Relic From Confederate General Stonewall Jackson's House

This piece of coverlet was owned by Colonel Elijah W. Penny who had service in three Indiana Union regiments and was wounded six times. The period note that came with this relic identifies the coverlet as being taken out of Stonewall Jackson's house after the "U.S. Civil War in 1865." A Xerox copy of the original note is included with the COA. Colonel Perry was discharged in Charlotte, N.C. in late 1865 and obviously obtained this souvenir during his return home west either personally or from an officer friend. During the Civil War the house was...  

Battle of Shiloh Captured Confederate Flag Display

The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Major General Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the river. Confederate forces under Generals' Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard launched a surprise attack on Grant there. On the first day of the battle, the Confederates struck with the intention of driving the Union defenders away from the river and...  

Libby Prison Display

Includes a 3 3/4 x 3 inch piece of tide water cypress which originated from a beam from Libby Prison. Handsomely displayed within double mat boards of cream and red, and highlighted with two modern copy photographs, and descriptive text. The photo at the top of the display is a Civil War period view showing Libby as a Confederate prison. Captain Turner, the commandant of Libby Prison, is one of the men standing in front of the tents in the foreground. The bottom photograph is a view of the reconstructed interior of Libby Prison as it appeared on display...  

Civil War Era Brass Medical Bleeder

Antique 19th century fleam which was a bloodletting medical device. The brass case contains three foldable hinged steel blades. When closed the brass case or handle measures 3 1/2 inches in length. When the blades are fully opened the device measures about 6 1/2 inches in length. All three blades are stamped with the makers name which I can't make out. Very fine.  

1863 State of Kentucky Lottery Ticket

6 x 2, imprint. Lottery of the State of Kentucky. Covington, Ky. July 7, 1863. The winning numbers on this ticket were 38, 55 and 72. Uncommon.  

John Brown Hair Display

The famous abolitionist who was executed for his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859

(1800-59) John Brown was a white abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. During the 1856 conflict in Kansas, Brown commanded forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie. In 1859, Brown led an unsuccessful raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Va. that ended with his capture. Brown's trial resulted in his conviction and a sentence of death by...  

1863 Civil War Patriotic Token, General George B. McClellan

Bust of General George B. McClellan in uniform on the obverse with his name above and the year 1863 below, with Army & Navy within wreath on the reverse and crossed sabers at the bottom. Extra fine. Very desirable in this condition!  

Harvard Class of 1862 Dinner Program

4 1/2 x 7, two page imprint, plus a manuscript list of the names of the 18 graduates who attended the dinner.

Young's Hotel, Dinner For The Class of 1862, Tuesday, July 16, 1867. The inside page shows the Bill of Fare listing the various choices of soup, roast, entrees, game and dessert. The back page is handwritten in ink listing the last names of those 18 graduates who attended the dinner: "Present: Boyden, Brigham, Ellis, Fiske, Gilbert, Hedge, Hosmer, Kemp, Mathes, Munroe, Payson, Porter, Priest, Quincy, Rogers, H.M., Sawtell, Sibley,...  

The Stars and Bars, Confederate First National Flag

This is the upper left hand corner from an authentic, original war period Confederate patriotic cover, with full color illustration of the "Stars and Bars," the First National Confederate flag. Affixed to a 5 1/2 x 3 1/8 piece from an original period album page.  

Civil War Infantry Display

An eye catching display with color graphic of a Civil War battle scene, and featuring an authentic brass infantry hat insignia mounted on authentic red & white remnants from a 34 star U.S. Civil War flag used during the war. Descriptive text about Civil War infantry rounds out the presentation. Double matted in cream and red mat boards. Overall size is 11 x 14.

Please note that the display is larger than our scanner so it does have full wide borders.  

Confederate Song Sheet Imprint, The Exotics, Flowers of Song Transplanted to Southern Soil

"O Give Me A Home By The Sea"

Published by Blackmar & Bro., Augusta, Ga. Lithograph done by B. Duncan, Columbia, S.C. The front page, printed in green, includes titles and authors of other songs published in The Exotics series. 4 pages. This imprint is for the song, O Give Me A Home By The Sea. Words and Music by E.A. Hosmer. 8 1/2 x 12. Light age toning, foxing, and wear. Very fine. Parrish & Willingham # 7309. Desirable Southern imprint.

WBTS Trivia: B. Duncan is the same...  

1864 Abraham Lincoln & Andrew Johnson Election Ticket

Lake County, Ohio. UNION PRESIDENTIAL TICKET. Election November 8, 1864. With very nice woodcut engraving of Columbia wearing a helmet and holding sword with UNION inscribed on the blade, and star burst overhead. For President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Of Illinois. For Vice President, ANDREW JOHNSON, Of Tennessee. Lists 21 Electors At Large. Very desirable. Excellent condition!

Footnote: One of the electors listed on this ticket, John McCook, (3rd from the bottom) was the father of Union Generals' Alexander M. McCook, Daniel McCook and Robert L....