CIVIL WAR GENERAL ORDER GROUP a great group of approximately 150 Civil War Union Army General Orders, issued 1861-65 by the War Dept, Washington, DC. These were individually published, then bound, and pertain to everything from courtmartials, officers dismissed for drunkenness, soldier misdeeds, Invalid Corp transfer rosters, regiments, paroles, pillage, commander assignments, etc. About 1/3 are exc or have punch-holes ( were originally issued singly, then bound in "red tape "((origin of the expression), the rest are disbound from 1861-65 bound sets with edge cuts, some trimmed, most w pencil notations. All complete, some multipage. Most vg. The group  

IOWA NEWS 1859- JOHN BROWN RAID a rare issue of a Pioneer Iowa newspaper, the Tipton Advertiser, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, November 17, 1859, publ SS Daniels, features attacks on Stephen Douglas, Democrats, Henry Clay Dean, Iowa's eccentric celelbrity, John Brown Raider Trials, w illus ads for Singer sewing machines, ambrotypes. 4pp w top front margin tear, overall vg.  

CORP BADGE AND RIBBON Civil War veteran corp badge & ribbons of Sergeant Newlove Willison, West Bloomfield, New York, 148th New York Infantry. 24th Army Corp badge- red enamel/silver heart, w red ribbon & silver pinbar. I believe this is a postwar badge. Sergt Willison's unit served at Petersburg w the 24th Corp under Generals Terry & Gibbon. Comes with a 148th NY/24th Army Corp reunion ribbon, 1888, Penn Yan, NY, lists every battle incl Cold Harbor, Drewry's Bluff, Mine Explosion, Battle of the Crater, Fair Oaks, Appomattox, etc. p postwar he was Elmira New York GAR Post commander, & National GAR officer. W service info.  

CIVIL WAR UNITED STATES MARINE CORP a nice US Marine Corp item- Original US Navy Dept General Order, December 5, 1865, courtmartials Lt Colonel Ward Marston, USMC, fro misappropriation of $8,000 of enlisted men of the Marine Corp, w details of charges and conviction after Marston was unable to return money by order of USMC Commander Jacob Zielen, proceedings publ by order of Gideon Welles. 2pp 8 x 5" ptd. Vg.  

CIVIL WAR VETERAN SOLDIERS FAIR A nice Group of 39 items for the Civil War Veterans Home Bazaar, Chelsea, Mass, 1881. Includes 3 Veteran's Fair Journals, March- Dec, 1881, w articles by Louisa May Alcott, Oliver Wendell Holmes, 2 Soldiers Bazaar Booklets, Invitations & passes to the Soldier's Bazaar, also dedication of the Home, one ink inscribed to Horace P Chandler as ADC a few w illus of a Union soldier. Most items vg, some w w glue spots on reverse. The Soldiers Home Bazaar was sponsered by Baker Post GAR to raise funds for the Civil War Soldiers Home at Chelsea Massachusetts . The group  

FAIR OAKS STATION VIRGINIA a great image! The classic Civil War glassplate lantern slide image of Fair Oaks Station, Virginia, June 1862, showing a battery of Union artillery, Fort Ricahrdson, in foreground, the gunners staring at the cameraman, with the Quarles House plantation buildings in the background. 4 x 3". Vg. Circa 1870s from a wartime image. A very pleasing image.  

WESTERN BOOKS BUFFALO BILL ETC a nice group of 4 photo books pertaining to Buffalo Bill, PT Barnum & the West, 1) "Buffalo Bill's Wild West", RL Wilson, 1998, Randon House, 2) "Buffalo Bill & the Wild West", Sell & Weybrifgt, 1955, Oxford, 3) "PT Barnum America's Greatest Showman", Kunhardt et al, 1995 Knopf, 4) "Firearms of the American West", garavaglia & warman, 1985 U New Mexico, together over 1320pp of photos & history. All vg, except 1 w torn dustjacket, rest vg. The group  

NEWBERN NORTH CAROLINA CAMP 1863 A pleasing New Bern, North Carolina Civil War camp photo- "Camp Rogers, Encampment of the 43rd Regiment Mass Vols. Newbern NC March 12, 1863, by Lieut G.H. Nickerson, w May 12, 1863 copyright, Printed by Black. The albumen photo is approx 11 x 9", shows the regimnet on parade, w tents & US flag. The mat bears the green print inscription and illus of the 43rd Massachusetts Regiment seal- flags, weapons & a tiger (The 43rd formed from the Boston Light Infantry Tigers). Image good, in original 17 x 15"walnut frame w wood back. W service info, the Tigers fought in North Carolina, 1863. vg.  

THE VICTORIA CROSS CRIMEAN WAR MEDAL Original March 7, 1857 issue of the Illustrated London News, w 22 pp news & illus incl cover illus of the Great mining disaster at Lund Hill Colliery, inside w news of the Crimean War, incl illus of the newly adopted Victoria Cross military award, & lists of recipients, w descr of deeds, by regiment, also illus of the 93rd Regiment Higlanders at Balaclava. Complete issue, vg.  

ABOLITIONIST GERRIT SMITH PHOTO Gerrit Smith, Peterboro New York, was a noted abolitionist; a graduate of Hamilton College, he became a philantropist, ran the Underground Railroad at Peterboro, financed John Brown's Harper Ferry Raid, & with his wife was a pioneer feminist. Civil War CDV photo of Smith- seated view, by George Rockwood, New York. A nice view from life. Vg.  

SOLDIER KEY CHAIN FREDERICKSBURG a really neat excavated artifact- a home made key chain, w keys, dug near Fredericksburg Virginia in the 1960s. The inventive soldier made the chain from a sword brass sword hanger clip & a brass cavalry bridle chain; the chain holds 4 keys-3 iron & & one brass; the latter key is a very early style leg iron key. A very nice example of a Civil War soldier's creative use of field gear.  

CIVIL WAR SOLDIER TINTYPE Civil War tintype of a young seated Yank w 4 button coat, and forage cap resting on adjacent table. The crown of the cap has unit numerals but I cant decipher them, The 6th plate image in gilt mat & full case. Image vg, approx 3 x 2.7". The case is fair.  

SOLDIER KILLED AT PORT HUDSON PHOTO & FAMILY Benjamin Holloway, Lakeville, Massachusetts, 4th Massachusetts Infantry, was mortally wounded June 14, 1863 at Port Hudson, Louisiana, leaving a large family behind. 1890s era Holloway family photo album with 53 images, incl 24 cdv photos, 25 cabinet photos,1880-90s, incl postwar photo of Private Holloway in uniform, widow, images of their children, grandchildren, most w Middleboro, Taunton, Brockton & Fall River Massachusetts photo imprints and most pencil idd by granddaughter; loose images incl a Civil War era half-plate tintype of the baby George, & Orrall family home postcard photo. All images vg, album vg w small tears. Images include also Robinsons, Threshers, Woods & Orrall families. W service & bio info.  

FORT SNELLING MINNESOTA & FORT CRAWFORD WT Pair of books on the Old Frontier posts ; 1) ML Hansen. "Old Fort Snelling". Iowa City. 1918. 250pp history of Fort Snelling Minn, Sioux Wars frontier fort, 1820-90s, St Paul, Minnesota. w photo, index. Vg. 20 Old Fort Crawford and the Frontier". BE Mahan. 1926. Iowa City. 340pp w photos, index. Both vg, w wtaersopts on covers. The pair  

IOWA- DES MOINES RIVER BOND 1853 a scarce early Iowa History item- an original Des Moine River Bond for $500 for improving the Navigation of the River. A handsome bond, issued at Keokuk,