12 3/4 x 10 1/2, full color print, titled "Sheridan's Men." This excellent scene shows members of Union General Philip H. Sheridan's cavalry, their carbines in hand and guidon proudly flying at the center of the column. Executed from the 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 historical Civil War display.

WBTS Trivia: General Philip H. Sheridan, short and fiery with a hot Irish temper, came east with the...

5 1/2 x 8 1/2, imprint.

Veteran's Rights Union And Employment Bureau

Department of Mass., G.A.R.

4 Pemberton Square, Boston

December 7th, 1889

Commander Post No.

Dear Sir and Comrade:

The Annual Meeting of this Association will be held at Chapel Hill, Tremont Temple, February 5th, 1890, at 9 a.m.

Posts are requested to elect, or Commanders to appoint, two Delegates for that Meeting, and send the names to this office.

Blank credentials are enclosed.

Your is F. C. and L.

W.F. LANE,...

The spot where President Lincoln gave his immortal Gettysburg Address

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. Soldiers Monument in National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa. Descriptive text on reverse: In the National Cemetery near the spot where Lincoln made his immortal speech of dedication, stands the nation's tribute to her sons who gave their lives as the price of victory on the field of Gettysburg. This monument is sixty feet high, the base a massive pedestal with four allegorical figures representing War, History, Peace...

(1792-1867) French educational leader and philosopher. He was named to the council of public instruction and Councillor of State in 1830. In 1832, he was bestowed Peer of France, and in 1840 he accepted the position of Minister of Public Instruction, making him the national arbiter of education and philosophical matters.

Circa 1800's wet plate albumen photograph, 2 x 3 1/2, mounted to 6 x 9 1/2 album page. Excellent 2/3 seated view.

1952 Commemorative Autographed Negro League Baseball Rookie Card

(1930-2022) Nicknamed "Cokey," he was born and raised in Sandusky Ohio, and served in the United States Army. A first baseman, and an outfielder by position, he was 22 years old during his rookie season of 1952 when he debuted for the Indianapolis Clowns, of the Negro Professional Baseball League, sporting a .304 batting average. Nimmons stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighed 198 pounds, and batted and threw left handed. Nimmons had the honor to be roommates in 1952,...

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the June 13, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: A Group of Union Prisoners Escorted Through a Rebel Town. 16 x 11. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin.

RETAIL PRICE $100.00

2 pages. News includes: A Proclamation by the Governor of Virginia. All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight. Arrest of Disloyal Persons at Baltimore. French Neutrality. News From Missionary Ridge, Gordonsville, and the Southwest. Reported Removal of Gen. Schenk. The Situation From Morris Island. Gen. Longstreet and His Troops. The General Assembly of Virginia, and much more. Very fine Confederate newspaper.

(1750-1813) Graduated from Harvard in 1769. Parsons had a superb reputation as a lawyer and judge and served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1806-13.

Original 1816 dated portrait engraving, tipped to 6 x 9 1/4 album page. Excellent.

5 1/2 x 8 1/2, imprint.

Headquarters Benj. Stone, Jr. Post 68,

Department of Mass. G.A.R.

Dorchester, Oct. 28, 1889

Comrade Harrison Hume

Commander of Post 191

Acting under advice of Department Commander Goodale, the circular forwarded to you by me under date of October 16, 1889, is hereby withdrawn.

Yours in F. C. & L.,

WALTER E. SWAN

Commander Post 68, G.A.R.

Age toning and light wear.

Walter E. Swan, the Commander of Benjamin Stone, Jr., G.A.R. Post 68, who signed this...

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with black and white illustration. C.D.S., Milford, Conn., Aug. 6, 1908, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

(1703-58) Born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony. A Christian preacher, he is considered to be America's most important philosophical theologian, and one of its greatest intellectuals. Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening, and was the author of many books. He was the grandfather of Aaron Burr, the 3rd Vice President of the United States, and died from a small pox inoculation in 1758 while serving as president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

1800's portrait engraving, executed by S.S....

Civil War patriotic imprint with illustration of General George B. McClellan within a large wreath. Published by James Gates, Cincinnati. Light staining. 5 3/8 x 3.

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4 pages, Headlines and stories include: THE LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Warm Engagement with the Rebels. Reinforcing Memphis. The Rebel Ram Tennessee. Affairs before Petersburg. Chicago Democratic Convention. Situation before Atlanta Satisfactory. More Details on the Attack on Memphis. FROM THE POTOMAC. The Military Situation on the Border. The Enemy Disappeared from the Front. Petersburg Within Our Grasp. FROM MEMPHIS. Memphis Attacked by Forrest. He is Compelled to Retreat. Casualties on Both Sides. FROM NASHVILLE, TENN. Rebel Raid. A Wagon Train...

Timeline And Pictorial History. By Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield. With Keith F. Davis. Including Rare family photographs and stories published here for the first time. Published by Woodland Press, LLC. 2012. Soft cover, 192 pages, profusely illustrated. Brand new condition. Very desirable.

From the back cover: This volume is presented in the unique and distinctive voice of Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield, grandson of Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield. It's offered with Dr. Hatfield's entertaining Appalachian storytelling flair.

Here you'll find a...

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in Harper's Weekly. Caption: The Union Prisoners At Richmond, Virginia. The prisoner at far left can be seen writing "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" on the wall. There is another slogan visible on the back wall, "The Union must and shall be preserved." 9 x 7 1/4.

Civil War patriotic imprint with large illustration of General George B. McClellan. Light staining. 5 1/2 x 3 1/8.

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War Date Autograph Letter Signed

(1818-91) Commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the 4th Artillery, he was awarded the brevets of 1st lieutenant and captain for gallantry at Contreras, Churubusco and Chapultepec in the Mexican War. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was a full rank captain in the regular army and was highly commended by General McClellan during the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign for his conduct at Malvern Hill winning the brevets of major and lieutenant colonel. He commanded the guns of General A.E. Burnside's army on the...

War Date Document Endorsed

Silas Casey: (1807-82) Graduated in the West Point class of 1826. Distinguished himself during the Mexican War battles of Contreras, Churubusco, Molina del Rey, and Chapultepec, earning the brevets of major and lieutenant colonel for gallantry. Appointed a brigadier general of volunteers on Aug. 31, 1861. At the battle of Seven Pines, Va., in 1862, his division of the 4th Corps, bore the brunt of the Confederate attack by Gen. A.P. Hill's troops, and "Casey's Redoubt" was named for him. He later...

Also served as Confederate Congressman & Governor of South Carolina

War Date Autographed Note Signed from the South Carolina Executive Department

(1813-90) A lawyer by profession, he graduated from South Carolina College, (now the state university), and fought in both the Seminole uprising of 1836 and the Mexican War. His political career began with election to the South Carolina state house of representatives in 1840. The secession of his state from the Union found him a member of the Federal Congress to which he had been elected in...

(1758-1827) Born in Boston, he graduated from Harvard in 1776, and promptly enlisted in the Continental artillery regiment of his brother-in-law Thomas Crafts, where he served until 1778. After his military service Gore studied law with John Lowell, and was admitted to the bar in 1778 and commenced practice in Boston. He served in the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1788. President George Washington appointed Gore the first United States Attorney for Massachusetts in 1789 as a reward for his support, and he served in this position until 1796. He served...