Last CSA Flag to Fly Over Fort Sumter, South Carolina

One of the most desirable flags in War Between The States history!

A fragment of the 2nd National Confederate flag that flew over Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina until it was evacuated by the Rebels on February 17th, 1865, once owned by General Thomas Abram Huguenin. He was present at the capture of Fort Sumter on April 12th & 13th, 1861 and commanded the rear guard at the evacuation of Morris Island. He was in command of Fort Sumter from July of 1864 to February 17, 1865 and was the last to leave the fort. Two months after...  

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...  

State of Virginia Civil War Button

Excavated, State Seal of Virginia, Civil War, coat size uniform button with Virtus' spear resting on Tyranny. Missing shank. Back mark: Canfield Bro. & Co., Baltimore. Dug in the battlefield areas just outside of Richmond, Virginia. These buttons were worn on the coats of Virginia Confederate soldiers during the War Between the States.  

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.  

Flag Remnants Display, 155th New York Infantry of the famous Irish Brigade!

In October 1862, more than 400 Buffalo men, most of them Irish, heeded President Abraham Lincoln's call for additional volunteers during the Civil War and crowded into Fort Porter near the present day Peace Bridge to become the basis of the 155th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, part of Corcoran's Irish Legion, 2nd Division 2nd Corps. The 155th, marching under a green banner emblazoned with the Harp of Erin, journeyed to Staten Island, N.Y., where it was consolidated with other units so that ultimately the...  

The Battle Between the USS Cumberland & the CSS Merrimac, the historic Confederate Ironclad Warship!

The U.S.S. Cumberland sailed into Hampton Roads, Va. and took up station as a blockader. She served as one several ships of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron until 8 March 1862. The sloop-of-war engaged Confederate forces in several minor actions in Hampton Roads and captured many small ships in the harbor. Additionally, the Cumberland was part of the expedition that captured the forts at Cape Hatteras. The Cumberland was rammed and sunk by the C.S.S. Virginia, (more commonly known as the famous...  

Mary Lincoln Hair Display

(1818-82) Wife of President Abraham Lincoln. Of an aristocratic Kentucky family, she was living with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth (Todd) Edwards, in Springfield, Illinois, when she met and married Abraham Lincoln, on November 4, 1842. Elizabeth was married to Ninian W. Edwards, who was prominent in Springfield society and politics. His father, Ninian Edwards, was Governor of Illinois.

These hair strands originated from the estate of Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of Governor Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana. The Lincoln's and the Wright's were good friends...  

President Abraham Lincoln & 1st Lady Mary Todd Lincoln Display

Hair display of the 16th President & 1st Lady of the United States of America. These hair strands originated from the estate of Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of Governor Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana. The Lincoln's and the Wright's were good friends and the hair locks were given to Mrs. Wright by the Lincoln's just after Lincoln’s 1865 Inauguration. Mrs. Wright collected hair locks from famous personalities and these were given to her by the Lincoln's as a token of their friendship. Theses hair relics consist of several small strands of hair that are encased...  

Pair of Sharps Carbine Bullets, Brandy Station, Virginia