35th Anniversary Issue

October 1996. 96 pages, profusely illustrated. Very desirable anniversary issue.

Articles include: African American Civil War Memorial. Bloody Charge at Petersburg. Imagining Civil War New York. The Hermannsburg Treasure Hunt. Flags of the Confederacy; Rebel Stars and Stripes. The Life of Confederate Brigadier General John Adams. Gallantry Under Fire; Could Colored Troops Stand Up to Real Combat? A Charge at New Market Heights Settled the Question Once and For All. The Medal of Honor. Air War Over Virginia;...

Antique illustration that was published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War." Caption: The Invasion of Pennsylvania- Battle of Gettysburg, Friday, July 3d, 1863. 9 1/2 x 4 1/2. Circa 1895.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the March 29, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Florida, Now Occupied by General Wright's Union Forces. Sketched by Mt. Theo. R. Davis. Date printed in the margin. 14 1/2 x 4 1/4.

1863 dated portrait

Antique engraved portrait of a seated Benjamin Franklin. Executed from the original painting by Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York, 1863. With printed facsimile autograph below his likeness. Light age toning. 7 3/4 x 10 1/4. Very desirable likeness of one of our most famous founding fathers, statesmen and inventors of the 18th century! Very suitable for framing or display.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the January 17, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Execution of Thirty-eight Indian Murderers at Mankato, Minnesota. 9 1/2 x 7 3/4. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin.

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Salem, Mass., Jul. 1, 1907, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

This superb scene was taken by Mathew Brady on Seminary Ridge on about July 15, 1863. An historic image, it is one of the finest to come out of the Civil War documenting Confederate uniforms and equipment.

8 x 10, black and white, reproduction photograph. Printed on high quality glossy photographic paper, this would be a great image to frame or use in a Gettysburg display.

Celluloid button with vignette of the Republic elephant logo at center with GOP on the elephant's body, and Landon printed on top, and Knox printed below. With yellow felt sunflower backing and straight pin fastener. 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Excellent.

Alfred M. Landon, served as Governor of Kansas, 1933-37, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1936, losing to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Frank Knox, was the Republican Vice Presidential candidate on the Landon ticket in 1936. He served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, during WWII,...

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color photograph. Descriptive text on the reverse: R.E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Virginia. Only three letters mark this Monument. Lee; the South thought no more were needed. C.D.S., Summerton, S.C., Feb. 4, 1970, with 6 cents Franklin D. Roosevelt postage stamp.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the May 7, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Negroes Escaping Out Of Slavery. Sketched by A.R. Waud. 16 x 11. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin.

Antique illustration that was published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War." Caption: Confederate Attack on General Logan's Corps, July 28th, 1864. 9 1/4 x 4 3/4. Circa 1895.

Three sequentially numbered, blue and gray colored tickets, that each measure 4 1/2 x 2 5/8. Imprint: The Battle of Gettysburg, 130th Anniversary Re-Enactment, Sunday, July 4, 1993, 2 P.M. The Battle Of Pickett's Charge. Excellent.

By Otis K. Rice. The University Press of Kentucky, 1982. Hardcover with illustration on the front cover. 150 pages, illustrated, index. Brand new, unread condition. The remarkable story of America's greatest known feuding families! Very desirable.

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"This lean and judicious little book represents the first serious scholarly attempt to sort out truth from myths in the Hatfield-McCoy feud. The author is a careful and steady craftsman, and this work easily sets for its subject the new standard- one that...

4 3/4 x 8, imprint.

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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 display.

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

Antique illustration that was published in "Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War." Caption: The War in Louisiana- New Iberia. 10 1/2 x 5 1/4. Circa 1894.

12 3/4 x 10 1/2, full color print, titled "Dilger at Gettysburg." This intense scene shows Captain Hubert Dilger's 1st Ohio Artillery going into action on the first day's battle of Gettysburg. 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 display.


WBTS Trivia: German born Captain Hubert Dilger came to America just as the war was beginning. With artillery skills honed in Europe, Dilger...