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Civil War Journalist CHARLES CHARLETON COFFIN - AQS

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1881 1st Ed. The Boys of '61 by Charles Coffin: Featured in this lot is this 1881 first edition copy of "The Boys of '61" by Charles Carleton Coffin and published in 1881. The book provides a unique perspective of the Civil War from the beginning t

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Two 1861 patriotic civil war free frank covers. mailed: Two 1861 patriotic civil war free frank covers. mailed by U.S. Senator, and later U. S. Representative and Union Army Brigadier General in the American Civil War Charles Henry Van Wyck, (1824-1895). V

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(CIVIL WAR--INDIANA.) Photograph of blind Civil War veteran Charles Springer Myers with his son.: (CIVIL WAR--INDIANA.) Photograph of blind Civil War veteran Charles Springer Myers with his son. Albumen photograph, 3¾ x 2 inches, on original plain mount, with pencil caption on verso "1868, Ch

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Antique Civil War Era Coffin: DESCRIPTION: A small antique civil war era viewing coffin, features a nailed top, hand painted black hued exterior, finished with a bright red painted interior. CIRCA: 19th Ct. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS:

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CDV of Civil War Commodore Charles Henry Davis: Carte de visite photograph of a seated knees up view of a Civil War Navy Commodore Charles Henry Davis wearing uniform of US Navy commodore and holding cap in lap. Image presents backmark of Charles D

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CIVIL WAR CDV CHARLES SUMNER JOSH BILLINGS ETC: Including: (7) CDVs of Charles Sumner, Josh Billings, Margaret Higginson, (4) unidentified others and a cabinet card of Sara Jewett.

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5 Autographs of Civil War era journalists: 5 Autographs of Civil War era journalists: Horace Greeley, Thomas Nast (satirical cartoonist), William Cullen Bryant, Julia Ward Howe, and David R. Locke (political satire), provenance estate of Thoma

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(CIVIL WAR--OHIO.) Charles A. Dean. Extensive letters from a discharged veteran in Cincinnati during: (CIVIL WAR--OHIO.) Charles A. Dean. Extensive letters from a discharged veteran in Cincinnati during and after the war. Approximately 175 letters to his friend Everett Walker of Shrewsbury, MA dated 1

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The Great Civil War, 2 Volumes: Cattermole's Historical Annual, The Great Civil War of Charles Ist and his Parliament, illustrated, 1845, Longman, Brown,. Green and Longmans. Full leather. Dimensions:Each is 9 1/2" x 6 1/2".

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Ten Civil War Union Books: Ten Civil War Union Books. (1) Sherman's Horsemen: Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta Campaign by David Evans. (1) Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War by. Charles Bracelen Fl

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[CIVIL WAR - ILLINOIS]. HUBERT, Charles F. (d. 1929).: [CIVIL WAR - ILLINOIS]. HUBERT, Charles F. (d. 1929). History of the Fiftieth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Union. Kansas City, MO: Western Veteran Publishing Company, 1894. &

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Civil War Naval Group: Charles H. Davis ALS & Joseph: Civil War Naval Group: Charles H. Davis ALS & Joseph Smith Signed CDV A delightful pair of items belonging to Civil War Rear Admirals Charles H. Davis and Joseph Smith. The first is a 1p Autograph

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10- CIVIL WAR TOKENS / STORE CARDS: Includes NGC MS 62 BN General GB McCellian Civil War Token, CM Coffin Trade Token, Benjamin & Herrick Albany NY Trade Token, Campbell & Lynn Trade Token, Coutts and Bros Trade Token, RG Tyler Trade To

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Map of the Civil War, 1863: Heading: (Civil War) Author: Perrine, Charles O. and Capt. John S. Bishop Title: Perrine's New Topographical War Map of the Southern States with a Chronology of the Great Rebellion [with] A Concise Hi

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Civil War Letters Home From Charles Carr: Please see link at www.centralmassauctions.com for scans of each letter. Letters are from Port Royal, SC. There are many details of the fighting he was experiencing. A metal plate included with the gr

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Charles Charleton Coffin (1823-1896) Journalist. Coffin was one of the best-known newspaper correspondents of the American Civil War. He has been called "the Ernie Pyle of his era," and a biographer, W.E. Griffis, referred to him as "a soldier of the pen and knight of the truth." 4 ½” x 6 ¾” autograph quote signed, two-pages, Boston, June 8, 1886. “Dead, yet living. Their patriotism, sacrifice endurance, faith a hope can never die….”