been re varnished with considerable wear on the forearm but no repairs are visible. Mechanically needs work. 4-56924 FS32 (2,500-3,500) Click here to learn more...

UNIDENTIFIED BRITISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Cal .60. 10" rnd bbl. London proof marks on the bbl with a partially readable private proof "PK" engraved on the lock. CONDITION: Gray/brown patina with moderate to heavy pitting overall. Stock has been shattered Trigger guard is broken in two, glued together and now consists of about half plastic wood. Mechanically needs work. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55741 FS46 (150-250) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF THREE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. 1) Unmarked continental pistol. Cal .62. 8-½" oct bbl. Iron mounted with no markings. CONDITION: Gray/brown patina with light to moderate pitting. Ramrod is replacement and the mounts are loose. Large chips of wood missing around the butt cap smaller ones on the forearm and around the lock. Mechanically fine. 2) Archer Travelers pistol. Cal .62. 8-xxx/xxx" rnd bbl. Ramrod and hammer are replaced CONDITION: Heavy brown patina overall with dark patina on the brass. Stock has been cracked and repaired through the wrist. Chips and slivers still needing repair. Mechanically needs parts. 3) Unidentified continental pistol Cal .73. Bbl has been shortened to 8" and the screw attaching the forearm to the bbl is drilled into the bore. Hammer is an oversized replacement. Ramrod is missing. CONDITION: Poor with heavy rust on the bbl and lock. Cracks on the stock. 4-56849 FS35 (800-1,200) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF 3 POWDER HORNS. (1) Priming horn cut down to 6-xxx/xxx" horn dated "June 15, 1804" with 2-headed eagle with crown, vines, ships, and buildings (Independence Hall??). Generally good condition with one chipped & cracked area at the base. (2) 14" horn with nearly identical scrimshaw work, dated "May 12, 1803". Dbl headed eagle with crwon. Miscellaneous quotes are of the same design. Mermaid is the same shape & unicorn with shield is the same except for the teeth. Decoration & chipped carving around the neck is also identical. Carrying strap staple is copper. (3) 17" earlyleather covered master horn. Hair-on leather has been stitched together around one side & around the bottom. Carrying strap is broken & attached with copper wire. Spout is missing. Pc of leather missing at stopper. CONDITION: Shows considerable age. 4-57094 X147 (1,000-2,000) Click here to learn more...

MAGNIFICENT & HISTORIC KING GEORGE'S WAR PERIOD POWDER HORN INSCRIBED TO LIEUT. JOHN BRIDGE, POSSIBLY USED AT LEXINGTON & CONCORD. One of the most important early North American powder horns to be offered to the public through auction in many years. This large horn measures 15-xxx/xxx" overall with a domed walnut plug measuring 3-xxx/xxx" in diameter. Includes features of both the King George's War school & the early Lake George School of engraving. Decorations are similar to the same carver as the William Smith horn & the David Fletcher horn, both photographed on pages 73 & 74 of Drums A' Beating, Trumpets Sounding. Spout of the horn is carved with a zigzag decoration, below which there is a ring with chipped carving. Body of the horn begins with a scalloped edge, decorated with a ring of crosshatched quatrefoils, below which there is a wide band of stylized floral engraving. Body of the horn has a large rectangular cartouche measuring approx. 7-xxx/xxx" long x 1-xxx/xxx" wide, in which the owner is named as "Lieut. Iohn Bridge" (John Bridge). Immediately below, in another rectangular panel, is carved "Chegnecto Augt 1t 1755." There are 9 other cartouches carved on the body of the horn with the same stylized floral engraving as the band above surrounding them. Within the cartouches are carved a bird, fish, unicorn, fox, goose, sheep & calf, mermaid, a small flintlock musket, and a large panel depicting the Duke of Cumberland on horseback with his hand raised in the air. Above the name panel is a narrow rectangular band carved with the head of an old man with his locks flowing into a trail of scrollwork with stylized flowers. Walnut plug is dome shaped, rising about xxx/xxx" higher than the edge of the horn and is secured by 10 handcut iron nails. The file accompanying this horn contains notes & a good deal of research & information on John Bridge. King George's War is a little known action which involved the British attempt to drive the French out of their fortifications on the Isthmus of Chignecto as a part of a 4-pronged expedition into Nova Scotia in 1755. One thousand men from Massachusetts Bay were a part of this expedition, having aid from New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, & New York. French Privateers were preying on New England fisherman working the Grand Banks for years prior. This action was the most successful of the 4-pronged attack & spurred the idea of a necessity for political union of the English-American colonies in Charles Mahaffie, Jr.'s book, A Land of Discord Always, Acadia From its Beginning to the Expulsion of its People 1604-1755. He indicates that it was decided in the year 1755 that the presence of such a large population of French settlers north of the colonies presented danger to King George's holdings. It was further decided to disband these French settlers & transport them south to the various colonies. In doing so King George would enjoy an increase in the population of his colonies while at the same time disbursing these French peoples so they could no longer pose any threat as a serious union. Resulting action in 1755 was extremely successful & thousands of French, known as Arcadians, were removed from Nova Scotia and sent to various colonies. In fact, the population in Louisiana now known as Cajuns, originated from this action. In 1755 Col. John Winslow was sent with four companies of Americans & charged with de-populating Nova Scotia and destroying Grand Pre & the farms around it. In the book, Journal of Col. John Winslow of the Provincial Troops in the Autumn of The Year 1755, he mentions a Lieutenant commission being received for Mr. Bridge. Also in the Nova Scotia Historical Society, under which is believed to be the diary of John Thomas, there is a mention also of a commission, not dated, for Mr. Bridge. John Bridge's father was Ebeneezer Bridge, born about 1700, and his mother was Mary Roberts, born around the same time. They were wedded by Rev. Cotton Mather. John Bridge was born in 1723 and later died in 1794. He became a very successful silversmith & he and others of his brothers were participants in the Revolutionary War. His brother, Rev. Ebeneezer Bridge, was a famous minister in Chelmsford, Mass. and in Rev. Ebeneezer's diary there are recorded certain notations regarding brother John who was the same lietenant having owned this horn. In one instance in his diary, dated April 26, 1755, Ebeneezer states, "Boston. Took leave of brother John going on the expedition to Nova Scotia." Later in his diary on July 26, 1757 Rev. Ebeneezer also writes "My brother, John Bridge, arrived here on his way from Lake George, he being one that was taken by the French and stripped by the Indians, when Fort William Henry was taken from us". Rev. Ebeneezer is referring to an incident, which took place after the fall of the fort. While surrounded by the Indians, the captives were ordered to take off their cloths and give them to the Indians, who in turn began to fight over the cloths. The captives then began taking their cloths off and throwing them in all directions. While the Indians ran after them and fought over them, most of the captives were able to escape, including Bridge. Lt. John Bridge is not listed in the Army lists and it is well known that the officers in the provincial units in most cases were not mentioned. However although he & many others were left out of the official Army lists, Rev. Ebeneezer's diary conclusively proves that he was most certainly there. Of further note & of tremendous interest are the facts that a number of more than one John Bridge participated in the Revolutionary War. In fact there is a John Bridge, registered as one of the immortal 77, who stood by Capt. John Parker at Lexington & Concord on that very first fateful event which precipitated the initiation of the Revolutionary War. In spite of considerable research on our behalf & the discovery of various Bridges who participated in the Revolutionary War, including a certain John Bridge, who was with Capt. John Parker, we cannot conclusively prove that this same Lt. John Bridge is the one & the same with Capt. Parker. If in fact a further extended research can prove this fact it most certainly will enhance the value of this extraordinary powder horn greatly. A fantastic & historic opportunity to own a wonderfully inscribed & embellished military horn from the King George's War/French & Indian War that is in outstanding condition. Additional research should reveal more details about John Bridge's service and could be of even more extraordinary interest. CONDITION: Excellent. Body of the horn has a beautiful mottled honey brown age patina. Carvings are deep & undisturbed. Only xxx/xxx of the decorative ring around the spout remains. Approx. xxx/xxx" of the horn was trimmed at the back end and the plug is a period replacement or the orig but moved. 4-57127 (17,500-27,500) Click here to learn more...

LARGE SCRIMSHAWED POWDER HORN. The 13" horn has a turned and chipped ring at the spout, which is turned in an oct. shape. The scrimshaw includes geometric designs, trees, animals, boats, initials, and the dates 1776-1837. CONDITION: One major crack at the bottom with other lighter cracks. Strap nail in the plug is mostly gone. Light chipping at the turn plug with some repair. 4-57321 FS101 (300-500) Click here to learn more...

FINE 18TH CENTURY FORT OSWAGO SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN. 12-xxx/xxx" long with turned mouth and 2 turned rings on the neck. It is marked "T. Wakefield/1760" towards the bottom, but above a hunter shooting at a deer. The "town" and harbor are identified as "Oswago/1757" also includes outline of Ft Oswago as well as various buildings. Two-headed eagle, mermaids, Indians, etc are decorated with short lines, looking like fur. Thomas Wakefield was in the New York state census in 1800 (see pg. 288:5 reel OTSG court) CONDITION: Chipping at the bottom with some cracks at the plug pins. 4-55174 (2,000-4,000) Click here to learn more...

ANTLER POWDER FLASK. The surfaces have been mostly polished smooth with some compass decoration on one side. Iron mounting rings, the stopper is missing. CONDITION: Shows heavy wear on the back end, sharp edges. Still complete. 4-57308 FS95 (400-500) Click here to learn more...

IMPORTANT INSCRIBED SWORD, UNIFORM ITEMS, IMAGES, AND PERSONAL MEMORABILIA OF COLONEL JOHN B. BATCHELDER, HISTORIAN OF THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD. This significant lot of material is all directly related to John B. Batchelder, whose life was devoted to the study, survey, and documentation of the Battle of Gettysburg and the topographical features on the battlefield and the surrounding countryside. His sword is a French Infantry Foot Officer s sword marked "Horstmann/Bros. & Co./New York" on the ricasso with a 32" curved, sgl-edged blade, having etched designs over 40% of its surface. The etching includes scrollwork, floral embellishments, and stands of military flags and trophies. The opposite side of the ricasso is marked "K & C" within a trapezoidal cartouche. The cast brass hilt is of two-branch design with floral castings on the quillon, the branch terminus, and in the center of the knuckle bow. The pommel cap is of cast brass with a deeply engraved laurel leaf decoration. The grip is of wood covered in leather with dbl strand twisted brass wire. The scabbard is of steel, having two carrying rings with a silver oval presentation plaque mounted between the top and middle scabbard mounts. The plaque is engraved, "Presented to/Prof. J.B. Batchelder,/by the friends of the/Penna. Military Institute,/Reading July 4th 1851". CONDITION: Very good. Blade is bright, etching is frosty with light areas of surface staining. Hilt is fine. Grip is good with slight wear to the high spots. Scabbard is bright, undented, with minor surface rust scattered throughout the body. Attached to the sword is a gold wire officer s sword knot in very good condition. 2) Batchelder s uniform frock coat dating between 1875-1885 is a part of this lot. A custom made, non-regulation military style frock coat, dbl-breasted, being made of dark blue wool broad cloth with a standing collar measuring 1-1/2" high at the front and 2" high in the rear. The front is in cut-away style with a sgl buttonhole on the left side. The short tailed Chausseur type jacket has two U-shaped exterior pockets sewn from the bottom hem and rising about 6" high on each side. There are two rows of 7 buttons each, which are 3-pc brass buttons with a lined background and the intertwined fancy letters "BSR". They are back marked "Scovill Mf g Co./Waterbury". The sleeves are constructed in 2-pcs, each having two looped strips of 1/4" gold braid rising from the cuff 4" and returning with a cuff sized button mounted at the top of each loop. Three small buttons are mounted on the cuff adjacent. On each shoulder are mounted a non-regulation stylized Russian-type shoulder knot being made of two strands of thick gold roping, having a third strand which surrounds an oval shaped pillow with a blue center and an embroidered numeral "1" in the center of each. The shoulder knots are terminated at the collar with a cuff-sized eagle "I" button. The knots are sewn to the uniform shoulders. The entire jacket is unlined. Also included is the orig. fiber-board box that contained Batchelder s epaulettes.. It is inscribed on the bottom in old ink ""worn by J. D. Batchelder Reading, Pennsylvania on Governor s staff of Governor of Pennsylvania". CONDITION: Very good. Scattered mothing, particularly on the backside of the jacket with a couple of holes on the front right side. An interesting non-regulation, perhaps military school, uniform coat. 3) Batchelder s kepi is included. In relic condition, the body being made of dark blue wool dating from the same period of the jacket. The front rises approx. 2-1/2", the back about 5-1/2", and the crown 4-1/2" in diameter. A sgl line of dark green braid is present on the band of the kepi and running up the front, back, and each side. There is a sgl line forming a circle on the top of the crown and a sgl line of twisted braid forming a quatrefoil on top. Attached to the front is a silver wire braid embroidered wreath surrounding the Old English letters "B.L.S". There is a tarred leather chinstrap with two cuff-sized buttons, 2-pc variety having a lined background and the letters "BSR". The visor is missing. The interior is lined in dark green polished cotton with a drawstring and a tarred canvas crown. A tarred canvas rain cover is folded inside but stuck to the crown of the kepi and there is a 1-1/4" leather sweatband. CONDITION: Poor. Tattered, moth eaten. Sweatband is loose. One of the chinstrap buttons is separated but accompanies the lot. Visor is missing. 4) Accompanying the kepi is a boxed pom-pom having a cream-colored rnd wool pom-pom mounted on a brass wire having a gold oval ball and a gilt embroidered "Jeff Davis" eagle hat badge affixed. Pom-pom is accompanied by its orig teardrop shaped pasteboard box covered in black paper with a light blue edge and a white spattered decoration. Printed paper label on the front reads "I U.S. POMPOM/with Gold Ring & Eagle-" (and handwritten) "Aid/de/Camp". Accompanying are a pair of full dress regulation epaulets for a field grade officer being made of gilt wire cloth, rolled gilt braid terminating in two convex gold-plated brass crescents. Fringes of medium width. Each epaulet has a Civil War period cuff-sized eagle "R" button. The undersides are lined in bright yellow silk and to each button is tied a brown cotton tape on the bottom side for attachment. In old ink written on the undersides is "John B. Batchelder/Reading Military Inst. Principal, _____ Penn." with a similar, but mostly indiscernible, legend on the other epaulet. CONDITION: Very good. Epaulets show light wear with minor fraying to the undersides. 5) Pair of Lt. Col. s shoulder straps. A pr being embroidered on a rectangular pc of unbleached cotton with dark blue wool top and a light blue paper backing. Sgl gilt wire border enclosing a pr of silver oak leaves on each. CONDITION: Fair. Paper undersides are intact. Each end of the rectangle has evidence of old stitching. Blue background of each is heavily moth eaten. 6) Belgian pin fire revolver, about 7mm, having a 6" rnd bbl with cartridge ejector mounted on the right side. Iron frame, trigger guard, and back strap all heavily engraved with scrolls and a floral decoration. The cylinder is engraved with scrollwork. 2-pc grips of walnut heavily checkered. A dbl action pin fire revolver which is completely unmarked but likely of Belgian manufacture. CONDITION: Very good. Traces of orig blue exist behind the recoil shield. Remainder of the gun is uncleaned with a dark plum/brown patina. 7) Letters and photographs. There are 7 small orig photographs of Batchelder in uniform in two different poses. The photographs were taken , around 1875, one view shows him in a military frock coat (similar to, but not the one included in this lot) and wearing the kepi, which is included in this lot. There are two photographs, probably taken on the same day, showing Batchelder in the same coat, but without wearing the kepi. Two of the latter exist, one cut and two in oval. Five of the others exist, one in a frame. There is a large framed photograph of a group of officers, all in full dress uniform with belts and swords, one row seated, one row standing, presumably from the Pennsylvania Military Institute. Batchelder is pictured in the standing row, third from the right. They all wear dbl-breasted, officer s frock coats, generally conforming the 1872 pattern with shoulder knots. Belts, sashes, a variety of swords, most of non-regulation style, rest in their laps. And they all are holding their kepis, which are identical to the one included with this lot. A large format albumen, the image measures 13-1/4" x 7". It appears to be in its original frame with wide line decorated mat, however the antique frame has been re-backed. There is a large and important albumen photograph by Tipton of Gettysburg, PA, illustrating a group of ladies and gentlemen in Devil s Den. On the lower right hand corner, the photograph is titled "R.I. Exc. Devil s Den./Oct 14th 86". A label on the back states that this is a photograph of Elisha Hunt Rhodes and Gettysburg Historian J.B. Batchelder at Devil s Den, 1886. Photograph measures 17" x 14" and the image size is 15-1/2" x 12-3/4". All of the sitters wear ribbons and/or veterans badges. The rocks in the background are decorated with graffiti. CONDITION: Small portraits of Batchelder are all very good. One has been trimmed to an oval. Group photograph is in superb condition. Devil s Den image is very good with one light water stain to the mat in the upper right hand corner. 8) Framed state military commission, partially printed document having PA. state seal. The commission reads "To John B. Batchelder of the County of Bucks Esquire:/Sends greeting: Reposing Especial trust and confidence, in your zeal, Valor, patriotism, and fidelity I have appointed you the said John B. Batchelder, to be one of my Aids-de-Camp with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Militia of this Commonwealth& ". The certificate is signed by Gov. William F. Johnston and A.L. Russell, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and is dated September 4, 1851. CONDITION: Excellent. In an old period frame which has been re-backed. 9) Three letters, first dated October 1849 from Pembroke. Three pages from Batchelder to his sister, he speaks of the end of the school year and anexhibition, inviting his sister to attend, along with other personal news, signed "Yours Truly, B" in very fancy script, below which he has penned a flying fanciful bird holding a letter in its beak. Second letter, dated March 1852 Pembroke from Batchelder to "Lizzie", 4-pgs of romantic poetry signed "From your devoted lover, B". Third is an artistically penned card to "Miss Meribal Philbrick with the kind regards of your friend, J.B. Batchelder, Nottingham, NH August 26, 1879". All done in very fancy and artistic penmanship with a three line poem, at the bottom signed "Mrs. Lizzie B. Batchelder". The group also includes a wood framed heavy glass mirror measuring 5" x 3-1/2" with an old handwritten tag on the reverse "shaving mirror used by John B. Batchelder during the Civil War with the Army of the Potomac and at Gettysburg 1864-5." Small notebook, leather and brass bound with a closing clasp and its original pencil titled "Noticeable Things" by (signed) John B. Batchelder. The little booklet has a series of very small notes, drawings, and watercolors depicting interesting subjects. One depicts a window flowerpot from the Chicago Exposition, 1878, another a billiard table, flower stand. The booklet includes a few pencil sketches, some notes, and is approx. half full. The little sketchbook measures 2-1/4" x 3-1/2". CONDITION: Letters are very good. Mirror shows a great deal of use. Sketchbook is very nice, edges are worn on the outside. 10) Finally, the group includes a copy of the color lithograph completed by Batchelder and published in 1863, titled "Gettysburg Battle-field." The lithograph 28" x 39" and shows a birds eye panoramic view of the battlefield of Gettysburg looking north from the Baltimore Turnpike. Facsimile signatures of Gens. Mead, Dblday, Newton, Hancock, Birney, and others all attest to the accuracy of the presentation. CONDITION: Fair. Image is foxed and stained, particularly around the borders. Fracture through the image measuring the entire height of the print about 11" from the right margin. 11) Copy of battle reports of Gen. John Gibbons and his subordinate commanders "The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-July 3, 1863".John B. Batchelder, an instructor and later principal at the Pennsylvania Military Institute and with an intense interest and talent in art, geography, topography, and military history, never served in US Volunteer or Federal Forces during the Civil War, but rose to become one of the most significant and influential 19th C. military historians whose interpretations of the Battle of Gettysburg are studied to this day. Batchelder was born in September 1825 in Gilmanton, NH and by the 1850 s, was commissioned to paint various views in NJ, PA, NH, and NY City. From 1863-1865, he was listed as a print publisher in Boston and completed an oil painting "The Death of Lincoln," now in the collection of Brown University. He died at Hyde Park, MA. on December 22, 1894. A copy of an undated broadside advertisement for "Batchelder s School of Design" lists his curriculum as "practical geometry, mensuration, mechanical and architectural drafting, the principles of shades and shadows, sketching from nature, using pencil crayon, India ink and sepia, and drawing". Immediately following the conflict of Gettysburg, he started from home for the scene of the battle and spent nearly 90 days carefully surveying and sketching its territory across a 10-sq mile area. He also collected oral histories from participants and followed inquiries from both sides of the conflict for years after the war had ended. His obituary states "Colonel Batchelder knew more about the Battle of Gettysburg than any other man ever knew about any great battle that was ever fought". Batchelder served as the most high profile and capable battlefield guide when dignitaries, veterans, and generals returned to the scene. Batchelder escorted Maj. Gen. Windfield Scott Hancock, veteran commander of the Army of the Potomac s Second Army Corps. on his last tour of the Gettysburg battlefield on November 19 and 20, 1885. In 1880, the United States Congress appropriated $xxx50,000 for one man to write a history of a sgl Civil War battle- Gettysburg. That congressional appropriation was a remarkable endorsement, particularly in light of the fact that many Civil War veterans controlled Congress during those years, many of them heroes of Gettysburg from both sides. In its day, and even now, this was a hefty sum to bestow on the artistic and literary work of one individual. Even more remarkable was that this prize was given to Batchelder, who was not a veteran of the Civil War, or even of the US Military. They chose a man who was not present at the battle and had never before produced a sgl historical work. Nevertheless, Batchelder s expertise, artistic and historical talents had made such a profound impression on the nation that he was given this commission. His writings and his remarkably done landscapes of the battlefield have had a lasting effect on this historic battle. He is responsible for the placement of many monuments, the labeling of many sites on the battlefield, including the High Water Mark, an area of exhibition that he virtually created. He also documented many of the accounts of the battle passed to him from veterans of both north and south. Batchelder may well be the most influential historian of a sgl battle in world military history. This significant group of uniform, documentary, and personal objects are of great importance to the story of how all America has perceived this pivotal battle of the American Civil War. 4-57389, 4-57367 CW105 (10,000-15,000) Click here to learn more...

EXCELLENT AND RARE CIVIL WAR GROUPING IDENTIFIED TO PRIVATE O.W. BARTLETT COMPANY B, 1ST MAINE CAVALRY. The 1st Maine Cavalry was one of the hardest fought units of the entire Civil War and lost the greatest number of soldiers killed in action of any cavalry regiment in the entire army. 1) This wonderful identified group begins with a cased quarter-plate ambrotype of Private O.W. Bartlett, a full-standing view in uniform wearing a kepi with crossed saber insignia, cavalry uniform short jacket with brass shoulder scales, sword belt and plate with shoulder strap illustrating Private Bartlett s hands resting on the pommel of his US Model 1860 cavalry saber. The image is cased in an embossed paperboard case with blue velvet interior. Pinned inside the case is Bartlett s silver identification badge, a jeweler made pin, being a shield surmounted by two cut out crossed sabers. Within the shield is hand engraved "O.W./Bartlett/Co. B/1st Me. Cav." within a narrow border and with a few engraved flourishes. CONDITION: Image is very fine. An artist has touched it with gold. Border shows some cloudiness. Pin is excellent with slight flexing to the saber blades. 2) Bartlett s pattern 1858 smooth side canteen with pewter spout, cork stopper, and chain. The canteen is covered in brown wool and is stenciled in large white letters "O.W.B./1st/Co. H." Remnants of its orig cloth strap remain. CONDITION: Very good. Cloth on left side of covering is heavily worn. Strap is in 3-pcs with some losses. Stenciling is aged and faded, but readable. 3) Finally, Bartlett s US Model 1860 Cavalry saber, manufactured by Mansfield & Lamb/Forestdale, R.I. and is so marked within an oval cartouche on the ricasso. On the opposite ricasso is "U.S./J.M./1864." The saber is regulation model, having a 35" curved sgl-edged blade with primary and secondary fullers. The hilt is of cast brass with a three-branch counterguard and a cast brass pommel. The grip is of wood covered with leather and wrapped with twisted brass wire. The scabbard is of steel. CONDITION: Very good. Hilt is lightly bent. Scabbard has light surface pitting and a medium gray patina. Scabbard has a dark plum/brown patina with numerous dents towards the drag and one small dent between the two sword hangers. Also included are discharge papers for Orrin W. Bartlett, at the time a sergeant, dated August 1, 1865. A copy of Bartlett's biography indicates that he enlised at East Stonham, Oxford County, Maine on February 20, 1864. He participated in a great number of engagements until the very end of the war and was always with his men and "Bore a gallant part of all the engagements". The 1st Maine Cavalry was organized and mustered in Augusta, Maine November 5, 1861. In March 1862, it moved to Harper s Ferry and then to the Shenandoah Valley and was engaged at Woodstock, Strasburg, Middletown, Winchester, and Williamsport. The unit fought at Brandy Station, Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock, Thoroughfare Gap, Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Stoneman s Raid, Kelly s Ford, Gettysburg, Culpeper, Mine Run, Front Royal, Richmond, Wilderness, Sheridan s Raid, Yellow Tavern, Cold Harbor, Trevillian Station, Petersburg, New Market, Malvern Hill, Deep Run, Ream s Station, Hatcher s Run, Appomattox Courthouse for the surrender of Lee and his army. And this is, by no means, an exhaustive list. During its service, the regiment lost 15 officers, 159 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded in battle, with three officers and 341 enlisted men dying of disease for a total loss of 518 men. A marvelous opportunity to own a tight group of Civil War material from a cavalry trooper who served in a well-fought Maine unit. 4-57189 CW43 (4,000-6,000) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF CIVIL WAR MILITARY LEATHER ACCOUTREMENTS. 1) Two Civil War buff leather enlisted man s waist belts with brass keepers. Both are dyed black on the exterior and the buff color remains on the interior. Neither contains a waist belt plate. CONDITION: Very good. 2) Percussion cap box. Front cover is stamped "R. White/U.S./Ord. Dept./Sub Inspector" within an oval. The inner flap is stamped "S.H. Young/& Co./Newark/N.J." with orig wool and pick on the interior, two belt loops on the reverse. CONDITION: Probably unused but has suffered from storage and handling. Leather has flaked off storage tab and off belt loops. 3) Percussion cap box. Identical to previous with remnants of the subinspector stamp. Same maker with orig wool and pick and percussion caps inside. CONDITION: Fair. Surface leather is almost all flaked from the front cover. One belt loop is broken. 4) Colt pistol cartridge box made of brown leather. Stamped on there reverse is "E. Gaylord/Chicopee/Mass." Standard 44 Cal. cartridge box. CONDITION: Fair. Flap corners are flexed. Closing tab is broken. Belt loops are broken. 5) Civil War holster for Colt army revolver. CONDITION: Fair. Leather is heavily flaked. Closing tab is missing. Belt loop is heavily worn. Seams are open. 6) US Model 1855 58 Cal. cartridge box and shoulder sling. An unmarked example complete with its orig tins and oval US box plate mounted on front flap. With shoulder strap and circular eagle breastplate. CONDITION: Cartridge box is good, lightly flaked front cover. Shoulder strap is poor, heavily flaked, and in 2-pc. 7) US Model 1863 58 Cal. cartridge box with embossed "US" within an oval on the front flap. The lower left hand corner is stamped "R.White/U.S./Ord Dept./Sub Inspector." Complete with orig tins. CONDITION: Very good. Leather is lightly scuffed on edges, closing tab is flexed. Box is mildewed. 8) Civil War carbine sling buckle. Standard steel, spring loaded clip swivel. Unmarked. CONDITION: Excellent. 9) Lot of 9 orig 58 Cal. paper wrapped cartridges. CONDITION: Very good. One or two are leaking powder slightly. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55144-2 CW34 (1,000-1,500) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF INDIAN WAR PERIOD ACCOUTREMENTS. 1) Indian war period canvas covered canteen. Face is stenciled "E/xxx/xxx" complete with orig leather carrying strap. CONDITION: Very good. 2) Three 1884 leather carbine boots, one marked "Rock Island Arsenal." CONDITION: Marked example is in very good condition with surface scuffing and flexing to straps. Second example is dirty and moldy with much surface flaking. Third example has separated stitching on the back. 3) McKeever cartridge pouch with oval stamped brass New Jersey box plate. CONDITION: Fair. Dirty, scuffed, and closing strap is missing. 4) Black leather army holster marked "Rock Island Arsenal" embossed with "U.S." in an oval. CONDITION: Very good. Closing strap is flexed. Surfaces are scuffed. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55144-1 CW33 (400-500) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF 19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY SLINGS AND BELTS. This lot of miscellaneous leather accoutrements consists of one Civil War 58 Cal. rifled musket leather sling, unmarked. CONDITION: Very good. 2) One Springfield Model 1903 rifle sling made by Hoyt, dated 1918. CONDITION: Good. 3) Three commercial brown leather slings for 1903 Springfield and 1917 Enfield. CONDITION: Fair to good. 4) One Indian war period shoulder belt with clipped corner sheet brass buckle. CONDITION: Fair. 5) One Indian war period leather sword belt with gold braid applied to the exterior and Model 1851 eagle belt plate. CONDITION: Good with repairs. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55144 CW32 (200-300) Click here to learn more...

FRAMED GROUP OF CIVIL WAR MATERIAL. The grouping consists of a Colt 1860 Army revolver (SN 114881) with holster and bullet mold for same, a sword hilt and a US buckle. A copy of a studio photo of a soldier with a Sharps rifle remains in the frame and a copy of something with the Rampant Colt has been torn off with only the corner fragments remaining. CONDITION: Colt, with all visible numbers matching, is complete and working but is lightly pitted overall. Holster has no visible markings. Bullet mold is proper for the gun and has strong traces of finish remaining. Sword hilt and buckle appear to be excavated. Blade was broken about an inch from the hilt. Wrap is missing from the grip. Guard is bent and has a very dark patina. 4-57102 FS249 (1,000-1,500) Click here to learn more...

WONDERFUL FOLK ART INLAID PATRIOTIC VIOLIN AND CASE. A mid-19th C. violin measuring 24-1/2" overall with the body measuring 8" across at its widest point, fashioned of fancy tiger striped maple and ebony. Of standard form having two opposing "S"-shaped piercings or sounders in the face. The body has a very narrow satin wood sgl line inlay around the entire border. The neck, facing, harp, and keys are fashioned of ebony. The sides and back of the violin are faced in maple with bright and strong tiger-striped grain. At the top in an oval cartouche is an inlaid conch shell of satin wood, mahogany, and tinted maple. At the bottom of the back within a large four-lobed cartouche measuring 5-1/2" x 3-1/2" is a marvelous flying eagle inlaid in satin wood on mahogany with light incised carving. In the eagle s beak is a long ribbon bearing the motto "E. Pluribus Unum". In one talon, the eagle holds the staff of a flying American flag surmounted by a liberty cap. Inside the body of the violin is written in pencil "Made by C.S. Wormwood/Brookfield PA 1861". The case, which appears to be custom wood and to be orig. and consistent with the period of the violin, is of soft wood in coffin form with a raised central ridge on the top. It measures 30" x 9" at its widest point. The exterior is painted in black with an applied brass bale handle and two brass hooks. The interior is lined in wallpaper having a stick and leaf design in red and brown. There is a cloth retainer for the mahogany bow, which is included. The lower body of the case is lined in red velvet. CONDITION: Very good. Violin body shows much wear, but is still quite well preserved, in particular aside from a few nicks and scratches, the inlays on the reverse are superb. Front of the violin is missing its orig bridge. Most of the orig paint is retained on its case. Interior wallpaper and velvet is well worn. 4-57395 CW109 (800-1,200) Click here to learn more...

ASSEMBLED CIVIL WAR OFFICER S UNIFORM INCLUDES. 1) CIVIL WAR PERIOD HIGH GRADE OFFICER S KEPI. Wonderful example of a high grade field officer s Civil War kepi being made of dark blue wool rising 2-1/2" at the front and 6-1/4" at the rear with an unbound, tarred leather visor and tarred leather chin strap with small sheet brass adjusting buckle. Two Civil War period general staff cuff sized eagle buttons secure the chinstrap. Exterior of the cap is adorned with five narrow strands of greenish black braid at the base of the kepi with four narrow strands of braid rising from the base at the back, the front, and both sides of the kepi to the crown. Crown, which measure 4-1/2" in diameter, is adorned with 4 intertwined strands of braid forming an intricate quatrefoil. A sgl strand of braid circumscribes the crown. Interior of the kepi is lined with a medium to dark brown polished cotton. Crown is unmarked, fashioned of tarred leather and there is a 1-1/2" tall sweatband with a lightly tooled decoration at the base of the interior. CONDITION: Excellent. One or two tiny moth holes are found in the body of the kepi. Crown is dusty from storage. There is a slight indication that an embroidered officer s insignia may have, at one time, been present on the front of this hat. Interior lining is intact but separated in the rear. Sweatband is excellent. 2) FINE CIVIL WAR INFANTRY CAPTAIN S UNIFORM FROCK COAT. Finely made, foot officer s grade, uniform frock coat of excellent quality, dark blue, wool broad cloth being cut according to US Army regulation 3/4 length, having a standing collar rising 1-1/4" tall. Sleeves are of 2-pc construction, measuring 9-1/2" at the elbow, 5" at the cuff. A 9-button front has all of its orig 2-pc eagle "I" buttons, all manufactured by Thomas N. Dale & Co., New York. Exterior watch pocket is present at the waist on the wearer s right. Skirts are exceptionally long. Mounted on each shoulder is a pair of extra rich, dbl-bordered, gold bullion, infantry captain, shoulder straps, which appear to be orig to the coat. Interior of the coat is lined in green polished cotton. Breast is quilted and stitched with diagonal lines. An interior breast pocket is present on the wearer s left. Collar is lined with black velvet. Two tail pockets lined in finely woven white cotton are accessed from the interior. Sleeves are lined in the same white cotton material as the pockets. CONDITION: Very good. Small areas of the exterior, broad cloth nap have been nibbled away on the left shoulder, but this can only be detected when viewing at certain angles. There are a couple small holes with repairs on the right sleeve and left sleeve, but these do not detract from the appearance of the coat. Back seam, at the waist, is beginning to separate. Shoulder straps are faded and a bit frayed. Interior lining is in very good condition with 5 or 6 areas of wear. Sleeve linings are stained, but intact. Most of the stitching on this coat is tight. An excellent opportunity to own an early, Civil War, infantry captain s frock coat whose authenticity is unquestionable. 3) LOT OF US INFANTRY OFFICER S PANTS, CIVIL WAR PERIOD WOOLEN SOCKS, GLOVES, SHIRT, AND UNDER BRITCHES. This lot of miscellaneous personal items would make a nice accoutrement to any military uniform collection. An exceptionally fine pair of US officer s pants, probably dating from the period 1870-1880, made of medium blue, wool, broad cloth having a narrow welt of black piping beginning at the waistband and running down the outer seam of each leg. Bottoms of each cuff are cut at an angle. Waistband measures 1-1/2" in the front and tapers to 3/4" in the back with a V-shaped cut. There is an adjusting belt at the rear seam with a black Japanned buckle. Six wooden suspender buttons are mounted to the waistband. Immediately below the waistband is a watch pocket to the wearer s right, and on either side flapped front pockets, with pocket bags made of white cotton. There is a 4-button fly and strap closure at the waistband. Edge of the wool on the fly is pinked. Interior of the trousers is partially lined at the hips in the back, at the crotch, and approx. 3" above the turned cuff at the bottom. CONDITION: Very good. Couple of small minor moth holes is present in each leg and on the left rear cheek. Two buttons are missing. Overall, a pair of very good military trousers. Civil War period white linen shirt. Square cut body with long tails made in 2-pcs with the shoulders and armpits reinforced. Sleeves measure 7" at the elbow, 4" at the cuff. Each cuff has a turn back flap. Low rise straight collar, measuring 1" in width. Front section of the shirt has a pleated, fine, white linen bib with 4 buttons. CONDITION: Front tails are lightly stained. All seams appear to be tight and generally, the shirt is in very good condition. A nice addition to a Civil War uniform set. A pair of white cotton pantaloons for use as an undergarment, having a waistband measuring 2" wide with the pants legs pleated and tucked all the way around, giving it a very blousey appearance. Each pant leg is terminated with a 1" wide band and 2 drawstrings. Three button fly with a sgl button at the waistband. Crotch is reinforced. CONDITION: Excellent. This undergarment saw little or no use. Fine example of mid-19th C. long underwear. Pair of small, white, silk gloves made in 2-pcs with the thumb added. Small decorative, possibly elastic strip, attached to each. Each hand has 3 decorative stitching lines on the top. CONDITION: Good. They are dark from age, now an ivory color. All seams and stitches in good condition. Pair of heavy medium blue wool boot socks dating to the mid-19th C. Heavy stockings with reinforced heels are fashioned of loosely woven medium blue/gray wool. These are typical of mid-19th C. boot wear. CONDITION: Top of one is slightly frayed and small holes are present in the toe of each stocking. 4) VERY NICE LOT OF OFFICER S GEAR, INCLUDING 1850 FOOT OFFICER S SWORD, SWORD BELT, BELT PLATE, HOLSTER, CAP BOX, CARTRIDGE BOX, BOOTS, AND SASH. 1)Officer s belt is of the private purchase type, made of Russian leather dyed black and seamed on the back side with two sword straps and snap buckles. Belt plate is of cast brass, being the US Model 1851 officer s belt plate. Belt plate is unmarked, the keeper stamped "88." CONDITION: Fair. Edges are scuffed. Two sword straps are separated from the belt. 2) Mounted on the belt is a Civil War holster for the Colt Revolver. Made of black bridal leather with a large flap with tab attached by a copper rivet for the brass finial inset in the body. A New York maker s name is barely visible at the top of the holster body. One large belt loop on the back is attached with three rivets. The tip of the holster has been plugged with a cork. CONDITION: Very good. Leather is flexible and has been treated with a preservative . Surface is lightly crackled overall. 3) Percussion cap box made of black bridal leather. Closing strap is integral with the outer cover, which is stamped "US." The box has 2 belt loops, below which is stamped "LBG." CONDITION: Very good. Slight scuffing to edges. Minor crackling. Some flexing to closing tab. Wool and pick are missing. 4) Pistol cartridge box is standard issue Civil War Colt pistol cartridge box. The front flap measure 6"x 4" with separately applied closing tab attached with a copper rivet. Two belt loops on the reverse. This box is marked only with 6 star-like tool stamps. CONDITION: Top edge has flaked but has been polished black. Interior of the box is moldy. All stitching is strong. 5) Package of Colt pistol cartridges, a paper wrapped package of cartridges with its orig label reading "Pressed waterproof/CARTRIDGES, FOR COLTS ARMY PISTOL/PATENTED MARCH 18, 1862./MANUFACTURED BY THE/HAZARD POWDER CO., HAZARDVILLE, CONN". CONDITION: Very good. 6) Red silk officer s dress sash made of loosely woven silk thread dyed a dark red color, having two woven cotton tassels terminating each end. Regulation for use beneath the sword belt. Appears to be from the Civil War period. CONDITION: Good. Some holes and edge fraying throughout. Tassels have faded to a purple and ochre color. 7) US Model 1850, foot officer s sword and scabbard. An unmarked regulation sword having a 30" lightly curved sgl edged blade with etched decoration across 60% of the blade. Blade is decorated with scrollwork and an American flag on one side and scrollwork and floral decorations with "US" on the other. Back of the blade is etched "Iron Proof." Hilt and pommel are of cast brass and regulation style. Grip is of leather-covered wood with twisted brass wire wrap. Scabbard is of leather with a dbl-lined decoration. Mounts are plain of sheet brass. CONDITION: Very good. Blade has a light gray patina. Etching is strong. Hilt and grip are fine. Scabbard has numerous minor scrapes. Middle mount is loose but overall the scabbard remains very strong. 8) Finally, this lot includes a pair of infantry officer s boots dating from Civil War period. Boots are made of soft bridal leather. One boot has a 3-pc front standing 15-1/2" tall. The other a 2-pc front, however, these are obviously a pair. The soles are stitched leather. The interior of each is lined in red Russian leather from about 4-1/2" from the top. Each with a pr of bootstraps mounted on the right and left side of each. A nice example of Civil War period infantry officer s boots. CONDITION: Excellent. Leather is soft and unflexed. Seams are beginning to split at the tops. One bootstrap is missing. Left boot has a period repair to the heel and the inside seam. Otherwise, a very respectable pair of Civil War period boots. 4-55091 CW15 (14,000-18,000) Click here to learn more...

MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. A glass, plate slide showing the head and bust view of President Abraham Lincoln, the last known photographic view of him taken prior to his assassination. Has been stored in an old canvas case for many years. CONDITION: Fair. Some staining to slide, not affecting the image. Edges have been taped for use in a projector. 4-55093 CW103 (100-200) Click here to learn more...

GROUPING OF 90 CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS. This grouping consists of CDV s and tin types. Included in this grouping is quite a genre of subjects including military, fraternal, religious, fire department, political, freaks, etc. Included in this grouping are CDV s of General Halleck, General Joseph E. Johnson, Robert E. Lee, 2 Jeff Davis satirical, a card identified as general Pegram, CSA. Another card identified as T.H. Taylor, CSA. General Breckenridge, General Buckner, General Humphrey Marshall, General Hollins, General VanDorn, General McCullock, Admiral Foote, Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln. CDV of Abraham Lincoln and son. CDV of the children of the battlefield, John Wilkes Booth. Harriet Beatrice Stow. Slave children from New Orleans. A picture of Siamese twins, a midget with giant, W.C. Bryant and many other interesting views. This group needs to be seen. CONDITION: Most cards are very good. Some damaged, some with rounded or cut corners. Several have old ink inscriptions. A couple are possibly signed. 4-57087 JS292 (2,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

CIVIL WAR DIARY OF REV. HENRY EDWARDS. Bound book with about 40 hand written pages of occasional entries beginning Nov. 11, 1859 with the last entry Dec. 30, 1862. Edwards was a chaplain in military hospitals in Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland area and witnessed many battles in the area. He mentions having visited battlefields shortly after the battles with the Confederate dead still unburied. He speaks of Jeb Stuart's calvary capturing the local militia officer, the trial of the Harper's Ferry attackers, a meeting between Pres. Lincoln & Gen. Scott, the Capture of Hagerstown, he mentions Lee, Longstreet and Tombs being in town, Battles of Boonesboro & Sharpsburg, the liberation of Maryland from the Confederates & his seeing Pres. Lincoln for his appointment as chaplain to the hospitals which he was apparently granted. Book contains a small slip of paper apparently given to him by Rev. W.C. Stite bearing the signature of Gen. McClelland. Also included is a Confederate proclamation to the people of Maryland dated 8 Sept. 1862 from Gen. Lee, printed locally. A very well written narrative by an obviously well-educated man that requires some serious study. CONDITION: Spine is a little loose but attached, with fuzzed edges on the covers. Pages are yellowed. 4-57098 JR739 (2,000-4,000) Click here to learn more...

CIVIL WAR TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPH AND ARCHIVE OF SERGEANT ROBERT COCHRANE 5TH CONNECTICUT INFANTRY. This lot consists of a cased and matted tintype photograph of Cochrane in seated pose wearing an infantry enlisted man s frock coat with sergeant stripes wearing a waist belt & having a revolver tucked to the left side. Photograph is accompanied by a number of letters and period postal covers to Miss Mary A. Cochrane of West Cornwall, Connecticut. The first letter is dated October 1861 from Camp Wolcott, Washington D.C. & signed "Your Dear Brother". The second letter is from Camp Huntington, January 1862, describing a 52-mile march through western Maryland, and his role as a Color Sergeant for the regiment. The third letter is dated February 1862 from Hancock, Maryland with general camp news. The third letter is from Frederick, Maryland, October 1862, writing about a friend recently exchanged in Richmond. The fourth letter from Fairfax Station, 1863, anticipating a long march. The fifth letter from Warden Canada East, July 1863 with general personal news. The sixth letter from Warden Canada East, October 1863 about coming home, and an indiscernibly dated letter from Fairfax Station with general camp news. The letters are accompanied by 5 postal covers. One is a printed patriotic cover with a flag and the motto "The Union Forever". Letters and covers are in very good readable condition with some staining and foxing and minor separations here and there. All of the postal covers are cancelled. Four retain their postage stamps. Cochrane was mustered in as a private in July 1861. He was promoted to Corporal on May 8, 1862, became the Color Sergeant of the regiment August 9, 1862 and deserted the regiment on January 19, 1863. His desertion may account for the two 1863 letters from Canada. During his service with the regiment, he fought in battles at Winchester, Strasburg, Front Royal, Cedar Creek, and Bull Run prior to deserting the regiment. CONDITION: Good. Photograph is clear but slightly dark. Pasteboard case is worn on the edges, hinges weak. 4-57356 CW78 (1,200-1,400) Click here to learn more...

ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHED PARTIALLY PRINTED COMMISSION ON VELLUM. A very fancy partially printed document measuring 16" x 19-1/2" having a spread winged eagle in the clouds, a blue embossed War Department seal affixed, and at the bottom is signed by President Andrew Johnson and Edwin N. Stanton, Secretary of War above a stand of flags and panalopy of arms. Commission is made out to John H. Hammond of the US Volunteers, providing him with the rank of Brevet Brigadier General from October 31, 1864. Commission was dated and signed on May 6, 1865 in the 89th year of the independence of the United States. In the upper left corner in red ink is "Recorded, Volume 4, Page 13, Adjutant General s Office, April 6, 1865, signed E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General." CONDITION: Excellent. Document has been folded; penmanship is strong. Signatures are bold. 4-55267 CW60 (1,500-2,500) Click here to learn more...

s from the Grand Army of the Republic and related organizations mostly from Michigan and Ohio. There are a number of rare and significant badges and ribbons of both national and local encampments dating from 1880 through approx. 1920. There are three orig ribbon envelopes made out to Orron Vanderhoof, who was a Corp. in the 124th Ohio Vol. Inf, from Grand Haven, MI whose collection of memorabilia this may be. While many of the badges are for national encampments across the country, the largest grouping seems to be from MI and OH. Vanderhoof s German silver ladder badge for Co. I, 127th IL. Vol. Inf. is included along with the Adjutant s badge for the Weathermax Post #75 from Grand Haven, MI. There is a magnificent cased gilt silver and enameled 39th National Encampment badge, and a GAR membership badge with a Colonel s rank shoulder strap affixed. I m sure that there are a number of great GAR treasures within this collection. The shear volume and the early dates make this a valuable accumulation. CONDITION: Fair to very good. Items are too numerous to describe in detail, but range in condition from tattered to pristine. 4-57387 (3,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

GAR POST MARKER FOR "F B CHAMBERLAIN POST 78. Plaque made in Massachusetts. CONDITION: Minor pitting overall. Several coats of paint visible. 4-56900 FS253 (200-400) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF TWELVE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART SILVER SOUVENIR SPOONS. Twelve great spoons from Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Texas, a hotel & some whimsical items including a small clasp knife. All depict African-Americans in a variety of poses, two or three of children eating watermelon. CONDITION: All are fine, one is gold washed. 4-55092 JR740 (3,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

CIVIL WAR IDENTIFICATION DISC AND PHOTOGRAPHS 2ND PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY AND 124TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. A lot of two small groups, the first a matted Civil War period tin type and identification disc of Isaac A. Price, Company M, 2nd PA. Cav. The photograph is mounted in its pressed metal frame placed in a green velvet mat and housed within a modern gilt wood frame measuring 5-3/4" x 7-3/4". Accompanying this photograph is the identification disc made of brass having an American shield on one side and the motto "Against Rebellion/1861;" on the reverse side is stamped "Isaac A. Price/Co. M/2nd/PA/Cavalry". CONDITION: Photograph is spotty across the image and is in a relatively modern frame. ID disc is well worn but the stampings are deep and readable. 2nd Regiment Cav. was organized in September 1861 and fought throughout the entire conflict with notable engagements at: Cedar Mountain, they served as the headquarters guard for General Meade at Gettysburg, Yellow Tavern, Malvern Hill, Ream s Station, Pursuit of Lee, Surrender of Lee at Appomattox, and the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. The second lot consists of the GAR badge and photograph of an unidentified sergeant in the 124th OH. Vol. Inf. The photograph is a quarter-plate tin type of a soldier in uniform wearing an enlisted man s frock coat with sergeant stripes and cradling an 1850 Foot Officer s sword across his lap. Included with it is a triangular and blue enameled post-war Corps. badge with a pin bar, which reads "B. 124.O.V.I." and a partial GAR membership badge with captain s rank shoulder strap. CONDITION: Photograph is clear. Surface is crazed and there is a shadow around the mat. Remaining material is mostly remnants. Ribbons are incomplete. GAR membership badge missing its pendant. 4-57376, 4-57411 CW113 (300-500) Click here to learn more...

WOODEN FOLDING CIVIL WAR PERIOD CYLINDRICAL WRITING CASE. Made of slatted wood backed with tarred canvas with a tarred canvas liner, which surrounds a small tin open sided cylinder measuring 8" long x 1-xxx/xxx" in diameter. Inside the case is a small mechanical pencil marked "Eagle Pencil Co./New York," a rosewood & glass screw tip ink well, & two cancelled two-cent Civil War period Internal Revenue stamps. Written in pencil on the outside of the wooden case is "John H. Bishop/This was made in Civil War for the war of the rebellion". There is a John H. Bishop listed as a private in the 7th CT. Inf. CONDITION: Very good. Interior is slightly frayed at the edges. Closing hook has been lost. 4-57282 CW75 (300-400) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF 2 BATTLE RATTLES. 1) Standard oak paddle type 12-¼" long with sides screwed on the paddle. CONDITION: One side cracked and several teeth chipped. 2) Stick type, 20-¾" long with brass handle. CONDITION: Has been varnished but generally good. 4-56871 FS102 (400-600) Click here to learn more...

HOMEMADE TIN TELESCOPE. 40" long extended. "J WILD / 1857 5TH RGT / MVM" is scratched lightly on the inner pole surface. There are only two pieces of glass, one up front & one at the rear. So far it has not been focused. CONDITION: Good, except optics do not appear to be functional. 4-57283 (300-600) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF THREE CARTRIDGE BOXES. (1) US pistol cartridge box marked with asterisks, cracked & heavily treated. (2) Unidentified cartridge box with shield containing the letters "FLI" in black enamel, wide brass hanger straps on the rear, light cracking overall. Numerous asterisks stamped on everything. (3) European brass bound box with heavy brass swivel hangers, a large sunburst with ordnance bomb, has a brass edge on the front lid, heavily worn on the back with cracking on all surfaces. CONDITION: As noted. 4-56876 (300-500) Click here to learn more...

MAINE CIVIL WAR PERIOD MILITIA DRUM. A fine example of a mid-19th C. tack decorated maple wood drum made by "M. Woodman". The drum body is of maple with two varnished maple wood rims. 16-xxx/xxx" in diameter. The rims are each 1-xxx/xxx" high and the assembled drum stands 15" tall. Visible through the eye hole is its original green paper label reading "M. Woodman, Manufacturer of/DRUMS, of all kinds. Farmington Falls, Me". Of particular interest is the tack decoration surrounding the eyehole, which forms a Maltese cross or 5th Corps badge. The maple body seam is tacked as well. An excellent, mostly orig, Civil War or earlier drum from Maine. The drum is accompanied by two rosewood drumsticks of the same period as the drum. CONDITION: Excellent. Ropes are replaced but the orig untouched finish of the drum remains. Both of its period heads are intact with the orig snare at the bottom and seven of its eight orig leather adjusters remain. Leather adjusters are dry and flexed. Top head is split about 8-xxx/xxx". Some shrinking and warping. Drumsticks are in good condition with the expected nicks, scratches and wear at the tips. Overall a very nice condition early Maine-made drum. 4-57369 CW111 (400-600) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF TURNED WOOD CANTEENS & OTHER CONTAINERS. (1) 9" canteen with legs & spout. Replacement carrying straps. Cracked on the bottom half with some fill, some worm damage on the top. (2) Turned & carved 8-1/2" canteen with top. Marked "KRONSTADT" in a ribbon under the state crown & tree roots. Matching turned wood stopper. Fine condition. (3) 5-3/8" turned wood canteen with legs. Missing the stopper & carrying straps, one side has been replaced, scattered traces of orange paint decoration. (4) 9" turned wood canteen with legs & turned top similar to one pictured in Ord s Civil War encyclopedia, but probably German. Cracks repaired on one side, missing the carrying strap. (5) 7-1/7" turned & chipped carved wood canteen with legs & turned wood top. Missing the carrying straps. Has 2" crack near bottom on one side & 4" crack with staple repair near top on the other. (6) 7-1/4" turned wood canteen with screw top. Carrying straps around the painted body are still intact but the shoulder strap is broken on both sides. (7) Drum type canteen marked with paint "4TH COMPY". Opposite side has a "3d /REGT" 5-1/4" diameter 6-1/4" length. Turned stopper between the two markings, carrying shank riveted through the leather bands. Very good condition. (8) 6-1/2" blue painted Quaker style canteen painted "A. UPTON." on one side & illegible marking on the other side. Stopper is a hand carved replacement, carrying strap is missing. (9) 3-pc metal Tombstone mess kit with canteen, top & mess pan with folding wire handle. Unusually good condition for one of these with little in the way of denting or rust. (10) 6-1/4" bull's eye flask missing the stopper. Considerably dented with scattered light rust. (11) 5-3/4" round metal flask. Missing the stopper & carrying strap. Domed sided, has a small rust area on one side, but about half of the orig red paint remains on the back & outside. (12) Tin mess kit with Tombstone canteen, scoop & container. Considerable surface rust on outside container, two inner containers are very good. CONDITION: As noted above. 4-56878 (1,500-2,500) Click here to learn more...

TURNED WOOD CANTEEN. 7-xxx/xxx" diameter, 4-½" wide. The carrying strap, feet, and stopper base are carved as part of the wood. There are iron bands placed roughly around the outside but not shrunk to fit. The wood has been recently painted brown and the iron strapping a blue/green to simulate verdigris. CONDITION: Much shrinkage, probably will not hold water, but still in solid condition. 4-57309 FS122 (200-400) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF 3 CIVIL WAR AND INDIAN WAR PERIOD WAIST BELTS AND PLATES. 1) Civil War period bridal leather sword belt with Model 1851 cast brass eagle sword belt plate with applied silver 3-pc wreath stamped "264" on the reverse. CONDITION: Fair. Leather is flexible. Both sword hangers are missing. 2) Indian War period officer s waist belt and plate. Folded and stitched Russian leather black waist belt with a decorative stitched design across the face having a cast brass Model 1851 sword belt plate dating to the period 1875-85. CONDITION: Poor. About 5" of the belt is crushed and damaged. Plate is very good. 3) Indian War period sword belt made of black bridal leather. Very inexpensively fashioned with two sword hangers and clips having a die stamped brass variant of the eagle sword belt plate (no wreath). CONDITION: Fair. Leather is scuffed but flexible. Belt plate is bent. 4-57375 CW115 (300-400) Click here to learn more...

FOLK ART CARVED SPANISH AMERICAN WAR COMMEMORATIVE WALKING STICK. A fine quality and well done carved and decorated walking stick measuring 35-xxx/xxx" in height and approx. 3-xxx/xxx" in diameter with a large knob at the top. Knob has a carved ring right below its base with a lightly carved chevron design on a raised band immediately below. An upright hand holds three plates or discs, one inscribed "Manilla," a second "Santiago," and the third, "Porto Rico". There is a large head and shoulders portrait, which is carved in relief with detailed incised carving of President McKinley, below which is a smaller head and shoulders portrait of Admiral Dewey, and descending down the walking stick in relief portraiture are Major General Miles, Rear Admiral Schley, Major General Shafter, Major General Otis, and Commodore Wayne Wright. Stick is terminated with a raised band near the tip, having lightly carved lines and five 6-pointed stars. CONDITION: Excellent. A rubber tip has been added at some time during its period of use. Stick shows light wear overall with no chips or cracks. Carving, while done very delicately, is quite excellent. Carved and incised line portraits truly look like the war heroes they depict. 4-56844 CW 92 (800-1,200) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF CANNON BALLS ETC. Including 5-xxx/xxx" ball with fuse intact on base identifying it from the batter of Pea Ridge Arkansas in 1862. Second is a "32lb" ball with the cast into the side of the 6-xxx/xxx" ball. Stand on which it is displayed has plaque stating that the material was taken from the orig hull of the USS Constitution. 4-56899 FS82 (200-400) Click here to learn more...

LOT OF 2 KENTUCKY RIFLE BOOKS. 1)The Kentucky Rifle by John G. W. Dillin. First edition leather bound. CONDITION: Badly spine shaken. Portions of spine cover missing. Some damage to binding mostly at bottom. 2)Thought s on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age" by Joe Kindig. Deluxe edition in slipcover. CONDITION: Scuffed and worn. Autographs are sharp. 4-56797 FS10 (250-500) Click here to learn more...

EARLY ADAMS & WESTLAKE RAILROAD STYLE LANTERN PRESENTED TO CAPT. F. VILLIERS. An early patent railroad type lantern with a screw out burner and reservoir, marked on the bottom "Adams & Westlake/Mfg. Co./Pat. Apr. 26-64/Chicago, Ill." within an oval cartouche. The lantern has a clear glass globe beautifully etched "Capt. F. Villiers" in old English script having a spray of flowers above and below the presentation. The lantern is made of nickel-plated brass standing 10-xxx/xxx" high with a semicircular bale handle, a brass wire cage with horizontal band, screw-in oil reservoir and wick. Preliminary internet research did not turn up a listing for this officer, however some in depth work on this unusual name should prove to be productive. This railroad style lantern represents a very early type that could have been used during the Civil War. Perhaps this officer had a military connection with the railroad. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal surface is dusty and lightly oxidized. Lantern is in A+ condition. Globe is perfect. 4-57330 CW80 (500-800) Click here to learn more...

MAGNIFICENT MILITARY PORTRAIT AND ORIG LINCOLN SIGNED CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION TO COMMANDER JOHN L. WORDEN OF THE USS MONITOR. Portrait is oil on board and is a copy of an identical portrait hanging in the US Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland by Philipp Albert Gliemann (1822-1871). This portrait and genre painter was born in Germany in 1822-died in 1871. Gliemann was a student of the Academy of Art in Dresden and of the historical painter Julius Hubner. This portrait measures 19-3/4" x 24" (slightly smaller than the signed portrait in the Naval Academy Museum), and is unsigned but obviously from the hand of the same artist. Portrait of Worden is a half-length portrait in uniform with his head and eyes looking slightly up and left of the viewer. His dark hair is swept to the right and his sideburns run into a neatly combed full beard and mustache. He is depicted in US Navy, regulation uniform of dark blue with brightly highlighted, gold, full dress epaulets on each shoulder, bearing a sgl star. On his right sleeve is the regulation braid for a Rear Admiral, being two slightly raised bands on a broad band of gold embroidered lace with a five-pointed gold star above. Cuff of his white shirt is showing. Both of his hands hold the grip and knuckle bow of his elaborate, gold-plated, eagle pommel sword. Worden s left pinky finger displays an oval garnet ring. Background is shades of gray, green, and black. Frame is of fancy gilded gesso and wood measuring 28" x 32". Portrait is accompanied by Worden s Congressional Resolution, which is a framed, partially printed document on vellum, measuring 15" x 18" and reads as follows: "Thirty-Seventh-Congress of the United States of America; At the-Third-Session, begun and held at the City of Washington, on Monday, the-First-day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two-A RESOLUTION Tendering the thanks of Congress to Commander John L. Worden of the United States Navy.-Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in pursuance of the recommendation of the President of the United States, and to enable him to advance Commander John L. Worden one grade, in pursuance of the ninth section of the act of Congress of sixteenth July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, that the thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby, tendered to the Commander John L. Worden, for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, in the remarkable battle betwee(sic) the United States iron-clad steamer Monitor, under his command, and the rebel iron-clad frigate Merrimack, in March, eigh-ten (sic) hundred and sixty-two". The document is signed by Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dan Clark, President Pro Tem of the Senate. At the bottom is signed in Abraham Lincoln s own hand "Approved, February 3, 1863. Abraham Lincoln." This portrait and this magnificent Presidential signed Congressional Resolution are related to the sgl most famous naval engagement of the American Civil War period. It began at dawn on March 1862, as CSS Virginia prepared for a renewed combat. Previous day, she had utterly defeated two big Federal warships, Congress and Cumberland, destroying both and killing moiré than 240 of their crewmen. This day, she expected to inflict a similar fate on the grounded steam frigate Minnesota and other enemy ships, probably freeing the lower Chesapeake Bay region of Union sea power and the land forces it supported. Innovative C.S.S. Virginia would thus contribute importantly to the Confederacy s military, and perhaps diplomatic, fortunes. However, as they surveyed the opposite side of Hampton Roads, where the Minnesota and other potential victims awaited their fate, the Confederates realized that things were not going to be so simple. There, looking small and low near the lofty frigate, was a vessel- the USS Monitor, the U.S. Navy s own ironclad, which had arrived the previous evening after a perilous voyage from New York. Though her crew was exhausted and their ship untested, the Monitor was also preparing for action. Undeterred, Virginia steamed out into Hampton Roads. Monitor positioned herself to protect the immobile Minnesota, and a general battle began. Both ships hammered away at each other with heavy cannon, and tried to run down and disable the other, but their iron-armored side prevented vital damage. Virginia s smokestack was shot away, further reducing her already modest mobility, and Monitor s technological troubles hindered the effectiveness of her two eleven-inch guns, the Navy s most powerful weapons. Ammunition supply problems required her to temporarily pull away into shallower water, where the deep-drafted Virginia could not follow, but she always covered the Minnesota. Soon after noon, Virginia gunners concentrated their fire on Monitor s pilothouse, a small iron blockhouse between bow and stern. A shell hit blinding Lieutenant John L. Worden, the Union ship s Commanding Officer, forcing another withdrawal until he could be relieved. By the time she was ready to return to the fight, Virginia had turned away toward Norfolk. John Lorimer Worden was born on March 12, 1818 in the town of Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester County, NY. After his initial schooling, he became a U.S. Navy Midshipman in 1834 at the age of 16. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1846 and he served in the store ship Southampton off California during the war with Mexico. As the secession crisis moved toward Civil War in early 1861, Lieutenant Worden was sent to Pensacola with secret instructions for the local naval Commander. While returning to Washington, D.C. by rail, he was arrested by Southern authorities and held as a prisoner of war for several months, an experience that badly damaged his health. He was eventually exchanged for a Lt. Sharpe of the Confederate Navy and returned to New York to recover his health in the care of his wife Olivia Toffey and her family for about seven months in the Quaker Hill area of Dutchess County. In February 1862, upon resuming active duty, he was given command of the revolutionary ironclad USS Monitor and took her into the historic battle with the CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862. Receiving serious eye injuries in the action, he had to relinquish command. Reportedly, Worden bore the powder marks from his facial wound for the rest of his life, as well as some loss of sight. However, this battle made him a major war hero in the North. While recovering, Worden was promoted to Commander in July of 1862. Further promoted to Captain, he commanded the Monitor-class Montauk during the first months of 1863, bombarding Fort McAllister, Georgia in January, destroying the Privateer Rattlesnake in February, and participating in the April 7, 1863 attack to recapture Fort Sumter. Captain Worden spent the remainder of the Civil War on the important duty of supervising the construction of new ironclads. He received the rank of Commodore in 1868 and the next year began five years as Superintendent of the U.S. naval Academy, during which time he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral John L. Worden died in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 1897. CONDITION: Framed oil painting is in very good condition, but unrestored. Light paint flaking at the upper left hand corner and in the lower right hand corner. Painting has darkened with the age of its varnish. No defects affect the subject. Frame is in excellent condition with one broken scroll at the bottom. Partially printed Congressional Resolution is framed and in very good condition with some fading to the ink and signatures. 4-54211 CW29 (20,000-30,000) Click here to learn more...

SPECTACULAR OVAL OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT OF COLONEL JOHN HENRY JACKSON, 3RD REGIMENT, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY BY THOMAS P. MOSES OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. In researching, we contacted Tom MacDonald of Rangely, Maine, an authroity on Maine and New Hamphire Civil War participants. Mr. MacDonald not only identified the gentleman but found a CDV image with an exact likeness. A large Civil War period oval oil painting on canvas measuring 31-1/2" tall x 26" wide showing Jackson in a bust view pose in uniform. His curly hair is pushed over the top of his ears, he sports a full beard and turned up mustache. He is in the Uniform of a Union Colonel, wearing a dbl breasted dark blue wool frock coat with a standing collar and brass eagle "I" buttons depicted. On each shoulder is painted the shoulder straps of a full Colonel. Background is various shades of brown. Portrait is housed in a large and ornate wood and gesso frame painted gold. John Henry Jackson, a resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was a veteran of the Mexican War, serving from March 1847 until August 1848. Jackson was brevetted for gallantry. He enlisted on August 6, 1861 at age 46 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was mustered in to the ranks of the staff of the 3rd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. On June 27, 1862, Jackson was promoted to colonel of the regiment. He is listed as being wounded in action at the Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina, on July 18, 1863. On February 24, 1864, Colonel Jackson was discharged for disability as a result of his wounds in the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina. He died on April 10, 1890 in Boston, Massachusetts. The 3rd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry was mustered in during August of 1861 at Concord, New Hampshire. In September of 1861, the regiment moved to Washington, D.C. and then to Annapolis, Maryland, from which the regiment launched an expedition on Port Royal, South Carolina and then went into camp on the island of Hilton Head. Regiment continued operations on the coastal islands of South Carolina. Regiment s first major engagement was on June 16, 1862 at Secessionville. In July of 1863, the regiment took the lower end of Morris Island and then participated in the charge on Fort Wagner July 18, 1863, where the regiment had heavy losses. Several members of the regiment received the Gilmore Medal, bestowed by General Gilmore for meritorious service during the Siege of Fort Wagner. Immediately after Colonel Jackson s discharge for medical disability, the regiment went on to be mounted and was designated the 3rd New Hampshire Mounted Infantry. Signed boldly on reverse, "T. P. Moses, 1875". The artist Thomas P. Moses of Porstmouth, New Hampshire where he was known for his landscape and marine paintings. He also painted a full life-sized portrait of General Grant. His ship portraits are in considerable demand and recently a portrait of the schooner "Charles Carroll", which is regarded as his finest work, sold for $xxx600,000. CONDITION: Good. Painting and frame are in un-restored and untouched condition. Image has darkened with age. Entire surface is crackled. There is one small loss measuring approx. 3/8" on Jackson s right shoulder. His left arm is stained with a white transparent substance. Overall, the painting is generally good with no tears, splits, or heavy damage. Frame is fair. Approx. 12" of the perimeter decoration has been lost with numerous other minor losses to the gesso. Both are in restorable condition. A very nice opportunity to own an attractive, well-done portrait of a regimental colonel from New Hampshire. 4-55094 (7,500-17,500) Click here to learn more...

FRAMED OLD PAINTING ON ARTIST BOARD OF GEN. SHERMAN. Fine painting of Gen. Sherman in a black & white medium framed in a black painted molded gesso frame. Image size 14-xxx/xxx" high x 11-xxx/xxx" wide of a bust of Gen. Sherman in uniform. Signed in the lower right corner, "S. Millington 1892". It has "Gen. Sherman" written in two places in pencil on the back. CONDITION: Very good. There appears to have been a thin inner frame which is now missing, exposing the edges of the painting. Painting is dark but a good likeness of Gen. Sherman. Frame is fine. 4-57155 JR747 (750-1,500) Click here to learn more...

SCARCE CONFEDERATE RETRACTABLE PIKE. Wooden 2-part shaft with cast metal butt at base and brass collar at top. A forged locking and sliding device when extended projects a 15" long double bladed knife tip. SIZE: (shaft w/o knife ext.) 73". CONDITION: Wood and metal sound, screw missing on the brass collar at mid section, wood with nice old patina. 4-57365 (2,500-3,500) Click here to learn more...

NAVAL PIKE FROM "OLD IRONSIDES". Early hand forged boarding pike with 9-xxx/xxx" square spike and socket. It has 7-xxx/xxx" long strap type langets down each side giving it an overall length of 16-xxx/xxx". There is a 2-xxx/xxx" long brass tag on the shaft marked "OLD IRONSIDES / 1812". CONDITION: Generally good. 4-56868 (800-1,200) Click here to learn more...

HAND FORGED NAVAL PIKE. 11" spade shaped blade with 2-xxx/xxx" hook on one side. Overall length is 18-xxx/xxx". Tip broken. It is fitted to a 55"x 2" diameter shaft. CONDITION: Mostly as forged with some pitting. 4-56869 (1,000-1,500) Click here to learn more...

HISTORIC PRESENTATION SILK REAR ADMIRAL S FLAG, CHRISTENING SASH FROM THE USS CONNECTICUT -1904 AND PERSONAL FLAG OF REAR ADMIRAL FREDERICK RODGERS. This historic U.S. Navy group of important flags consists of a blue silk sash worn for the launching of the U.S.S. Connecticut on September 29, 1904 from the New York Navy Yard. Accompanying it is a presentation silk Rear Admiral s flag embroidered and presented to Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers immediately after taking command of the Connecticut, the Admiral s personal silk flag and a U.S. Navy-New York Navy Yard Regulation-made Rear Admiral s Flag.Frederick Rodgers was born into a prominent Maryland family with a distinguished naval history, bing the grandson of the famous Admiral Perry. Rear Admiral Rodgers had a very distinguished career in the U.S. Navy. He became Midshipman on September 27, 1857 at the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Academy in May, 1861 and was immediately assigned to a warship and served through the entire Civil War on a number of ships in several battles and support bombardment. During his service in the Civil War he rose to Acting Master and Lieutenant. Rodgers was a respected and accomplished Naval officer capturing a number of Confederate Navy ships and blockade-runners. Immediately following the war he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, then to Commander by 1875. His first sole major command came with his promotion to Captain on February 28, 1890. He reached flag rank as Commodore on Christmas Day 1898 then Rear Admiral March 3, 1899. In Jan, 1902, Admiral Rodgers was assigned the command of the Asiatic Station where he served until October 1902. At that time he returned to the U.S. with over 46 years of service. The sash is of dark blue silk measuring 5"wide and 8 5" long with swallowtail ends. The silk is embellished with gilt paint having the presentation U.S.S. Connecticut" on one side near the end and Sept. 29th, 1904 on the other end. This is the sash most likely worn by Miss Welles, who is mentioned in the accompanying copy of a newspaper article, to christen the new battleship. A photocopy of a newspaper article describing the launching of the U.S. Connecticut from the New York Navy Yard in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle dated September 29, 1904 accompanies the group.The battleship USS Connecticut (BB18), was built at the New York Navy yard and laid down 10th March 1903, launched 29th September 1904. The ship was completed by September 1906. Specifications for the ship were: Displacement: 16,000 tons, and 17,666 tons full load. Speed: 18 knots. Crew initially 827, rising to 881 to 895. Armament: Four 12 inch guns (2 x 2 ), Eight 8 inch guns, twelve 7 inch guns, twenty 3 inch guns, Twelve 3-pounders, Four 1-pounders, plus Four 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. The ship landed companies of Marines at Vera Cruz in 1914 and was scrapped in 1923.The beautiful presentation Rear Admiral s Flag measures 10 X 15 and is made of bright blue silk with two applied white 5-pointed silk stars, measuring 20" tip to tip and arranged one on top of the other according to regulation. The haft end of the flag has a 2" wide white silk border, the fly is reinforced. Embroidered across the white silk band, in gold silk is the script presentation: Presented to Rear Admiral F. Rodgers by the Enlisted Men of the U.S. Navy, Oct. 3rd, 1904. The enlisted men aboard a newly commissioned ship under the admiral s command traditionally presented the admiral s flag. Its worsted silk dark blue tassels accompany the flag.The Admiral s personal flag is also of dark blue silk measuring approximately 5 x 4 with two white embroidered silk 5-point stars measuring 9" from tip to tip. The haft end is secured by a white silk border 1 ¾" wide with six hand sewn grommets. Finally, the group is completed having a U.S. Navy regulation Rear Admiral s flag made at the Navy Yard New York. Measuring 7 ½ X 9 ½ it is made of dark blue wool bunting with two white cotton 5-point stars measuring 16 ½" from tip to tip. The heavy flag is bordered with thick canvass duck having a haft rope inserted. The canvas border is stenciled Rear Admiral No. 2-Navy Yard New York-April 1900-C5300. Please note: Also accompanying this lot is a newspaper article depicting Adm. Rodgers being rode to shore in his gig by his contemporaries (which was a great honor), with the small Admiral's flag mounted to the bow. CONDITION: Rear Admiral s presentation flag is in superb condition retaining its bright blue color. Very few flaws are apparent and age discoloration is very minor. Inscription on the haft reinforcement is well preserved. Christening sash is also in very good condition with some loses to the painted inscription and the ends are somewhat tattered. Worsted cord and tassels are quite frayed. Admiral s personal is also quite nice with little or no sign of wear. Finally the New York Navy Yard regulation flag exhibits use and wear-the fly is frayed in spots but has been repaired and reinforced. Other areas have minor holes, tears and the stars are discolored from age. 4-54334, 4-54335, 4-54336 (2,500-3,500) Click here to learn more...

EXTREMELY LARGE REAR ADMIRAL S FLAG THAT BELONGED TO REAR ADMIRAL FREDERICK RODGERS. Giant navy blue flag that measures 35 long x 18 wide with two 5-1/2 white stars mounted vertically in the center. This flag was used by Rear Admiral Rodgers when he took the cruiser U.S.S. New York on a tour to Japan in 1902. Upon Admiral Rodgers return to San Francisco he was reassigned as the Commandant of the New York Navy Yard and this flag was presented to him at that time. Accompanying this lot is the front page of the newspaper "The Pacific Commercial Advisor", Honolulu, Hawaii territory, November 10, 1902, which has a photograph of the cruiser New York, flying this flag from her rear mast. The articles here give a detailed accounting of the Admiral s visit to Japan. Also accompanying is a copy of a photograph of Admiral Rodgers in full dress uniform with his sword, gloves and chapeau. There are several other newspaper articles regarding Admiral Rodgers including one dated October 3rd, no year mentioned, reporting his retirement. An additional accompaniment is a copy of a memorial to Admiral Rodgers prepared by the George Washing Post No. 103, Dept. of New York G.A.R. dated November 22, 1917. It includes the Admiral s obituary and a recounting of his career. Admiral Rodgers was an 1861 graduate of the Naval Academy and served in the U.S. Navy throughout the Civil War taking part in numerous engagements and the capture of several Confederate prizes. He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on March 3, 1899 and in 1901 became the Commander in Chief of the European station where he remained until October 29, 1902 when he boarded the U.S.S. New York for a visit to Japan and a triumphal return to the United States. He retired on October 3, 1904 with 20 years 11 months sea service and 25 years 2 months shore duty. This historic flag was purchased many years ago by the consignor, almost simultaneously, from the individual who had purchased it directly from Admiral Rodgers son, Fred Rodgers, of Long Island, NY. CONDITION: The flag is generally sound with a number of large moth holes and some damage. The stars are mostly white and the main bunting mostly blue, turning black from coal smoke along the trailing edge. The newspaper is yellowed and brittle, but legible. 4-48985 (3,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

PAIR OF PRESENTATION NAVAL BOARDING PIKES GIVEN TO REAR ADMIRAL FREDERICK RODGERS CA. 1900. Each of these boarding pikes has a spiral silver riband engraved "Yokohama, Japan, July 27th, 1901 REAR ADMIRAL FREDERICK RODGERS, U.S. NAVY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF U.S. NAVAL FORCE ASIATIC STATION FROM- THE FOUR JUNIOR MEMBES OF HIS PERSONAL STAFF". These pikes are a little over 9 in length with diamond-shaped beveled brass tips and brass butt caps. The dbl-tapered wooden shafts are covered with glossy reddish/brown paint. CONDITION: Good overall. Scuffing and wear from handling and storage. The very tips of the pike blades are broken off and missing. 4-54338 (2,000-3,000) Click here to learn more...

COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL WAR CARBINE. SN 413. Cal. 50. 20-1/8" part oct bbl. Marked "OSMOPOLITAN ARMS CO / HAMILTON. O-U.S / GROSS PATENT / 1859" (sic. The "C" in the first word is missing) on the lockplate, & "UNION / RIFLE" on the right side of the frame. There are no inspector marks or cartouches. CONDITION: All surfaces, including metal, have been covered with varnish, making it difficult to determine how much finish remains. Bright blue on the breechblock & bright casehardening on the lockplate. Stock has minor dents & scratches. 4-57271 FS168 (4,000-5,000) Click here to learn more...

SHARPS & HANKINS LEATHER COVERED CARBINE. Cal. 52. SN 11795. 24" rnd bbl. Standard Sharps markings on both sides of the bbl. CONDITION: Bright casehardening on the action. Leather is crackled and unsewn for about 1" on the tail but otherwise intact. Stock is fine. Mechanically fine. 4-56941 FS235 (3,000-4,000) Click here to learn more...

SPENCER MODEL 1865 RIFLE WITH BAYONET AND SCABBARD. SN 25315. Cal. 50. 32-xxx/xxx" rnd bbl. This is a conversion model, which was sent to the troops in the west for trials when the government was trying to develop a new breechloader for use by the troops. SN on the side of the bbl was added by Springfield when they did the conversion. Note that there are only two bbl bands to hold the stock to the bbl but a ramrod has been added and the rear sight changed to the Springfield produced type. Saddle ring carbine was left in place, although it was not needed after the sling swivels were added to the bottom of the stock and front bbl band. There is a large "ESA" cartouche on the left side of the stock. Stabler safety was also left in place. This stops the travel of the breechblock and allows for shooting sgl shots. CONDITION: Fine to excellent. 90% bright blue on the bbl. 80% casehardening colors on the action. Lever and trigger plate are mostly gray metal and there is a crack across the lever at the pivot screw. Wood is fine with good edges and minor dents and scratches. Bayonet, which is marked only with "P" on the socket, has a smooth gray patina and is slightly loose on the front sight. Mechanically excellent. 4-56329 FS164 (4,500-6,000) Click here to learn more...

NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK SADDLE RING CARBINE. Cal. 50-70. NSN. One of 15,000 rifles & carbines made for the State of New York with special features including hammer with high spur and straight horizontal breechblock handle. Hammer automatically goes to half cock when the breechblock is opened. It has 22" bbl, pinched blade front sight and 500-yard 2-position flip rear sight. It has uncheckered wood with straight stock & carbine buttplate. Forearm is secured with a sgl band and there is a sling ring & bar on the left side of the receiver. There is the inspector initial "B" on the band and left side of the bbl and a serpentine "HBH" cartouche on the left side of the wrist. It has rack number "329" by the buttplate. CONDITION: Fine plus. Metal has a smooth, mottled silver/gray color with a few scattered spots of light pitting on the bbl. Wood is sound with crisp cartouche and retains most of its orig oil finish. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with a spot or two of light pitting. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55380 JR42 (2,000-3,000) Click here to learn more...

SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 RIFLE. SN C37623. Cal. 52. 30" rnd bbl. Standard Sharps marking on bbl, lockplate, and receiver. 2 cartouches on the left side of the stock are partially readable. The "A.W.M" inspector mark is at the rear of the comb. "M.N.M" is on the left side of the bbl and sgl "M" inspector marks are on various pcs. "P" inspector marks are on the left side of each bbl band. CONDITION: 80% blue on the bbl and casehardening on the lockplate. Strong traces of casehardening colors on the left side of the receiver and buttplate. Light pitting overall and very heavy pitting at the top of the buttplate. Wood shows minor handling marks overall. Mechanically fine. 4-57164 FS129 (4,000-7,000) Click here to learn more...

SHARPS MODEL 1855 ARMY RIFLE. SN 20362. Cal. 54. 28"rnd bbl. Standard markings on the bbl, receiver and lock plate. No military inspector marks or cartouches. CONDITION: Grey to brown patina with light pitting, moderate on the action. Wood has a heavy coating of varnish with considerable heat checking overall. Only a few hundred of these were made. 4-56939 FS188 (5,000-6,000) Click here to learn more...

AN EXTREMELY RARE SHARPS ROLLIN WHITE NAVY MILITARY RIFLE. SN 20431. Cal. 52. 28" rnd bbl. Standard markings on the Maynard primer cover. There is an anchor on top of the bbl at the breech. Lockplate is marked "R.WHITE S / PATENT / 1856". Back of the breechblock has the numbers "2" and "14". Lockplate has "2" and "19". The trigger plate and stock have the full serial number and no Rollin White numbers. Back of the receiver is stamped "21". There is a plug on the centerline of the receiver to take the trigger plate screw and a steel plug on the left side of the bottom of the frame that had a screw but it has been milled to fit the trigger plate. CONDITION: Bbl and rear sight have possibly been rebrowned. All other metal has a gray patina with light to moderate pitting. Buttstock has been refinished. Brass has an old patina. Enfield sgl leaf sight is graduated to 8. Navy ordered only 50 of the Rollin White patent self-cocking mechanisms for the Sharps rifle. During testing 38 of them were broken and returned to the factory for conversion back to the orig Model 1855 construction. This is one of those guns and has the filler blocks and removal of other Rollin White parts from the interior of the mechanism. Only a few of these are known and they are hardly ever seen on the market. 4-56323 FS163 (4,000-8,000) Click here to learn more...

SHARPS & HANKINS CARBINE WITH LEATHER COVER AND NAVAL PROOF MARKS. Cal. 52. SN 9922. 24" rnd bbl. Standard Sharps markings on both sides of the receiver. "P / HKH" inspector marks on the left side of the receiver. Replacement leather cover has been installed. CONDITION: Gray patina. Sling swivel is missing. 4-57060 X113 (800-1,200) Click here to learn more...

TRIPLETT & SCOTT CIVIL WAR CARBINE MARKED "KY". SN 3725. Cal. Spencer 50. 22" rnd bbl. These were made for Triplett & Scott in Meridan, CT, but were used by the home guard in KY and are so marked on the left side of the bbl frame. The bbl is rotated around a center pin to eject the old cartridge and pick up a new one from the magazine that runs along the bottom of the stock. CONDITION: 80% blue on the bbl and the receiver. 80% casehardening colors brilliant on the sides of the frame fading on the tangs. Wood has the typical small cracks over the loading tube,, and also cracked through the wrist. Mechanically fine. 4-57269 FS195 (1,500-2,500) Click here to learn more...

CIVIL WAR ERA MAYNARD SADDLE RING CARBINE. Cal. 50. SN 16914. Standard carbine with 20" oct bbl, pinched blade front sight & 3-leaf carbine rear sight. Receiver has a sling bar & ring on the left side. Stock is straight grain American walnut with straight grip & squared carbine buttplate. It has two legible cartouches on the left side of the wrist. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 92-93% strong bright orig blue with a couple of small dings & light edge wear. Receiver retains 30-40% faded case colors with the balance a mottled silver/brown. Stock is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains most of its hand rubbed oil finish. Good mechanics, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55715 JR286 (1,500-2,500) Click here to learn more...

PRESENTATION CIVIL WAR ERA BALLARD RIFLE. Cal. 44 RF. SN 199. Extremely early rifle made in the first few days of production with oct bbl cut to 22-xxx/xxx", German silver front sight with 2-position flip rear sight. It has a tiny rnd forearm with manual extractor on the bottom and a sling loop dovetailed into the bottom flat with a corresponding sling loop in the buttstock. Buttstock is straight grain walnut broken through the wrist with four screws used to repair it. Right side of the buttstock has a 2" oval presentation plaque engraved in period script "PRESENTED TO, / CAPT. D.L. WILCOX JR. / BY THE OFFICERS ON / MORRIS ISLAND / 1863". This rifle originated from a Mrs. Lee H. Crittenden of Port Chester, NY, a direct descendant of Capt. Wilcox. On March 7, 1961 she sold this rifle to well-known collector/dealer, Norm Flayderman.David L. Wilcox was the youngest naval officer in the Civil War. He enlisted at the age of 17 in August 1861 as a 1st officer on the war ship General Burnside under the command of Rear Adm. Dahlgren. He resigned his commission effective Jan. 17, 1862. A large packet of information accompanies this lot but it is unclear if he actually continued his naval service. It does appear that he continued with the General Burnside throughout the war and later became the Commodore of the Colonial Navigation Co. in New York from which he apparently retired and died at the age of 85. Majority of the information contained in this packet deals with his petition for pension. CONDITION: Fair to good. Shows heavy wear and retains a dark attic patina overall with fine rust on the receiver. Stock, as previously noted, shows heavy wear with nicks & dings and retains a dark patina. Forearm is sound showing heavy wear, also with a dark patina. Mechanics are fine, very dark worn bore. 4-57097 JR686 (4,000-7,000) Click here to learn more...

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