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MAJ. GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL - 2 1/2" X 3 7/8" signed card with late rank. Sigel fought well at Elkhorn Tavern but was soundly defeated by the Cadets of VMI (Virginia Military Institute). Post War card reads: F. Sigel / late Maj. Gl of Vols. / New York December 24th 1887.  Good condition with exception of stain in upper left corner and very light stain touching the N of New York.
$ 78.
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LEROY POPE WALKER -C.S. GENERAL & 1ST SEC. OF WAR - Sec. of War from 2/21/61 to 9/16/61 and Brig. Gen. from Sept, 1861 to Mar. 31, 1862 serving around Mobile and Montgomery. Approx. 1 7/8" x 4 3/8" clipped from an autograph album page. Heavily stained.
$ 130.
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HORACE PORTER - GENERAL AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT - 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" strong signed card with rank. Porter was A.D.C. for General Grant in 1864, was also Grant's private secretary when President and Ambassador to France. He received the Medal of Honor for actions in the battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 20, 1863. Has several numbers in ink as shown on the card along with markings from a paper clip.
$ 95.
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CS GENERAL MILLEDGE LUKE BONHAM - Approx. 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" cut from a autograph album. Resigned from the US Congress at secession to become Maj. General, resigned to fill a seat in the First Confederate Congress, which he resigned to become Gov. of South Carolina. At the end of this term he was again appointed as Brig. General in 1865. Paper is waterstained and ink is light but legible.
$ 125.
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BRIG. GEN. ALFRED H. TERRY - Clip from photo album that has staining. Colonel of 2nd Ct. Inf. at First Bull Run, was awarded Maj. Gen of Vols and Brig. Gen. in Regular Army - operated mainly in Virginia & N.C.. After the War was in charge Dept. of Dakota's which included the direct superior of George Custer during the Little Big Horn.
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GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN - Medal of Honor Recipient for action at the Battle of Vicksburg. Known as Black Jack Logan he was instrumental in the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns. After the War was a U.S. Congressman and Senator and unsuccessful nominee for Vice President. Clip from document glued to back of an old card. Some soiling.
$ 70.
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LAFAYETTE C. BAKER - HEAD OF LINCOLN'S DETECTIVE POLICE - I have yet to see this autograph on the market for sale. ALS of Baker dated Aug. 21, 1862 on National Detective Police stationery and signed by Baker as Chief of Gov't Detective Police. The content of the letter is asking the Chief of Staff of General Wool a pass for a friend to make it through the lines. Letter is in very good condition. Very first Chief of the now Secret Service!!
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ANDREW G. CURTIN - GOV. OF PENNSYLVANIA TO GEN. JOHN WOOL - Letter dated August 20, 1862 on the Governor's Executive Chamber stationery to General John E. Wool requesting that the bearer be allowed a pass to see Capt. Dixon of the 6th Penn. Reserve who was in the hospital at Fortress Monroe. Letter is in very good condition but has a few light stains.
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GEORGE H. STUART - CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION - Single page note dated Philadelphia August 19, 1862 to Maj. W.P. Jones - Provost Marshal, requesting per Gen. McClellan's instructions that Rev. Charles H. Corey, a delegate from the Christian Commission be allowed a pass to visit sick & wounded soldiers at Fortress Monroe. Note is in very good condition but has some soiling as can be seen in photos.
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MAJ. GEN. HENRY W. HALLECK - Letter dated January 6, 1862 addressed to Brig. General S. Thomas on Headquarters Western Department stationery. Looks to be a response letter to the General stating that no one has been sentenced to be shot for sleeping at his post. Letter is in good condition but has a small tear at the top that has been repaired (from the back) with clear archival tape and there is evidence with some added paper stock on the reverse that at one time the document was mounted.
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LT. GENERAL PHILIP HENRY SHERIDAN - Nicely presented and framed (approx. 9 1/2" x 12 1/2")signed card with modern photograph of Sheridan. Card signed "P.H. Sheridan / Lt General". Some smudge of ink as can be seen in photos. Sheridan graduated from West Point in 1853. In 1862 was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry. He became Major General in 1864, having command of the 6th and 19th Corps and 3 Divisions of Cavalry. He fought at Perryville, Murfreesboro, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, Yellow Tavern, Winchester, Petersburg and Appomattox. Was promoted to Lt. General in 1869. Very desirable signature.
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MAJOR GENERAL JOHN E. WOOL - Letter written on 8th Army Corps stationery and dated Sept. 17, 1862. Concerns taking prisoners with two companies of soldiers (as escorts) by steamers to Fort Delaware while also assigning food & transportation for the two companies of soldiers' return. Letter is in very good condition. Signed John e. Wool / Maj. General.
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THORNTON A. JENKINS - Naval Lieutenant during the Mexican War, Admiral Farragut's Chief of Staff during the Civil War and Rear Admiral in 1870 along with Naval Secretary of the Light House Board. Letter signed is on Light House Board Stationery written April 2, 1870. The letters content has to do with procuring oils to use for testing the oil at Detroit delivered by contractors. Letter has age toning around edges and some minor soiling.
$ 95.
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MAJOR GENERAL SETH WILLIAMS - Letter dated Sept. 5, 1862 on Army of the Potomac stationery. Williams writes on request of General McClellan that preparations be made for the visit of George H. Stewart - Chairman of the U.S. Christian Commission to the Army of the Potomac. It is signed S. Williams Assistant Adjutant General. Williams was Adjutant General for the Army of the Potomac under Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade and when Grant became commander he made Williams his Inspector General. Letter is in very good condition.
$ 310.
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WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE ELLIOTT - ALS - Officer in the Mexican War, Col. of 2nd Iowa Cavalry, made Brig. Gen. on June 11, 1862. Participated in: Springfield, Mo., Wilson's Creek, New Madrid, Island No. 10, Corinth, wounded at 2nd Manassas, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Atlanta Campaign. Dec., 1852 letter signed by Elliott and "US Army", concerns the shipping of various items by train. Period ink is dark and paper is solid. Old mounting tape on back of letter, but is not on a latter bearing page, would not affect a display.
$ 210.
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WILLIAM BRANFORD SHUBRICK - Entered the Navy in 1806. Fought in the War of 1812 on the U.S.S. Constellation and the U.S.S. Constitution as her Third Lieutenant. His part on the U.S.S. Constitution won him a Congressional Medal. He fought in the Mexican War on the U.S.S. Independence and in August , 1852 was appointed Chairman of the Light House Board. This letter on Light House Board stationery dated April 8, 1869 concerns the authorization to employ the Steamer 'Haze' to set buoys in Lake Huron and Green Bay. Signed as Chairman. Document is in good condition with some minor stains on top edge and other minor soiling.
$ 85.
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OLIVER OTIS HOWARD - SC - Was Colonel of 3rd Maine Inf. As General commanded a Brigade in the 2nd Corps, lost his right arm at Battle of Seven Pines (obvious card is signed as a lefty), he was Commander on the field on the first day of Gettysburg after Gen. Reynolds was killed, was also instrumental in establishing Howard University. VGC
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$ 125.
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17th PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON ON TENNESSEE MILITARY COMMISSION 1864 - RARE SIG. - Nice Commission dated May 21, 1864 for Lt. Francis Bishop of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry with a signed (not stamped) signature of Andrew Johnson, less than one year before he would become President with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson rarely signed Commissions. (The last Presidential Commission I had with a signed Johnson went for over $2000.) Also signed by Gen. Alvan Gillem. Condition is good with some small areas of missing stock at intersection of the folds and a few separations at folds. Some age toning and several stains as can be seen in photos.  Sig is good and strong. Also comes with Bishop's Military Discharge.
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GEORGE W. ROOSEVELT - DOUBLE MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER - GETTYSBURG & 2ND BULL RUN - 1882 Signature as French Consul attached to official Consul document. One of the few double Medal winners. At Bull Run he re-captured the colors that had been captured by the enemy, and at Gettysburg he captured the color bearer with the colors, in which effort he was severely wounded and as a result had his left leg amputated. Documents have some freyed edges but signature is good & strong.
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MAJ. GEN. ROGER JONES - Jones began his career as a Lieutenant in the Marines in 1809 and remained as such until the War of 1812. He then was commissioned Captain of Artillery in the Army. He held the rank of U.S. Adjutant General from 1825 till his death in July, 1852. This document dated April 16, 1850 is written in period ink and signed as Adjutant General is written to the widow of a soldier killed in the Mexican War instructing her on who to contact concerning extra pay due her late husband. Letter is in Very Good Condition. A signature not easily obtained.
$ 295.
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GENERAL AMIEL WEEKS WHIPPLE - ALS - 1858 letter in his hand as Capt. in Topographical Engineers. Clear period ink (7 3/4" x 9 3/4") Very Good Condition. Whipple as a General in the Civil War was killed at Chancellorsville in 1863. Graduated from West Point in 1841, became an officer in the Top. Eng's.. Surveyed the U.S. -Mexican and Canadian Boundries, Surveyed the railroad route through Arizona to California and when Arizona became a Territory the seat of Government was named Fort Whipple or Whipple Barracks in his Honor. In the 1850's he was in the Great Lakes Region removing obstacles for navigation and overseeing the Light-House building and supplying. As a General in the War was under the command of McDowell and Hooker. Letter is written from Detroit from the Engineers Office of the Tenth Light-House District. His signature desirable for his accomplishments in a short life. Some folds and staining mainly on reverse. Otherwise good condition.
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$ 395.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN - Dated August 6, 1861 - Signed commission appointing John Schuyler Crosby to 2nd Lieut. of the 1st Regiment of U.S. Artillery. Also signed by Simon Cameron and General Lorenzo Thomas. Vellum is somewhat wavy due to moisture at one time. Document is in an old oak frame with old bubbled glass and has been there for ages. The print is somewhat faded but Lincoln's signature remains strong. War Department Seal is intact, upper edge is a bit ragged and document is missing a small wedge of vellum in the upper left corner. Crosby by the end of the War had made it up to Bvt. Lt. Col and his promotions were due to gallantry at Fort Bisland, La. and Pleasant Hill, La. . Good Lincoln signature without paying the 8-10K some dealers are asking.
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EDWARD O.C. ORD - Endorsement with rank on a 41st U.S. Colored Troop Inventory & Inspection Report Dated March 8, 1865. Severely wounded at Corinth, took part in Vicksburg and Fort Harrison where he was again severely wounded. Very good condition with some minor separations at the folds and some light staining at several folds.
$ 125.
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WILLIAM G. FARGO - Half of the famous Wells, Fargo & Co. Desirable signature on American Merchant's Union Express Stock. Dated February 3, 1869. Other business ventures were the Pony Express and the Overland Mail Co. Signature is as President and is strong, paper is solid with some light staining. Has one cancellation hole in middle left. Revenue stamp on reverse.
$ 1150.
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS Signed card (2" x 3 1/2") in ink, clean sig - fades towards end, was at one time mounted in an album. Col. of 23rd Ohio Inf. to Maj. Gen. fought in west - Corinth, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga - after War was Minister Mexico & US Congressman.
$ 145.
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RICHARD NAPOLEON BATCHELDER - DS - Civil War General and Medal of Honor Winner. 1883 QM Document signed by Batchelder. Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac. Medal of Honor won at Fairfax Station, Va (Oct. 13-15, 1863) - successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his wagons through without the loss of a wagon. Document is in Good Condition. Medal of Honor winners signatures very collectible.
$155.
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ALEXANDER SHALER - MEDAL OF HONOR winner  as Colonel of the 65th New York Infantry at Marye's Heights, Virginia May 3, 1863. Citation: At a most critical moment, the head of the charging column being about to be crushed by the severe fire of the enemy's artillery and infantry, he pushed forward with a supporting column, pierced the enemy's works and turned their flank. Later became Brig. & Major General. Signature is on a response card for the 7th Regiment Reception held at the Academy of Music, January 31, 1866. Signed as "Alexander Shaler / formerly Brig. Genl / and Bvt. Maj. Genl / U.S. Vols". In absolutely pristine condition. Photograph does not do it justice!!
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ROBERT TODD LINCOLN - (4 7/8" x 7 7/8") Typed note signed on Pullman stationery dated November 14, 1905. Letter is written to Frederick Hill Meserve thanking him for sending a photo of Hugh McCullough (A.Lincoln's last Secretary of the Treasury). Meserve of course owned at that time a huge amount of Brady's negatives. Included is a Meserve copy of the McCullough photograph sent to Robert Todd Lincoln. Robert Lincoln was the only son of Abraham Lincoln to reach adulthood and was U.S. Secretary of War under President Garfield, U.S. Minister to Great Britain and President of the Pullman Company from 1897 - 1911. He died in 1926. Letter has one fold (to fit in an envelope) and is in very good condition with only very minor soiling.
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