Framed lithograph, General Lee At The Grave Of Stonewall Jackson, published by John C. McCrae, New York, 1867. Fine later silver gilt and ebonized frame with corner blocks. 17" x 12 5/8" sight. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: Some toning.
Lot 61: Confederate Flag
Confederate cotton flag, possibly Secession era or proposal for a Confederate National Flag. Blue, white and red bars, each 18" wide, with thirteen machine stitched single applique stars (sewn through around edges and made from two different materials). Period homemade pewter grommets. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. The secession era of […]
Lot 59: Grouping of TN/NC Obsolete Currency Notes, 27 pcs
Grouping of TN/NC Obsolete Currency Notes, 27 pieces total, including (1) $1 North Carolina obsolete currency note dated Oct. 16, 1861, (4) 25 cent Bank of Tennessee notes dated December 1, 1861, (4) 10 cent Bank of Tennessee notes dated December 1st, 1861, (1) 5 cent Bank of Tennessee note dated December 1, 1861, (5) […]
Lot 60: Civil War captured ensign flag, S.S. Jane
British Naval Ensign flag, Union Jack on red wool double ply bunting, sewn to a later red backing for support. Four pieces with field. Machine and hand stitching. Rope hoist with canvas fold-over edge. 63" x 100" approximate size. Old tag found attached to the flag reads 'Tampa Bay 1862' and J.G.____/Rockport, Mass. Provenance: Estate […]
Lot 57: Grouping of $10 Obsolete Currency Notes, 41 total
Grouping of $10 Obsolete Currency Richmond Notes, 41 pieces featuring vignettes of an artillery caisson and Alexander Stephens. Red and tan fronts with blue on the reverse. 3″ X 7″. Circa 1864. Condition: All notes very fine to excellent condition with the exception of three, one note having small hole to vignette and two notes […]
Lot 58: Grouping $5 Virginia Treasury Notes, 47 total
Grouping $5 Virginia Treasury notes dated Mar. 13, 1862 from Richmond. Tan with green and black letter, numbers and shading featuring vignettes of a gladiator and State Auditor Jonathan Bennett with the reverse side being blank. 3" H x 7 1/2" W. Condition: All excellent to fine condition with two notes having spotting and one […]
Lot 56: Grouping of Civil War Era Artifacts
Grouping of Civil War era dug artifacts. 1ST ITEM: Decorated brass militia buckle or plate with central eagle and flags in each corner, most likely ordered for a community organized Georgia or Alabama militia and found in Tallapoosa, Georgia (near the Alabama border), pre Civil War era, circa 1850 – 1870. 2-1/4" square. 2ND ITEM: […]
Lot 54: Battle of Nashville map
Scarce 1895 map, "The Battle Fields In Front of Nashville, Tenn., where the United States forces, commanded by Major-General Geo. H. Thomas, defeated and routed the rebel army under General Hood, December 15th and 16th 1864." Surveyed and drawn under the direction of Gen. Tower by M. Peseux, C.S. Mergell, United States War Department. Issued […]
Lot 55: Pair of Civil War Tintypes in Hexagonal Case
Pair of Union Civil War tintypes housed in a hexagonal gutta percha case. Subjects are brothers from Jefferson County, TN from the Martin or Rimmer family. Case measures 3" H x 2 1/2" W. Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 51: Secession era Palmetto Badge
Rare Secession era Palmetto badge, probably tin, with twisted wire clasp on back. 2 3/8"H. Note: these were worn in South Carolina prior to the Civil War to support secession and the Confederate States of America, in particular the soldiers of South Carolina. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: Heavy oxidation, […]