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5th New Jersey Infantry Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Matthew S. Austin, to his Father.

Bivouac 5th N.J. Vols., Near the Rappahannock, Va., South of Warrenton, Monday, 6 A.M., Aug. 3/63

Dear Father,

The heading of my letter shows we have moved since my last. We shall probably go from here today. The Div.[ision] is encamped (bivouacked) in the open fields, the heat is intense- ther.[mometer] must be not far from 100 deg.[rees] in the shade. There is plenty of timber 400 yards from us & it is a question why they do not allow us the shade?...  

Autograph General William S. Abert

War Date Document Signed

(1836-67) Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Colonel John J. Abert, Chief of the Army Topographical Engineers. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant of the 4th U.S. Light Artillery, on June 18, 1855, and promoted to 1st lieutenant, on March 31, 1857. On May 14, 1861, he was commissioned captain of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, and he was transferred to the 6th U.S. Cavalry, on August 3, 1861. He served for a time as Aide-de-Camp to General George B. McClellan, and as Inspector General on the staff of General Nathaniel P....  

CDV General Robert Anderson

(1805-1871) Graduated in the West Point class of 1825. He participated in the Black Hawk, Florida and Mexican Wars and was twice brevetted for gallantry. In November 1860, he was ordered to Charleston Harbor to command the three United States forts there; Castle Pickney, Fort Moultrie, and Fort Sumter, in the face of South Carolina's imminent secession. Anderson refused a formal demand for his surrender and in the early morning hours of April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was bombarded, and the Civil War began. His small garrison withstood 36 hours under fire...  

Patriotic Cover, Robert Anderson and Fort Sumter

Unused Union patriotic postal envelope with full color vignette of Robert Anderson and Fort Sumter. The imprint reads: Col. Robert Anderson. "Yes, sir, trusting in God, we shall succeed in the high and responsible task before us. I have no doubt of all of the ability of the Government to maintain the honor and the integrity of the Republic. I rejoice at the wonderful unanimity which I find pervading all classes everywhere, in my travels, in response to the maintenance of the Federal Union." Extract from Col. Anderson's Speech, at Cincinnati, May...  

1846 Medical Receipt to Visit Negro Man

6 1/2 x 5, in ink. Receipt for payment of $20.00 for five separate visits to the negro man Nero. Each entry has the date of the visit in 1846 with the charge. Signed at the bottom, Recvd. payment, R.H. Brodnan. This receipt originated from a collection from Warren County, Mississippi. Very fine.  

Autograph President Jefferson Davis

Autograph Letter Signed

(1808-1889) Graduated from West Point in 1828. He married the daughter of General and President Zachary Taylor, but she died only 3 months after their marriage. Elected to the U.S. Congress in 1845, he resigned to fight in the Mexican War, serving under General Taylor, and being severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista. He declined the appointment of brigadier general in the U. S. Army to re-enter politics, serving as a U. S. Senator from Mississippi. In 1853 he was appointed Secretary of War by President...  

CDV General William S. Rosecrans

(1819-98) Graduated #5 in the West Point class of 1842. Known as "Old Rosy," he was promoted to rank of brigadier general in 1861. He commanded a brigade under McClellan in the western Virginia campaign at the battle of Rich Mountain. In May 1862, he directed the left wing of General Pope's Army of the Mississippi in the advance on Corinth. When Pope was ordered east, Rosecrans took over command of the army and fought at Corinth and Iuka. He later commanded the Army of the Cumberland at Murfreesboro, Chattanooga and Chickamauga. He was promoted...  

1862 Order Regarding Discipline in the Dept. of the Cumberland

5 x 8, imprint.

Headquarters 14th Army Corps,
Department of the Cumberland,
Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 3, 1862

General Orders
No. 4

The following telegram has been received from the Secretary of War, and is published for the information of this Army:

Washington, Nov. 3d, 1862

Maj. Gen. Rosecrans:

"The authority you ask, promptly to muster out, or dismiss from the service officers, for flagrant misdemeanor and crimes, such as pillaging, drunkenness and misbehavior before the enemy or on guard duty, is...  

Battle of Shiloh Captured Confederate Flag Relic

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...  

Autograph, General Charles Francis Adams, Jr.

(1835-1915) Grandson of President John Quincy Adams, and son of U.S. Diplomat Charles Francis Adams, Sr., he graduated from Harvard in 1856, and was a lawyer by profession. He enlisted in the Union army on December 19, 1861, and was commissioned 1st lieutenant, in the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry. He was promoted to captain, on October 30, 1862, and was discharged for promotion on September 1, 1864, when he was commissioned lieutenant colonel, of the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry. He was promoted to colonel, February 15, 1865, and brevet brigadier general, March...  

CDV General Joseph A. Mower

(1827-70) Born in Woodstock, Vermont, he was educated at Norwich Academy, and fought in the Mexican War. He compiled a superb fighting record during the Civil War serving as a regimental, brigade, division, and corps commander. He was commissioned colonel of the 11th Missouri Infantry in May 1862, and promoted to brigadier general, on March 16, 1863, and major general, on Aug. 12, 1864. He saw action in the battles of Iuka and Corinth, where he was wounded, captured, escaped, and recaptured. He commanded a brigade in the Vicksburg campaign, accompanied...  

1860 Valentine With Cupid Card & Cover

6 1/2 x 9 1/4, hand tinted illustration of a woman walking a small dog.

The verse below reads:

You are my Darling
You are my darling; don't I know
Why you are ogling ev'ry beau;
But all in vain, for who would be
Led like a puppy tied to thee.

Comes with a 3 x 1 1/2, imprinted card that has been hand tinted. Features a vignette of Cupid chopping down a tree with the slogan above, "She'll yield in time." There is a note on the reverse of the card addressed to E.[liza] A.[ubin].

Included is the original cover...