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Early Maine Document Grouping for William Jones

President Jefferson Davis Letter Written From

Greensboro Parole - The Final Confederate Capital

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Raynor's HCA Absentee Auction

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Absentee Americana items with a strong focus on antique paper. Includes letters, documents, photographs, in the areas of revolutionary War, Civil War, Early Sports, Western Americana.

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President Jefferson Davis Letter Written From: DAVIS, Jefferson. (1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America 1861-65, Senator from Mississippi, Secretary of War 1853-57. Davis was captured by officers in the Union Calvary on May

0099: President Jefferson Davis Letter Written FromEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

He was Stonewall Jackson’s Chief of Artillery: War-date Confederate officer’s Autograph Letter Signed by Daniel Trueheart, 1pp. quarto, Winchester, Virginia, December 17, 1861, addressed to Lt. Colonel Turner Ashby, and reads “I send you by

0108: He was Stonewall Jackson’s Chief of ArtilleryEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Orr’s Rifles Letter Mention the Promotion of Colonel: War-date Confederate soldier’s Autograph Letter Signed by C.W. Peabody, 1st South Carolina Rifles, 4pp.quarto, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, October 7, 1861, with cover, it reads in part:

0109: Orr’s Rifles Letter Mention the Promotion of ColonelEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

Confederate Music Sheet: Confederate music sheet “WHO WILL CARE FOR MOTHER NOW” 4pp. folio, Richmond, Virginia, 1863, by C.F. Thomason with poetry by C.C. Sawyer, who was the author of ‘When This Cruel War is Over.’

0111: Confederate Music SheetEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

CSA Music: Confederate sheet music “THE SOUTHERN CROSS” 4pp. folio, 1863, by George Dunn, Richmond, Virginia, Fine condition. his was a very famous Confederate song with words by St. George Tucker, who

0112: CSA MusicEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Bachman's Company, South Carolina Artillery: War-date Confederate partly-printed Document Signed by Captain William K. Bachman, German Light Artillery, 1pp. 12mo, August 31, 1861, Charleston, South Carolina, being a receipt for one box of

0114: Bachman's Company, South Carolina ArtilleryEst. US$50-US$100

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Virginia Governor Signed Commission: LETCHER, John (1813-1884) was an American lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as a Representative in the United States Congress, was the 34th Governor of Virginia during the American Civil

0115: Virginia Governor Signed CommissionEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Pickens’ Nomination for Command Positions in the South: PICKENS, Francis Wilkinson (1805/1807- 1869) was a political Democrat and Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the U.S.A.A cousin of Senator John C. Calhoun,

0116: Pickens’ Nomination for Command Positions in the SouthEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

He Was Strongly Critized By Forrest: STEVENSON, Vernon King (1812-1884) Stevenson was a major in the Quartermaster Department of the Confederate army in Nashville, and General Nathan Bedford Forrest criticized his actions in regard to

0142: He Was Strongly Critized By ForrestEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

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Order Issued By Major General Van Dorn: Manuscript Document Signed by “Fred Tate, Col. & Provost Marshal”, 2pp., Vicksburg, july 11, 1862, VG. In part, “The officers of this district will allow ... Captain geo. Foster to depart from

0144: Order Issued By Major General Van DornEst. US$200-US$300

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“On Board Steamer Merrimac”: War-date Confederate sailor’s Autograph Letter Signed “On Board Steamer Merrimac” October 23-26, 1862, 8pp. octavo, with nice one page map on verso, with good seafaring content, includes in

0154: “On Board Steamer Merrimac”Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

“Our enemies are putting forth their maximum strength: COLCOCK, William Ferguson (1804-1889) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Colcock was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 4,

0155: “Our enemies are putting forth their maximum strengthEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Burned By General Sherman in 1864 - Cassville, Georgia: Confederate Autograph Letter Signed, “A. Hunter Surg in Charge” 1pp. quarto, Office Surgeon in Chg. Hospitals, Cassville, Georgia, September 7, 1863, and reads in part: “There are empty houses

0158: Burned By General Sherman in 1864 - Cassville, GeorgiaEst. US$100-US$200

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CSA Recruiting Report in South Carolina: War-date Autograph Letter Signed “J.L. White Capt. Co. H 19th SC Regt.” and by “Wm Jay Lieut Co H 19th SC Regt.” addressed to General Gideon Pillow, 1pp. folio, White House, Albe Dist. South

0161: CSA Recruiting Report in South CarolinaEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Letter Names CSA Deserters: War-date Autograph Letter Signed “Jos. Blyth Alston Capt. Co. B 1st Batt S.C.” 1pp quarto, Georgetown, September 11, 1863, addressed to Capt. Durham, Enrolling Officer, Marion Dist. S.C., and

0162: Letter Names CSA DesertersEst. US$200-US$300

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From West Virginia Confederate Field Printed Broadside: War-date Confederate broadside “GEN’L ORDERS No. 22” issued by Major General Samuel Jones, 1pp. 7-1/2”x5”, Head Quarters, Department of West Virginia, Dublin, April 24, 1863, and reads

0163: From West Virginia Confederate Field Printed BroadsideEst. US$800-US$1,200

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South Carolina Soldier Writes of the Yankee Destruction: War-date Confederate soldier’s Autgraph Letter Signed by W.W. Raffield, Co. D, 4th South Carolina State Line Infantry, 2pp. quarto, Sumter, August 25, 1863, and reads in part: “...All eyes are

0172: South Carolina Soldier Writes of the Yankee DestructionEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

Tennessee Confederate Newspaper Printed in Georgia: Civil War-date issue of The Memphis (Atlanta, Ga.) Daily Appeal, Jan. 12, 1864. This is a very rare Confederate title with a publisher on the run -- coming from Tennessee to Atlanta to get his paper

0177: Tennessee Confederate Newspaper Printed in GeorgiaEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Confederate Order with Printed Generral Lee Signature: Civil War-date 2-page issue of the Daily (Richmond, Va.) Examiner, Oct. 18, 1864. Telegram (signed in type) from Gen. Lee in the Valley Campaign reporting Co. Mosby destroyed a U.S. mail train

0178: Confederate Order with Printed Generral Lee SignatureEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

Confederate Newspaper with Strong reporting: Civil War-date issue of the Daily (Richmond, Va.) Dispatch, July 26, 1861. Four-page issue carries lengthy “official report” of The BATTLE AT STONE BRIDGE. Other war reports from exchange

0179: Confederate Newspaper with Strong reportingEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

Property Destroyed In Atlanta - 1864: WRIGHT, Marcus (1831-1922) as a lawyer, author, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was agent for collection of Confederate records for War of the Rebellion: Official Records of

0180: Property Destroyed In Atlanta - 1864Est. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

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0181: This CSA General Was Wounded Four TimesEst. US$300-US$500

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1864 - Augusta - “These men are destitute of: Form No. 40 SPECIAL REQUISITION, 8” x 12,” pre-printed, Augusta, October 28, 1864, and filled out by Captain W.A. Elliot who served in the Kentucky Calvary where he was captured in Morgan’s

0182: 1864 - Augusta - “These men are destitute ofEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

Driven Into the Fields of Auguata: SPECIAL REQUISITION, 7-1/2” x 9”, Augusta, December 9, 1864, twice signed by F.W. Adams by order of Brig. Gen’l Fry. Adams states “Adams Battalion local troops organized for special service

0183: Driven Into the Fields of AuguataEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

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