Civil War and Gold Rush-era ephemera and photography showcased at Hindman Nov. 30

Only known daguerreotype of General James Birdseye McPherson, $4,000-$6,000 at Hindman.

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CINCINNATI, Ohio — A potent collection of 19th-century photographs, documents, correspondence and more come to market Thursday, November 30 in Hindman’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography sale. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Fresh with gold fever, William J. Jewell (1818-1885) left his wife and children behind in Michigan in 1852 to head to the gold fields in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Jewell kept a diary and all his correspondence, which helps date these two daguerreotypes he had commissioned of him and his claim at Poverty Bar, California (which since 1962 has been at the bottom of Camanche Reservoir). Captured with remarkable clarity, the two images show Jewell as the central figure, pushing a wheelbarrow to the Long Tom sluice box, and in another view, panning for gold. The daguerreotypes are estimated at $15,000-$25,000.

The second highest-ranking officer to be killed in the American Civil War, General James Birdseye McPherson (1828-1864) fell at the battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864. His death was a major blow to the Union Army, and he was widely mourned by Generals U. S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. In a touch of pathos, the commanding officer of the Confederate forces at the battle, General John Bell Hood, expressed remorse, remarking on the death of his West Point “classmate and boyhood friend.” This is the only known daguerreotype of McPherson, and it is estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

Descended directly in the family of General Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) are U.S. Army Cavalry regimental colors from the Indian Wars period (1870s-1890s). Miles was a Civil War hero, Medal of Honor recipient, and leader of major U.S. Army operations during the Indian Wars. Though he commanded infantry, he had numerous Cavalry (horse-mounted troops) attached to his units. The colors are estimated at $8,000-$10,000.
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Two 1852 daguerreotypes of miner William J. Jewell in California, estimated at $15,000-$25,000 at Hindman.
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Extensive California Gold Rush archive of William J. Jewell, estimated at $15,000-$25,000 at Hindman.
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Only known daguerreotype of General James Birdseye McPherson, estimated at $4,000-$6,000 at Hindman.
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U.S. Cavalry regimental colors descended directly in the family of U.S. Army General Nelson Miles, estimated at $8,000-$10,000 at Hindman.
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1876 38-star American parade flag with floral star pattern, estimated at $8,500-$9,500 at Hindman.
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31-star American flag flew high at Hindman historical sale

Circa-1850s 30-star American flag, $18,750
Circa-1850s 30-star American flag, $18,750
Circa-1850s 31-star American flag, $18,750

CINCINNATI – A collection of Civil War-era broadsides and ephemera from respected collector James Milgram, M.D., sent Hindman’s American Historical Ephemera & Photography auction to a $793,755 total across the two days of the sale. Held November 3 and 4, the auction featured more than 630 lots spanning the breadth of American history from the earliest days of European colonization to the modern day.

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Historic American photographs, militaria found new homes at Hindman

The Rosborough family archive, including letters relating to the California Gold Rush, the Modoc War, the Klondike Gold Rush, and early settlement and mining operations in Idaho Territory, Utah Territory, Nevada and Texas, $37,500
The Rosborough family archive, including letters relating to the California Gold Rush, the Modoc War, the Klondike Gold Rush, and early settlement and mining operations in Idaho Territory, Utah Territory, Nevada and Texas, $37,500
The Rosborough family archive, including letters relating to the California Gold Rush, the Modoc War, the Klondike Gold Rush, and early settlement and mining operations in Idaho Territory, Utah Territory, Nevada and Texas, $37,500

CINCINNATI – On June 21 and 22, Hindman Auctions’ American Historical Ephemera & Photography sale realized $989,781. The Civil War and American militaria collection of Bruce B. Hermann was the focal point of the auction. Military uniforms were among standout lots from the Hermann collection, offered on the second day of the sale, while outstanding Civil War-era and 19th-century photographs highlighted the first day of the auction.

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