1st item: Confederate States of America Oath of Allegiance, Department of East Tennessee, Office Provost Marshal. Inscribed "Greeneville Augt. 26th" with printed "1863", top right, by order of John E. Toole, Colonel and Provost Marshal, signed by J.N.L. Daniel, Captain and Assistant Provost Marshal, lower right. Reads "Upon endorsed pledge of loyalty to the Confederate […]

Gelatin silver print of President Lincoln and chromolithograph portrait of General Grant.1st item: Gelatin silver print of President Lincoln after the negative by Alexander Gardner (American/Scottish, 1821-1882), referred to as the "Gettysburg Portrait". Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight – 12 3/4" H x 10 1/4" W. Framed – 20 7/8" H x 16 […]

Cassilly Adams (American, 1843-1921) Civil War era watercolor on paper painting of the navy vessel upon which he was stationed: the U.S.S. Osage. The Osage is depicted patrolling the Mississippi River, with hills and trees in the background. Figures and cannons are visible on deck, along with an American flag. Titled beneath the image and […]

Series of six ALS, dated 1883-1886, from A.P. Stewart to John Berrien Lindsley, all consisting of one sheet on University of Mississippi letter head, the content consisting of brief discussions of technical collaboration on and orders for Lindsley's book (The Military Annals of Tennessee). CONDITION: All letters in overall good condition with some fading to […]

Archive of 5 Letters and Documents with signatures / autographs of Confederate Generals Alexander P. Stewart, Joseph Wheeler, and William Bate (all post-war), related to John Berrien Lindsley, prominent Nashville Tennessee author and educator. 1st item: Autographed letter, signed, former Confederate General Alexander Peter Stewart to Lindsley on lined paper, dated Aug. 24, 1886, Oxford […]

Jefferson Davis letter to Nashville author, doctor, minister and educator Dr. John Berrien Lindsley with good retrospective content regarding the American Civil War and mention of Nashville war hero Col. Randal McGavock. In this 1 1/2 page letter and enclosed small note dated March 11, 1887 from Davis's home, Beauvoir, the former president of the […]

An archive of signed letters and autographs relating to John Berrien Lindsley as chancellor of the University of Nashville. The archive includes interesting content related to higher education in Tennessee (current institutions that can trace their roots to the University of Nashville include Vanderbilt Medical School, Peabody College, Montgomery Bell Academy, and University School of […]

Robert E. Lee signed pre-war carte de visite (CDV) portrait by Boude and Miley, Lexington, VA. Includes typed note reading "This picture was given to my grandmother, Annis Adaline McCarty when she was a girl by Robert E. Lee. She was born October 1, 1829, the year Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point with […]

Framed 38 star flag, stenciled or printed on cotton with 31 small stars in a circular design with 5 large stars at center and corners (sometimes referred to as the Summer Sky or Triple Medallion pattern). Float mounted on ivory mat and framed in an antique stained frame. 5 3/4" x 10", framed 14" x […]

1st item: Miniature Confederate silk parade or reunion flag with stamped design and lettering UDC 89 (United Daughters of the Confederacy, circa 1889-1920s), 3 3/8"H, mounted and framed under glass in a small antique silver-gilt frame, 5 3/4" x 4", with label verso for Jeff Bridgman Antiques, Dillsburg, PA. 2nd item: United States Parade Flag […]