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SONG SHEET - 11th MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS - (4 3/8" x 8") Songsheet written by D.C. of Company K, 11th Missouri Vols. Titled "A New Song! Composed Expressly for the 2d Brigade, 8th Division, 16th Army Corps, Stationed at Germantown, Tennessee". Dated March 10, 1863 and printed by the Memphis Bulletin Print, Telegraph Building. Has a few folds and some foxing at those folds.
$ 48.
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RHODE ISLAND DRUMMER BOY DYING AT GETTYSBURG - 5 1/8" x 9"  Leaflet with poem and story of the Rhode Island drummer boy killed at Gettysburg. Tells how the drum was found by farmer Jacob Weikert and used as a bee hive for 16 years and how the boy's mother came to the field twice to find his body, which was recovered in 1867 and returned to Rhode Island. Item does show some soiling as can be seen in photos.
$ 35.
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PATRIOTIC SONGSHEET - BATTLE OF SALEM HEIGHTS (CHANCELLORSVILLE) - (5" X 7 3/4") "Tell Mother, I Die Happy" as the text notes were the dying words of Lieut. Crosby who was killed in his battery on Salem Heights on Sunday evening, May 2, 1863. Crosby is actually Franklin Butler Crosby of the 4th U.S. Light Artillery. In the records they have him listed as dying on May 3. Published by S.T. Gordon on Broadway in New York. Color is very vivid and item is in very good condition.
$ 85.
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PATRIOTIC SONGSHEET - NAVAL THEME - (5" X 8") "Home Without a Mother" published by Charles Magnus in New York (considered on of the finest during the War in engraving and lithos) Song about a mother's death, scene shows a sailor amidst marine backdrop. Very good condition with some age toning anda very small sliver of paper missing on lower left corner.
$ 39.
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PATRIOTIC SONGSHEET - MORE OF A REVOLUTIONARY WAR THEME - (5 3/16" X 7 3/16") "The Army of Liberty" Song about happiness to be in the Army with many mentions to the War of Independence and the scene shows George Washington  & Rev War images over a map of the entire US. Very good condition.
$ 35.
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PATRIOTIC SONGSHEET - NAVAL THEME - (5 1/8" x 7 9/16") - "A Yankee Man-Of-War" - Story of a sailor leaving his love to fight Jeff Davis on the Man-of-War. Good condition but has a stained area on the left border.
$ 32.
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1862 - MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RAILROAD - Receipt (Approx 5 1/2" x 10 1/2") for the conversion of stock in company. Dated December 31, 1862. Document has been cut cancelled but all of paper stock is intact.
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RARE CONFEDERATE NEWSPAPER - JOURNAL & CONFEDERATE - END OF THE WAR & SULTANA NEWS - Camden, South Carolina - one sheet front & back 11 1/2" x 13 1/2" dated May 17, 1865. Crude brown paper and includes stories such as the Sultana Disaster, Burial of Slavery, Joseph E. Johnston's surrender and announcements to the people of South Carolina on the cessation of hostilities. Paper has several holes which can be seen in photos.
$ 395.
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SHEET MUSIC - "LET US HAVE PEACE" - 1861 dated - 3 pages of music. Written by Will S. Hays and published by Tripp & Cragg - Louisville, Ky., J.A. McClure - Memphis, Tn and P.P. Werlein - New Orleans. Good condition with some minor soiling and foxing, pages are all attached and looks to have been taken from a bound volume of sheet music. Binding string cuts on left margin could be covered with mat if framing.
$ 110.
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SHEET MUSIC - "THE UNION FOREVER" - 1861 dated - 3 pages of music. Written by Will S. Hays and published by Tripp & Cragg - Louisville, Ky., John Church - Cincinnati, Oh and O. Ditson - Boston, Mass. Good condition and strong colors with some very minor soiling and foxing, pages are all attached and looks to have been taken from a bound volume of sheet music. Binding string cuts on left margin could be covered with mat if framing.
$ 125.
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SHEET MUSIC - "GEN. SIGEL'S GRAND MARCH" - 1864 dated - 3 pages of misic. Written by T.J. Martin and published in Cleveland. Good condition with some soiling and foxing, pages are detached and looks to have been taken from a bound volume of sheet music. Binding string cuts on left margin could be covered with mat if framing.
$ 48.
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SHEET MUSIC - "GRAFTED INTO THE ARMY" - 1862 dated 5 page (including cover) of "Grafted Into The Army" by Henry C. Work, published in Chicago, Illinois. Good condition with some foxing, appears to have been taken from a once bound collection.
$ 58.
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CHARLES MAGNUS SONG SHEET VERSE - C-1861 (5" x 8") "Weep Not, Comrades, For Me"  dealing with the Battle of First Manassas this beautiful piece starts with an except from a Union soldier's diary telling of the sorry tale of the soldier's friend dying in his arms and with his last breath speaking these patriotic words "Weep not for me, comrades, I die for our Country's loved Liberty". Inspired verse follows. Very light toning along edges otherwise near mint condition. Magnus was the best known period publisher of fine paper engravings.
$ 115.
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CHARLES MAGNUS CAVALRY LETTERHEAD - C-1861-63 (5 1/4" X 8 1/4") folded patriotic letterhead stationery titled " Advance Guard Cavalry - Near Alexandria, Va."  showing 13 Cavalrymen on advanced guard. Beautiful color typical of the quality items that Charles Magnus produced. Some extremely light soiling on paper and light toning along edges, otherwise exceptional condition.
$ 75.
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1862 - PUNCH MAGAZINE - BRITISH VIEW OF THE WAR WITH CARTOONS - September 27, 1862 edition of the English Magazine 'PUNCH' . 9" x 11 3/4" format - 10 pages including full page cartoon titled "THE OVERDUE BILL" showing a soldier (Southern) handing Lincoln a promissory note for his earlier forcast of ending the War in 90 days. Very good condition with only some uneven edges and some separation at the seam (fold). I will be listing more of these, all of which have cartoons of the U.S. Civil War.
$ 26.
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1855 PLAYBILL / BROADSIDE - BOSTON MUSEUM THEATRE - Sharp looking Broadside (approx. 6 1/4" x 18 3/8") for the Boston Museum Theatre advertising the November 1, 1855 show 'Adrienne'. It is in Very Good Condition with only a small hole around the second floor of the Theatre Engraving (can barely see it due to the darkness of the engraving). Good Theatre History.
$ 85.
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1866 I.R.S. LETTER - Yes, the I.R.S. was active in the Civil War Period. Written on I.R.S. Stationary this is simply a request for stationary and schedule vouchers. Paper is in very good condition with exception of a brown paper strip mounted to the reverse side for what appears to be some kind of mount.
$ 22.
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7TH MARYLAND INFANTRY SOLDIER'S MEMORIAL - 19" x 23 7/8" Memorial for a good unit. Printed by Major & Knapp of New York in 1864, there are some condition problems due to the framing and storage with spotting, soiling and some tears with old repairs on the reverse of which the worst is in top center. Some of their engagements include: Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Tolopotomy Creek, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run, Five Forks, Appomottox C.H.. The comments on the Memorial include many Killed, Wounded and POW's. Fair Condition but hard to find Maryland Memorials.
$ 230.
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REPORT OF BRIG. GENERAL HENRY M. NAGLEE - 1863 Collins, Printer - Philadelphia.  15 pgs. - Part taken by his brigade in the Seven Days from June 26 to July 2, 1862. Includes his report and the General Orders that were issued. Good condition but foxing and staining on the pages. Some separation on the seam.
$ 65.
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1861 MENU FOR THE 5TH AVENUE HOTEL - Kind of a neat period piece. This is the dinner menu for the 5th Avenue Hotel in New York for Friday, June 14, 1861. The front cover shows the hotel and inside includes the time schedules for meals, the actual menu itself and on the bach page is a complete wine list with prices. Condition is good although there is age toning around the edges.
$ 27.
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PRESIDENTIAL LAND GRANT - 1851 - For military service - awarded 162 acres to Benjamin F. Harris of Captain Stoves Company in the First Kentucky Cavalry. Land is in the State of Missouri. Signed for President Millard Fillmore by Secretary Alexander McCormick May 20, 1851. Good condition but some fading of the ink.
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PRESIDENTIAL LAND GRANT - 1851 - For military service - awarded 160 acres to Bernard McNally, a private in Captain Charleton's Company in the First Pennsylvania Volunteers. Land is in the State of Missouri. Signed for President Millard Fillmore by Secretary Alexander McCormick May 20, 1851. Good condition but some fading of the ink. Seal caused a fold in the document.
$ 78.
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