Archive of twelve (12) end of Civil War era Atlanta, GA/TN documents, pertaining to the Nenney Family. 1st item: Letter from W. L. Nenney, Atlanta, GA, to his brother Charles G. Nenney, Russellville, TN, dated October 25, 1865. The letter begins by recounting a disruption that occurred when Nenney was staying at their Uncle Jo's […]
Lot 179: Window Flag or Bunting, Union Shop #5
Window flag or bunting banner, decorative fan center, with twelve printed white stars encircling a large single star, all on a dark blue cotton field. Wooden dowl support rods sewn to side; silk flange and fringe at bottom edge. American Federation of Labor label at top reading " Union Shop No. 5 / This ____ […]
Lot 175: 15 Civil War items, incl. 1864 bond receipt, buttons
Fifteen (15) Civil War related items, including 1864 bond receipt and Union buttons. 1st item: CSA printed and hand written depository receipt issued in Mobile, Alabama on March 30, 1864, certifying that H. H. Coleman "has paid at this office One thousand Dollars, for which amount Registered Bonds of the Confederate States of America, bearing […]
Lot 176: Civil War NY Calvary Roster, Lee & Stonewall Prints
Three (3) Civil War items including memoral roster and prints of Generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson. 1st item: "Soldiers Memorial" lithographed roster, listing names of the men in the 22nd Regiment, Company I, New York Calvary, mustered into The United States Service, February 2, 1864, by Lieut., Henry C. Cook, U.S.A., at Rochester. […]
Lot 177: 5 Civil War Prints, incl. Southern Prisons by Sachse
Five (5) Civil War era prints, subjects including Southern prisons and Indiana regiments. 1st item: Lithograph titled "Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Supported Gratuitously by The Citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Created and printed by William Boell, 311 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1861. The top scene depicts soldiers marching from the Dining Saloon to board the Philadelphia and Baltimore […]
Lot 172: 2 War Books: History, 1816, and Civil War Tactics, 1862
Two (2) war related books, including 1st edition History of the Late War and Mobile Civil War imprint. 1st item: History of the Late War in the Western Country, First Edition, by Robert B. McAfee, 1816. Published by Worsley and Smith, Lexington. Octavo, 534 pages, hardbound in dark brown leather, ink inscriptions from previous owners, […]
Lot 174: 2 Dearborn/Marshall Family Books, incl. Infantry-Tactics, Vol. I, 1835
Two (2) Dearborn/Marshall Family Books, including Major Greenleaf Dearborn signed. 1st item: Major Greenleaf Dearborn signed, Infantry-Tactics; Or Rules for the Exercise and Manoeuvers of the United States Infantry, Vol. I, by Major-General Scott, U.S. Army, 1835. Published by George Dearborn, printed by Scatcherd and Adams, New York. 32mo, 202 pages including Table of Contents, […]
Lot 169: 3 Native American Items, incl. A. Zatta Map
Three (3) Native American maps and engravings. 1st item: Luigiana Ingelise, Colla Parte Occidentale della Florida, della Giorgia, e Carolina Meridonale, Sheet 10, showing Native American lands, published by Antonio Zatta (fl. 1757-1797), Venice, 1785. From Zatta's 20 sheet map of North America, Le Colonie Unite dell' America Settentrle from Atlante Novissimo, published from 1775-1785. […]
Lot 170: 3 Maps, incl. Helwig, Ortelius, Munster, and Vaugondy
Three (3) maps by European mapmakers, including Helwig, Ortelius, Munster, and Vaugondy. 1st item: Silesiae Typus A Martino Helwigio Sissense descriptus map by Martin Helwig (German, 1516-1574) and Abraham Ortelius (The Netherlands, 1527-1598) from Theatre de l'Univers, Antwerp, 1598. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring of Silesia, a historical region of Central Europe located mostly […]
Lot 171: 21 Civil War Related Paper Items, including Harper's Map
Twenty-one (21) Civil War Related Paper items, including Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War. 1st item: "Map of the Southern States, Including Rail Roads, County Towns, State Capitals, Country Roads, The Southern Coast from Delaware to Texas, Showing the Harbors, Inlets, Forts and Position of Blockading Ships" prepared for Harper's Pictorial History of the […]