Civil War era archive, 8 items total. 1st item: ALS. Two page double-sided letter. From Lewis Minor Coleman, University of Virginia, to Mary Orell Coleman, his mother, dated February 24, 1861. Coleman begins the letter by writing about family matters, specifically concerning his daughters Claudia and Maude. He also responses to his mother's "anxiety about […]
Lot 502: Large Civil War Handpainted Photograph, 3 Confederate Officers
Large Civil War hand painted photographic portrait of three Confederate officers, depicted in a landscape setting, two seated with one holding a trumpet and one holding a sword, the third officer standing directly behind them holding a Confederate States of America national flag. Unsigned. Matted and housed under glass in a carved gilt wood frame. […]
Lot 503: Portraits of Lt. Col. Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Marshall Coleman
Louis Mathieu Didier Guillaume (District Of Columbia, 1816-1892), Pair of oil on canvas companion portraits depicting CSA Lt. Colonel Lewis Minor Coleman and his wife Mary Ambler Marshall Coleman. Lewis Coleman is depicted wearing a black suit and black tie and Mary A. Marshall Coleman is depicted wearing a black dress with a lace collar […]
Lot 501: Lawrence T. Dickinson, O/C, General J. B. Hood
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas portrait painting titled "Gen. Jno. B. Hood". Depicts the Confederate States of America General John Bell Hood in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded by a brown/gold border. Titled, lower center of canvas. Unsigned. Stamped "F. T. Foster at 160 Vine St. Ohio" […]
Lot 500: Lawrence T. Dickinson, O/C, General P. R. Cleburne
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas portrait painting titled "Maj. Gen. P. R. Cleburne". Depicts the Confederate States of America Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded by a light brown border. Titled, lower center of canvas. Signed "L. T. Dickinson Ch – Decoration […]
Lot 498: Lawrence T. Dickinson, O/C, General L. Polk
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas portrait painting titled "Gen. Leonidas Polk". Depicts the Confederate States of America Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded by a light brown metallic border. Titled, lower center of canvas. Unsigned. 41" H x 27 1/2" W. Late 19th […]
Lot 499: Lawrence T. Dickinson, O/C, Admiral R. Semmes
Lawrence Thompson Dickinson (Maryland/Tennessee, b. 1843) oval oil on canvas painting titled "Admiral Semmes" after the engraving by Henry Bryan Hall, Jr., New York, published in Semmes' book "Memoirs of Services Afloat", 1869. Depicts the portrait of Confederate States of America Navy Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes in uniform against a light blue background and surrounded […]
Lot 497: VA Watercolor: CSA Charge at Trevilian Station by James E. Taylor
James E. Taylor (New York/Ohio, 1839-1901) original watercolor, graphite and gouache painting on paper, laid on board, depicting the Charge of the Confederate cavalry at Trevilian Station, Virginia – Confederate General Rosser's charge on General Custer's Division. Signed and dated lower right, "James E. Taylor, 1891". Oval embossed stamp, lower right corner of paper, stamped […]
Lot 496: Civil War era Confederate Parade Flag
Civil War era Confederate first national parade flag, consisting of 7 applied nine pointed paper stars in the canton on silk ground. Includes wooden parade stick with sewn loop for stick to edge of flag closest to canton. Flag – 5 3/4″ H x 10 1/4″ W. Parade stick – 14 7/8″ L. Provenance: Private […]
Lot 495: Confederate Reunion First National Flag, 7 Stars
Confederate reunion first national machine sewn flag with 7 stars, comprised of applied cotton on linen ground with three sewn grommets. No maker's marks. 26 3/4" H x 57" W. Late 19th century. Provenance: Private Ringgold, Georgia collection; among items purchased in the 1960's from the old location of the A. P. Stewart Chapter of […]