Led the 20th Maine Infantry at Little Round Top earning the Medal of Honor

6 1/2 x 3 1/2, commemorative envelope with illustration of Gettysburg hero, Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, of the 20th Maine Infantry. Has a printed facsimile autograph below his likeness. C.D.S., Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 2004, stamped GETTYSBURG 141st Anniversary Station, with 37 cents Purple Heart postage stamp. Excellent.

WBTS Trivia: The citation of Chamberlain's MOH reads: "Daring heroism and great tenacity in holding his position on the Little...

(1822-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843. Fought in the Mexican War. Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies 1863-65. He fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and in the Appomattox campaign. Served as 18th President of the United States 1869-77.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Seated view in uniform with rank of major general. Imprint on front mount: Brady, Washington. Back mark: Brady's National Photographic Galleries, New York & Washington, D.C.

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2, with C.D.S. Lookout Mountain, Apr. 23, 1908, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Titled, Interior View of War Relic Museum, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Published by Rollins & Hardison, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

Pair of lapel pins related to the above organization. #1- Stamped on face, Ill. Com'l. Mens Ass'n. Policy 340101. Chicago. Measures 1/2 inches in diameter. #2- ICMA, in gold letters with blue and white enamel background. Measures 3/8 inches in diameter. Both pins are missing the fastening stud but otherwise are in excellent condition. Circa turn of the 20th century (early 1900's).

"Straight poker hand"

Authentic, antique 1800's post Civil War period playing cards. Poker hand; a straight which includes the King of clubs, the Queen of diamonds, the Jack of spades, the 10 of spades and the 9 of hearts. Printed on thick card stock with yellow and pink patterned backs. Excellent condition. These would be great for a river boat or old west gambling display. Very interesting conversation piece and antique collectible.

Autographed carte de visite

(1822-1885) Graduated from West Point in the class of 1843. Fought in the Mexican War. Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies 1863-65. He fought at Shiloh, Vicksburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and the Appomattox campaign. Served as 18th President of the United States 1869-77.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view in uniform with rank of major general. Autographed in ink on the front mount, "U.S. Grant, Maj. Gen. U.S.V." Backmark: T.F....

Used, 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 envelope, with full color battle vignette of Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg. 1863 * Centennial * 1963. Official First Day Cover. Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association, Gettysburg, Pa. C.D.S., Jul. 1, 1963, Gettysburg, Pa., with 5 cents Battle of Gettysburg postage stamp, stamped First Day Of Issue. Back flap has a tear in it but since the flap is sealed closed it only shows as a jagged line. This does not affect the front of the envelope. Displays nicely. Desirable Battle of Gettysburg Centennial souvenir.

(1822-77) Born at Blankenburg in the Duchy of Brunswick, he was the son and grandson of very high ranking Prussian officers. Reared to be a soldier, he was educated at the Brunswick Military Academy and served under the Duke of Brunswick. He came to America for the Mexican War and was engaged in surveying Mobile Bay when he married an Alabama girl. Becoming a U.S. citizen, he resigned his Prussian Army commission and settled on a farm near Wallingford, Conn. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed colonel of the 29th New York Infantry, known...

(1833-87) Graduated in the West Point class of 1857. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army in 1861, and became a colonel in the Missouri militia. Soon after he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Arkansas Battalion, and colonel of the 3rd Confederate Infantry. Highly commended by his superiors for his conduct at Shiloh and Prairie Grove, he was promoted to brigadier general to rank from Nov. 15, 1862. Marmaduke twice raided into Missouri in 1863, and took part in the attack on Helena, Arkansas, in July of that summer. During General...

(1836-1906) Born at Augusta, Ga., he graduated in the West Point class of 1859. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army on April 22, 1861, and in September was appointed colonel of the 19th Alabama Infantry, with which he fought with at Shiloh. Soon after he was transferred to the cavalry and on July 13, 1862, General Bragg appointed him chief of cavalry of the Army of the Mississippi. From that time until the close of the war he was almost constantly engaged in battle. Three times wounded, 36 staff officers fell by his side, and 16 horses were shot...

(1814-1879) Graduated from the West Point class of 1837. He displayed a gallant record in the Mexican War. A solid combat officer, Hooker fought in the Peninsular campaign, the Seven Days battles, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, where he commanded the Army of the Potomac, and the Atlanta campaign. He never lived down the sobriquet, "Fighting Joe."

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Seated view wearing a double breasted frock coat with rank of major general. His sword and...

Authentic, original woodcut engravings that were published on the front page of the May 10, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. General Ormsby M. Mitchel photographed by Anson with related article about General Mitchel, and A Rebel Captain Forcing Negroes to Load Cannon Under the Fire of Berdan's Sharpshooters Seen Through a Telescope From Our Lines, Sketched by Mr. Mead. 10 3/4 x 15 3/4. Harper's Weekly, date and their ornate illustrated masthead at the top.

(1819-1893) Famous for his association with the invention of the game of baseball. At Cooperstown, N.Y., home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the baseball diamond there is named after him. From a prominent New York family, his grandfather fought in the American Revolution, his father was a two term Congressman and both his brothers were colonels in the Civil War. He graduated from the West Point class of 1842, and served in the Mexican War with the artillery branch of service. In April 1861, Doubleday served in the garrison at Fort Sumter, and he was said...

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published on the front page of the November 29, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Major General A.E. Burnside, Commander of the Army of the Potomac. Photographed by Brady. Old mailing label is affixed at the upper left edge. 10 1/2 x 16. Harper's Weekly, date and their ornate illustrated masthead is at the top.

(1708-1778) He was a British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Pitt or Chatham, or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who also was a prime minister. Pitt was also known as The Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766.

Pitt was the member of the British cabinet and its informal leader from 1756 to 1761 (with a brief interlude in 1757), during the Seven Years' War (known as...

Detroit Tigers All Time Great

(1934-2020) Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Nicknamed "Mr. Tiger," he played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, all for the Detroit Tigers. Inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 1980. Career highlights: lifetime batting average of .297; 3,007 hits; 399 home runs; 1,583 runs batted in; 18 time All Star; American League Batting Champion in 1955; had his uniform number 6 retired by the Tigers.

Signature: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, piece of card stock from advertisement, boldly signed in blue...

Commanded the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg

6 1/2 x 3 1/2, commemorative envelope with beautiful illustration of Confederate General James Longstreet. Has a printed facsimile autograph below his likeness. C.D.S., Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 2004, stamped GETTYSBURG 141st Anniversary Station, with 37 cents Liberty holding American flag postage stamp. Excellent.

Died in 1863

Commander of the "Corcoran Irish Legion"

(1827-63) Born in Ireland, he emigrated to America in 1849 and in 1859 became colonel of the famed 69th New York Militia. He was a hero at 1st Bull Run where he was wounded and captured. Corcoran then became a pawn in a controversial chess game played by the Union and Confederate authorities where he was held hostage for reprisal in the event of the execution of the crews of captured privateers by the U.S. Navy. After being shuttled back and forth between a number of...

12 3/4 x 10 1/2, full color print, titled "Swords Into Plowshares." This poignant scene shows an ex-Confederate soldier wearing his old military kepi, trousers and boots while holding up a tin cup. His wife holds their baby while he takes a break from plowing his field. His horse and plow and cabin and outbuilding are in the background. Executed from an original painting by Mort Kunstler. Printed on quality stock, with vivid colors, this calendar print would look great framed in your office or den or for use with a Civil War historical...

22nd Colored Regiment Carrying the Confederate Works

Antique illustrations that were published in "Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War." Captions: #1: Siege of Petersburg- The Colored Infantry Bringing in Captured Guns Amid Cheers of the Ohio Troops. #2: The War in Virginia- The Twenty-Second Colored Regiment, Duncan's Brigade, Carrying the First Line of Confederate Works Before Petersburg. #3: The War in Virginia- The Eighteenth Army Corps Storming a Fort on the Right of the Confederate Line Before Petersburg,...