Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 61

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Civil War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 468		Confederate Congressional Act Prohibiting Trade With Occupied Confederate Ports. Manuscript Document Signed "Jasper S. Whiting Major & A.A.G," one page, approximately 10 x 8 in., April 19, 1862. In part: "… it shall be unlawful for any person either by himself or his agent, or in any manner whatever, to transport to any port or place in the Confederate States, which may be at the time in the possession of the enemy, or to sell therein, any cotton, tobacco, sugar, rice, molasses, syrup, or naval stores…. the party or parties offending shall forfeit and pay the Confederate States the value of the article sold or transported." Very Good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 469		Farragut, David (1801-70) Rank of Admiral was created for him by the U.S. Congress to honor his achievements during the Civil War. Autograph Letter Signed "D.G. Farragut / Captain," 2pp (one page recto verso), 12 x 7¼ in., U.S. Steam Sloop Brooklyn, Norfolk Navy Yark, Aug. 6, 1860. To Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy (1792-1869), asking for "…a favor of importance to me personally, as well as to the service…to withdraw my 1st Lieut. or exchange him, either will suit me, I have borne with, Lieut Doyle… longer than anyone else would have done….Lieut Doyle, does not possess the first requisite for an Executive office, he has neither the information or the industry necessary for the position, and at my time of life to have these duties forced upon me, is perhaps more than I am able to bear…." Much more content. Uneven right margin on verso affects several letters, including the "t" in "Farragut"; easily read and boldly signed. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 470		Kearny, Phillip (1815-1862) Union general killed when he inadvertently rode into enemy lines at Chantilly. War-date Autograph Letter Signed "Phill.," 4pp (2 sides on one folded sheet), 8 x 5 in. Harrison's Landing (Va.), July 29, 1862. To "My dear John," sharing his feelings about a mutual acquaintance named Watts. Signed vertically along the left margin of the first page, due to lack of space on the last page. The two halves of the folded sheet are separated; otherwise, very fine. This letter was written about a month before Kearny's death. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 471		Lee, Robert E (1807-1870) Legendary Confederate general. Autograph Letter Signed "R E Lee" as president of Washington College, one page, 8¼ x 8¼ in., Lexington, Va., Dec. 7, 1869. To Mr. B.B. Euston of Macon, Georgia. In full: "I rec.d by Express yesterday a copy of the last order issued to the Army of N Virginia at Appomattox Ct House, handsomely framed & illustrated, on which it was stated that it had been executed at your Commercial College by yourself; & I presume that I am indebted to you for it. It does great credit to your Institution & Skill, & is a very handsome specimen of penmanship. I am very much obliged to you for this token of remembrance & am very resp[ectfull]y. Your obt servt R E Lee." Light soiling and small paper loss in upper left corner, else fine. Matted with a portrait of Lee which is printed with Lee's quotation at lower right: "You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less." Framed to an overall size of 15½ x 23 in. The order (not present) to which Lee refers is General Order No. 9, his Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia, issued on April 10, 1865, the day after he surrendered the army to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. The order said: " After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no distrust of them. But feeling that valour and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that must have attended the continuance of the contest, I have determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen. By the terms of the agreement, officers and men can return to their homes and remain until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection. With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your Country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration for myself, I bid you an affectionate farewell. R.E. Lee, General." Estimated Value $9,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,700
Lot 472		Military printing of the nine letters between generals Lee and Grant. Printed Document representing the "correspondence which took place between Generals GRANT and LEE previous to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia…published for the information of the people in the vicinity of the lines," Headquarters Middle Military Division, Winchester, 3 pages, 10 x 8 in., April 11, 1865. The printing includes a series of nine letters between the two opposing generals from April 7 through April 9, 1865, culminating with the capitulation of General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. The communications, although brief, are highly important and discuss the various arrangements and agreements settled upon by the two generals, with U. S. Grant proposing the terms of surrender and Lee's acceptance of them. Grant states that the officers of the Confederate Army are "to give their individual paroles not to take arms against the Gov't of the United States until properly exchanged, and each Company or Regimental Commander sign a like parole for the men of their comman--the arms, artillery and public property to be packed and stacked and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side arms of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage…" Fine condition. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 473		Photo Album of Captain Pierre Giraud, Commander of the USS Tennessee. Personal photo album of Captain Pierre Giraud, who became commander of the captured ironclad CSS Tennessee upon her capture at the Battle of Mobile Bay. The album ontains 42 CDV's, most of which are USN officers and the most important being a rare image (CDV of a drawing of a woodcut) of the CSS / USS Tennessee, taken by McPherson & Oliver, 132 Canal Street, New Orleans. There are many high-ranking US Navy officers, including Commodore Winslow USN, famous captain of the USS Kearsarge when it defeated the CSS Alabama off the coast of France in one of the most famous naval battles of the Civil War. Also of note is a CDV of Admiral Theodorus Bailey (by Moffat & Simpson). The back cover and spine of the album are separated and it is split in the middle, not affecting the CDV's. The front has a presentation that reads: "Capt. P. Giraud / A token of friendship and esteem from B.F.D.F." An accompanying notebook contains a list of the CDV's (several are of unidentified USN officers) and their imprints, as well as a great deal of research, such as biographies and copies of Official Records Some of the other identified CDV's are: Commodore John Rodgers "Dictator," Capt. C.R.P. Rodgers, Lt. Commander Rogers, Lt. Commander Johnson, Capt. Fairfax, Capt. Eaton, C.H. Lockwood, Capt. E.R. Clarke, Lt. Nelson, Lt. Wood, Lt. Gerage, R.M. Hanson, Alexander Kimberly, Paymaster B.D. Fitch, Paymaster Kimberly, and Dr. Gayton. Included with the album is one partly-printed Document Signed "Gideon Welles" as Secretary of the Navy, one page, 10 x 8 in., Navy Dept., Dec. 1, 1863. To Commodore H.H. Bell, appointing Henry E. Giraud Acting Master's Mate of the U.S.S. Tennessee. Document was forwarded to P. Giraud. The Battle of Mobile Bay took place on August 5, 1864, between a Union fleet commanded by Rear Adm. David G. Farragut and a smaller Confederate fleet commanded by Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Frarragut daringly ran through a minefield and got beyond reach of the guns on the shore. The Confederate fleet was reduced to the ironclad CSS Tennessee, which eventually was surrendered by Admiral Buchanan. Captain Pierre Giraud led the boarding party and received Buchanan's sword for delivery to Rear Admiral Farragut. The capture of Mobile was an important Union victory, and along with the capture of Atlanta, contributed to Lincoln's re-election. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 474		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) U.S. Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. Autograph letter signed, 2pp, 5½ x 3½", New York, Jan. 12, 1850. To Major General P(ercifer) F. Smith, introducing a clergyman whose card is attached under Scott's signature. With holograph envelope signed in the return address, to Maj. Gen. Smith in San Francisco. Smith was prominent in the Mexican War and was the military commander of California and the Oregon Territory when Scott wrote to him. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 475		Scott, Winfield. Signature on a 1 x 6" slip of paper with "U.S. Army, Feb. 10, 1857," n.p. Fine. Matted with a portrait of Scott and framed to an overall size of 12 x 11¼". Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 476		Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Union general; admired and hated for his military strategy, especially his "scorched earth" policy which deprived the enemy of resources. His Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea split the Confederacy in two and deprived it of supplies, hastening its demise. Autograph Letter Signed "W.T. Sherman / Lt. Genl.," 4 pp, 8 x 5 in. Headquarters Military Division of the Missouri, Saint Louis, July 8, 1868. Light toning, else fine. To a friend he refers to as "Dear General," who is in Atlanta to help members of a church which was burned during Sherman's occupation of the city (Sept. 1-Nov. 12, 1864). Sherman disavows knowledge of the burning of the church and suggests that it could have been the work of "vagabond whites & negroes." In part: "I have just got back from the wedding in Cleveland, Ohio of General Miles with my niece Mary Sherman…I am glad you have been so successful in the matter of the church…. I was in hopes to find on my return something from the Revd. Mr. Schuyler Pastor of the richest congregation of the Episcopalians in St. Louis….I will make it my business to see him & ascertain if he got copies of your circular mailed to him. Of course it must be as you say. A church was burned in Atlanta. but I cannot recall the building to my memory though I daily visited every part of the place during September. More than a month before the great fire that occurred the day & night before I left viz. Nov. 12. All through the South they charged to me and my army acts that were committed by vagabond whites & negroes. And it was of this that I wanted to inquire. I had heard that after we had gone from Atlanta hundreds of people flocked in and plundered and destroyed much we had left. Still as you say that makes no difference in the charity of the case. And I am glad you have succeeded in providing a proper place for the congregation….General Grant & family are now out on the farm of the Grave's, 11 miles in the country. The Genl will in a few days go up to Leavenworth and out on the Plains. I will go with him a part of his wandering way. Democratic nomination not yet announced though it will be made today or tomorrow. I truly hope your task in Georgia will soon be so far concluded that you may rejoin your family and regain your appropriate command. Yr friend, W.T. Sherman." Two months earlier, in Chicago, General Ulysses S. Grant had been nominated unanimously as the Republican presidential candidate for 1868. As Sherman wrote this letter, the Democratic convention was going on in New York. After 22 ballots, the reluctant Horatio Seymour was nominated, but he didn't stand a chance against the war hero, Grant. On March 4, 1869, the day of Grant's inauguration, Sherman succeeded him as general-in-chief of the armies of the United States, a command he held until his retirement on Feb. 8, 1884. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 477		Smith, Charles F (1807-1862) Career Army officer who served in the Mexican and Civil Wars; during the latter, he injured his leg jumping into a rowboat, leading to an infection that claimed his life. He was an instructor of Grant's at West Point. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, "C.F. Smith," one page, 9¾ x 7¾ in., West Point, N.Y., plus holograph address leaf with manuscript postage and circular red West Point cancellation. To Rev. Philip Lindsley in Nashville. In part: "Your letter…to Lieut. Col. DeRussy, requesting an extension of the leave of absence heretofore granted to your son, has been received….I am directed to say that…Cadet Lindsley is authorized to remain absent until the 28th….Will you please to communicate this to your son…." Folds and minor toning, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 478		Tennessee Amnesty Oath. Union loyalty/amnesty oath including promise to emancipate slaves, one page, 11 x 7½ in., October 25, 1865, Rhea County, Tennessee. Signed by "Henry Young," in part: "…henceforth support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of States therein…abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclimations which have been made during the existing rebelion with reference to the immancipation of slaves so help me God." Notarized embossing at the bottom, with some typical toning, mostly along the folds, which has two small fold intersection pinholes from wear. Exceedingly rare. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 479		Battle of Mill Spring, KY Jan. 19th 1862. Hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 9½ x 13¼" (image is 8 x 12½") 152 Nassau St. New York is at lower right below image. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15¼ x 19". Depicting the bayonet charge of the 9th Ohio Volunteers under Co. McCook against Confederate forces under Gen. Zollicoffer. Very good; toning and a few minor creases in upper background. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 480		Civil War Era Tintype. Seated, three-quarter photo of two men, probably brothers. 2 x 2½ in. With decorative brass surround. Some spotting. Cheeks appear to be hand tinted. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 481		Withdrawn	Unsold