- WILLIAM T. SHERMAN 3-PAGE ALSA William
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN 3-PAGE ALSA William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) Autograph Letter Signed as Commanding General of the United States Army. Three pages ink on lined stationery, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, Washington, January 8, 1881, addressed to a Reverend (illegible) in Brooklyn, New York, regarding a social event, signed "I am most truly, your friend, W. T. Sherman." Mounted between glass in a custom hinged frame so that all pages are displayed, along with an engraved portrait of Sherman. Stationery is creased but in good condition. Paper, 5 x 8"; outer frame, 18 1/2 x 16 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $600-800
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Stationery is creased but is in good condition.
- THREE CIVIL WAR OFFICER'S AUTOGRAPHS
THREE CIVIL WAR OFFICER'S AUTOGRAPHS United StatesC. 1890A card signed by General William Tecumseh Sherman; a card signed by Corporal James Tanner, 87th New York Infantry who lost both of his legs at 2nd Bull Run; and a card signed by Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
- CIVIL WAR-ERA PHILA. PHOTO ALBUM, LINCOLN,
CIVIL WAR-ERA PHILA. PHOTO ALBUM, LINCOLN, GRANTCivil War-era photograph album, Miller & Burlock, Philadelphia, retailed by McAllister Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, highlights include: Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, Rev. John C. Backus, along with other family photographs, worn binding, cover detached but present, lacking spine cover, approx 5.75"h, 4"w, 1.5"d, 0.75lbs *Provenance: The Veazey family was a prominent fixture of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The initial immigrant ancestor was John Veazey, who settled on two tracts of land in Cecil County in the late seventeenth century. Thomas Ward Veazey was born on January 31, 1774 at the family estate Cherry Grove to Edward (c.1730-1784) and Elizabeth [nee de Coursey] (c.1730-1791) Veazey. Thomas was orphaned at a young age, and would receive his education at Washington College, where he graduated in 1795. Thomas married three times to Sarah Worrell (Kent County, Maryland, d.1795), Mary Veazey (d.1810), and Mary Wallace (Elkton, Maryland, 1789-1867). He fathered eleven children. His political career began in 1808 when he served as a presidential elector for James Madison. He later served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1811 to 1812, relinquishing his seat in the General Assembly to participate in the War of 1812. During the conflict, he commanded militia forces defending Fredericktown in Cecil County, where the town was destroyed by fire during a British raid. After the war, he returned to Cherry Grove as a gentleman planter until in 1833, when he was chosen as a member of the Governor’s Council. In 1835, he was nominated as a candidate for governor, receiving fifty-three out of the seventy-six ballots cast. He was sworn in as the 24th Governor of Maryland on January 14, 1836 and would serve until 1839. His governorship weathered the constitutional crisis of 1837 and is remembered for its successful solution to the reapportionment crisis. His term would represent the last Whig Party administration to hold the Maryland governor’s office. He died on July 1, 1842 at Cherry Grove. This collection of historic items is offered through our consignor from the estate of Katherine Hartley Grauer [nee Craycroft] (1908-1997), great-granddaughter of Col. Thomas Ward Veazey.*
- "Heros, 1863", Civil & Spanish American
"Heros, 1863", Civil & Spanish American War Photograph Album of 44 Photos, most with signatures, of Generals, Officers, and notables, including signed 1963 Winfield Scott, 1865 William Tecumseh Sherman, 1864 George McClellan, 1865 Ulysses S Grant, Theodore Roosevelt Sr signed with picture, Theodore Roosevelt Jr signed 1898 Colonel First Cavalry, all signatures are located on oval matting surrounding picture or engraving of the time period, signatures done in ink pen, notable signatures without picture include Maj General George Custer, Joseph Hooker, (10) images have no signature or facsimile signature, additionally (7) signatures with damage, Grant, Custer & Sherman have gone through Becket Authentication Service signature review determined likely to pass authentication, Abraham Lincoln in the rear of the book is a mounted stamped replica, some loose items, including notable letters and pictures stamped "Property of the Historical Society of Cecil County", however the aforementioned signature group does not have this designation, identified signatures of officers in album include Butterfield, Morris Jr, Hamilton, Hazen, Hays, Ames, Campbell, Dewey, Hancock, Porter, Allen, Hardin, Gillmore, MacKenzie, Pell, Mahan, Miles, Carroll, Schofield, Webb, plus (17) unidentified, in an embossed leather album with engraved brass strap closures, gilt embossed spine "Heros 1863", cover gilt embossed "Lillie A Hyatt". measuring 12" h, 10" w, 2-1/2" thick
- AUTOGRAPHS U.S. GRANT, HAYS, SHERMAN
AUTOGRAPHS U.S. GRANT, HAYS, SHERMAN & MORELate 19th century autograph book kept by a seriously connected young lady. Includes autographs of Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, William Tecumseh Sherman, and many other prominent political figures of the late 1800s, including John Sherman(US Secretary of State), J. Donald Cameron (US Secretary of War), James Noble Tyner (US Congressman from Ind.), Francis Spinner (US Treasurer), Alphonso Taft (father of president, US attorney general), James Gilfillan (13th US Treasurer), LucretiaGarfield (wife of U.S. President), Harry A. Garfield (son of U.S. President), Charles Evans Hughes, Dwight Loomis (US Congressman from Conn.), and Gilson Willets (journalist). Many more in the book, some illegible. Book measures 4-1/4" x 7". See images. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
- KIOWA INDIAN DAUGHTERS OF STUMBLING
KIOWA INDIAN DAUGHTERS OF STUMBLING BEAR PHOTOGRAPA rare cabinet card depicting two Kiowa girls in Elk Tooth dresses. Imprinted on the back is "W. P. Bliss Photographer Fort Sill" and in pencil "Kiowa Girls 1876". This same sitting of the two girls are documented by the Kansas Historical SocietyWilliam Bliss was a photographer in the Indian Territory, Kansas, and New Mexico from around 1860 through the 1880's. He is known to have been at Fort Sill by the mid to late 1870's. The accession date of the photograph in the Historical Society collection is March 29, 1878, the Daughters most likely sat for the image sometime between 1875-1877. Established as a defense for Texas and Kansas settlements during the Indian Wars by Major General Philip H. Sheridan in 1869 this image was createdshortly after William Tecumseh Sherman was nearly killed during an altercation with several Native American Indians. Stumbling Bear was a War Chief known for leading raids against rival tribes and white settlers who became a proponent for peace later in his life. Approx. 4-1/2" L x 6-1/4" H. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
- Two cartes de visite of Civil War Admiral
Two cartes de visite of Civil War Admiral John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren (1809-1870), developer of the "Dahlgren gun" naval cannon and other ordnance and, at sea, commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron which helped General William Tecumseh Sherman capture the city of Savannah. One, by C. D. Fredricks & Co. of New York, Havana and Paris, bears his photograph, while the other, by Mathew Brady's firm of Washington and New York, bears his coat of arms. The handwritten name Dahlgren is below the coat of arms, but this does not particularly resemble Dahlgren's own signature.
- 13 SIGNATURES, 12 ARE CLIPPED, MOSTLY
13 SIGNATURES, 12 ARE CLIPPED, MOSTLY PRESIDENTSAND CABINET MEMBERS DURING AND AFTER THE LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION. ASSEMBLED BY JOHN E. COGGESHALL IN THE 19TH C. TO INCLUDE DANIEL WEBSTER, U.S. GRANT, EDWARD STANTON, MAJOR GENERAL H. W. HALLECK APPOINTED BY LINCOLN, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, JOHN TYLER, JAMES BUCHANAN, MARTIN VAN BUREN, MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, GIDEON WELLES SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, WILLIAM SEWARD SECRETARY OF STATE, PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON, JAMES GARFIELD WHILE A MAJOR GENERAL. THIS IS A SIGNED LETTER WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA WITH ORIGINAL WAR DEPARTMENT ENVELOPE. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB, FROM THE AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION ASSEMBLED BY JOHN E.COGGESHALL IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
- Books on the Battle of Fort Pulaski
Books on the Battle of Fort Pulaski and Partial ALS of Charles Olmstead 1p 6. x 9.5 in. Partial ALS signed by Charles Olmstead on Chas. H. Olmstead & Co. Bankers letterhead. Savannah n.d but 1880s from preprinted heading. Probably to Matthew Hopkins since he requests the addressee give his regards to Pattie (Hopkins' wife). Moderately toned and separating at folds.Hawes Lilla M. ed. The Memoirs of Charles H. Olmstead. Savannah (GA): Georgia Historical Society 1964. 8vo green cloth gilt spine 192pp. According to the introduction these Memoirs were written for Olmstead's daughters and gives a picture of the ante-bellum South and accounts of Civil War battles. He notes "The vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Edward Lawton I filled by the appointment of my dear old friend Matthew H. Hopkins to the adjutancy. At that time he was an officer of the Guards stationed on Green Island but he accepted the position came to me at once and from that time until the end of the war we were never separated except for a month or so in the Spring of 1864..All memories of army life are associated with him and the tie between us which was strong before knot out souls together indissolubly." (89-90) Excellent condition. Paper label taped to spine. Previous owner's margin notes and underlines.Gillmore Brig.-Gen. Q.A. Official Report to the United States Engineer Department of the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski Georgia February March and April 1862. New York: D. Van Nostrand 1862. Papers on Practical Engineering No. 8. 8vo red cloth with gilt front 4 folding maps and plans 8 plates including frontis 96pp. Water stains and soil on covers about 1 in. at foot of spine missing paper label taped to top of spine.Wilson Adelaide. Historic and Picturesque Savannah. Boston Photogravure Company 1889. 8vo green cloth with gilt front and spine beveled boards 258pp. Frontis is foldout facsimile of James Oglethorpe's will. Corner bumping and wear to spine ends. Sunning of spine. Scattered foxing. Text block tight.Plus newspaper clipping from The Savannah Press 18 Aug. 1926 with Olmstead's account of the "Defense of Fort Pulaski" and photocopy of Olmstead's eulogy for Matthew Hopkins after his death in 1916.Fort Pulaski was constructed on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River in the 1830s and 1840s. After the War of 1812 the United States planned a series of coastal defenses having just come through a war with the greatest naval power of the day. The Savannah River was of course the gateway to Savannah the largest port in Georgia. Early planning of the fort fell to recent USMA graduate Lt. Robert E. Lee. Beginning in 1829 Lee saw to the design of the fort and a system of drains and dikes so that the marshy island could support the massive walls of the 5-sided fort. In 1831 Lt. Joseph Mansfield took over the fort's construction which would take nearly a decade and a half.In January 1861 before Georgia's secession from the Union state troops occupied the fort so Union forces could not. They also began repairing the fort which was in bad shape after 15 years sitting empty. The state troops cleaned out the moat and began mounting the guns and when Confederate troops under Col. Charles Olmstead took command of the fort it was nearly restored and ready for action.When Federal troops captured Port Royal South Carolina General Robert E. Lee ordered Tybee Island and others abandoned and defenses concentrated at Fort Pulaski. Lee believed that Pulaski's walls could not possibly be damaged by bombardment from Tybee or any other point being nearly a mile away and he had designed the fort's nearly 8-foot thick walls.In this Lee was wrong. General William Tecumseh Sherman decided to take the fort by siege and put Capt. Quincy Gillmore (Eng. Corps) in charge of constructing defenses on Tybee and other smaller islands to keep the fort from being supplied. Gillmore's men constructed a series of artillery batteries working mostly at night to keep the defenders of the fort from discovering what they were doing. By April 9 Gillmore had 20 cannons and 14 mortars in position. The next morning he demanded the surrender of the fort to which Olmstead replied that he was there to defend it not surrender it. Just after 8am the batteries started a steady fire at the walls. It became apparent after a few hours that the shells from the rifled cannons would be able to break through the walls. Olmstead saw it too and by the next day after a couple of 30-foot holes were opened in the southeast wall shells were striking the interior of the fort. When at least one came close to one of the powder magazines Olmstead decided to surrender knowing that a magazine explosion would only mean the loss of many more lives and no victory. In less than 36 hours the impregnable fort was taken.Federal troops took over the fort and occupied it during the war effectively cutting off Savannah from the sea. It also served as a prison for captured Confederate troops.Charles H. Olmstead (1837-1926) was a member of the 1st Georgia Infantry (Olmstead's Regiment - one of upwards of 30 units calling themselves "1st GA Regt.") organized 31 May 1861. This unit spent most of its time in the Carolinas around Charleston until called out to halt Sherman's advance late in the war. Most of Olmstead's papers are in the Southern Historical Collection UNC.
- Two William T. Sherman letters: nine-line
Two William T. Sherman letters: nine-line autograph letter, lined stationery "Headquarters Army of the United States/Washington, D.C." (printed), June 25, 1878, regarding a speech he had given in New York, 8 x 5 in., edges darkened ; eight secretarily written lines to S. V. White, Union League Club, New York, October 2, 1889, turning down an invitation to attend the laying of a cornerstone, 8 x 5-1/4 in., each signed "W.T. Sherman" (William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891, Union Civil War general); with clipped inscription on blue paper, "Saint Louis Mo./May 8, 1861/W.T. Sherman", 3-3/8 x 9-3/4 in., all with folds, toning, minor soiling ; cabinet card of Sherman standing in uniform, 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 in., minor corner loss, toning ; black and white lithograph of Sherman, 7 x 5-1/2 in., pencil marks, stains . (Five items.) Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Print of General William Tecumseh Sherman,
Print of General William Tecumseh Sherman, published by William Smith engraved by L. N. Rosenthal. 19th century. 23" x 18". Foxing water marks and some small tears.
- [Civil War] Major General William Tecumseh
[Civil War] Major General William Tecumseh Sherman Before Atlanta Stereoview A ca 1890s albumen print on a tan Photographic War History/The War For the Union imprinted mount with the recto title 3623. ''Old Tecumseh'' Himself. continued on verso General William T. Sherman was familiarly know[sic] as ''Old Tecumseh '' his full name being William Tecumseh Sherman. This Photograph of him was taken in the Union lines before Atlanta July 19 1864. His boys will be glad to see him as he looked during the war. Filling out the remainder of the verso side is a lengthy imprinted appeal to purchase other views of this series from The War Photograph & Exhibition Company of Hartford Conn. The Ed Burchard Stereoview Collection Condition: A very crisp image; near-excellent. The ink bleeding of the recto imprints looks to have occurred during the printing process.