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DUKE'S CIVIL WAR AUCTION #4
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Sale #4 from this great collection !!!
Guns, Leather Items, Maps, Books, Art & more !!!
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1 - LOCATION PICTURE - DO NOT BID THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THE COLLECTOR'S DISPLAY AT HIS HOME IN THE 1980s.
3 - SCULPTURE - "LEE & JACKSON, A STUDY IN COMMAND" COLD CAST BRONZE. LIMITED EDITION. CREATED IN 1987 BY RON TUNISON (1947-2013). BELIEVED TO DEPICT A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAS DUST, BUT CAN BE CLEANED. APPROXIMATELY 10" X 10" X10".
8A - CIVIL WAR - SPRINGFIELD 1816 RIFLE - PERCUSSION SPRINGFIELD 1816 MODEL. STAMPED: 1862 TOWER. TRIGGER AND HAMMER MOVE EASILY & FIRMLY.
9A - CIVIL WAR - ENFIELD .577 SHARP SHOOTER'S RIFLE OWNED BY PRIVATE G. FENNO , 2ND COMPANY, MASSACHUSETTES. 22nd MASS INFINTRY. AKA: "ANDREW'S SHARP SHOOTERS." ENFIELD TWO BAND SERGEANT'S .577 CALIBER. ACTIONS ARE SMOOTH AND CRISP. The 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was a company of sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 2nd Andrew's Sharpshooters after the governor of Massachusetts, John Albion Andrew. The company was attached to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry at the beginning of their term and operated together with that unit for its entire history of service. The 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooters became part of the Army of the Potomac and saw combat in some of the largest battles of the war.
99 - CIVIL WAR - AUSTRIAN PERCUSSION FLINT LOCK MUSKET INCLUDES BAYONETTE & COVER. THESE MODELS WERE CARRIED BY THE KEYDETS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
99B - CIVIL WAR - BRONZE SCUPLTURE - UNION FOOT SOLDIER COLD-CAST RESIN BRONZE. CREATED BY ARTIST TERRY JONES. APPROXIMATELY 9" TALL.
102 - .58 CAL MUSKET W/ CAP BOX - BIRD of PHILADELPHIA LATCH MOVES EASILY. WOODEN RAM ROD REMOVABLE KEYS TO HOLD STOCK TO BARREL. C. Bird & Co. (c. 1790â1830) was a prominent gunsmithing and military outfitter based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were known for producing fine, elaborately decorated flintlock rifles, underhammer percussion target rifles, and French-style flintlock pistols.
103 - CIVIL WAR - SPRINGFIELD RIFLE W/ BAYONET & STRAP LEATHER STRAP IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. BAYONET ATTACHES & REMOVES EASILY.
104 - CIVIL WAR - MODEL 1842 SPRINGFIELD PERCUSSION COLLECTED AT THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. METAL (BRASS?) PATCH ON STOCK. INCLUDES BAYONET & SCABARD. LEATHER SCABARD IS IN SOLID CONDITION.
107 - MUSKET - SOME DAMAGE TRIGGER DOES NOT RELEASE THE HAMMER. CRACK IN BOTTOM OF BUTT. STAMPED "5996" ON BUTT PLATE.
109A - BOSTON PATRIOT- SEPTEMBER 3, 1814- BLADENSBURG SEPTEMBER 3, 1814. BATTLE AT BLADENSBURG. The Battle of Bladensburg was a deeply embarrassing American defeat on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 that left Washington, D.C., wide open to a British invasion and burning.
110 - CIVIL WAR - UNION CAVALRY SWORD - 15TH PA VOL. Y SWORD W/ METAL SCABBARD LEATHER ON HANDLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OWNED BY: PVT. HARVEY E. BROOKS, CO A, 15TH PA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY. ** BELT FROM THIS SOLDIER IS LOT 110A ** The 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, known as the Anderson Cavalry and the 160th Volunteers, was a three-year cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was recruited and formed in the summer of 1862 by officers and men of the Anderson Troop, an independent company of the Pennsylvania Volunteers that had been mustered the previous November. Until the last three months of the war the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry was an independent unit reporting directly to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland, performing escort, scouting, courier and other details for the commanding general. Composed of hand-picked men most of whom were qualified to receive commissions, it became the favorite unit of both Generals William S. Rosecrans and George H. Thomas.
110A - WOW !! UNION BELT W/ BUCKLE - 15TH PA VOL LEATHER IS SUPPLE. WORN BY HARVEY E. BROOKS. COMPANY A. 16TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. STAMPED 638. ** SWORD FROM LT BROOKS IS ITEM 110 **
111 - "BROWN BESS" MUSKET W/ BAYONET & FLINT BROWN BESS NICE PIECE OF FLINT INCLUDED. MARKED "TOWER" . DRAGOON STAMPED. ACTION IS CRISP. "J.B." INITIALS ON THE BUTT.
114 - BOOK - DIARY OF THE CIVIL WAR - 1860 -1865
115 - BOOK - "MR BUCK" - NASH BUCKINGHAM - LIMITED EDIT. LEATHER BOUND. LIMITED EDITION. NUMBERED. About this Item Maroon faux leather with gilt titles & decoration; 4to; 288pp; illustrated with b/w photos and facsimiles plus tipped-in original etching "Mr. Buck" by Herb Booth, pencil signed & numbered to match book limitation; matching cloth-covered slipcase; edited by Dr. Dyrk Halstead and Steve Smith; limited to 250 numbered (#101) copies, signed by Irma Buckingham O'Fallon. "This autobiography was assembled from the manuscript he left and from original pieces his notes indicated he planned to publish." With sections entitled: "The Early Years", "The Real Shootinest Gent'man", "Conservation" and "Awards & Recognition". This copy in fine collectible condition.
116 - BOOK - RECORD OF THE 144TH REGIMENT, NY INFANTRY CIVIL WAR RECORD OF THE 144TH REGIMENT, NY VOULNTEER ARMY.
117 - LOT - VMI PUBLICATIONS 2020 VMI DIRECTORY
118 - NEW YORK HERALD - DEC 1864 - BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TN THE EVACUATION OF DECATUR. PURCHASED FROM DALE BAUER, JANUARY 1994. $49
119 - CIVIL WAR - BOYD & SONS BELT & BUCKLE LEATHER IS IN NICE CONDITION.
120 - SPRINGFIELD US MODEL 1873 "TRAP DOOR" RIFLE SERIAL # 24656. FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS. ORIGINAL CONDITION W/ CRISP ACTIONS.
121 - REMINGTON 1858 PERCUSSION MUSKET - EXCELLENT CONVERTED TO USE PERCUSSION TAPE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. BARREL IS IN VERY NICE CONDTION. STAMPED "F9". PURCHASED FROM MORPHY AUCTION HOUSE, AUGUST 2013.
122 - "THE HIGH WATER MARK" - GETTYSBURG - FRAMED PRINT SIGNED & NUMBERED. 655/1250.
123 - MILITARY REGISTER LITHOGRAPH - COLE'S VOL CAV COLES'S MARYLAND VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, COMPANY C. BEAUTIFUL COLORS. LITHOGRAPH BY GEO. M. LANKTON, WASHINGTON DC.
124 - BATTLE OF ANTIETAM - AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO ORIGINAL 'AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO'. ABOUT 24 X 18.
125 - NORRIS & CLEMENT 1863 PERCUSSION - S.N. & W.T.C. EXCELLENT CONDITION. NORRIS & CLEMENT 1863 PERCUSSION - TYPE 1. STAMPED: S.N. & W.T.C. FOR MASSACHUSETTS. 1864 STAMP. ACTION IS VERY NICE. MILD SURFACE RUST ON BUTT PLATE. PURCHASED FROM MORPHY AUCTIONS, AUGUST 2013.
126 - DISCHARGE STORY - HARRY WILSON - 18TH PA VOL CAV BEAUTIFUL COLORS!!! 18TH PENN VOL. CAVALRY
127 - SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LITHOGRAPH - 123RD, C, OHIO 123 RD REGIMENT. COMPANY C. OHIO VOLUNTEERS. ENGAGED @ WINCHESTER, VA JUNE 1863. THIS PIECE BELONGED TO 'DAVID B. MOORE. ENLISTED 1862, MUSTERED OUT JUNE 1965, HAND WRITTEN NOTES OF THE FATE OF SEVERAL MEMBERS.
128 - MILITARY REGISTER - 21ST NEW YORK VOL. CAVALRY VERY PRETTY COLORS. COMPANY I, 21ST NEW YORK VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
130 - SPRINGFIELD 1861 RIFLED MUSKET - "T" MARK SPRINGFIELD RIFLED MUSKET. CAPTURED & COLLECTED. "T" MARK. SURFACE RUST ON THE BUTT PLATE. SPRINGFIELD 1861
132 - FRAMED ART - THE TROOPER - FRANK McCARTHY - COA MCCARTHEY. 1975. CREATED BY FRANK MCCARTHY. "THE TROOPER"
135 - VMI KEYDETS AT BATTLE OF NEW MARKET - PRECHTEL - C SIGNED AND NUMBERED. "THE INSTITUTE WILL BE HEARD FROM TODAY" 545/750. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. DRAWN BY DON PRECHTEL.
138 - REGIMENTAL ROSTER - 18TH CONN VOL - COURIER & IVES PRINTED IN NYC BY COURIER & IVES. ITEM HAS NO MARKS, HANDWRITING, ETC. APPEARS IN "LIKE NEW' CONDITION.
139 - "COLONEL OF THE CONFEDERACY" - W/ C.O.A. - TROIANI 'COLONEL OF THE CONFEDERACY" BY DON TROIANI. SIGNED AND NUMBERED. CREATED IN 1986. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. 302/1250.
140 - MUSTER ROLL - 6TH REGIMENT, MAINE VOLUNTEER - LORD "SOME OLD TEARS AT TOP IN CENTER, A COUPLE OF WORN THROUGH SPOTS. FRAMED IN OLD FRAME. 19" X 24" IN COLOR. $47.50" PURCHASED FROM J. DUGGAN. DECEMBER, 1978. FRANCIS A. LORD COLLECTION
142 - CONFEDERATE POWDER HORN W/ LANYARD - MELROSE MUSEU CONFEDERATE. MELROSE MUSEUM, LURRAY VIRGINIA. REBEL RELICS, RICHMOND VIRGINIA. APRIL, 1975 $25.00 (COLLECTOR'S NOTES)
147 - CANTEEN W/ PROVENANCE - 31ST MASS VOL INF. ELT - Carved into pewter spout, not just scratched, but letters having a good depth.. E. L. T. From the possessions of Edwin L. Tobey; got it in Greenfield, Mass., his place of residence, Buckland, a neighboring town of Greenfield, Records: Edwin L. Tobey, residence Buckland, 18. Mechanic. Enlisted June 12, mustered July 13, 1862, as Pvt. Co. F, 31sth Reg 't Mass, Vol. Inf. Promoted Cpl Mar. 1, 1864, wounded May 15, 1864, New Market , Va., & again on Sept. 22, 1864, Fisher's Hill, Va. Mustered out June 16, 1865. Brief Life History of Edwin Lathrop TOBEY: When Edwin Lathrop Tobey was born in September 1844, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac L Tobey, was 27 and his mother, Lovina Griswold, was 31. He married Charlotte Ann Burnham on 25 November 1868, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 16 March 1914, in Napa, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Yountville, Napa, California, United States.
148 - WHALE OIL LAMP
159 - MODERN PRINT - 1820 MAP OF CHARLESTON DISTRICT VIGNOLE & RAVENEL
187 - LOT - VMI ALUMNI REGISTER & MUSIC CD
188 - (2) BOOKS - APPOMATTOX & THE BOYS WAR
189A - LOT - MAGAZINES & BOOKS
189B - BRONZE SCUPLTURE - "DISMOUNTED REB" by RON TUNISON RELEASED IN 1990. LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 350 PIECES.
190 - (2) BOOKS - ALLEGIANCE & SIEGE TRAIN
191 - US BELT BUCKLE - OWNER INITIALS LOOKS LIKE "W.G.." CARVED INTO THE BACK.
195 - EAGLE PLATE
204A - CIVIL WAR - US CAVALRY BELT - 15TH & 21ST NY SOFT & SUPPLE LEATHER. DECORATIVE DESIGN WORK. VERY NICE BUCKLE. "FROM CAPT. GEO. V. BOUTELLE 2D NY & 21ST NY CAV" INCLUDES LEATHER UTILITY BELT. INCLUDES CAP BOX. Son of Josiah W and Sarah L. (Maynard), who filed intentions Nov. 7, 1836, at Leominster. In the 1870 & 1880 census, this family resided in Bethlehem, NY, where Josiah was a R.R. agent. Served as a major on the Field & Staff of the 21st New York Cavalry. Previously served as captain of the 24th New York National Guard Infantry. Commissioned as captain and commanding officer of Co. A, 2nd New York Volunteer Infantry, on Aug 1, 1861, discharged on Oct. 13, 1863; enlisted Oct. 16, 1863, in the 21st New York Cavalry; commissioned as major on Nov. 20, 1864, with rank from Oct. 15, 1863; mustered out Sept 9, 1865, at Denver, Colorado Terr. Pension application (Invalid) no. 552965; cert. no. 343458; applied for Oct 28, 1885. Admitted Feb. 9, 1887, to U.S. Home for Disabled Vol. Soldiers, Hampton, VA. Disability listed as rheumatism, heart disease, and possibly wound in leg. Recorded on 1890 Vet's schedule: "died 9:30 am; 13_10_97; Body Sent Home".
205A - CIVIL WAR - OFFICER MAP CASE - 1ST WEST VIRGINIA METAL MAP BOX. POSSIBLY ISAAC D. PRAGER FROM THE 1ST WEST VIRGINA JOHN PRAGER History of the Upper Ohio Valley Brant & Fuller, 1890; Vol. I, page 335. Isaac D. Prager, a prominent merchant of Wheeling, W.Va., is a grandson of John Prager, who came to America from Amsterdam about 1797, accompanied by his brothers, Mark and Levi. They settled at Philadelphia and engaged extensively in foreign trade, exporting and importing vast quantities of goods, and ranking as one of the foremost firms of the county in that business. They had branch houses in various ports in all parts of the globe, owned between twelve and fifteen vessels, and were owners, shippers and underwriters. During the French and English war the Pragers were completely ruined in business and bankrupted by the depradations of the French privateers, losing all their vessels and cargoes. From such losses as these arose the French spoliation claims, about to be paid by the government, and among those who will receive some compensation for the ravages of that war are the descendants of the famous firm of the Pragers, of Philadelphia. John Prager died in New Orleans in 1806, during an epidemic of yellow fever, being then engaged in the service of the government. His children living at that time at his home in Philadelphia were Charles, Susan and Harriet, and their half-brother and sister, George and Charlotte. Charles, the father of the subject of this mention, was born in Philadelphia in June, 1799. In childhood he was bound out, but being ill treated ran away and returned home, after which he was apprenticed to a gilder. About the year 1840 he left for Philadelphia and removed to Pittsburgh, where he was soon afterward married to Elizabeth Morrison. This lady was born in March, 1821, of a family that was prominent in the pioneer history of Pennsylvania. Her grandmother, Mrs. Smea, was scalped by the Indians during one of their raids upon the settlements, but survived the injury. During his residence at Pittsburgh, Mr. Prager followed his trade. In 1843 he removed to Wheeling and found employment with the firm of Harbour & Mendel, furniture dealers, who then did business where the Grand Opera House now stands. He continued to reside in the city until his death in June, 1881, and his widow is still living there. To their union were born ten children: John, who was born at Pittsburgh, enlisted in Company I, First regiment West Virginia infantry, and was killed at New Market, Va., May 15, 1864; Mary, born at Wheeling, died in 1853; George, born at Wheeling, enlisted in the First West Virginia infantry and served three years; Charles, now a job printer of Wheeling; William; Isaac D., born April 4, 1850; Andrew B., Michael, James H., and Daniel L., all residents of Wheeling. Isaac D., the subject of this sketch, was reared at Wheeling, his native city. At sixteen years of age he embarked in the business to which he has since devoted himself, starting as a paperhanger and decorator. He worked at this until 1875, when he opened an establishment on Main street, beginning on a small scale. His business increased from year to year until he became one of the foremost in his line of trade. In 1885 he removed to his present place of business, No. 17 Eleventh street, where he conducts an extensive wholesale and retail business in wall paper exclusively. Mr. Prager was married October 27, 1881, to Mary E. Bigelow, of Wheeling, and they have four children: John Elwood, Austin B., Andrew B. and Elizabeth E. D. PRAGER on the front.
211 - (3) BOOKS - PASSING OF THE ARMIES, SMALL ARMS,
212 - LOT - ASSORTED BOOKS & DVD
213 - (3) BOOKS - LEE LIEUTENANTS, EYE OF THE STORM USS HOUSATONIC.
214 - FRANKFORD ARSENAL - 8 SECOND FUSES
215 - PACKAGE - ENFIELD MUSKET CARTRIDGES 10 ENFIELD CARTRIDGES. PURCHASED FROM: T. TAFEL JULY 13, 1976 PAID: $50.00 ** T. TAFEL IS LIKELY ANTHONY TAFEL. A NOTED AUTHOR AND CIVIL WAR HISTORIAN & COLLECTOR. HE LIVED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. OUR SELLER LIVED IN PITTSBURG PA AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY FOR HIS HOBBY.**
216 - SIX SEAMLESS SKIN CARTRIDGES
217 - PACKAGE OF .44 ENVELOPE CARTRIDGES
218 - PACKAGE - .58 PERCUSSION CAPS
219 - .58 SPRINGFIELD PAPER WRAPPED CARTRIDGE 58 CALIBER. PURCHASED FROM J. MAGUNE. MAY 1977.
220 - .69 CALIBER BUCK & BALL CARTRIDGE 69 CALIBER. PURCHASED FROM A. TAFEL. OCTOBER 1975 FOR $14. PAPER TAIL IS BROKEN OFF.
221 - .58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE PURCHASED FROM: V. SCOONE JUNE, 1977 PAID: $8.00 VERNON SCOONE was a well-known Maryland relic hunter, metal detector enthusiast, and operator of a Civil War memorabilia/relic shop. Rather than a formal institutional museum repository, his "collection" or name is typically referenced in the American Civil War collecting community in connection with ground-recovered (dug) battlefield artifacts.
222 - TIN W/ US ARMY CAPS COULD NOT OPEN, BUT THERE ARE CONTENTS INSIDE.
223 - CONFEDERATE 14 SECOND ARTILLERY FUSES
224 - (2) PRIMER CHARGES -- ?????
225 - CONFEDERATE PAPER MUSKET CARTRIDGE
226 - CONFEDERATE 'PIGSKIN CARTRIDGE" - TURKEY ISLAND MALVERN HILL. PURCHASED 05/1977. $13.50
227 - (3) .58 SKIN CARTIDGES - PETERSBURG, VA DUG AT PETERESBURG, VA. PURCHASED FROM: V. SCOONE JUNE, 1977 PAID: $6.50 EACH VERNON SCOONE was a well-known Maryland relic hunter, metal detector enthusiast, and operator of a Civil War memorabilia/relic shop. Rather than a formal institutional museum repository, his "collection" or name is typically referenced in the American Civil War collecting community in connection with ground-recovered (dug) battlefield artifacts.
228 - HENRY RIFLE CARTRIDGE - COLD HARBOR DUG AT COLD HARBOR. PAID: $3.50
229 - COLT NAVY .44 PISTOL CARTRIDGE PAID: $1.00
230 - BURNSIDE .54 CALIBER CARBINE CARTRIDGE HATCHER'S R BATTLE OF HATCHER'S RUN. DEC 8-9, 1864. PAID: $6.00
231 - SHARP'S .52 CAL. LINEN CARTRIDGE - POWDER REMOVED PAID: $12.00
232 - MAYNARD .50 CARBINE CARTRIDGE - SPANISH FORT, AL DUG AT SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA. "SMITH" WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON THE SIDE. PAID: $10.50 (THAT BUILT HAS HIS NAME ON IT!)
233 - SPENCER .52 CARTRIDGE - GLOBE TAVERN DUG @ GLOBE TAVERN, VIRGINIA The Battle of Globe Tavern (also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad) was fought from August 18â21, 1864, south of Petersburg, Virginia. Union forces under Major General Gouverneur K. Warren successfully seized and destroyed a vital section of the Weldon Railroad, dealing a major blow to Confederate supply. PURCHASE PRICE: $2.00
234 - CARTRIDGE - UNIDENTIFIED
235 - UNIQUE! LeFACAUCHEUX PIN FIRE CARTRIDGE LE FAUCHENUX .43 CALIBER PINFIRE. DUG @ A CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM BATTLE OF THE CRATER. PETERSBURG VA. "CONFED. FORT ALSO THERE, BUT THE HIGHWAY DEPART. LEVELED IT FOR 'FILL' FOR INTERSTATE 95. & WE DIGGERS NEVER KNEW NAME OF FORT." .
236 - VIRGINIA STYLE CONFEDERATE BELT PLATE VIRGINIA TROOP STYLE. DUG @ FORT MAGRUDER. APPEARS TO HAVE INITIALS OR ETCHINGS ON THE FRONT. VERY FAINT. HOOK & LOOP ARE IN TACT. 'CONFEDERATE SHEET BRASS BELT PLATE - SCRATCHED "6" OR "9".
237 - CONFEDERATE OVAL BREAST PLATE MISSING PINS ON THE BACK. SIMILAR ITEM IS STATED TO BE SHOWN ON PAGE #190 OF KERKSIS' BOOK "PLATES & BUCKLES". Sydney C. Kerksis wrote key reference books on U.S. military history and collectibles, most notably Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874 and, with co-author Thomas S. Dickey, Field Artillery Projectiles of the Civil War, 1861-1865 and Heavy Artillery Projectiles of the Civil War - 1861 - 1865
238 - 58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE
239 - CONFEDERATE WINDOW PANE BELT BUCKLE DUG FROM CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP, CULPEPPER, VIRGINIA. PURCHASED FROM R. CATRELL, JUNE 18, 1977. PAID: $85
240 - PISTOL POWDER FLASK - FREDERICKSBURG, VA DUG AT FREDERICKSBURG, VA. PURCHASED: NICK HARRIS. JULY 24, 1976. PAID: $14.00
241 - PLATE W/ BULLET DAMAGE - WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA
242 - EAGLE BREAST PLATE PLATE - CHANCELLORSVILLE "DUG ALONG US FORD RD, CHANCELOORSVILLE. CHANCELLORSVILLE OUTPOST, FREDERICKSBURG, VA" (COLLECTOR'S NOTES)
243 - EAGLE BREAST PLATE INITIALS: W.T.B.
244 - US CARTIRDGE BOX PLATE - J.G. DUGGAN US CARTIDGE BOX PLATE. J.G. DUGGAN, RICHMOND VA. JUNE 1975. $15.50 (COLLECTOR'S NOTES) John (J.G.) Duggan, famously known for unearthing significant piecesâsuch as a loaded 1853 Enfield rifled musketâat historical sites like Cold Harbor.
245 - US BELT BUCKLE PUPPY PAWS W/ HOOKS.
246 - US BELT BUCKLE W/ CRACK
247 - LEATHER KNAPSACK - BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS
248 - LEATHER BACK PACK
249 - BOX KNAPSACK - PAINTED CANVAS
250 - LEATHER PACK W/ PROVENANCE KNAP SACK. COMPANY H. 44TH MASS. GEORGE W. WEEKS. APPEARS TO HAVE NAME PAINTED ON SURFACE. NAME CUT INTO ONE END.
251 - LEATHER BACK PACK
253 - RELIC - MESS PLATE DUG: COLD HARBOR, TRENCH
254 - LEATHER SADDLE BAGS
255 - U.S. KNAPSACK - NICE CONDITION
256 - RELIC - HORSESHOE
257 - INTERESTING! GUN BARREL RELIC OFF-CENTER BORE. CRUSHED/DAMAGED ON OTHER END. FACTORY REJECT? BURNED IN FIRE? ABOUT 19" LONG.
258 - RELIC - HORSESHOE - POWER'S HILL DUG AT POWER'S HILL, GETTYSBURG
259 - RELIC - SHOVEL DUG RELIC. CLEANED AND SEALED.
260 - DINNER PLATE
261 - RELIC - CONFEDERATE SWORD TANG - GETTYSBURG
262 - LEATHER ITEM GENERAL RYAN, MASSACHUSETTES
263 - CROMWELL'S SOLDIER'S BIBLE VERY UNIQUE ITEM. SOLID CONDITION.
264 - RELIC - HORSESHOE
265 - CONFEDERATE - INVOICE FOR WEAPONS RECEIPT PURCHASED FROM J. PANNICK. JULY, 1985
267 - RELIC - HALF OF A CANTEEN - PETERSBURG DUG FROM PETERSBURG TRENCH. PURCHASED FROM 'REBEL RELICS' RICHMOND VA. APRIL 1975. $5
269 - STEREO SCOPE CARD - OUTER LINE OF NASHVILLE UNIQUE AND RARE IMAGE.
270 - WOODEN INK WELL W/ PROVENANCE VERY PRETTY. GLASS BOTTLE IS INTACT. CAPT. G.W. HURD. 24TH MAINE INFANTRY
271 - UNION OFFICER'S BELT W/ BUCKLE - NICE LEATHER IS SOFT AND FLEXIBLE. BUCKLE IN VERY NICE CONDITION.
272 - BOOK - MEADE @ GETTYSBURG W/ MAPS
273 - BOOK - THE SMOKED YANK HAS HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION AND NOTES.
274 - RARE BOOK - THE CIVIL WAR DIARY PURCHASED FROM ZULLE & VAN SICKLE. APRIL 1985. PAID $85.
275 - BOOK - THE BATTLE OF NEW MARKET - JOHN S. WISE INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
276 - BOOK - REMINISCENCES 0F 34TH REGIMENT
277 - BOOK - RECOLLECTIONS OF A REBEL SURGEON
278 - BOOK - THE FIRST NEW YORK (LINCOLN) CAVALRY
279 - BOOK - THIRTY SEVENTH REGIMENT MASS VOLS
280 - BOOK - U.S. ARMY REGULATIONS - 1861
281 - BOOK - RECOLLECTIONS OF A CAVALRYMAN.... RECOLLECTIONS OF A CAVALRYMAN OF THE CIVIL WAR. INCLUDES RECEIPT FROM PURCHASE IN 1979. LETTER FROM SELLER & PURCHASE INVOICE.
282 - BOOK - W.B. SMITH -ON WHEELS, AND HOW I CAME THERE INCLUDES INSCRIPTION & AUTHOR'S AUTOGRAPH.
283 - BOOK - BOOK OF JOHN DOOLEY, CIVIL WAR SOLDIE AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR. PURCHASED FROM BROADFOOT'S. APRIL 1982. PAID $40.
284 - BOOK - THE END OF AN ERA - JOHN S. WISE INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
285 - BOOK - VMI GRADUATES WHO DIED DURING THE WAR
286 - BOOK - MILITARY DICTIONARY - RARE!!! RARE BOOK IN 1983. MORE RARE IN 2026! LABELED INSIDE WITH (2) PREVIOUS OWNERS FROM SAME FAMILY.. INCLUDES HISTORY & NOTES FROM COLLECTOR. PURCHASED FROM J. MAGUIR IN 1983. $75 SOUTH CAROLINA LINEAGE.
287 - BOOK - FORTY YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE COL. CHARLES T. O'FERRALL. INCLUDES LETTER FROM OWNER. NOTES AND INSCRIPTIONS. INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
288 - BOOK - THE POET SOLDIER
289 - BOOK - FIFTH WEST VIRGINIA CAVALRY
290 - BOOK - RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR - TYLER MASON WHITING TYLER
291 - BOOK - WOOD'S STORIES OF THE OLD RINGGOLD CAVALRY
292 - BOOK - A HISTORY OF SHENANDOAH COUNTY VIRGINIA COPYRIGHT 1927.
293 - BOOK - MANUAL OF PRACTICAL MILITARY ENGINEERING INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD. PURCHASED FEBRUARY 1985.
294 - BOOK - THE MILITARY HISTORY NOTE INSIDE REFERENCING 123 OHIO VOLUNTEERS. NEW MARKET REGIMENT. PURCHASED FROM WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
295 - BOOK - MEMORIES OF A LONG LIFE IN VIRGINIA INCLUIDES PURCHASE RECEIPT FROM 'THE MT STERLING REBEL' STORE.
296 - "LEAVES FROM THE BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG" - PROV OWNED BY REV. SLAYBAUGH. PRESENTED TO HIS FAMILY FROM THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. OWNER'S SIGNATURE ON FIRST PAGE. Rev. George Hezekiah Slaybaugh (1846â1929) was an American Lutheran minister, civil servant, and prominent Civil War veteran. He achieved high-ranking national leadership positions within the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a powerful organization for Union veterans
297 - BOOK - THE REBEL INVASION MARYLAND & PENNSYLVANIA AND THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. HAS FOLD-OUT MAP.
298 - BOOK - BULLETS & SHELLS
299 - BOOK - HISTORY OF FIRST MAINE CAVALRY - 1961-1965 NOTE INSIDE.
300 - BOOK - FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE COL. CHARLES T. O'FERRALL VERY NICE CONDITION. INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
301 - CANTEEN W/ PROVENANCE - GETTYSBURG PICKED UP IN EARLY 1900S. CLEANED AND VARNISHED. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION.
302 - NEW YORK TRIBUNE - DETRUCTION OF VMI JULY 4, 1864
303 - AWESOME! COLLAPSABLE DRINKING CUP VERY NEAT ITEM. STAMPED: 2ND MAINE INFANTRY.
304 - CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX NICE CONDITION. CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX.
305 - OFFICER'S SWORD BELT W/ BRASS HANGER EXCELLENT CONDITION. LEATHER IS SUPPLE AND FLEXIBLE.
306 - PERCUSSION CAP BOX SOLID CONDITION.
307 - CAVALRY SPUR - BATTLE OF SHILOH COLLECTED AT BATTLE OF SHILOH.
308 - UNIQUE! WAGON LOAD HOOK / TURNBUCKLE 'WAGON COVER TURN BUCKLE' - DUG AT FREDERICKSBURG VA BY THE COLLECTOR. JULY 1976
309 - ORIGINAL TIN CUP STAMPED 'U.S.' ON THE HANDLE
310 - SHELL REMNANT
311 - RELIC - BULLSEYE CANTEEN - FRANKLIN TN DUG. CRUSHED. DUG AT FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
312 - WOW !! HINGED CARTRIDGE BOX - INDIAN WARS EXCELLENT CONDITION. STATED TO BE FROM THE INDIAN WARS. STAMPED ON THE SPINE.
313 - CANTEEN - DINNER PLATE - GETTYSBURG UNION CANTEEN MADE INTO A DISH - GETTYSBURG
315 - METAL DRINK FLASK W/ PROVENANCE - DIXON & SONS MADE BY JAMES DIXON & SONS. 1383. WHISKY FLASK. QTR MASTER SGT. C.F. KING. 10TH MAINE INF. WE COULD NOT OPEN THE TOP.
316 - LEATHER COLT PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX LEATHER IS IN NICE CONDITION. COLT PISTOL. CAVALRY CARTRIDGE BOX.
317 - ENFIELD BAYONET SCABARD FROG STAMPED: HIATT B-MAH
319 - SET - SWORD KNOT & HAT TASSLES W/ PROVENANCE OWNED BY CAPT. EDWARD R. WASHBURN. 53RD MASSACHUSETTES. KILLED IN ACTION. PORT HUDSON. 1863
320 - FANCY DINNER SPOON - DUG @ SPOTSYLVANIA
321 - RELIC - 1855 MAYNARD LOCKPLATE DUG AT SPOTTSYLVANIA. PURCHASED FROM D.W. MINDEMANN. DOVER DELAWARE. AUGUST 1975. $4.00
322 - ARTILLERY SHOULDER SCALE - SEVEN PINES PURCHASED FROM REBEL RELICS. APRIL 1975. $10.00
323 - REMNANT - CONFEDERATE SCABARD COLLAR - VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE SWORD SCABBARD THROAT. FOOT OFFICERS SWORD. EARLY VIRGINIA MANUFACTURE. DUG @ FORT HARRISON. MANASSAS VIRGINIA.
324 - TORREY'S RAZOR W/ STROP - COMPLETE - PROVENANCE SIGNIFICANT PROVENANCE. COLONEL ALMON DANFORTH HODGES. EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 42ND MASSACHUSETTE'S INFANTRY HODGES WAS THE LEADER OF ROXBURY HORSE GUARDS. "ADAMANTINE EDGE"
325 - DON TROIANI - "REBEL YELL" CUSTOM FRAMED. SIGNED & NUMBERED.
326 - SMOOTH SIDED CANTEEN - EXCELLENT - 12TH NEW HAMPSH UNION CANTEEN CARRIED BY SGT. M.D. McDUFFEE. COMPANY K. 12TH NEW HAMPSHIRE. WOUNDED AT CHANCELLORSVILLE. 5/13/1863. MARQUISE DE LAFAYETTE McDUFFY. MEDICAL DISCHARGE. DECEMBER 10, 1863
327 - BINOCULARS W/ CASE SOLID AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION. LEATHER WRAPPING IS COMING LOOSE IN PLACES. CASE IS MISSING THE LID. MARCHAND. LENSES SEEM INTACT AND SHOW NO CRACKS. SMOOTH OPERATION. "DAY & NIGHT" U.S. SIGNAL SERVICE
331 - BOOK - 77TH PA @ SHILOH INCLUDES FOLD-OUT MAP
332 - PHOTOGRAPHS & PORTRAITS INCLUDES SOME NOTES. INTERESTING POSTAL STAMPS ON BACK OF PICTURES. ** ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN ABOUT 30 IMAGES **
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1 - LOCATION PICTURE - DO NOT BID THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THE COLLECTOR'S DISPLAY AT HIS HOME IN THE 1980s.
3 - SCULPTURE - "LEE & JACKSON, A STUDY IN COMMAND" COLD CAST BRONZE. LIMITED EDITION. CREATED IN 1987 BY RON TUNISON (1947-2013). BELIEVED TO DEPICT A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAS DUST, BUT CAN BE CLEANED. APPROXIMATELY 10" X 10" X10".
8A - CIVIL WAR - SPRINGFIELD 1816 RIFLE - PERCUSSION SPRINGFIELD 1816 MODEL. STAMPED: 1862 TOWER. TRIGGER AND HAMMER MOVE EASILY & FIRMLY.
9A - CIVIL WAR - ENFIELD .577 SHARP SHOOTER'S RIFLE OWNED BY PRIVATE G. FENNO , 2ND COMPANY, MASSACHUSETTES. 22nd MASS INFINTRY. AKA: "ANDREW'S SHARP SHOOTERS." ENFIELD TWO BAND SERGEANT'S .577 CALIBER. ACTIONS ARE SMOOTH AND CRISP. The 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was a company of sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 2nd Andrew's Sharpshooters after the governor of Massachusetts, John Albion Andrew. The company was attached to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry at the beginning of their term and operated together with that unit for its entire history of service. The 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooters became part of the Army of the Potomac and saw combat in some of the largest battles of the war.
99 - CIVIL WAR - AUSTRIAN PERCUSSION FLINT LOCK MUSKET INCLUDES BAYONETTE & COVER. THESE MODELS WERE CARRIED BY THE KEYDETS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
99B - CIVIL WAR - BRONZE SCUPLTURE - UNION FOOT SOLDIER COLD-CAST RESIN BRONZE. CREATED BY ARTIST TERRY JONES. APPROXIMATELY 9" TALL.
102 - .58 CAL MUSKET W/ CAP BOX - BIRD of PHILADELPHIA LATCH MOVES EASILY. WOODEN RAM ROD REMOVABLE KEYS TO HOLD STOCK TO BARREL. C. Bird & Co. (c. 1790â1830) was a prominent gunsmithing and military outfitter based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were known for producing fine, elaborately decorated flintlock rifles, underhammer percussion target rifles, and French-style flintlock pistols.
103 - CIVIL WAR - SPRINGFIELD RIFLE W/ BAYONET & STRAP LEATHER STRAP IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. BAYONET ATTACHES & REMOVES EASILY.
104 - CIVIL WAR - MODEL 1842 SPRINGFIELD PERCUSSION COLLECTED AT THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. METAL (BRASS?) PATCH ON STOCK. INCLUDES BAYONET & SCABARD. LEATHER SCABARD IS IN SOLID CONDITION.
107 - MUSKET - SOME DAMAGE TRIGGER DOES NOT RELEASE THE HAMMER. CRACK IN BOTTOM OF BUTT. STAMPED "5996" ON BUTT PLATE.
109A - BOSTON PATRIOT- SEPTEMBER 3, 1814- BLADENSBURG SEPTEMBER 3, 1814. BATTLE AT BLADENSBURG. The Battle of Bladensburg was a deeply embarrassing American defeat on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 that left Washington, D.C., wide open to a British invasion and burning.
110 - CIVIL WAR - UNION CAVALRY SWORD - 15TH PA VOL. Y SWORD W/ METAL SCABBARD LEATHER ON HANDLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. OWNED BY: PVT. HARVEY E. BROOKS, CO A, 15TH PA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY. ** BELT FROM THIS SOLDIER IS LOT 110A ** The 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, known as the Anderson Cavalry and the 160th Volunteers, was a three-year cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was recruited and formed in the summer of 1862 by officers and men of the Anderson Troop, an independent company of the Pennsylvania Volunteers that had been mustered the previous November. Until the last three months of the war the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry was an independent unit reporting directly to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland, performing escort, scouting, courier and other details for the commanding general. Composed of hand-picked men most of whom were qualified to receive commissions, it became the favorite unit of both Generals William S. Rosecrans and George H. Thomas.
110A - WOW !! UNION BELT W/ BUCKLE - 15TH PA VOL LEATHER IS SUPPLE. WORN BY HARVEY E. BROOKS. COMPANY A. 16TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. STAMPED 638. ** SWORD FROM LT BROOKS IS ITEM 110 **
111 - "BROWN BESS" MUSKET W/ BAYONET & FLINT BROWN BESS NICE PIECE OF FLINT INCLUDED. MARKED "TOWER" . DRAGOON STAMPED. ACTION IS CRISP. "J.B." INITIALS ON THE BUTT.
114 - BOOK - DIARY OF THE CIVIL WAR - 1860 -1865
115 - BOOK - "MR BUCK" - NASH BUCKINGHAM - LIMITED EDIT. LEATHER BOUND. LIMITED EDITION. NUMBERED. About this Item Maroon faux leather with gilt titles & decoration; 4to; 288pp; illustrated with b/w photos and facsimiles plus tipped-in original etching "Mr. Buck" by Herb Booth, pencil signed & numbered to match book limitation; matching cloth-covered slipcase; edited by Dr. Dyrk Halstead and Steve Smith; limited to 250 numbered (#101) copies, signed by Irma Buckingham O'Fallon. "This autobiography was assembled from the manuscript he left and from original pieces his notes indicated he planned to publish." With sections entitled: "The Early Years", "The Real Shootinest Gent'man", "Conservation" and "Awards & Recognition". This copy in fine collectible condition.
116 - BOOK - RECORD OF THE 144TH REGIMENT, NY INFANTRY CIVIL WAR RECORD OF THE 144TH REGIMENT, NY VOULNTEER ARMY.
117 - LOT - VMI PUBLICATIONS 2020 VMI DIRECTORY
118 - NEW YORK HERALD - DEC 1864 - BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TN THE EVACUATION OF DECATUR. PURCHASED FROM DALE BAUER, JANUARY 1994. $49
119 - CIVIL WAR - BOYD & SONS BELT & BUCKLE LEATHER IS IN NICE CONDITION.
120 - SPRINGFIELD US MODEL 1873 "TRAP DOOR" RIFLE SERIAL # 24656. FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS. ORIGINAL CONDITION W/ CRISP ACTIONS.
121 - REMINGTON 1858 PERCUSSION MUSKET - EXCELLENT CONVERTED TO USE PERCUSSION TAPE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. BARREL IS IN VERY NICE CONDTION. STAMPED "F9". PURCHASED FROM MORPHY AUCTION HOUSE, AUGUST 2013.
122 - "THE HIGH WATER MARK" - GETTYSBURG - FRAMED PRINT SIGNED & NUMBERED. 655/1250.
123 - MILITARY REGISTER LITHOGRAPH - COLE'S VOL CAV COLES'S MARYLAND VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, COMPANY C. BEAUTIFUL COLORS. LITHOGRAPH BY GEO. M. LANKTON, WASHINGTON DC.
124 - BATTLE OF ANTIETAM - AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO ORIGINAL 'AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO'. ABOUT 24 X 18.
125 - NORRIS & CLEMENT 1863 PERCUSSION - S.N. & W.T.C. EXCELLENT CONDITION. NORRIS & CLEMENT 1863 PERCUSSION - TYPE 1. STAMPED: S.N. & W.T.C. FOR MASSACHUSETTS. 1864 STAMP. ACTION IS VERY NICE. MILD SURFACE RUST ON BUTT PLATE. PURCHASED FROM MORPHY AUCTIONS, AUGUST 2013.
126 - DISCHARGE STORY - HARRY WILSON - 18TH PA VOL CAV BEAUTIFUL COLORS!!! 18TH PENN VOL. CAVALRY
127 - SOLDIERS MEMORIAL LITHOGRAPH - 123RD, C, OHIO 123 RD REGIMENT. COMPANY C. OHIO VOLUNTEERS. ENGAGED @ WINCHESTER, VA JUNE 1863. THIS PIECE BELONGED TO 'DAVID B. MOORE. ENLISTED 1862, MUSTERED OUT JUNE 1965, HAND WRITTEN NOTES OF THE FATE OF SEVERAL MEMBERS.
128 - MILITARY REGISTER - 21ST NEW YORK VOL. CAVALRY VERY PRETTY COLORS. COMPANY I, 21ST NEW YORK VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
130 - SPRINGFIELD 1861 RIFLED MUSKET - "T" MARK SPRINGFIELD RIFLED MUSKET. CAPTURED & COLLECTED. "T" MARK. SURFACE RUST ON THE BUTT PLATE. SPRINGFIELD 1861
132 - FRAMED ART - THE TROOPER - FRANK McCARTHY - COA MCCARTHEY. 1975. CREATED BY FRANK MCCARTHY. "THE TROOPER"
135 - VMI KEYDETS AT BATTLE OF NEW MARKET - PRECHTEL - C SIGNED AND NUMBERED. "THE INSTITUTE WILL BE HEARD FROM TODAY" 545/750. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. DRAWN BY DON PRECHTEL.
138 - REGIMENTAL ROSTER - 18TH CONN VOL - COURIER & IVES PRINTED IN NYC BY COURIER & IVES. ITEM HAS NO MARKS, HANDWRITING, ETC. APPEARS IN "LIKE NEW' CONDITION.
139 - "COLONEL OF THE CONFEDERACY" - W/ C.O.A. - TROIANI 'COLONEL OF THE CONFEDERACY" BY DON TROIANI. SIGNED AND NUMBERED. CREATED IN 1986. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. 302/1250.
140 - MUSTER ROLL - 6TH REGIMENT, MAINE VOLUNTEER - LORD "SOME OLD TEARS AT TOP IN CENTER, A COUPLE OF WORN THROUGH SPOTS. FRAMED IN OLD FRAME. 19" X 24" IN COLOR. $47.50" PURCHASED FROM J. DUGGAN. DECEMBER, 1978. FRANCIS A. LORD COLLECTION
142 - CONFEDERATE POWDER HORN W/ LANYARD - MELROSE MUSEU CONFEDERATE. MELROSE MUSEUM, LURRAY VIRGINIA. REBEL RELICS, RICHMOND VIRGINIA. APRIL, 1975 $25.00 (COLLECTOR'S NOTES)
147 - CANTEEN W/ PROVENANCE - 31ST MASS VOL INF. ELT - Carved into pewter spout, not just scratched, but letters having a good depth.. E. L. T. From the possessions of Edwin L. Tobey; got it in Greenfield, Mass., his place of residence, Buckland, a neighboring town of Greenfield, Records: Edwin L. Tobey, residence Buckland, 18. Mechanic. Enlisted June 12, mustered July 13, 1862, as Pvt. Co. F, 31sth Reg 't Mass, Vol. Inf. Promoted Cpl Mar. 1, 1864, wounded May 15, 1864, New Market , Va., & again on Sept. 22, 1864, Fisher's Hill, Va. Mustered out June 16, 1865. Brief Life History of Edwin Lathrop TOBEY: When Edwin Lathrop Tobey was born in September 1844, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac L Tobey, was 27 and his mother, Lovina Griswold, was 31. He married Charlotte Ann Burnham on 25 November 1868, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 16 March 1914, in Napa, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Yountville, Napa, California, United States.
148 - WHALE OIL LAMP
159 - MODERN PRINT - 1820 MAP OF CHARLESTON DISTRICT VIGNOLE & RAVENEL
187 - LOT - VMI ALUMNI REGISTER & MUSIC CD
188 - (2) BOOKS - APPOMATTOX & THE BOYS WAR
189A - LOT - MAGAZINES & BOOKS
189B - BRONZE SCUPLTURE - "DISMOUNTED REB" by RON TUNISON RELEASED IN 1990. LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 350 PIECES.
190 - (2) BOOKS - ALLEGIANCE & SIEGE TRAIN
191 - US BELT BUCKLE - OWNER INITIALS LOOKS LIKE "W.G.." CARVED INTO THE BACK.
195 - EAGLE PLATE
204A - CIVIL WAR - US CAVALRY BELT - 15TH & 21ST NY SOFT & SUPPLE LEATHER. DECORATIVE DESIGN WORK. VERY NICE BUCKLE. "FROM CAPT. GEO. V. BOUTELLE 2D NY & 21ST NY CAV" INCLUDES LEATHER UTILITY BELT. INCLUDES CAP BOX. Son of Josiah W and Sarah L. (Maynard), who filed intentions Nov. 7, 1836, at Leominster. In the 1870 & 1880 census, this family resided in Bethlehem, NY, where Josiah was a R.R. agent. Served as a major on the Field & Staff of the 21st New York Cavalry. Previously served as captain of the 24th New York National Guard Infantry. Commissioned as captain and commanding officer of Co. A, 2nd New York Volunteer Infantry, on Aug 1, 1861, discharged on Oct. 13, 1863; enlisted Oct. 16, 1863, in the 21st New York Cavalry; commissioned as major on Nov. 20, 1864, with rank from Oct. 15, 1863; mustered out Sept 9, 1865, at Denver, Colorado Terr. Pension application (Invalid) no. 552965; cert. no. 343458; applied for Oct 28, 1885. Admitted Feb. 9, 1887, to U.S. Home for Disabled Vol. Soldiers, Hampton, VA. Disability listed as rheumatism, heart disease, and possibly wound in leg. Recorded on 1890 Vet's schedule: "died 9:30 am; 13_10_97; Body Sent Home".
205A - CIVIL WAR - OFFICER MAP CASE - 1ST WEST VIRGINIA METAL MAP BOX. POSSIBLY ISAAC D. PRAGER FROM THE 1ST WEST VIRGINA JOHN PRAGER History of the Upper Ohio Valley Brant & Fuller, 1890; Vol. I, page 335. Isaac D. Prager, a prominent merchant of Wheeling, W.Va., is a grandson of John Prager, who came to America from Amsterdam about 1797, accompanied by his brothers, Mark and Levi. They settled at Philadelphia and engaged extensively in foreign trade, exporting and importing vast quantities of goods, and ranking as one of the foremost firms of the county in that business. They had branch houses in various ports in all parts of the globe, owned between twelve and fifteen vessels, and were owners, shippers and underwriters. During the French and English war the Pragers were completely ruined in business and bankrupted by the depradations of the French privateers, losing all their vessels and cargoes. From such losses as these arose the French spoliation claims, about to be paid by the government, and among those who will receive some compensation for the ravages of that war are the descendants of the famous firm of the Pragers, of Philadelphia. John Prager died in New Orleans in 1806, during an epidemic of yellow fever, being then engaged in the service of the government. His children living at that time at his home in Philadelphia were Charles, Susan and Harriet, and their half-brother and sister, George and Charlotte. Charles, the father of the subject of this mention, was born in Philadelphia in June, 1799. In childhood he was bound out, but being ill treated ran away and returned home, after which he was apprenticed to a gilder. About the year 1840 he left for Philadelphia and removed to Pittsburgh, where he was soon afterward married to Elizabeth Morrison. This lady was born in March, 1821, of a family that was prominent in the pioneer history of Pennsylvania. Her grandmother, Mrs. Smea, was scalped by the Indians during one of their raids upon the settlements, but survived the injury. During his residence at Pittsburgh, Mr. Prager followed his trade. In 1843 he removed to Wheeling and found employment with the firm of Harbour & Mendel, furniture dealers, who then did business where the Grand Opera House now stands. He continued to reside in the city until his death in June, 1881, and his widow is still living there. To their union were born ten children: John, who was born at Pittsburgh, enlisted in Company I, First regiment West Virginia infantry, and was killed at New Market, Va., May 15, 1864; Mary, born at Wheeling, died in 1853; George, born at Wheeling, enlisted in the First West Virginia infantry and served three years; Charles, now a job printer of Wheeling; William; Isaac D., born April 4, 1850; Andrew B., Michael, James H., and Daniel L., all residents of Wheeling. Isaac D., the subject of this sketch, was reared at Wheeling, his native city. At sixteen years of age he embarked in the business to which he has since devoted himself, starting as a paperhanger and decorator. He worked at this until 1875, when he opened an establishment on Main street, beginning on a small scale. His business increased from year to year until he became one of the foremost in his line of trade. In 1885 he removed to his present place of business, No. 17 Eleventh street, where he conducts an extensive wholesale and retail business in wall paper exclusively. Mr. Prager was married October 27, 1881, to Mary E. Bigelow, of Wheeling, and they have four children: John Elwood, Austin B., Andrew B. and Elizabeth E. D. PRAGER on the front.
211 - (3) BOOKS - PASSING OF THE ARMIES, SMALL ARMS,
212 - LOT - ASSORTED BOOKS & DVD
213 - (3) BOOKS - LEE LIEUTENANTS, EYE OF THE STORM USS HOUSATONIC.
214 - FRANKFORD ARSENAL - 8 SECOND FUSES
215 - PACKAGE - ENFIELD MUSKET CARTRIDGES 10 ENFIELD CARTRIDGES. PURCHASED FROM: T. TAFEL JULY 13, 1976 PAID: $50.00 ** T. TAFEL IS LIKELY ANTHONY TAFEL. A NOTED AUTHOR AND CIVIL WAR HISTORIAN & COLLECTOR. HE LIVED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. OUR SELLER LIVED IN PITTSBURG PA AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY FOR HIS HOBBY.**
216 - SIX SEAMLESS SKIN CARTRIDGES
217 - PACKAGE OF .44 ENVELOPE CARTRIDGES
218 - PACKAGE - .58 PERCUSSION CAPS
219 - .58 SPRINGFIELD PAPER WRAPPED CARTRIDGE 58 CALIBER. PURCHASED FROM J. MAGUNE. MAY 1977.
220 - .69 CALIBER BUCK & BALL CARTRIDGE 69 CALIBER. PURCHASED FROM A. TAFEL. OCTOBER 1975 FOR $14. PAPER TAIL IS BROKEN OFF.
221 - .58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE PURCHASED FROM: V. SCOONE JUNE, 1977 PAID: $8.00 VERNON SCOONE was a well-known Maryland relic hunter, metal detector enthusiast, and operator of a Civil War memorabilia/relic shop. Rather than a formal institutional museum repository, his "collection" or name is typically referenced in the American Civil War collecting community in connection with ground-recovered (dug) battlefield artifacts.
222 - TIN W/ US ARMY CAPS COULD NOT OPEN, BUT THERE ARE CONTENTS INSIDE.
223 - CONFEDERATE 14 SECOND ARTILLERY FUSES
224 - (2) PRIMER CHARGES -- ?????
225 - CONFEDERATE PAPER MUSKET CARTRIDGE
226 - CONFEDERATE 'PIGSKIN CARTRIDGE" - TURKEY ISLAND MALVERN HILL. PURCHASED 05/1977. $13.50
227 - (3) .58 SKIN CARTIDGES - PETERSBURG, VA DUG AT PETERESBURG, VA. PURCHASED FROM: V. SCOONE JUNE, 1977 PAID: $6.50 EACH VERNON SCOONE was a well-known Maryland relic hunter, metal detector enthusiast, and operator of a Civil War memorabilia/relic shop. Rather than a formal institutional museum repository, his "collection" or name is typically referenced in the American Civil War collecting community in connection with ground-recovered (dug) battlefield artifacts.
228 - HENRY RIFLE CARTRIDGE - COLD HARBOR DUG AT COLD HARBOR. PAID: $3.50
229 - COLT NAVY .44 PISTOL CARTRIDGE PAID: $1.00
230 - BURNSIDE .54 CALIBER CARBINE CARTRIDGE HATCHER'S R BATTLE OF HATCHER'S RUN. DEC 8-9, 1864. PAID: $6.00
231 - SHARP'S .52 CAL. LINEN CARTRIDGE - POWDER REMOVED PAID: $12.00
232 - MAYNARD .50 CARBINE CARTRIDGE - SPANISH FORT, AL DUG AT SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA. "SMITH" WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON THE SIDE. PAID: $10.50 (THAT BUILT HAS HIS NAME ON IT!)
233 - SPENCER .52 CARTRIDGE - GLOBE TAVERN DUG @ GLOBE TAVERN, VIRGINIA The Battle of Globe Tavern (also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad) was fought from August 18â21, 1864, south of Petersburg, Virginia. Union forces under Major General Gouverneur K. Warren successfully seized and destroyed a vital section of the Weldon Railroad, dealing a major blow to Confederate supply. PURCHASE PRICE: $2.00
234 - CARTRIDGE - UNIDENTIFIED
235 - UNIQUE! LeFACAUCHEUX PIN FIRE CARTRIDGE LE FAUCHENUX .43 CALIBER PINFIRE. DUG @ A CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM BATTLE OF THE CRATER. PETERSBURG VA. "CONFED. FORT ALSO THERE, BUT THE HIGHWAY DEPART. LEVELED IT FOR 'FILL' FOR INTERSTATE 95. & WE DIGGERS NEVER KNEW NAME OF FORT." .
236 - VIRGINIA STYLE CONFEDERATE BELT PLATE VIRGINIA TROOP STYLE. DUG @ FORT MAGRUDER. APPEARS TO HAVE INITIALS OR ETCHINGS ON THE FRONT. VERY FAINT. HOOK & LOOP ARE IN TACT. 'CONFEDERATE SHEET BRASS BELT PLATE - SCRATCHED "6" OR "9".
237 - CONFEDERATE OVAL BREAST PLATE MISSING PINS ON THE BACK. SIMILAR ITEM IS STATED TO BE SHOWN ON PAGE #190 OF KERKSIS' BOOK "PLATES & BUCKLES". Sydney C. Kerksis wrote key reference books on U.S. military history and collectibles, most notably Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795-1874 and, with co-author Thomas S. Dickey, Field Artillery Projectiles of the Civil War, 1861-1865 and Heavy Artillery Projectiles of the Civil War - 1861 - 1865
238 - 58 CALIBER PAPER CARTRIDGE
239 - CONFEDERATE WINDOW PANE BELT BUCKLE DUG FROM CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP, CULPEPPER, VIRGINIA. PURCHASED FROM R. CATRELL, JUNE 18, 1977. PAID: $85
240 - PISTOL POWDER FLASK - FREDERICKSBURG, VA DUG AT FREDERICKSBURG, VA. PURCHASED: NICK HARRIS. JULY 24, 1976. PAID: $14.00
241 - PLATE W/ BULLET DAMAGE - WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA
242 - EAGLE BREAST PLATE PLATE - CHANCELLORSVILLE "DUG ALONG US FORD RD, CHANCELOORSVILLE. CHANCELLORSVILLE OUTPOST, FREDERICKSBURG, VA" (COLLECTOR'S NOTES)
243 - EAGLE BREAST PLATE INITIALS: W.T.B.
244 - US CARTIRDGE BOX PLATE - J.G. DUGGAN US CARTIDGE BOX PLATE. J.G. DUGGAN, RICHMOND VA. JUNE 1975. $15.50 (COLLECTOR'S NOTES) John (J.G.) Duggan, famously known for unearthing significant piecesâsuch as a loaded 1853 Enfield rifled musketâat historical sites like Cold Harbor.
245 - US BELT BUCKLE PUPPY PAWS W/ HOOKS.
246 - US BELT BUCKLE W/ CRACK
247 - LEATHER KNAPSACK - BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS
248 - LEATHER BACK PACK
249 - BOX KNAPSACK - PAINTED CANVAS
250 - LEATHER PACK W/ PROVENANCE KNAP SACK. COMPANY H. 44TH MASS. GEORGE W. WEEKS. APPEARS TO HAVE NAME PAINTED ON SURFACE. NAME CUT INTO ONE END.
251 - LEATHER BACK PACK
253 - RELIC - MESS PLATE DUG: COLD HARBOR, TRENCH
254 - LEATHER SADDLE BAGS
255 - U.S. KNAPSACK - NICE CONDITION
256 - RELIC - HORSESHOE
257 - INTERESTING! GUN BARREL RELIC OFF-CENTER BORE. CRUSHED/DAMAGED ON OTHER END. FACTORY REJECT? BURNED IN FIRE? ABOUT 19" LONG.
258 - RELIC - HORSESHOE - POWER'S HILL DUG AT POWER'S HILL, GETTYSBURG
259 - RELIC - SHOVEL DUG RELIC. CLEANED AND SEALED.
260 - DINNER PLATE
261 - RELIC - CONFEDERATE SWORD TANG - GETTYSBURG
262 - LEATHER ITEM GENERAL RYAN, MASSACHUSETTES
263 - CROMWELL'S SOLDIER'S BIBLE VERY UNIQUE ITEM. SOLID CONDITION.
264 - RELIC - HORSESHOE
265 - CONFEDERATE - INVOICE FOR WEAPONS RECEIPT PURCHASED FROM J. PANNICK. JULY, 1985
267 - RELIC - HALF OF A CANTEEN - PETERSBURG DUG FROM PETERSBURG TRENCH. PURCHASED FROM 'REBEL RELICS' RICHMOND VA. APRIL 1975. $5
269 - STEREO SCOPE CARD - OUTER LINE OF NASHVILLE UNIQUE AND RARE IMAGE.
270 - WOODEN INK WELL W/ PROVENANCE VERY PRETTY. GLASS BOTTLE IS INTACT. CAPT. G.W. HURD. 24TH MAINE INFANTRY
271 - UNION OFFICER'S BELT W/ BUCKLE - NICE LEATHER IS SOFT AND FLEXIBLE. BUCKLE IN VERY NICE CONDITION.
272 - BOOK - MEADE @ GETTYSBURG W/ MAPS
273 - BOOK - THE SMOKED YANK HAS HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION AND NOTES.
274 - RARE BOOK - THE CIVIL WAR DIARY PURCHASED FROM ZULLE & VAN SICKLE. APRIL 1985. PAID $85.
275 - BOOK - THE BATTLE OF NEW MARKET - JOHN S. WISE INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
276 - BOOK - REMINISCENCES 0F 34TH REGIMENT
277 - BOOK - RECOLLECTIONS OF A REBEL SURGEON
278 - BOOK - THE FIRST NEW YORK (LINCOLN) CAVALRY
279 - BOOK - THIRTY SEVENTH REGIMENT MASS VOLS
280 - BOOK - U.S. ARMY REGULATIONS - 1861
281 - BOOK - RECOLLECTIONS OF A CAVALRYMAN.... RECOLLECTIONS OF A CAVALRYMAN OF THE CIVIL WAR. INCLUDES RECEIPT FROM PURCHASE IN 1979. LETTER FROM SELLER & PURCHASE INVOICE.
282 - BOOK - W.B. SMITH -ON WHEELS, AND HOW I CAME THERE INCLUDES INSCRIPTION & AUTHOR'S AUTOGRAPH.
283 - BOOK - BOOK OF JOHN DOOLEY, CIVIL WAR SOLDIE AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR. PURCHASED FROM BROADFOOT'S. APRIL 1982. PAID $40.
284 - BOOK - THE END OF AN ERA - JOHN S. WISE INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
285 - BOOK - VMI GRADUATES WHO DIED DURING THE WAR
286 - BOOK - MILITARY DICTIONARY - RARE!!! RARE BOOK IN 1983. MORE RARE IN 2026! LABELED INSIDE WITH (2) PREVIOUS OWNERS FROM SAME FAMILY.. INCLUDES HISTORY & NOTES FROM COLLECTOR. PURCHASED FROM J. MAGUIR IN 1983. $75 SOUTH CAROLINA LINEAGE.
287 - BOOK - FORTY YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE COL. CHARLES T. O'FERRALL. INCLUDES LETTER FROM OWNER. NOTES AND INSCRIPTIONS. INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
288 - BOOK - THE POET SOLDIER
289 - BOOK - FIFTH WEST VIRGINIA CAVALRY
290 - BOOK - RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR - TYLER MASON WHITING TYLER
291 - BOOK - WOOD'S STORIES OF THE OLD RINGGOLD CAVALRY
292 - BOOK - A HISTORY OF SHENANDOAH COUNTY VIRGINIA COPYRIGHT 1927.
293 - BOOK - MANUAL OF PRACTICAL MILITARY ENGINEERING INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD. PURCHASED FEBRUARY 1985.
294 - BOOK - THE MILITARY HISTORY NOTE INSIDE REFERENCING 123 OHIO VOLUNTEERS. NEW MARKET REGIMENT. PURCHASED FROM WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
295 - BOOK - MEMORIES OF A LONG LIFE IN VIRGINIA INCLUIDES PURCHASE RECEIPT FROM 'THE MT STERLING REBEL' STORE.
296 - "LEAVES FROM THE BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG" - PROV OWNED BY REV. SLAYBAUGH. PRESENTED TO HIS FAMILY FROM THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. OWNER'S SIGNATURE ON FIRST PAGE. Rev. George Hezekiah Slaybaugh (1846â1929) was an American Lutheran minister, civil servant, and prominent Civil War veteran. He achieved high-ranking national leadership positions within the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a powerful organization for Union veterans
297 - BOOK - THE REBEL INVASION MARYLAND & PENNSYLVANIA AND THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. HAS FOLD-OUT MAP.
298 - BOOK - BULLETS & SHELLS
299 - BOOK - HISTORY OF FIRST MAINE CAVALRY - 1961-1965 NOTE INSIDE.
300 - BOOK - FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE COL. CHARLES T. O'FERRALL VERY NICE CONDITION. INCLUDES COLLECTOR'S NOTE CARD.
301 - CANTEEN W/ PROVENANCE - GETTYSBURG PICKED UP IN EARLY 1900S. CLEANED AND VARNISHED. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION.
302 - NEW YORK TRIBUNE - DETRUCTION OF VMI JULY 4, 1864
303 - AWESOME! COLLAPSABLE DRINKING CUP VERY NEAT ITEM. STAMPED: 2ND MAINE INFANTRY.
304 - CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX NICE CONDITION. CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOX.
305 - OFFICER'S SWORD BELT W/ BRASS HANGER EXCELLENT CONDITION. LEATHER IS SUPPLE AND FLEXIBLE.
306 - PERCUSSION CAP BOX SOLID CONDITION.
307 - CAVALRY SPUR - BATTLE OF SHILOH COLLECTED AT BATTLE OF SHILOH.
308 - UNIQUE! WAGON LOAD HOOK / TURNBUCKLE 'WAGON COVER TURN BUCKLE' - DUG AT FREDERICKSBURG VA BY THE COLLECTOR. JULY 1976
309 - ORIGINAL TIN CUP STAMPED 'U.S.' ON THE HANDLE
310 - SHELL REMNANT
311 - RELIC - BULLSEYE CANTEEN - FRANKLIN TN DUG. CRUSHED. DUG AT FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
312 - WOW !! HINGED CARTRIDGE BOX - INDIAN WARS EXCELLENT CONDITION. STATED TO BE FROM THE INDIAN WARS. STAMPED ON THE SPINE.
313 - CANTEEN - DINNER PLATE - GETTYSBURG UNION CANTEEN MADE INTO A DISH - GETTYSBURG
315 - METAL DRINK FLASK W/ PROVENANCE - DIXON & SONS MADE BY JAMES DIXON & SONS. 1383. WHISKY FLASK. QTR MASTER SGT. C.F. KING. 10TH MAINE INF. WE COULD NOT OPEN THE TOP.
316 - LEATHER COLT PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX LEATHER IS IN NICE CONDITION. COLT PISTOL. CAVALRY CARTRIDGE BOX.
317 - ENFIELD BAYONET SCABARD FROG STAMPED: HIATT B-MAH
319 - SET - SWORD KNOT & HAT TASSLES W/ PROVENANCE OWNED BY CAPT. EDWARD R. WASHBURN. 53RD MASSACHUSETTES. KILLED IN ACTION. PORT HUDSON. 1863
320 - FANCY DINNER SPOON - DUG @ SPOTSYLVANIA
321 - RELIC - 1855 MAYNARD LOCKPLATE DUG AT SPOTTSYLVANIA. PURCHASED FROM D.W. MINDEMANN. DOVER DELAWARE. AUGUST 1975. $4.00
322 - ARTILLERY SHOULDER SCALE - SEVEN PINES PURCHASED FROM REBEL RELICS. APRIL 1975. $10.00
323 - REMNANT - CONFEDERATE SCABARD COLLAR - VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE SWORD SCABBARD THROAT. FOOT OFFICERS SWORD. EARLY VIRGINIA MANUFACTURE. DUG @ FORT HARRISON. MANASSAS VIRGINIA.
324 - TORREY'S RAZOR W/ STROP - COMPLETE - PROVENANCE SIGNIFICANT PROVENANCE. COLONEL ALMON DANFORTH HODGES. EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 42ND MASSACHUSETTE'S INFANTRY HODGES WAS THE LEADER OF ROXBURY HORSE GUARDS. "ADAMANTINE EDGE"
325 - DON TROIANI - "REBEL YELL" CUSTOM FRAMED. SIGNED & NUMBERED.
326 - SMOOTH SIDED CANTEEN - EXCELLENT - 12TH NEW HAMPSH UNION CANTEEN CARRIED BY SGT. M.D. McDUFFEE. COMPANY K. 12TH NEW HAMPSHIRE. WOUNDED AT CHANCELLORSVILLE. 5/13/1863. MARQUISE DE LAFAYETTE McDUFFY. MEDICAL DISCHARGE. DECEMBER 10, 1863
327 - BINOCULARS W/ CASE SOLID AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION. LEATHER WRAPPING IS COMING LOOSE IN PLACES. CASE IS MISSING THE LID. MARCHAND. LENSES SEEM INTACT AND SHOW NO CRACKS. SMOOTH OPERATION. "DAY & NIGHT" U.S. SIGNAL SERVICE
331 - BOOK - 77TH PA @ SHILOH INCLUDES FOLD-OUT MAP
332 - PHOTOGRAPHS & PORTRAITS INCLUDES SOME NOTES. INTERESTING POSTAL STAMPS ON BACK OF PICTURES. ** ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN ABOUT 30 IMAGES **
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