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Lot 669: Civil War ID'd Officer Field Desk made from Watervliet Cartridge Box, Washington Arsenal

January 31, 2023 by

Civil War Union field desk repurposed from a Watervliet cartridge crate, property of Lieutenant Colonel George Douglas Ramsay of the Washington Arsenal, DC. Composed of assembled wood painted and stamped with inscriptions FROM WATERVLIET ARSENAL on back side, CARTRIDGE / MUSKET OR RIFLE / CAL 57 on each side, and LIEUT COL, G, D, RAMSAY […]

Lot 667: Civil War Union Infantry Officer's Sash, attr. Illinois Regiment

January 31, 2023 by

Civil War Era Union Infantry Officer's sash consisting of crimson worsted wool with rope tassels. Paper tag affixed to one end with pencil attribution "Tyler Mix Illinois Reg" (may refer to past owner, not a soldier). Overall length: 95" L. PROVENANCE: Private Virginia collection; acquired in Nashville in the 1970s. CONDITION: Scattered losses/fraying, largest area […]

Lot 668: H. G. Kern Philadelphia Cased Dental Kit

January 31, 2023 by

Horatio G. Kern, Philadelphia, cased dental kit. Comprised of a rosewood box with brass fittings and two removable trays containing approximately 60 assorted stainless steel instruments, some with bone handles. Three instruments marked "H. G. Kern/Philad'a". Box measures 4 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W x 8" D. Third quarter of the 19th century. PROVENANCE: […]

Lot 666: Col. William G. Rankin United States Fatigue Uniform, Late Civil War Jacket & Indian War Vest

January 31, 2023 by

Late Civil War United States Union Officer's Fatigue Uniform belonging to Colonel William G. Rankin, originally Captain of the 13th Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and then Colonel during the American-Indian Wars and founder of Fort Buford in the Dakota Territory, including one (1) jacket or coat and one (1) vest, 2 items total. […]

Lot 664: 6 Currier & Ives Civil War Battle Lithographs, incl. Shiloh & Gettysburg

January 31, 2023 by

Six (6) circa 1863 Currier & Ives small folio Civil War battle scene hand-colored lithographs. All are housed in modern burlwood frames with gray mats. 1st item: A riverside battle scene including a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant on horseback entitled "The Storming of Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feby. 15th 1862.," with caption containing historical information […]

Lot 665: Very Large 34 Star Civil War Era American Flag

January 31, 2023 by

Monumental Civil War era 34-star American flag constructed of linen with applique, hand-sewn stars. Canvas hoist with a metal Inglefield clip, top, and a rope loop, bottom, sewn along the left side. Approximately 114" H x 205" W. Note: "The United States National 34-Star flag was adopted with the admission of Kansas as the 34th […]

Lot 663: Grouping of Confederate Currency, Pre Civil War Obsolete Currency, U.S. Currency, 40 items

January 31, 2023 by

1st-25th items: Grouping of twenty-five (25) Civil War era Confederate currency notes, including eighteen (18) Virginia Treasury Notes, issued in Richmond, VA: three (3) $10 ten dollar bills, dated October 15, 1862, three (3) $5 five dollar bills, dated October 15, 1861 and March 13, 1862, twelve (12) $1 one dollar bills, dated May 15, […]

Lot 661: Uncut Sheet of 3 $20 CSA 1861 Notes

January 31, 2023 by

Uncut sheet of three (3) T-20 $20 twenty dollar bills, issued in Richmond, VA, dated September 2, 1861. Vignette of Industry seated between a winged Cupid holding a staff of Mercury and a beehive, top center, Hope leaning on an anchor, top right, bust portrait of Alexander H. Stephens, CSA Vice President, lower left. Printed […]

Lot 662: 5 19th Cent. Obsolete Currency, incl. 3 LA Bank Notes, 2 Civil War Items

January 31, 2023 by

1st-3rd items: Three (3) Louisiana obsolete remainder bank notes, including one (1) $10 Canal Bank, New Orleans note; one (1) $5 Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans note; and one (1) $1 Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, Obsolete Remainder Note. All with no serial numbers, unsigned and undated. All housed in plastic sleeves. 4th-5th items: Two […]

Lot 660: 6 CSA Currency Notes, incl. $100 Train, $100 Lucy Pickens

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1st item: T-39 $100 one hundred dollar bill, issued in Richmond, Virginia, dated August 4, 1862. Vignette of a steam train, foreground, with warships in the background, top center, vignette of a milkmaid in a naturalistic setting, lower left. Printed by J. T. Paterson and Company, Columbia, SC. Serial number 29324. For Register/For Treasurer signatures. […]