Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 56

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

U.S. Civil War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 241		36 Star American Flag. Printed, not sewn, flag composed of seven red stripes and six white, with 36 white stars against a blue field. The dimensions are 23½ x 35½ in. The colors are somewhat faded and there are some scattered stains, most light except for the far left edge. Framed to an overall size of 25¾ x 37½ in. On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the Union and promptly entered the war on the Union side. The state flag proudly bears the phrase "Battle Born." The next state to enter the Union would be Nebraska on March 1, 1867, so the 36-star flag was in use for less than 2½ years. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 242		Group of CDVs. Six items: Four CDvs of officers in uniform (one is probably General Phil Sheridan): one three-quarter length, signed on the mount, "Yours Truly, G.A. Ellsworth" (not THE Ellsworth), with imprint of J. Carbutt, Chicago on verso; one three-quarter length (no imprint), and two chest up, one with imprint of G. Wertz, Kansas City, and the other with J. Good, Trenton, N.J. imprint. A fifth CDV is a bust portrait of a man in a suit with Seely & Mitchell, Elmira, N.Y. imprint, and the sixth item is an albumen photo of four soldiers on a 4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. mount with Brady, Washington imprint, titled "Illustrations of Camp Life." Very good to fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 243		Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall" (1824-1863) Confederate general; mortally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville. Scarce battlefield Autograph Letter Signed "T.J. Jackson / Maj. Genl." 1 p, 7¼ x 4¾ in., n.p., July 24, 1862. To Maj. Gen. R.S. Ewell: "General, Please let Mr. J.S. Barbour select a couple of men from your command for the purpose of procuring information beyond our lines. Respectfully yours, T.J. Jackson Maj. Genl." Addressed in Jackson's hand at lower left to Maj. Gen. R. S. Ewell. Written in pencil on the verso are two dockets in Gen. Ewell's hand: "Mr. Barbour wishes to confer with two men from the 13th Va., he is referred to Genl. Early. July 24, 62 R.S. Ewell" and "Genl. Early will please detail the men if Mr. Barbour find[s] those he wishes…". Scattered toning and staining, but boldly penned and signed. In an attempt to capture Richmond and thereby end the war, Union forces under McClellan had invaded the Shenandoah Valley (Peninsular Campaign, March-July 1862). Jackson successfully fought off several divisions, preventing some 50,000 men under Nathaniel P. Banks and Irvin McDowell from reinforcing McClellan. When John Pope's Army of Virginia joined McClellan in the Valley and Pope moved toward Gordonsville, Virginia, a railroad junction strategically located between Richmond and the Valley, General Lee sent Jackson to protect the town. In this letter dated July 24, Jackson orders the selection of two spies to place behind Union lines, likely hoping for information to use against Pope. On August 29th, troops under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet attacked Pope's Army at Manassas and Pope was forced to retreat across Bull Run Creek, having lost 15,000 men. Pope was blamed for the defeat and relieved of his command. Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's senior Major General during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Ewell lost a leg at Groveton in August 1862 but returned to the field in May 1863 to take charge of the 2nd Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia after Jackson's death at Chancellorsville. Jubal Early, who was in command of Eizey's Brigade in the 2nd Corps, took over Ewell's division when he was wounded. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $11,750
Lot 244		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 $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 245		Lee, Robert E (1807-1870) Legendary Confederate general. Free Frank Signature, "R.E. Lee / Gen'l" in the upper right corner of a blue-ruled envelope addressed in General Lee's hand to "Mrs. Lawton / Genl A.R. Lawton / near Albany / Georgia." The envelope bears a vertical pair of five-cent Confederate Scott No. 7 stamps postmarked from Virgnia, Jan. 13, 1863. Light age toning and soiling; minor ink brushing. Extremely rare usage, one of just a few known as Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. Sotheby's, Apr. 2008, Dr. Robert Small Trust Collection, lot 12. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $13,513
Lot 246		Max M. Connell - Surrender At Appomattox. Original watercolor showing General Robert E. Lee mounted on his horse Traveler and Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant standing on the front steps of the McLean home in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, where Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on 9 April 1865. The two generals raise their hats in a mutual gesture of respect, as do the Union troops standing on the porch behind Grant. A splendid painting, handsomely matted and framed to 19½x21½". Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $353
Lot 247		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) American general in three wars and General in Chief of the Army when the Civil War began; presidential candidate in 1852. Autograph Letter Signed in the text, 1 page, 7¼ x 6¾ in., n.p., May 15, n.y. (c.1815-41). "Maj: General Scott has the honour to accept the invitation of Mr. & Mrs. Madison, to dinner, for friday next." The dinner with James and Dolley Madison was probably after Madison's presidency (he was President from 1809-1817 and lived until 1836). Fine; one light crease and faint folds; affixed at left margin to a larger sheet. with an engraving of Scott. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $329
Lot 248		Sheridan, Philip H (1831-88) Union general; one of the first to use "scorched earth" tactics. Autograph Letter Signed "P.H. Sheridan," 1 page, 6¾ x 5 in., Chicago, Mar. 1, 1878. to "My dear Strong," sending maps which had been requested. Very good; light soiling and two vertical folds. Affixed at left margin to a larger sheet. With an engraving of Sheridan. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 249		Sherman, William T. Autograph Letter Signed "W.T. Sherman," 3pp, 8 x 5 in., St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 25, 1885. To his brother, Hoyt Sherman in Des Moines, Iowa, regarding a request from his brother for "an autograph letter for some Masonic Friend" and a request "from your State's Librarian…for some letter or manuscript of mine to file with the Archives of your State." He encloses (not present) the original holograph report he wrote outside of Vicksburg on July 28, 1863, and asks his brother to determine whether the librarian will place it in the state archives or if he is just trying to get an autograph letter; if it is the latter, Hoyt should keep it for himself or send it back. Fine; light soiling. Affixed at left margin to a larger page. With an engraving of Sherman. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 250		Sherman, William T (1820-1891) American soldier; Union general. Card Signed "W.T. Sherman / General," 2½ x 3 5/8 in., n.p.,n.d. Light toning, else fine. Sherman became a full general on March 1869 and four days later succeeded Grant as Commander in Chief of the Army. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 251		Thomas, George H (1818-1870) Union general, called the "Rock of Chickamauga." War-date Autograph Telegram Signed "Geo. H. Thomas / Maj. Genl U.S.A. / Comy," on "U.S. Military Telegraph" form, 1 page, 7½ x 5¼ in., Headquarters D.C., By Telegraph from Nashville, Nov. 29, 1864. To Maj. Gen. Scofield, near Columbia Via Frank[l]in. "I have a report from the N.W. R.R. that four Regements of Forrests Cavalry have crossed Duck river below Williams pont. Have you any such information." Thomas wrote instructions to put the telegram into code, "Cipher" at upper left. Fine; affixed at left margin to a larger sheet. With an engraving of Thomas. On Nov. 29, CSA General John Bell Hood crossed the Duck River and converged on Spring Hill., hoping to cut off the escape of Union forces. Schofield reinforced his troops and held off Confederate attacks, then slipped away during the night to Franklin. Nathan Bedford Forrest commanded the cavalry under John Bell Hood during Hood's Tennessee campaign (Nov.-Dec. 1864). Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $494
Lot 252		Cartes de Visite of Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart. CDV of Lee by E. & H.T. Anthony. The waist-length image of Lee in uniform is a little light and background is uneven, with a couple small edge chips to photo. J.E.B. Stuart is shown in a head and shoulders shot, in uniform. No photographers imprint; "General J.E.B. Stuart, C.S.A." is printed on the back. A very nice, clean image. Estimated Value $400 - 500. From a CDV photo album that belonged to Miss Nora du Rack of St. Louis, Missouri in the 1860s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $235
Lot 253		Confederate Cartes de Visites. A nice, clean chest-up CDV photo in uniform of General Richard Ewell. No photographer's imprint; his name and "C.S.A." are printed on the back. A chest-up CDV photo of General Joe E. Johnston in uniform, with imprint on front and back of C.D. Fredricks & Co., N.Y. Some soiling and a couple of marks. With a collage of twelve Confederate Generals; no photographer's imprint; light soiling and blemishes in margin. Estimated Value $125 - 150. From a CDV photo album that belonged to Miss Nora du Rack of St. Louis, Missouri in the 1860s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 254		[Civil War Letters]. Group of 16 letters, six written by Vermont soldier B.F. Hulburd (2nd Vt Infy., Co. E, 6th Corps) and ten by friends and relatives. Dated from 1861 to 1864 (not all have dates). Hulburd is disgusted by "outrages upon the citizens," raids into Maryland and Pennsylvania "not allowed by the Army regulations," but "the Officers 'wink' at them…" On Oct. 7, n.y., Camp at Rutland, he tells of marching back toward Harper's Ferry. In Oct. '62 he writes that they are going to Pensacola, Fla. and he hears they have "first rate water, " which is more important than women. In April 1863 he describes the camp and food at Camp Stoughton, Santa Rosa Island. He writes mostly in pencil; the letters are soiled and some are faded but legible. The other letters are often pious; one from his soldier nephew in Co. C, 4th U.S. Arty., shows some humor, and the only non war-date letter (1867) is from a fellow soldier who has lost his sight. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold