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60th New York Infantry Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Benjamin Austin.

Oct. the 6th, 1863

Dear Brother,

I now take this opportunity to write to you to let you know that I am well at present and hope these few lines will find you well. I wrote to you when I left Emmitsburg, Md. and told you not to write till I wrote to you. I went to Baltimore and there they put me in Camp Tyler and I am there now, and I don’t know how long I will stay. I would have written to you before, but they told me that we would get paid in a few days, so I...  

60th New York Infantry Letter

4 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Benjamin Austin.

Head Quarters, Co. C, 60th Reg. N.Y.S.V., July the 27th, 1862

Dear Brother,

I now seat myself to answer your kind letter which I received the other day and was glad to hear from you and hear that you was well at present. I am well as can be expected, for me that is tough as can be, and I hope these few lines will find you well. Zedoh, I think you hurt yourself in writing such a long letter to me. The last time you wrote it was so long that I hardly could get time...  

6th U.S. Cavalry Letter

2 1/2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Benjamin Austin.

Jan. 9th, 1863

Dear Brother,

I received your letter last night and would of answered it, but I hadn’t any light. It came through in a hurry. I haven’t much news to write this time. I haven’t received any letters from home since I left Camp Tyler, Baltimore, and I have wrote to them twice, and I made up my mind that I wouldn’t write to them till they write to me first. You wrote to me that you saw the list of killed and wounded out of the 60th N.Y., and there is...  

6th U.S. Cavalry Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Benjamin Austin.

Head Quarters, 6th U.S. Cav.,
Near Brandy Station, Va., Jan. 26th, 1864

Dear Brother,

I now sit down to write a few lines in answer to your last letter which I received the 20th and was glad to hear from you. I don’t know of any news to write at present so I will just write a few lines to tell you know how I am getting along. I am well at present and hope these few lines will find you the same. It is fine warm weather at present but the mud is about knee deep all...  

6th U.S. Cavalry Letter

2 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Benjamin Austin.

Jan. 18th, 1864

Dear Brother,

I now sit down to answer your kind and welcome letter which I received the other night, and was glad to hear from you. I received a letter from Father last night and he wrote that he had written to me before and Lucy May sent her likeness in it, and if you would tell the mail carrier of your Co. to [in]quire for a letter for me at the P.O., and if there is any send them to me, and if there ain’t any if you go near the dismounted camp, you...  

Patriotic Cover, American Flag, Eagle and Shield

Unused Union patriotic postal envelope with full color vignette of an American flag, eagle with American shield and the motto, E. Pluribus Unum in riband. Imprint of Nesbitt & Co. Printers, N.Y. Very fine.  

Autograph, General Albert Sidney Johnston

Killed in the battle of Shiloh!

Signature affixed to a note written by General Johnston's wife!

(1803-62) Graduated in the West Point class of 1826, saw action in the Black Hawk War, was Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas, fought in the Mexican War as a colonel of Texas Volunteers, served as colonel of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry on the Texas frontier, led the Utah expedition against the Mormons, was appointed a full general in the Confederacy in 1861, commanded all C.S.A. troops west of the Alleghenies, and was mortally wounded...  

The Last C.S.A. Flag to Fly Over the Confederate Capitol

Historic display with an approximate 2 inch wide remnant of the white fabric of the Confederate Stars & Bars flag that flew atop the Confederate Capitol at Richmond, Va. when the city was captured in 1865. Handsomely displayed within double mat boards of cream and red, it also includes a copy photograph of the Capitol with the missing flag, it's empty pole prominently visible at the front center of the roof, with a large American flag waving in the back.

Includes descriptive text as follows:

The Stars and Bars Removed from the...  

CDV General John G. Parke

(1827-1900) Graduated #2 in the West Point class of 1849. He was appointed brigadier general on Nov. 23, 1861, and commanded a brigade in Burnside's North Carolina expedition. He was promoted to major general on Aug. 20, 1862, and served as Burnside's chief of staff in the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. In 1863 he commanded the 9th Corps and directed his men skillfully at Vicksburg and the capture of Jackson, Miss. He then took part in the Knoxville campaign against Gen. James Longstreet. Returning east in 1864, he did yeoman's work during...  

Autograph, C.S.N. Commander, Matthew Fontaine Maury

Autograph Letter Signed

(1806-73) Reknown hydrographer called the "Pathfinder of the Seas." At the age of 19 he joined the navy as a midshipman and published his first book, "Maury's Navigation," in 1843. Among his projects were the establishment of a river wide system of information on the Mississippi's condition and the enlargement of the inland canal system. In 1842, he was named head of the hydrographical office of the navy. He brought out his paper on the Gulf Stream, ocean currents and great circle sailing in 1844...  

Patriotic Cover, Remember Ellsworth

Unused Union patriotic postal envelope with full color vignette of an American flag, officer brandishing his sword while standing on a Confederate First National flag. Motto below reads, Remember Ellsworth! This of course was a tribute to the fallen Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, who was killed in Alexandria, Va., in May 1861. Light age toning.  

Autograph, General Joseph C. Abbott

1864 Ordnance Invoice signed as Colonel of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry

(1825-81) A native of New Hampshire, he graduated from Phillips Academy in 1846 and was a lawyer, businessman, and newspaper editor. He served as Adjutant General of New Hampshire, 1856-61. He began his Civil War career on December 13, 1861, when he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry. Promoted to colonel on November 17, 1863, he commanded the 2nd Brigade, 24th Corps. He later commanded Abbott's Brigade, Terry's Provisional District,...