Spring Militaria & Autographs Auction - Day 3 2023-06-16 Auction - 791 Price Results - Alexander Historical Auctions LLC in MD - Page 8
GEORGE A. CUSTERNAPOLEON BONAPARTE DEATH MASK CASTINGFIVE PRESIDENTS AND FIRST LADIES SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
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Chesapeake City, MD, United States
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Spring Militaria & Autographs Auction - Day 3

Over 2,300 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; plus historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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JOHN EATON, JR.: (1829-1906) U.S. Commissioner of Education and a Brevet Brigadier General appointed by Ulysses Grant as the Superintendent of Negro Affairs for the Department of Tennessee, where his accomplishments
1683: JOHN EATON, JR.Est. $200-$300
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JOHN GIBBON: GIBBON (1827 - 1896) Union major general who fought throughout the war at the head of the Iron brigade, severely wounded at Gettysburg, and after the war led the relief column to bury the dead at the
1684: JOHN GIBBONEst. $100-$150
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JOHN GIBBON: (1827 - 1896) Union major general who fought throughout the war at the head of the Iron brigade, severely wounded at Gettysburg, and after the war led the relief column to bury the dead at the Little
1685: JOHN GIBBONEst. $140-$200
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JOHN H. FORNEY: (1829 - 1902) Confederate major general who led Kirby Smith's brigade after the latter was wounded, later serving in the defenses of Mobile and Vicksburg. War-date D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., ‘Head
1686: JOHN H. FORNEYEst. $300-$400
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JOHN H. REAGAN: (1818-1905) Confederate Postmaster General devoted to Jefferson Davis and later imprisoned with him. Fine content war date L.S. on Confederate States of America Post Office Department letterhead,
1687: JOHN H. REAGANEst. $200-$300
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JOHN H. REAGAN: (1818-1905) Confederate Postmaster General devoted to Jefferson Davis and later imprisoned with him. Large signature on a partial album page, adding 'Texas'. Slight show-through of writing on verso,
1688: JOHN H. REAGANEst. $80-$100
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JOHN M. BROOKE: (1826-1906) American sailor and engineer who was instrumental in the creation of the transatlantic cables, telegraph lines that ran on the seafloor from Europe to North America. Resigned from the
1689: JOHN M. BROOKEEst. $100-$150
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JOHN M. PALMER: (1822 - 1894) Union Major General who led a corps at Fredericksburg, and later commanded cavalry raids at Chancellorsville, Macon, and in the Carolinas. War-date A.L.S. ‘John M. Palmer
1690: JOHN M. PALMEREst. $100-$150
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JOSEPH H. POTTER: (1822 – 1892) Union brigadier general, serving in the Maryland campaign and the Battle of Chancellorsville, twice taken as a prisoner of war. Fine content war-date A.E.S. on the verso of a
1692: JOSEPH H. POTTEREst. $300-$400
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JOSEPH WHEELER: (1836 - 1906) Confederate major general, ‘Fighting Joe’ was a brilliant cavalry officer who raided Rosecrans at Chattanooga and harassed Sherman's army through Georgia and the Carolinas.
1693: JOSEPH WHEELEREst. $400-$600
JOSHUA B. HOWELL: (1806 - 1864) Union brigadier general, fought in the Goldsboro Expedition at the battles of Kinston, White Hall, and Goldsboro. His brigade also took part in the siege of Charleston Harbor. Howell
1694: JOSHUA B. HOWELLEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
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JOSIAH PICKETT: (1822 – 1908) Union colonel of the 25th Mass. Infantry Regiment, arrested for questioning orders straight from Ulysses S. Grant. Despite his arrest, Pickett bravely led his men the following
1695: JOSIAH PICKETTEst. $80-$100
JOSIAH TATTNALL: (1795 - 1871) Confederate commodore who defended Port Royal and later scuttled the Merrimac to prevent her capture. He spent the balance of the war fighting the Federal blockade. A.L.S., 1p. 4to.,
1696: JOSIAH TATTNALLEst. $200-$300Lot Passed
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JUDAH P. BENJAMIN: (1811-1884) Confederate Secretary of War and Secretary of State who became very unpopular for his convictions that Southern slaves should be armed to fight for the Confederacy, which of course
1697: JUDAH P. BENJAMINEst. $300-$400
LOUIS PHILLIPE VII, COMTE DE PARIS: (1838 - 1894) Heir to the French throne who served with distinction on the staff of George McClellan, fighting at Williamsburg and Gaines Mill. A.L.S. ‘Philippe Comte de Paris’ 3pp.
1698: LOUIS PHILLIPE VII, COMTE DE PARISEst. $200-$300Lot Passed
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LOUIS R. FRANCINE: (1827-1863) Brevet Brigadier General, fought at Chancellorsville, killed in action at Gettysburg. Scare war-date franking signature on a postal cover: ‘Francine Lt. Col’, postmarked Oct.
1699: LOUIS R. FRANCINEEst. $140-$200
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MARCELLUS M. CROCKER: (1830 – 1865) Union brigadier general, engaged at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Corinth. Crocker attempted to resign in 1864 due to declining health but was deemed too valuable by Secretary of War
1700: MARCELLUS M. CROCKEREst. $200-$300
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MARSENA R. PATRICK: (1811-1888) Union Brigadier General who led a brigade of the 3rd Corps and was Provost Marshall of the Army of the Potomac. War-date A.L.S. ‘M R Patrick Brvt Brig Genl Army [of the]
1701: MARSENA R. PATRICKEst. $100-$150
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MARTIN M. R. WALLACE: (1829–1902) Union brevet brigadier general, colonel of the 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry who led a battalion at the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Shiloh. War-date
1702: MARTIN M. R. WALLACEEst. $80-$100
OLIVER EDWARDS: (1835-1904) Union Brigadier General whose troops held ‘the bloody angle’ at Spotsylvania, received the surrender of Petersburg, and captured Richard Ewell, Custis Lee, their staffs, and
1703: OLIVER EDWARDSEst. $100-$150Lot Passed
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OLIVER P. GOODING: (1835-1909) Union Brigadier General, brevetted for his conduct at Port Hudson and the Red River Campaign. War-date A.D.S. ‘Oliver P. Gooding Col Commd’g’, 1p. 4to., Morganza, LA,
1704: OLIVER P. GOODINGEst. $140-$200
ORLOW SMITH: (1823-1868) Union brevet brigadier general, wounded at the Battle of Spring Hill, Chickamauga, and the Battle of Franklin. War-date A.L.S., 2pp. 4to., ‘In camp near Pulaski, Tenn.’, Nov.
1705: ORLOW SMITHEst. $100-$150Lot Passed
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PAUL FRANK: (1828-1875) Union Brevet Brigadier General, fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, where he was wounded in action. Discharged for drunkenness by Hancock, but mustered out honorably
1706: PAUL FRANKEst. $100-$150
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PHILIP R. D. DE TROBRIAND: (1816-1897) Union brigadier general, a Frenchman who enlisted in 1861 and served in the Regular Army until 1879. Lengthy war-date A.L.S. as Colonel, 3pp. 4to., ‘In the field near Falmouth,
1707: PHILIP R. D. DE TROBRIANDEst. $150-$200