[Civil War] Soldier’s Home in Chicago

Carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph of Chicago’s last building with a direct connection to the Civil War- the Soldiers' Home. This building was constructed at the edge of the Camp Douglas prisoner-

Over 200, including Civil War (Gettysburg, Soldier's Home in Dayton, Ohio), presidential (including memorials), outdoor (including hunting), battleships, Galveston, Texas flood damage, San Francisco e

Made by the J. & E. Stevens Company Cromwell, Ct. - Circa 1878 Following the close of the Civil War, many soldiers returned home maimed or blind. Children witnessed haunting images of injured soldiers

Letter From Home, Civil War Union Soldier reading a letter, sepia-tone photo print. Created in th early 1990's for The American Heritage Galleries, printed on cardstock. 8" X 10".

[CIVIL WAR]. A Trio of a Union Soldier’s Letters Home, Including Two Post-War Letters, One of Which Mentions the Andersonville Prison. [V.p., 1862, 1865]. 8vo and 4to multi-page letters (16 page

The US Postal Service experienced its greatest growth during the Civil War. Soldiers were required or encouraged to write home to keep up morale in a divided nation. This is one of a few assorted patr

Portrait of Robert E Lee, presented to the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home by Mrs Alexander Higgins, oil on canvas, unsigned, presentation plaque on frame, mounted in original gilt frame, 22"

Includes letter home to brother from Lincoln General Hospital. Also includes letter regarding back pay at time of death. IMPORTANT: Before bidding, please read the terms and conditions. When you regis

Lot includes civil war and post-civil war items taken from Pottsville PA home. Photo of officer is marked Pottsville PA on back. Also includes officers belt buckle, buttons, and post-war buttons. Dime

Both of same soldier, Includes Cabinet Card, and Tintype photograph, Cabinet card from Robinson and Roe in Chicago, Largest measures 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in.

Ninth plate ambrotype of a New Hampshire Civil War soldier and his sweetheart holding hands. Was this taken before the soldier left home? Did he return? Charming image. Uncased. [Antique Photography,

Writing to his wife Lizzie the soldier writes in 1861 from Camp Butler (confederate) at start of war great content in part "South Carolinians are very anxious to fight the yankees unto death and and d

Civil War Miscellaneous Rare 1860s Large Size Colorful Free Rural Home Boston Civil War for Disabled Soldiers Vignetted Lottery Ticket 1860s Civil War Era, "National Distribution" & "Free Rural Home."

Polished brass civil war style soldier form doorstop, marked underside VGM, measures ht app 9 inches width 6.5 inches. Collectible, home decor, home accessory, door stop, bookend, tabletop accessory.

This lot includes a Piece on Cannister or "Shrapnel" taken from the wound of Corporal George W. Burbank at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 6th 1864, a Hardtrack or 'Soldiers Ration' brought home by

"The Soldiers Dream of Home" Dimensions: (Frame) H 11.75" x W 15.5" (Sight) H 9.75" x W 13.5" Condition: Small stain marks to paper. Chipping, scratching, and wear to frame.

DESCRIPTION: Lithograph by Chas. Shober, Chicago. Features colorful scenes related to the Civil War and a full list of soldiers enlisted. Mounted in a brown wood frame. CIRCA: 19th Century. ORIGIN: US

Lot includes 2 Lincoln metal street signs, a Lincoln Home Sites print, a Illinois Lincoln Sesquicentennial ash tray, Lincoln ephemera, bound volumes of 1904 Chicago Daily News papers and more. Conditi

Grouping of six articles of clothing, three trousers and three vests, found in the family home of Theophilus Frank of the 48th North Carolina Infantry. Frank was a soldier and sharecropper who lived i

Please see link at www.centralmassauctions.com for scans of each letter. Written home to Nellie Brown of Westborough, MA by soldier who signed letters “Georgie.” See photos for condition a

Marked Home from the war, a soliders return, Published by Currier & Ives. Depicting a civil art soldier returning home to his wife and child, Framed in gold leafed edged wooden frame with off white ma

Vermont Civil War soldier's dog tag, Corporal Austin Peck, Co. E, 14th VT, fought at Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln War of 1861 medal, diameter 1 1/8"

Features General Robert E. Lee mounted on his favorite horse "Traveler". 8 pieces. Excellent condition. Unboxed.

W. H. Tipton Photographer Gettysburg, Pa. Perhaps Confederate. 4 x 6