Wooden Razor Handcarved by Colonel John J. Seibels

6th Alabama Infantry, C.S.A.

Beautiful original handcarved replica razor that Colonel John J. Seibels made from a piece of hardwood from one of the early battlefields in which the 6th Alabama Infantry participated in. Measures 6 inches wide. Carved into the handle is, "Col. J.J. Seibels, 6th Ala. Regt. Vol., 1862." The razor has two brass pins to make it functional in opening and closing. Nice rosewood finish. Seibels was a wood carver by trade, and this relic was obtained from one of his direct descendants. Colonel Seibels, a...  

Civil War Period Hat Device, Roman Numeral X

Stamped brass Roman numeral "X." Used to desiginate the number 10. I have seen these used on Union headgear to designate the 10th Army Corps. Complete with fastening hooks.  

Memorial Lithograph of President Abraham Lincoln

Beautiful color portrait of President Lincoln. Measures 9 1/2 x 11 1/2. Imprint below the portrait: Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President Of The United States, Born Feb. 12th, 1809, Died April 15th, 1865. Published by Kimmel & Forster, 254 & 256 Canal St., N.Y. Excellent condition. Would look great framed.  

General Robert E. Lee Display

Fabric from a chair belonging to Robert E. Lee that was given to his Godchild

The fabric in this display once covered a rocking chair that belonged to Robert E. Lee. It was found in an old envelope noted, "General Robert E. Lee, button and material from his rocking chair which he presented to his friend Stanton...Grosse Isle." The Stanton mentioned was the fifth son of General Henry Stanton who served with Lee in the Mexican War, Robert Lee Stanton [1842 - 1932]. Robert Lee Stanton was named after Robert E. Lee and was his...  

1861-O Half Dollar

Minted in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1861

Obverse of the coin has a vignette of Liberty seated with an American shield, surrounded by 13 stars around the upper rim, and the date 1861 on the bottom. The reverse has a spread winged eagle with shield, clutching arrows and olive branch, with United States of America around the upper rim, and Half Dollar at the bottom. The mint mark O is visible just below the eagle.

The 1861-O Half Dollar was struck at the New Orleans Mint under three different governments. The Mint began the year by...  

National Democratic Presidential Election Ticket, 1864

George B. McClellan for President!

George H. Pendleton for Vice President!

3 3/4 x 9 1/2, imprint. Vignette of spread winged eagle with American flag at the top. Highland (is crossed out and Clermont is written in) County, Ohio. Presidential Election, Tuesday Nov. 8, 1864. For President of the United States, GEORGE B. MC CLELLAN, Of New Jersey. For Vice President, GEORGE H. PENDLETON, Of Ohio. For Electors of President and Vice President of the United States. Electors at Large, Charles Reemelin, Thomas W. Bartley. Also lists the names...  

Flags of the United States & Confederate States

Plate CLXXV. From the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-65. Measures 29 x 18 1/2. Imprint of Julius Bien & Co., Lith., N.Y. Full color illustrations of flags of the United States, U.S. Artillery and Cavalry, Hospital, Signal Corps, Engineers, the various Union Army Corps, and more. Also includes four variations of Confederate flags. Light age toning and stain at the bottom. Laminated. Vivid colors. Nice for reference.  

George Washington & Abraham Lincoln Hair Display

11 x 14 in size, double matted in blue silk with gold Florentine trim. A colored portrait of Washington and Lincoln are included in the presentation. Included are strands of hair from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington's hair descended in the family of George Steptoe Washington, nephew of George Washington, to a Martha Washington in 1924 and was recently sold at auction. Lincoln's hair descended in the family of Mrs. Caroline Wright, the wife of Indiana Governor Joseph A. Wright, friends of the Lincolns. These relics were passed through the...  

1862 Patterson Iron Works $1 Note

New Orleans, March 12, 1862. Patterson Iron Works $1 merchant note. Due by Jackson & Co., to bearer. Redeemable in Confederate Notes in sums of Ten Dollars. Vignette of tools and fittings. One in green. Very fine.  

Abraham Lincoln & The Execution of the Conspirators

On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt were hanged from a wooden scaffold in the yard of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary in Washington, D.C. They had been found guilty as conspirators in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln and William H. Seward on April 14, 1865. Displayed are strands of Abraham Lincoln's hair and wooden fragments from the scaffold used in the execution secured as a souvenir by a soldier acting as a guard serving in the 1st United States Veteran Volunteers.

Double matted in burgundy and...  

Civil War Period Wooden Matches

Strip of 17 Civil War period wooden stick matches. Measures 1 3/4 x 2 1/2. Excellent condition. Would be nice for a soldier's camp display.  

President Abraham Lincoln Hair Display

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. This hair relic consists of several small strands of hair that are encased with a 3X magnified cover to amplify the hair for better viewing. The 8 x 10...