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3010A
- D. H. ANDERSON OF RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER, Postal envelope, CW
period. Embossed with the logo of that Richmond photographer,
goldenrod paper envelope. Anderson sold out to George Cook after the
War, fine light stains....................................$45.00
TWO SCARCE
CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNER CERTIFICATES FROM CHARLESTON
3012
- THE CHICORA IMPORTING AND EXPORTING CO., CHARLESTON, SC,
June 9th, 1863, 5" X 8", vignette of a steam blockade
runner, certificate #150, GOOD FOR ONE SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK. [$1000]
Printed on blue paper. The Chicora Importing and Exporting Company of
South Carolina was not incorporated until December, 1863, though they
actually began operations in September, 1862 when they purchased the
steamer Herald (renamed the Antonica) from John Fraser
and Company. This first ship was so successful that the company was
able to purchase a large English paddlewheel steamer named the Havelock
(later renamed the General Beauregard). The company apparently
did quite well, though they repaid their stockholders with heavily
inflated Confederate Treasury notes and bonds. At one time during the
war, stock in the company rose as high as $10,250 per share. The
company seems to have paid a closing dividend in January, 1865, though
after the war they were able to make one final payment of $100 in gold
when it sold off its English property and the vessel Chicora at
Halifax. By the close of the war, the company had shipped
approximately 10,000 bales of Confederate cotton through the blockade
and returned with numerous necessities and luxuries. Very fine, slight
tone at top left
corner................................................$995.00
3013
- CHARLESTON IMPORTING AND EXPORTING COMPANY, CHARLESTON, SC,
5" X 9.5", large vignette of a steam powered blockade
runner, March 17th, 1864, certificate for one share of capital stock
valued at $1000, #24001. They operated the very successful ship the
SYREN as well as other boats and repaid their investors a 100% profit
and in 1864 a share that sold at $1000 was worth $3000. The SYREN is
considered the most successful of the blockade runners. Purple
dividend stamp, very fine, scarcer
certificate..........................................$1,250.00
9016
- THE YANKEES CLOSING IN ON RALEIGH, HIDING VALUABLES FROM THE
YANKEES, THEY ARE VERY SMART IN LOCATING VALUABLES, Louisburg
[NC] April 5th, 1865, two pages in ink from Addie [Courier] to her
cousin Mary. She relates in part, "We have had such
exciting times the past two or three weeks. We heard yesterday that
Ben was taken a prisoner last Sunday and I hope he will be exchanged
soon. I wish you would rite cousin Adeline and let her know he is a
prisoner. I hear that they are fighting at Petersburg and feel better
that Ben is a prisoner than being in battle. I am afraid he will
suffer much in prison but that is better than being killed or disabled
for life. We have been expecting the Yankees to take Raleigh and we
are exposed all the time. Mother has been much distressed about her
provisions and sundries. She does not know what to do. The Yankees are
so smart you cannot hide anything from them! So what are you going to
do with your valuables? We do not think of anything but hiding our
things, I should hate for them to take my clothes. She further
mentions her mother wants a friend to visit to tell her about
Johnson's Island...Yours sincerely Mary." An interesting
letter regarding Sherman's advance on Raleigh and the rush to hide
valuables by the citizens of the area to avoid loss to the Yankees. 5"
X 6.5", blue paper, well written old fissure restored at edge. Great
content......................................................$195.00
9018
- A RARE CONFEDERATE PAROLE FROM BRASHEAR CITY, LOUISIANA FOR A YOUNG
YANKEE MUSICIAN IN THE 4TH MASS. INFANTRY, Headquarters CS
Forces South of the Red River, June 25th, 1863, Brashear City, LA
field-press parole 5" X 6.5", for Musician William Atwood of
the 4th Mass. Vol. who had been captured along with 1000 others [see
attached write-up on Brashear City] Atwood has enlisted for 9 months
and was captured almost 9 months to the day. Musicians and drummers
also were used as stretcher bearers during battles. Crudely printed on
lined paper. Major Sherod Hunter of Baylor's Texas Cavalry reported in
the victory at Brashear City: My loss is 3 killed and 18 wounded;
that of the enemy, 46 killed, 40 wounded, and about 1,300 prisoners.
We have captured eleven 24 and 32 pounder siege guns; 2500 stand of
small-arms (Enfield and Burnside rifles), and immense quantities of
quartermaster's, commissary, and ordnance stores, some 2,000 Negroes,
and between 200 and 300 wagons and tents. I cannot speak too highly of
the gallantry and good conduct of the officers and men under my
command. Atwood was one of the captured Yanks at that battle...Rare,
light age tone.........................................SOLD
A BEAUTIFUL LAST
PUBLIC MESSAGE FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA JUST
BEFORE HIS DEATH

1219 - LARGE LITHOGRAPH 17" X 21" PRINTED BY A. HOEN IN
RICHMOND, VA, Large vignettes of the Capital at Raleigh as well
as of Jefferson Davis with three red, white, and blue Confederate flags.
Davis writes to the people of the state on the Centennial celebration of
the ratification of the US Constitution by North Carolina in 1789. This
is Davis' last public paper written by Davis from his sickbed five weeks
before his death. The celebration took place November 21st, 1889 with
Davis apologizing for not coming due to illness and commenting of the
history of North Carolina since the ratification. Quite attractive, light
edge margin stains not detrimental as the large imprint is very
attractive, [shading seen is in the print itself].......................SOLD
TWO WOUNDED AND ONE KILLED AT THE
BATTLE OF MANSFIELD
1201 - CRESCENT
CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, LOUISIANA, 7" X 12" clothing
manifest pre-printed and filled-in listing four Louisiana soldiers [2
sided] from Company G by name, date enlisted, and all the clothing
given to them during enlistment and value. Listed are the dates of
distribution and signed by the distributing officer as well as the
soldier. Listed are the following soldiers: Joseph Dyer, James
C. Henry, C. Driscoll, and J. Dupuy - J. C. Henry was killed April
8th, 1864 at the Battle of Mansfield, Dupuy and Driscoll were wounded
at that battle. Two enlisted in March 1862 and two in
September 1862. Two were in the 24th LA which merged with two other
regiments in 1863 to form the Consolidated Crescent regiment. "This
state militia regiment transferred to Confederate service in New
Orleans on March 6, 1862, for ninety days with 945 men. The regiment
went immediately to Corinth, Mississippi, to reinforce General Pierre
G. T. Beauregard's army. On April 6, the regiment played an important
role in the capture of two Federal divisions at the Hornet's Nest
during the Battle of Shiloh. The next day, the men supported the 5th
Company, Washington Artillery, and prevented the enemy from capturing
three of the battery's guns. In the battle, 23 of the regiment's men
were killed, 84 were wounded, and 20 were missing. Retreating with the
army to Corinth, the regiment was disbanded on June 3 by General
Braxton Bragg at the expiration of its enlistment. Most of the men
went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On September 17, the War
Department reorganized the regiment and ordered it to report to
General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The reorganization occurred
at New Iberia on October 16, when Colonel McPheeters reclaimed the men
serving with the 18th Louisiana. On October 27, the regiment fought in
the Battle of Labadieville and retreated with the army to the lower
Bayou Teche. After spending several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to
Avery Island on December 19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on
January 11, 1863. On February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on
picket on Grand River, fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey
Cloud. The regiment returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the
battle there on April 12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through
Opelousas and Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to
south Louisiana in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and
July while the army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During
the next three months, the regiment marched with General Alfred
MOUTON's brigade back and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3,
the 11th and 12th [Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana infantry
battalions were added to the regiment at Simmsport to form the
Consolidated Crescent Regiment." The regiment played a major role
in the Battle of Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more
than 175 of the regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the
regiment became the only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field
officers in one battle. The next day, April 9, at the Battle of
Pleasant Hill, the regiment saw only limited fighting since its
division constituted the army's reserve force. Pursuing Banks' army
back down the Red River, the regiment participated in the Battle of
Yellow Bayou, May 18. Portions, if not all, of the regiment supported
the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a skirmish with enemy gunboats on the
Atchafalaya north of Simmsport on June 8. When the army marched
through north Louisiana into southern Arkansas in the fall, the
regiment remained at Alexandria and then marched to Shreveport. After
several months in the garrison at Shreveport, the regiment returned to
Alexandria. The brigade rejoined the regiment there in January, 1865,
and occupied camps in the vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade
marched to Mansfield; it disbanded there on May 19, prior to the
surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department." The paper
is crisp and strong manuscript, ex. Cusach's Collection..............................$145.00
ONE WOUNDED AND
ONE KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF MANSFIELD
1202 - CRESCENT
CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, LOUISIANA, 7" X 12" clothing
manifest pre-printed and filled-in listing four Louisiana soldiers [2
sided] from Company G by name, date enlisted, and all the clothing
given to them during enlistment and value. Listed are the dates of
distribution and signed by the distributing officer as well as the
soldier. Listed are the following soldiers: James H. Davis,
William Anderson, Robert Kilgore, and H. Mayeau. Kilgore died from
wounds received at the Battle of Mansfield and Anderson was wounded
there. The 24th Louisiana state militia regiment transferred to
Confederate service in New Orleans on March 6, 1862, for ninety days
with 945 men. The regiment went immediately to Corinth, Mississippi,
to reinforce General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's army. On April 6, the
regiment played an important role in the capture of two Federal
divisions at Hornet's Nest during the Battle of Shiloh. The next day,
the men supported the 5th Company, Washington Artillery, and prevented
the enemy from capturing three of the battery's guns. In the battle,
23 of the regiment's men were killed, 84 were wounded, and 20 were
missing. Retreating with the army to Corinth, the regiment was
disbanded on June 3 by General Braxton Bragg at the expiration of its
enlistment. Most of the men went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On
September 17, the War Department reorganized the regiment and ordered
it to report to General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The
reorganization occurred at New Iberia on October 16, when Colonel
McPheeters reclaimed the men serving with the 18th Louisiana. On
October 27, the regiment fought in the Battle of Labadieville and
retreated with the army to the lower Bayou Teche. After spending
several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to Avery Island on December
19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on January 11, 1863. On
February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on picket on Grand River,
fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey Cloud. The regiment
returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the battle there on April
12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through Opelousas and
Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to South Louisiana
in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and July while the
army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During the next three
months, the regiment marched with General Alfred MOUTON's brigade back
and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3, the 11th and 12th
[Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana infantry battalions were added
to the regiment at Simmsport to form the Consolidated Crescent
Regiment." The regiment played a major role in the Battle of
Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more than 175 of the
regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the regiment became the
only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field officers in one battle.
The next day, April 9, at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, the regiment
saw only limited fighting since its division constituted the army's
reserve force. Pursuing Banks' army back down the Red River, the
regiment participated in the Battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18. Portions,
if not all, of the regiment supported the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a
skirmish with enemy gunboats on the Atchafalaya north of Simmsport on
June 8. When the army marched through north Louisiana into southern
Arkansas in the fall, the regiment remained at Alexandria and
then marched to Shreveport. After several months in the garrison
at Shreveport, the regiment returned to Alexandria. The brigade
rejoined the regiment there in January. 1865, and occupied camps in
the vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade marched to Mansfield;
it disbanded there on May 19, prior to the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department." The paper is crisp and
strong manuscript, ex. Cusachs Collections.......................$125.00
TWO WOUNDED ONE
KILLED AT MANSFIELD, LA. APRIL 8TH, 1864
1203 - CRESCENT
CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, LOUISIANA, 7" X 12" clothing
manifest pre-printed and filled-in listing four Louisiana soldiers [2
sided] from Company G by name, date enlisted, and all the clothing
given to them during enlistment and value. Listed are the dates of
distribution and signed by the distributing officer as well as the
soldier. Listed are the following soldiers: J. B. Dickerson and
Simpson Pierce were wounded at Mansfield and G. W. Stone was killed at
Mansfield. O. C. Williamson is also listed. Two enlisted in
March 1862 [24th LA] and the other two in October - November 1862. The
24th Louisiana state militia regiment transferred to Confederate
service in New Orleans on March 6, 1862, for ninety days with 945 men.
The regiment went immediately to Corinth, Mississippi, to reinforce
General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's army. On April 6, the regiment
played an important role in the capture of two Federal divisions at
the Hornet's Nest during the Battle of Shiloh. The net day, the men
supported the 5th Company, Washington Artillery, and prevented the
enemy from capturing three of the battery's guns. In the battle, 23 of
the regiment's men were killed, 84 were wounded, and 20 were missing.
Retreating with the army to Corinth, the regiment was disbanded on
June 3 by General Braxton Bragg at the expiration of its enlistment.
Most of the men went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On September
17, the War Department reorganized the regiment and ordered it to
report to General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The
reorganization occurred at New Iberia on October 16, when Colonel
McPheeters reclaimed the men serving with the 18th Louisiana. On
October 27, the regiment fought in the Battle of Labadieville and
retreated with the army to the lower Bayou Teche. After spending
several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to Avery Island on December
19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on January 11, 1863. On
February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on picket on Grand River,
fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey Cloud. The regiment
returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the battle there on April
12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through Opelousas and
Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to south Louisiana
in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and July while the
army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During the next three
months, the regiment marched with General Alfred MOUTON's brigade back
and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3, the 11th and 12th
[Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana Infantry battalions were added
to the regiment at Simmsport to form the Consolidated Crescent
Regiment. "The regiment played a major role in the Battle of
Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more than 175 of the
regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the regiment became the
only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field officers in one battle.
The next day, April 9, at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, the regiment
saw only limited fighting since its division constituted the army's
reserve force. Pursuing Banks army back down the Red River, the
regiment participated in the Battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18. Portions,
if not all, of the regiment supported the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a
skirmish with enemy gunboats on the Atchafalaya north of Simmsport on
June 8. When the army marched through north Louisiana into southern
Arkansas in the fall, the regiment remained at Alexandria and then
marched to Shreveport. After several months in the garrison at
Shreveport, the regiment returned to Alexandria. The brigade rejoined
the regiment there in January, 1865, and occupied camps in the
vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade marched to Mansfield; it
disbanded there on May 19, prior to the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department." The paper is crisp and
strong manuscript, ex Cusachs Collection..........................$145.00
FOUGHT AT THE
BATTLE OF SHILOH AS MEMBERS OF THE 24TH LA CRESCENT REGIMENT LATER AS
MEMBERS OF THE CONSOLIDATED CRESCENT REGIMENT AT THE BATTLE OF
MANSFIELD
1204 - CRESCENT
CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, LOUISIANA, 7" X 12" clothing
manifest pre-printed and filled-in listing four Louisiana soldiers [2
sided] from Company G by name, dated enlisted, and all the clothing
given to them during enlistment and value. Listed are the dates of
distribution and signed by the distributing officer as well as the
soldier. Listed are the following soldiers: John Marshall,
Victor Svoye [POW], B. F. Hopper, and Charles H. Disque. All
four enlisted in New Orleans in march 1862 just before the 24th
marched to Corinth and Shiloh. The 24th Louisiana state militia
regiment transferred to Confederate service in New Orleans on March 6,
1862, for ninety days with 945 men. The regiment went immediately to
Corinth, Mississippi, to reinforce General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's
army. On April 6, the regiment played an important role in the capture
of two Federal divisions at the Hornet's Nest during the Battle of
Shiloh. The next day, the men supported the 5th Company, Washington
Artillery, and prevented the enemy from capturing three of the
battery's guns. In the battle, 23 of the regiment's men were killed,
84 were wounded, and 20 were missing. Retreating with the army to
Corinth, the regiment was disbanded on June 3 by General Braxton Bragg
at the expiration of its enlistment. Most of the men went into the
18th Louisiana Regiment. On September 17, the War Department
reorganized the regiment and ordered it to report to General Richard
Taylor in south Louisiana. The reorganization occurred at New Iberia
on October 16, when Colonel McPheeters reclaimed the men serving with
the 18th Louisiana. On October 27, the regiment fought in the Battle
of Labadieville and retreated with the army to the lower Bayou Teche.
After spending several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to Avery Island
on December 19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on January 11,
1863. On February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on picket on Grand
River, fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey Cloud. The
regiment returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the battle there
on April 12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through Opelousas
and Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to south
Louisiana in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and July
while the army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During the
next three months, the regiment marched with General Alfred MOUTON's
brigade back and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3, the 11th
and 12th [Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana infantry battalions
were added to the regiment at Simmsport to form the Consolidated
Crescent Regiment. "The regiment played a major role in the
Battle of Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more than
175 of the regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the regiment
became the only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field officers in one
battle. The next day, April 9, at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, the
regiment saw only limited fighting since its division constituted the
army's reserve force. Pursuing Banks' army back down the Red River,
the regiment participated in the Battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18.
Portions, if not all, of the regiment supported the 2nd Louisiana
Battery in a skirmish with enemy gunboats on the Atchafalaya north of
Simmsport on June 8. When the army marched through north Louisiana
into southern Arkansas in the fall, the regiment remained at
Alexandria and then marched to Shreveport. After several months in the
garrison at Shreveport, the regiment returned to Alexandria. The
brigade rejoined the regiment there in January, 1865, and occupied
camps in the vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade marched to
Mansfield; it disbanded there on May 19, prior to the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department." The paper is crisp and
strong manuscript, ex Cusachs Collection.........................................$125.00
24TH LOUISIANA
CRESCENT REGIMENT DISBANDS AFTER SHILOH
1205 - THE
QUARTERMASTER OF THE 24TH LOUISIANA TURNS OVER HIS STORES AS THE
REGIMENT DISBANDS, 7" X 13" manuscript accounting of
stores from the regiment listing paper, axes, spades, coffee pots,
kettles, socks shoes jackets, pants cups etc. turned over by AQM
Captain R. D. Gribble to Captain M. McDougall of Co. I, Crescent
regiment. The 24th Louisiana was a 90 day militia regiment that
disbanded June 12th. The lists shows these stores being turned over
from June 18th to July 5th, 1862. Most men went into the 18th LA. A
history of the Consolidated Crescent regiment follows: The 24th
Louisiana state militia regiment transferred to Confederate service in
New Orleans on March 6, 1862, for ninety days with 945 men. The
regiment went immediately to Corinth, Mississippi, to reinforce
General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's army. On April 6, the regiment
played an important role in the capture of two Federal divisions at
the Hornet's Nest during the Battle of Shiloh. The next day, the men
supported the 5th Company, Washington Artillery, and prevented the
enemy from capturing three of the battery's guns. In the battle, 23 of
the regiment's men were killed, 84 were wounded, and 20 were missing.
Retreating with the army to Corinth, the regiment was disbanded on
June 3 by General Braxton Bragg at the expiration of its enlistment.
Most of the men went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On September
17, the War Department reorganized the regiment and ordered it to
report to General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The
reorganization occurred at New Iberia on October 16, when Colonel
McPheeters reclaimed the men serving with the 18th Louisiana. On
October 27, the regiment fought in the Battle of Labadieville and
retreated with the army to the lower Bayou Teche. After spending
several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to Avery Island on December
19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on January 11, 1863. On
February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on picket on Grand River,
fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey Cloud. The regiment
returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the battle there on April
12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through Opelousas and
Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to south Louisiana
in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and July while the
army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During the next three
months, the regiment marched with General Alfred MOUTON's brigade back
and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3, the 11th and 12th
[Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana infantry battalions were added
to the regiment at Simmsport to form the Consolidated Crescent
Regiment. "The regiment played a major role in the Battle of
Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more than 175 of the
regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the regiment became the
only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field officers in one battle.
The next day, April 9, at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, the regiment
saw only limited fighting since its division constituted the army's
reserve force. Pursuing Banks' army back down the Red River, the
regiment participated in the Battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18. Portions,
if not all, of the regiment supported the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a
skirmish with enemy gunboats on the Atchafalaya north of Simmsport on
June 8. When the army marched through north Louisiana into southern
Arkansas in the fall, the regiment remained at Alexandria and then
marched to Shreveport. After several months in the garrison at
Shreveport, the regiment returned to Alexandria. The brigade rejoined
the regiment there in January, 1865, and occupied camps in the
vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade marched to Mansfield; it
disbanded there on May 19, prior to the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department." Written on blue paper, light
stains, old tape stains at very top left. An early document from the
24th LA. Crescent Regiment.......................$145.00
1206
- A PRIVATE IN THE CONSOLIDATED CRESCENT REGIMENT IS DISCHARGED DUE TO
DISABILITY, 7" X 10" preprinted and filled-in CERTIFICATE
OF DISCHARGE, dated at Vermillionville, LA, July 30th, 1863,
issued for Private Julian Richards, Co. I, Consolidated Crescent
regiment who was discharged by the Brigade surgeon Wm. McPheeters
[brother of the commanding Colonel], discharged to an injury to his
knee which made him unfit for service and the surgeon noted he was
enlisted without being check by a doctor. Docketed on the verso by
Colonel Abel W. Bosworth. Light age tone, Ex. Cusachs
Collection. The 24th Louisiana state militia regiment transferred to
Confederate service in New Orleans on March 6, 1862, for ninety days
with 945 men. The regiment went immediately to Corinth, Mississippi,
to reinforce General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's army. On April 6, the
regiment played an important role in the capture of two Federal
divisions at the Hornet's Nest during the Battle of Shiloh. The next
day, the men supported the 5th Company, Washington Artillery, and
prevented the enemy from capturing three of the battery's guns. In the
battle, 23 of the regiment's men were killed, 84 were wounded, and 20
were missing. Retreating with the army to Corinth, the regiment was
disbanded on June 3 by General Braxton Bragg at the expiration of its
enlistment. Most of the men went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On
September 17, the War Department reorganized the regiment and ordered
it to report to General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The
reorganization occurred at New Iberia on October 16, when Colonel
McPheeters reclaimed the men serving with the 18th Louisiana. On
October27, the regiment fought in the Battle of Labadieville and
retreated with the army to the lower Bayou Teche. After spending
several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to Avery Island on December
19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on January 11, 1863. On
February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on picket on Grand River,
fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey Cloud. The regiment
returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the battle there on April
12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through Opelousas and
Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to south Louisiana
in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and July while the
army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During the next three
months, the regiment marched with General Alfred MOUTON's brigade back
and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3, the 11th and 12th
[Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana infantry battalions were added
to the regiment at Simmsport to form the Consolidated Crescent
Regiment. "The regiment played a major role in the Battle of
Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more than 175 of the
regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the regiment became the
only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field officers in one battle.
The next day, April 9, at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, the regiment
saw only limited fighting since its division constituted the army's
reserve force. Pursuing Banks' army back down the Red River, the
regiment participated in the Battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18. Portions,
if not all, of the regiment supported the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a
skirmish with enemy gunboats on the Atchafalya north of Simmsport on
June 8. When the army marched through north Louisiana into southern
Arkansas in the fall, the regiment remained at Alexandria and then
marched to Shreveport. After several months in the garrison at
Shreveport, the regiment returned to Alexandria. The brigade rejoined
the regiment there in January, 1865, and occupied camps in the
vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade marched to Mansfield; it
disbanded there on May 19, prior to the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department." A scarce western front
discharge..................................$275.00
1208 - WAR HAS
BEGUN, A SOUTHERN MOTHER WRITES HER SON ABOUT ADVICE IN ENLISTING FROM
MAJOR HOLMES [LATER GENERAL THEOPHILUS HOLMES], May 9th,
[1861], 3 page letter from the mother of later Colonel Charles
Broadfoot to her son, [near Fayetteville, NC]. She relates in
part...Your Father has received a few lines from Major Holmes [later
General Theophilus Holmes] and said if "Charles was resolved to
join the army tell him not to do as a private. He thought that he
could provide for you and John [appointment]. I would not speak of it
as it might cause him to have more applicants that he can provide for.
Grandma is not much frightened at the war news but she is anxious for
Uncle Tom he expects to be ordered to Fort Pickens. Hardee's Tactics
is not to be had you will have to send to Raleigh for a copy. Your
affectionate Mother. [Mrs. William Broadfoot].
Fine.........................................SOLD
MEDICAL
DISCHARGE AND SURGEON'S AFFIDAVIT FOR A PRIVATE IN THE LOUISIANA
CRESCENT REGIMENT
1209
- NEW IBERIA, LA, JANUARY 13TH, 1863, MEDICAL DISCHARGE AND SURGEON'S
AFFIDAVIT FOR PRIVATE GEORGE SHILLING, CO. I, CRESCENT REGIMENT,
2 items, [a] Medical pre-printed discharge for Private George
Shilling, Co. I, Louisiana Crescent Regiment at Butte La Rose, LA. who
was described as aged 16 being born in Natchitoches, LA and has been
unfit for duty for 60 days and has been in the hospital since the 1st
of November 1862 and will never be fit for service. Signed by Captain
M. M. Mcdougall commanding his company. Docketed on verso by Lt.
Colonel George Soule and ADG Louis bush on General Mouton's staff. [b]
Headquarters New Iberia Hospital, January 5th, 1863, affidavit by
Surgeon Edward Martin that Private George Shilling is unfit for duty
due to chronic bronchitis and is entitled to a discharge. The
discharge is 8" X 12", some arcival restoration to
several areas and the letter is 4.5" X 6". Ex.
Gaspar Cusachs Collection. The 24th Louisiana state militia
regiment transferred to Confederate service in New Orleans on March 6,
1862, for ninety days with 945 men. The regiment went immediately to
Corinth, Mississippi, to reinforce General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's
army. On April 6, the regiment played an important role in the capture
of two Federal divisions at the Hornet's Nest during the Battle of
Shiloh. The next day, the men supported the 5th Company, Washington
Artillery, and prevented the enemy from capturing three of the
battery's guns. In the battle, 23 of the regiment's men were killed,
84 were wounded, and 20 were missing. Retreating with
the army to Corinth, the regiment was disbanded on June 3 by General
Braxton Bragg at the expiration of its enlistment. Most of the men
went into the 18th Louisiana Regiment. On September 17, the War
Department reorganized the regiment and ordered it to report to
General Richard Taylor in south Louisiana. The reorganization occurred
at New Iberia on October 16, when Colonel McPheeters reclaimed the men
serving with the 18th Louisiana. On October 27, the regiment fought in
the Battle of Labadieville and retreated with the army to the lower
Bayou Teche. After spending several weeks at Bisland, the men moved to
Avery Island on December 19. The regiment went to Butte a la Rose on
January 11, 1863. On February 16, Companies F, G, and H, while on
picket on Grand River, fired on and drove off the enemy steamer Grey
Cloud. The regiment returned to Bisland on April 7 and fought in the
battle there on April 12 and 13. Retreating with Taylor's army through
Opelousas and Alexandria to Natchitoches, the regiment returned to
south Louisiana in June. The men garrisoned Brashear City in June and
July while the army conducted operations on Bayou Lafourche. During
the next three months, the regiment marched with General Alfred
MOUTON's brigade back and forth across south Louisiana. On November 3,
the 11th and 12th [Confederate Guards Response] Louisiana infantry
battalions were added to the regiment at Simmsport to form the
Consolidated Crescent Regiment. "The regiment played a major role
in the Battle of Mansfield, April 8. In the attack on the enemy, more
than 175 of the regiment's men were killed or wounded; and the
regiment became the only Louisiana regiment to lose all 3 field
officers in one battle. The next day, April 9, at the Battle of
Pleasant Hill, the regiment saw only limited fighting since its
division constituted the army's reserve force. Pursuing Banks' army
back down the Red River, the regiment participated in the Battle of
Yellow Bayou, May 18. Portions, if not all, of the regiment supported
the 2nd Louisiana Battery in a skirmish with enemy gunboats on the
Atchafalaya north of Simmsport on June 8. When the army marched
through north Louisiana into southern Arkansas in the fall, the
regiment remained at Alexandria and then marched to Shreveport. After
several months in the garrison at Shreveport, the regiment returned to
Alexandria. The brigade rejoined the regiment there in January, 1865,
and occupied camps in the vicinity until spring. In May, the brigade
marched to Mansfield; it disbanded there on May 19, prior to the
surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department." A scarce
western front discharge. Both items...............................$275.00
CONFEDERATE PAROLE AND PASS FROM
POINT LOOKOUT, MARYLAND
9006
- PAROLE AND OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF PVT. BENJAMIN OWENS, HOLCOME'S
LEGION, SOUTH CAROLINA, 2 documents, 5" X 7"
pre-printed and filled-in documents, POINT LOOKOUT, MARYLAND,
June 30th, 1865, [a] Certificate of release of a Prisoner of War, [b]
an oath of allegiance to the United States. Owen was described as
coming from the Barnsville District of South Carolina. Benjamin Owens
enlisted in Co. D in Holcombe's Legion of Infantry. The Holcombe
Legion, South Carolina was organized November 21, 1861. The
Holcombe Legion organized with a cavalry and infantry battalion but no
artillery companies. The Infantry Battalion was formed with eight
companies, later increased to ten. During the war, it was attached to
Evans', Elliot's, and Wallace's Brigade. A portion of Holcombe Legion
was present at the surrender on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse
in Virginia. Both documents, fine, light
tone...........................................SOLD
FIRST ALABAMA CAVALRY
8250
- YANKEES FALLING BACK FROM MURFREESBORO, MORE YANKS DESERTING EVERY
DAY, THERE WILL SOON BE A HOLE IN THE NORTHERN ARMY, 2 large
pages in pencil, March 17th, 1863 from W. P. Presley, 1st Alabama
Cavalry to his wife, Pickett Camp at Middleton, Bedford County, TN. He
relates in part...It is a beautiful spring morning and it is the
general's opinion the Yankees have fallen back from Murfreesboro ad
gone back to Nashville except there cavalry scouts and it is the case
we will soon be back at Murfreesboro and our scouts were ordered to go
there today unless they were forced back. I think this confederacy is
gaining ground of late. The Yanks seem to be smartly confused the way
they are deserted and coming over to our side. They have averaged two
a day at our post and if they desert at every post the way they are
here there soon will be a big hole in the northern army. He inquires
if the money he is sending home has arrived...he wants his wife to pay
his father $50 for the mare he bought from Newton, the balance you can
spend for the benefit of yourself and family...he received the clothes
she sent him...wishes he could see her and the little brats, his
figures add up to $296.50 he has sent her this year so far...your
affectionate husband Willie [W. T. Presley]. Complete typed
transcript The 1st (First) Alabama Cavalry was raised at Montgomery,
Alabama, in November 1861. Ordered to Tennessee, the regiment fought
at the Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862. It then fought at the Battle
of Boonville, Mississippi and Blackland. In Kentucky with General
Joseph Wheeler, it was engaged at the Battle of Perryville in October
of 1862. Returning to middle Tennessee, the regiment lost many men at
the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, Battle of Stones River in December
of 1862 and January of 1863. On the retreat to Tullahoma and
Chattanooga, it again lost many men at Duck River. In September of
1863, the regiment fought at the Battle of Chickamauga. In east
Tennessee with Longstreet, it fought at Clinton, Knoxville, and Mossy
Creek. It was part of the force on the Sequatchee raid, fought at
Dandridge. During Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, the regiment harassed
the enemy. Again, in Tennessee, it fought at Waynesboro, and at
Fiddler's Pond. Then, it fought at Kilpatrick, Averysboro, and
Bentonville near Raleigh, North Carolina, a few days before Lee's
surrender; the regiment drove back the enemy. It then surrendered as
part of William W. Allen's division at Salisbury, North Carolina,
about 150 strong..................................................$225.00
8251
- 1ST ALABAMA CAVALRY, THE REGIMENT PASSED THROUGH ROME, GA TODAY,
SMALL POX IN MONTGOMERY, HAVE THE CHILDREN VACCINATED, A FRIEND LOOKS
LIKE A PERFECT SKELETON HE IS SO SICK, JUST BEFORE CHICKAMAUGA,
Hamilton County, TN, Chickamauga Station, August 19th, 1863, [last
numeral in date looks like a 2 but content and military position
denotes 1863]. 4 pages in pencil from W. P. "Willie"
Presley, Company A, 1st Alabama Cavalry. He writes to his wife in
part..."was sick for several days but straight now, Bob is
saucy as a rat and saucy as a pig, George Myers is in the hospital at
Atlanta sick, spent the day with Huston with his regiment in camp
about five miles from here, his health is very bad and he is a perfect
skeleton and it made me feel bad to see him in such condition...he is
very low spirited, seeing his condition if I was able I would hire a
substitute for him, mentions friend in the regiment, Thomas Mitchell
has resigned and George Welch is his Captain...when I left home and
crossed the river just as the sun was rising I was so sick I could
hardly navigate, Miss May Jane Hendricks asked me to inquire about Mr.
Josh Hill, tell her I have done so and he is in Company D, Captain
Stokes' company, needs postage stamps, send one 10 Cent stamp or two
five cent stamps in every letter you write me, if you get the chance
you must get all the children vaccinated for we hear a great deal of
smallpox in Montgomery yet, heard from the regiment as they passed
through Rome, GA today, Henry [Henrietta] I am sorry that I did not
stay at home 8-10 days with you and the little babes, W. T. Presley to
Mrs. H. A. Presley, Prattville, Alabama." Well written
complete typed transcript included. The 1st (First) Alabama Cavalry
was raised at Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1861. Ordered to
Tennessee, the regiment fought at the Battle of Shiloh in April of
1862. It then fought at the Battle of Boonville, Mississippi and
Blackland. In Kentucky with General Joseph Wheeler, it was engaged at
the Battle of Perryville in October of 1862. Returning to middle
Tennessee, the regiment lost many men at the Second Battle of
Murfreesboro, Battle of Stones River in December of 1862 and January
of 1863. On the retreat to Tullahoma and Chattanooga, it again lost
many men at Duck River. In September of 1863, the regiment fought at
the Battle of Chickamauga. In east Tennessee with Longstreet, it
fought at Clinton, Knoxville, and Mossy Creek. It was part of the
force on the Sequatchee raid, fought at Dandridge. During Sherman's
Atlanta Campaign, the regiment harassed the enemy. Again, in
Tennessee, it fought at Waynesboro, and at Fiddler's Pond. Then, It
fought at Kilpatrick, Averysboro, and Bentonville near Raleigh, North
Carolina, a few days before Lee's surrender; the regiment drove back
the enemy. It then surrendered as part of William W. Allen's division
at Salisbury, North Carolina, about 150 strong.....................................................$195.00
WAUL'S CAVALRY
LEGION IN ALABAMA 1864
8252
- WAUL'S TEXAS LEGION CAVALRY, ON DUTY NEAR MOBILE, A FRIEND
RECOVERING FROM HIS AMPUTATED LEG, FIGHTING WITH FORREST IN
MISSISSIPPI, GENERAL FORREST HAS TAKEN THE REST OF HIS CAVALRY AND
GONE TO TENNESSEE, MOBILE UNDER YANKEE SIEGE, Camp near
Mobile, Alabama, September 11th, 1864, 3 pages in ink well written by
Captain William D. W. Peck, Co. D, Waul's Texas Legion of Cavalry to
W. B. McCormick back in Texas in regard to the health of his son Pvt.
George W. McCormick late of Waul's Legion of Cavalry [6th Texas
Cavalry] after being wounded in the leg during fighting in Mississippi
at the Battle of Harrisburg on July 1864 and was in a private home
recovering. He relates in part...There is a change or will be in
a day or two that I could send letters across the Mississippi River.
Johnny Frazier reported to the unit the latter part of last month and
said that he left George on the 25th of August and felt he was out of
danger and his leg was healing well and his appetite good, Frazier
brought me a letter from George stating he would drop you a line at
first opportunity. He is still as Mr. Saunders about five miles west
of Tupelo [MS] where he was kept as the surgeon thought it best not to
move him further. I have not seen him since his leg was amputated as
it is impossible to get a leave as General Forrest keeps us very busy
either fighting or moving about all the time and since I wrote you
last we fought the enemy in North Mississippi about 16 days mostly
skirmishing. Our battalion was fortunate in having only one man
wounded and non killed during the whole time but we lost quite a
number of horses - there is no news here - all of the outer
fortifications of the city [Mobile] have been captured and in
possession of the Yankees but no immediate attack is expected on the
city itself. It does not look like war times in Mobile as the stores
are filled with goods of every kind but are selling at the most
extravagant prices, for instance men's shoes from $50 to $100, boots
$200 to $300 a pair and all other goods in proportion. A soldier
stands but a poor sow to make purchases here! Our brigade has been
transferred to General Thomas at this place and I learn that General
Forrest has taken the balance of his cavalry to Tennessee I presume on
Sherman's rear...George is in good hands in Mississippi as he has
friends extending invitations to him for him to visit when able...W.
D. W. Peck. Complete typed transcript included. Great letter
mentioning Forrest's Cavalry Corps, beautiful manuscript! Admiral
Farragut's success in the Battle of Mobile Bay in August of 1864 led
to the capture of Forts Morgan and Gaines at the entrance to the bay.
Mobile was considered one of the major targets of the Civil War but
fear of its strong fortifications around the City and a need for troop
strength elsewhere delayed advancing on Mobile. It was not until the
spring of 1865 that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant made troops available to
Gen. E. R. S. Canby to commence the Mobile Campaign. Their strategy
was to attack Mobile from the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, defusing
the protective forts of Spanish Fort and Blakely, four miles north, on
the east side of the Tensaw River. The next steps toward Mobile were
to knock down the marshland batteries of Forts Huger and Tracy, then
move across the Tensaw and Mobile Rivers into the City. General
William Tecumseh Sherman suggested this easterly route in a letter to
Canby. On its western side Mobile was surrounded by three lines of
fortifications mounting three hundred heavy artillery pieces. Water
approaches to Mobile were defended by a series of underwater
obstructions and island and shore batteries on the east. It was said
to be the most heavily fortified city in the Confederacy.........................................$350.00

8353 - PAYMENT FOR THE FAMILY OF A MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER,
January 15th, 1862, 2" X 6.5", Claiborne County, MS. $7.00
was paid to a Mrs. Hopkins by the Military Board of Claiborne County.
These stipends were paid to help the families of soldiers in the
field. Very fine, in
ink............................................................SOLD
6066
- NEEDING RECRUITS FOR A COMPANY IN NORTH CAROLINA, February
24th, 1862, two page in ink letter written by Pvt. Hector McKethan -
later Colonel just before he joined the 51st NC Infantry after serving
with the 1st NC Infantry to Lt. Charles Broadfoot who had service in
the 1st NC Infantry and was soon to join the 43rd NC Infantry. He
relates in part...What do you think our company will do and do
you think there is any chance to get it into service or any part of
it? I think there are enough who will pledge themselves to go and make
a start and something may turn up to enable us to fill the ranks. We
have lost many of our best me who have gone into Murchison's Cavalry
Company but it is my opinion that it will be impossible to equip them
and we would stand a good chance to get many of them if we prepare for
it in time-suppose we get Hale to call the officers together to
suggest what should be done and if they intend to make no effort let
themselves say so and I am done with it. I was told Ruffin Horn had
gone to Chatham for recruits and there is a draft in Harnett on
Wednesday. If we could get 6 or 8 good men to enter into it heartly
and put some money into it the thing could be done it will take time
and hard labor...H. McKethan. The writer the next month joined the
51st NC Infantry and Broadfoot joined the 43rd NC after securing a
commission. McKethan later became a Colonel in the 51st NC Infantry
and had an outstanding war record......................................................SOLD
6068 - THE
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD, CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA,
3.5" X 5" pre-printed freight bill dated April 1st, 1865 at
Egypt, NC, E. Clegg ships 5 bushels of fodder corn being delivered to
Fayetteville, NC. The Western Railroad was a railroad in North
Carolina connecting Fayetteville to the coal fields of Egypt (now
Cumnock). A group of Fayetteville citizens obtained a charter from the
North Carolina legislature in December 1852 to construct a railroad
from Fayetteville to the coal fields of Chatham County (now Chatham,
Moore, and Lee
counties). The state helped finance, build, and operate the new
railroad. Problems with the construction contracts and obtaining
rights of way delayed its construction, the first rails being laid in
1858. It was not completed until the first part of the American Civil
War. Its first operations in commenced in 1861 to McIver's Depot, and
the line was completed to Egypt in 1863. Charles Beatty Mallett (1816
- 1872) served as the railroad's second president from 1855 to 1865,
and fourth president from 1867 to 1868. He was the son of Charles
Peter Mallett (1792 - 1874). Mallett was a cotton manufacturer,
acquiring a controlling interest in the Union Manufacturing Company
during the time he served as the railroad's president. In 1862 Mallett,
in partnership with James Browne of Charleston, South Carolina, took
over management and operation of the Egypt Coal Mines. These mines had
been owned by a Philadelphia - based company, and had been placed into
receivership by the Confederate government at the start of the war.
The facilities of the railroad were used to transport the coal to
Fayetteville, where it was then moved down the Cape Fear River to its
contracted final destination of Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1865
Gen. Sherman's army reached Fayetteville. During his campaign Sherman
burned or destroyed several of the bridges used by the railroad, 12
miles of track, and several depots. Its rolling stock was saved,
having been moved to the Egypt end of the line. By 1868, his other
businesses and personal residence also destroyed by Sherman's
campaign, Mallett was forced into bankruptcy. Fine, a scarce
Confederate Railroad..........................................SOLD
THE FOLLOWING
LETTERS ARE FROM THE McAULAY BROTHERS THREE OF WHOM SERVED IN THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY. IN RECORDS THEIR NAMES ARE SPELLED SEVERAL DIFFERENT
WAYS...McAULEY, McCAULEY, McCAULAY, McAULY
LETTERS OF HUGH E.
McAULAY 37TH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
6018 - A
COMMISSION FOR 2ND LT. HUGH McCAULEY BY THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA
HENRY T. CLARK, 8" X 14" pre-printed and filled-in
early war commission for McCauley [actually spelled McAulay in future
Confederate records], as a 2nd Lt. in the Dervese District Company in
the 68th North Carolina Militia dated August 3rd, 1861.
He was ordered to rank as of July 31st, 1861 from Mecklenburg County,
NC. In November 1861, he enlisted in the 37th North Carolina regiment
and served in that regiment until his death on May 23rd, 1862 at
Lynchburg, VA of typhoid fever. In 1861, Clark was Speaker of the
North Carolina Senate. When state governor John W. Ellis died in
office, Clark succeeded him (as was the law at the time). He served as
the state's chief executive from July 1861 to September 1862, a
crucial period in which North Carolina established itself as a
constituent member of the Confederate States and first suffered the
hardships of war. As the leader of the state in that formative period,
he mobilized thousands of soldiers for the Southern cause, established
the only Confederate prison in North Carolina, arranged the production
of salt for the war effort, created European purchasing connections,
and built a successful and important gunpowder mill. The conservative
Clark, however, found more success as an administrator than as a
political figure. As governor, he was unable to maneuver in the new
political world ushered in by the Civil War, and he retired abruptly
from public service at the end of his term in September 1862. Light
water stain at edge, impressed state seal, bold embellishments,
overall very good.....................................................SOLD
6019 - HE WANTS
BRIGHT NORTH CAROLINA BUTTONS ON HIS UNIFORM, Camp Fisher,
North Carolina, November 22nd, 1861, two letters in ink on one 8"
X 10" page back to back by Hugh McAulay 37th North Carolina, one
to his sister and another on the verso to his brother, to his sister
he notes...he is well in the new camp, he is sending this letter
at AGH is going home, we can't go 50 yards from the camp without a
pass but the officers are very good to us, we get plenty of flour,
beef, and rye and some bacon, sugar, and molasses. I will go to
Greensboro and see the place...there are no "Galls" [Girls]
to look at except some of the hardest "cusses" [excuses] you
ever saw as they come to sell some "pyes" and socks...no
more news so I will close...Hugh E. McAulay to Sis...ON THE VERSO, he
writes to his brother...Mr. J. E. McAuley...Dear Brother...have little
time to write as I must go to the hospital to attend on the boys. We
will get our bounty money and pay for our shoes and socks and
blankets, shirts, and drawers. It will be about $18. I want you to get
MY COAT AND BRITE NC BUTTONS AND GET 8 YARDS AND HAVE A LARGE CAPE CUT
AND BUTTONS AROUND THE COLLAR AS SOON AS YOU PLEASE...Direct your
letters to H. E. McAulay, High Point, Company C, 37th Regiment NC
Infantry, I care of Captain Potts. Camp Fisher was in High Point,
NC and named for Colonel Charles F. Fisher a casualty at First
Manassas. McAuley later died at Lynchburg, VA of Typhoid, May 23rd,
1862...........................................$135.00
6020 - LETTERS TO
HUGH McAULEY 37TH NORTH CAROLINA BY HIS SISTER, TELLS HIM THAT HIS
BROTHER IS WORKING ON HAVING HIS UNIFORM COAT MADE BUT NEEDS THE
BUTTONS AND THREAD, November 30th and December 1st, 1861, from
his sister Sallie Knox to Hugh McAulay 37th NC at Camps Fisher, High
Point, NC. She describes affairs at home, attending a
"burying", "I have not seen ay of your sweethearts
since you left to see whether they are grieving about you," I am
sending you three pies and one molasses cake, have not time to make
more, send my love to all your tent brothers, December 1st, she
continues...John came here yesterday just after I quit writing, he had
an overcoat with him for you but he has not gotten the buttons and
thread needed...he wants to get brass buttons, he got the cloth from
Tates's factory a dollar per yard...tell us how you like High
Point...Jim Williams' wife died last night with a throat
disease...Sallie Knox. McAuley had asked about getting a coat made
with bright NC buttons in an earlier letter and apparently his brother
John has had difficulty in locating them that quick. McAuley later
died at Lynchburg, VA. of typhoid fever in May 1862. Newsy letters,
much more..........................................................$75.00
6021 - CAMP
MANGUM, NORTH CAROLINA, 37TH NORTH CAROLINA VOL., December the
last, 1861 [December 31st, 1861], two pages to his mother by Hugh
McAulay Company C, 37th NC. He relates in part...I am well and
hope this finds you well also, I got to High Point the night I left,
found the regiment, with three companies we started Monday morning and
had to leave all our boxes and get here that night. We were put up in
a swamp and had nothing to eat the morning before and had no fire and
had to lie down on the ground. When we got up the frost was white on
our blankets and cold. We carried all our tents a mile and set them up
with our brackets, mentions getting money tonight, good bye Mama, Hugh
McAuley. A postal cover is included with two postal marls no sign
of stamp ever applied. Camp Magnum was in Raleigh's Wake county it
being a Confederate camp of instruction, its early commanders were D.
H. Hill and Stephen D. Ramseur. The letter is phonically written in
large manuscript. McAulay died at Lynchburg, VA. in May 1862 of
typhoid fever....................................................SOLD
6022 - CAMP
MANGUM, WE EXPECT TO GO TO NEWBERN IN A FEW DAYS, January 5th,
1862, two large pages in ink to his brother [John] by Private Hugh
McAulay, Company C, 37th NC. He relates in part...We got news
this evening to go to the coast and expect to go to Newbern in a few
days, have had a rough time since we came here, freezing and cold with
rain, hard to get in the tents [due to ice], we will leave tomorrow at
3 o'clock. I expect it will be some time before I see you again. Send
all the boxes you can and all the news from old Mecklenburg, tell Mr.
Beard that Jim Beard is sick again but it is not dangerous. He is sick
again in his stomach and bowels hurt him. We have orders to pack up
this morning and get ready...direct letters to Hugh E. McAuley,
Private, Camp Mangum, 37th NCV, Raleigh, NC, Co. C. In care of Captain
Potts...Hugh McAuley to John McAuley. Hugh McAulay died at
Lynchburg, VA in May 1862 from Typhoid Fever...letter and cover [2
items].....................................................$115.00
6023 - MY BIBLE
GOT THROWN OUT AND HE WANTS ANOTHER LETTERS FROM HOME MAKE HIM CRY AND
LAUGH, Camp Tadpole, Newbern, NC, January 5th, 1862, two pages
in ink to his mother from Private Hugh McAulay, Co. C, 37th NC Vol. He
relates in part, I have been with cold but am better, received
letters from you and John Sunday night, we are still at the same
place, we may stay here longer but may go to Kentucky. We will stay
here until spring. I received your box and it was good to get such a
present. When I was sick the boys were scrubbing and threw out my
bible and it lay out all night in a ditch and it is so bad I will send
it home and try to get another one. Letters from home make me cry and
laugh both...Hugh. Hugh McAulay dies a few months later in
Lynchburg, VA of typhoid fever. Slight repair to a border, light
stains.....................................................$95.00
6024 - CAMP
MANGUM, WAKE NORTH CAROLINA, POSSIBLE BURNING OF LETTERS BY STRANGERS,
January 8th, 1862, one page in ink to his mother by Private Hugh
McAulay, Co. C., 37th NCV. He relates in part, We have orders
[to move] and have three days rations and we start at 3 o'clock in the
morning to Newbern and I will write as soon as I get here. I want you
to write how Father is...John Burds and W. R. Stevens were sent to the
hospital. John Burds is some better. PS I would pay the postage but we
send out letters with strangers and sometimes steal the money [stamps
or money given to pay postage] and burn the letter. Hugh to his Mama.
He alludes to giving strangers money to buy stamps or pay the postage
with money given to them by the soldier - he is obviously send it home
postage due..........................................................$95.00
6025 - CAMP
NEWBERN, 37TH REGIMENT, CRAVEN COUNTY, NC, January 10th, 1862,
one page in ink to his mother by Private Hugh McAulay, Co. C, 37th. He
relates in part, I am well but very sleepy, I stood guard
Wednesday night and Thursday morning and it rained as hard as you ever
seen. We got to Newbern at day, raining but clear now. We are camped
besides the river and it is a mile and three-quarters wide and full of
ships and steamboats. We are camped on fine land about 60 miles from
Raleigh, lots of sand and long loop pine too poor to work. We have the
river blocked one mile below and we can see it from our camp. Direct
to Hugh E. McAulay, 37th Rgt. NCV, Company C in care of Captain Potts,
Newbern, NC. McAulay soon died in May 1862 of typhoid fever in
Lynchburg, VA...........................................................$110.00
6026 - GO TO THE
RESCUE, THE VANDALS ARE COMING, GO MEET THEM WITH BAYONETS, SABER, AND
SPEAR, DRIVE THEM BACK TO THE DESOLATE LAND THEY ARE LEAVING,
February 10th, 1862, two pages in ink from Mary Sauple, Hopewell, NC
to Private Hugh McAulay. She writes in part...she tells him
about affairs back home, Dr. Pharr preached a very good War sermon and
prayed that we might have victory, the death of a young girl from
measles. We have nothing here but rain and mud, when you get home you
will see all the ladies with their home made dresses or we cannot get
any calico...she closes with the statement...On to the rescue, the
vandals are coming, go meet them with bayonets and saber, and spear,
drive them back to the desolate land they are leaving. A spirited
patriotic letter from a female acquaintance back at home. Some stains..........................$70.00
6027
- CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC STATION AND POSTAL ENVELOPE, Camp Lee,
February 23rd, 1862, two page letter to his brother John from Private
Hugh E. McAulay, Co. C, 37th NC Vol. He writes his brother in
regard to his crop at home and his farm equipment he wants John to
take good care of when he is away...take care of his corn and do the
best you can with my plow, take the thrasher if I do not get home. I
will send $40 home with Dr. Ransom and pay A. M. Abermade. The
patriotic cover and matching stationary is Scott #CN-3, a cannon
firing at an angle, stars and bars and two tassels, black print.
Slogan imprinted below on both. Usual brown crude paper stock. The
body of the letter has several stains, cover is clear. The
cover/letter was hand-carried home as stated in the letter so no
postage was applied. The letter is phonically written in dark ink.
Aside for the stains in the body of the letter and a slight rough
right border, very good, a nice combination of a Confederate postal
imprint.............................................SOLD
6029 - THE BATTLE
OF NEWBERN, NC, IN THE THICK OF BATTLE, BULLETS WHIZZING AROUND ME,
FRIEND WOUNDED, THE ARTILLERY MARKED THE FIELD, MANY KILLED, ALSO MANY
TAKEN PRISONERS, Kingston, NC, March 14th, 1862, large two
page letter by Private Hugh McAulay, Co. C., 37th North Carolina. He
writes his other brother the details of the battle and the
causalities...We had one battle on the 11th that last until the
13th to about 12 or 1 o'clock in which I was engaged on the last day
the 13th. The firing commenced about 2 o'clock the Yankees attacked us
and we returned fire but the worst is yet to come yet we had to
retreat, I retreated 16 miles quick time and you may know I was tired
and had not shut my eyes the night before and sat in the trench all
night in hard rain. Company C passed through the gates of the fight
one mile among the bombs and grape and there was not one scared. J. R.
Knox had his haversack shot off and there were two "bums"
that passed my breast that the wind of them struck my shirt and
thousands of musket balls rung around my head but I was not touched.
Well after retreating 19 miles in was near sundown and I got on the
Colonel's horse and traveled all last night. I have not slept for
three nights and feel pretty well. J. C. Beard, L. L. Flut, A. L.
Black, L. Washam, W. Washam and T. A. Slone are not killed but they
may be prisoners but I think they may come yet. It is 40 miles from
the battlefield to this place and I think they got tired and have
stopped to rest. I hope they come in tonight. We lost a great many men
but the Yankees lost a great deal more. I stood and saw Brim mark the
field with dozens of artillery fire with his blazing artillery. Lany,
Knox, Hirma were killed. Brim lost nearly all his horses and had men
killed and took some prisoners. James Morris was wounded and left on
the field...we passed through the battlefield where the ground was
covered with blood of the horses and the cannons blazing on us all the
time and we all stood up and not one was hit. We lost all our clothes
but what we had on. We burned our camp with clothes and tents because
we could not move it. More on the clothing we lost. We are in a house
in Kinston, no place to write and I have not the first blanket...the
Yankee had 50,000 and we had 7000! Good Bye Hugh - to his Mamma.
The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New
Berne) was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern,
North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American
Civil War. The US Army's Coast Division, led by Brigadier General
Ambrose E. Burnside and accompanied by armed vessels from the North
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, wer opposed by an undermanned and badly
trained Confederate force of North Carolina soldiers and militia led
by Brigadier General Lawrence O'Branch. Although the defenders fought
behind breastworks that had been set up before the battle, their line
had a weak spot in its center that was exploited by the attacking
Federal soldiers. When the center of the line was penetrated, many of
the militia broke, forcing a general retreat of the entire Confederate
force. General Branch was unable to regain control of his troops until
they had retreated to Kinston, more than 30 mile (about 50 km) away.
New Bern came under Federal control, and remained so for the rest of
the war. McAuley graphically described the battle and retreat. Federal
forces greatly outnumbered the Confederates who lost more in missing
and wounded than killed and wounded. GREAT CONTENT. McAulay
died in Lynchburg, VA in May 1862 from typhoid fever....................................SOLD
6031 - NEWS OF
THEIR FATHER'S DEATH REACHES THE 37TH NORTH CAROLINA BROTHERS,
April 22nd, 1862, Camp Holmes near Raleigh, Hugh McAulay writes his
mother on the news of the death of his Father at home, 37th NCV,
Company C, two pages. I am sorry to hear the report of my
Father's death and I cannot go home. I received bother DNMc's letter
the evening of the 20th. One thing I feared when I left home is that I
would not see my father again and when I told him good bye in his bed
his hand felt cold and it gave me a heap of trouble when I would think
of it. Brother wrote that he died at sunrise. I and John A. Bell and
Mr. J. H. McAuley were sitting around the guard tents as we had been
on guard the night before I walked the guard lines and looked upon at
the stars that looked familiar at home and I thought what was going on
at home but passed the night off better than you would expect. I would
like to have been at home very much but there was no chance. I went to
the Colonel as soon as I got the letter to see if I could get a
furlough but there was no chance. He refers to current recruiting in
regard to the new state law...he concluded with the statement "we
must whip or be whipped soon." Unsigned by McAulay but
another letter he signs [a copy is included]. A son writes his mother
about his misgivings on leaving his ailing father months before. Some
repair to left border not affecting content..........................$125.00
6032 - WANTS THE
PARTICULARS OF HIS FATHERS' DEATH, THE COLONEL PROMISED HIM A LEAVE TO
GO HOME, Camp Holmes, April 28th, 1862, two pages in ink to
his sister with a hand-made postal cover obviously hand carried to her
in Mecklenburg, NC, by Private Hugh McAulay, 37th NC, Company C. He
relates in part...he acknowledges a box of items he received
from home courtesy of Lt. JRS, I liked the shirt but the pants were
too large but they will be better than none, we will draw a uniform in
a few days but we do not know what sort of one we will get. Will send
money home but having trouble in getting someone going home to bring
it. I only have $20 now but will have $50 in a few days as I did not
get home when Father died I do not know when I can get home. The
Colonel [Lee] says I should have the first furlough that was given; he
discusses paying someone at home for him and for his brother to keep
$5 for his trouble. I want to know all the particulars of Father's
death...I get no news from home, describes Kingston, mentions an
officer elected again, and mentions his Captain Potts and his
Lieutenant, more on family matters at home. The letter comes
with a hand-carried postal homespun made cover, 2 items. Letter has a
water stain at fold, 2 items...McAulay dies within a Month in
Lynchburg of Typhoid fever [May 23rd,
1862].......................................................$115.00
LETTERS OF
PRIVATE JOHN McAULEY, 65TH NORTH CAROLINA
6033 - THE 37TH
NORTH CAROLINA JUST BEFORE THEY HEAD TO VIRGINIA, April 10th
[1862], a short/small note by J. C. McAuley, Company K, 65th NC, to
his sister...We came back to Kingston [NC] today, we march 13 miles
and are at the same place we stayed when we first came down here. We
may not stay until the morning. Mr. Smith sends his best to all the
neighbors...I had to fall out of rank four miles before we got here.
J. C. McAuley. J. C. McAuley was the brother of Hugh McAuley.
This small note was written just before the unit left for Virginia
probably at Camp Holmes near
Raleigh...........................................SOLD
6035 - GOLDSBORO,
NC, HE IS SENDING FOR A BOX FROM HIS MOTHER, January 15th,
1863, two pages in pen, from Private John McAulay, 65th North Carolina
to his mother. He relates in part...He asks his mother to send a
box back to him by Mr. M. G. Collore who is going home and will return
in about five days. He will write you a short note and tell you when
he will pass down the road, mentions a dispatch from Colonel [Lee], J.
C. McAulay. Water stain at center fold, priced according mainly on
camp content..........................SOLD
6036 - MACKERYER
CREEK, NC, THROWING UP BREASTWORKS, HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CAROLINA, HIS CAPTAIN WILL NOT HELP HIM IN GETTING A
MEDICAL DISCHARGE, April 9th, 1863, TWO
LETTERS...1st
Letter - two pages by J. C.
McAulay Co. K, 65th NC to his sister. We are 14 northeast of Kinston,
NC, throwing up breastworks we have soon hard marching to do and
have been all over the eastern part of North Carolina. We never stay
in one place more than two nights then move somewhere else and have no
railroads here to ride on. We have to march all the time. The
captain will not do anything to get me off [discharged], the Doctor
said he would do his part in getting me off but the Captain would do
nothing for me. I still have hopes I will be able to get from under
the Captain and get home to get a good mess to eat. Food [meat is
nonexistent] money cannot but any...still looking for a fight...hope
we will not have one until the war is over, boys killing hogs, we just
get a few beans enough to make half a mess, direct letters to
Kinston...J. C. McAulary. 2nd
Letter - WE HOPED TO
GET INTO A FIGHT BUT WERE DISAPPOINTED, WORKING ON BREASTWORKS, by
Private J. C. McAulay, two pages in ink which appears to be a second
letter he wrote that he included with a previous letter that was dated
at Mac Keryer Creek, NC on April 9th, 1863 to his sister...we have
been working on breastworks and three more companies came to relieve
us. The news is that we will leave tomorrow morning, I know not where,
direct [letters to Goldsboro] as I will get it where ever I go. We did
expect a fight when we came down here but were disappointed. It seems
that the 37th is not allowed to fight at all...George D is right bad
off with a cold, Mr. Bradlea has a very bad jaw, just had my dinner
had a biscuit and two bites of meat, we drew beans today, today black
sorghum. We have a pot of beans and I will get soon a good mess. The
Colonel sent out a party to fish and they have come in with 100 shad
that will make a mess for the regiment...the fishers have gone back to
fish more as here was not enough for all..." J. C. Mca". TWO
LETTERS, WITH POSTAL COVER with
a Kinston, NC cancellation no stamp...................................................SOLD
6037 - THE CAPTAIN MADE ME
DRILL EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT FIT FOR DUTY,
GUARDING A BRIG IN GOLDSBORO AWAY FROM THE CAPTAIN,
2 pages in ink to his mother from J. C. McAulay, May 23rd, 1863, 65th
North Carolina, Company K. I am stationed at the county Brig
about three miles SE of Goldsboro, myself and 5 others are here as
guards. We do not know how long we will stay here and have orders to
be ready to start for Goldsboro. We came to Goldsboro on the 21st and
were sent here. It is a good place to stay on a hot day. The brig is
on the new river a mile west of the railroad brig the Yankees burned
last winter. I was glad to get from under the Captain and I hope I
will never get back there again. He made me drill to the last when I
had been examined and found not fit for duty...He had to sell a lot in
his box for fear of having to leave it behind...Put letters in care of
Lt. Thomas H. Allen and I will get it...address to Lt. Thomas H. Allen
at Goldsboro...J. C. McAulay...light water stains at left border
unaffecting manuscript........................................................$125.00
6039 - COUNTA BRIDGE,
GOLDSBORO, NC, THE YANKEES HAVE GOTTEN THE BEST OF US THE PAST TWO
WEEKS, VICKSBURG AND GETTYSBURG, July 13th, 1863, two pages in
ink to his mother by Private J. C. McAulay, Company K, 65th North
Carolina. He relates in part...I expect to stay on guard duty,
will send his mother $40 home when he can, wants his corn gold as they
will pay my debts...I hear that they are fighting in Charleston, here
the river has been up all the time. We have to drink river water when
we cannot get spring water. He has terrible teeth problems, it seems
that the Yankees have gotten the best of us the last two weeks taking
Vicksburg and having Lee on the retreat and the fighting at
Charleston. Direct your letters as before to Lt. J. H. Allen,
Goldsboro, NC. J. C. Mc [John C. McAulay]. An interesting letter
admitting the recent failures of the Confederacy. Light edge stains
not affecting manuscript.....................................................SOLD
LETTER OF
PRIVATE DANIEL McAULAY, 37TH NORTH CAROLINA
6040 - FARMER
DANIEL McAULAY PAYS HIS DUE TAXES ON CROPS BEFORE HE ENTERS THE
SERVICE, Daniel McAulay was a farmer in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina. This large 11" X 13" pre-printed form gives
in detail his crop for 1863 with the allotment for the defense and to
carry on the Confederate States. 10% of the crops were due the
Confederate States which included 3.5 bushels of wheat, 1.5 bushels of
oats and 100 bushels of cured fodder. Printed on brown necessity
paper. Archival repair at center fold unaffecting any data. The paper
otherwise is crisp. Daniel McAulay later joined the 37th North
Carolina in October 1864 and died at disease February 2nd, 1865.
Daniel obviously joined the military after the 1864 growing
season.......................................................$65.00
THE LETTERS OF
PRIVATE EPHRAIM A. McAULEY 37TH NC VOLUNTEERS
6044 - THE YANKS
ARE FIRING ON FORT SUMTER, Charleston, SC, January 31st, 1864,
two page letter to his mother by E. A. McAulay working near Charleston
with his brother for the Mecklenburg Salt Company [later 37th NC]. He
relates in part...I landed safe and got here on the 8th and all
the hands are here but three we do not look for a few days, we are
making salt very well and the price is rising nearly $20 now in
Charleston. I have been out on the Cooper River, was gone four days
and cutting wood two days and made $13. The Yankees are firing rapidly
today at Fort Sumter but there is little other news of importance. We
think if Kerr does not sell he will keep us here. I had my image taken
in Charlotte and left it to be finished and Mr. S. Garrison will take
care of it...I heard of a peace meeting yesterday and if it brings
about a good peace I wish it much speed. E. A. McAulay. Professor
Kerr owned the Mecklenburg Salt Company which had a processing area
near Charleston. It produced salt for the military and civilians
during the war............................................SOLD
END
OF NORTH CAROLINA LETTER COLLECTION
6049
- DETAILS OF CAPTURING YANKEES ON THE POTOMAC, CANNON FIRING FROM
CENTERVILLE, TELL THE BLACK ONES ALL HOWDY AND THEY MUST TAKE GOOD
CARE OF THE STOCK ON THE FARM, December 20th, 1861, large two
page letter from Private Robert M. Rucker, Co. A, 2nd Tennessee
Infantry on duty in Virginia. He relates to his mother and father...I
am on police duty today and tomorrow night [Provost Duty], our company
goes down on picket on the river at the mouth of the Chipawanie, we
captured five live Yankees, two little boys and two grown Yankees who
were out in a boat on the Potomac and were foolish enough to be
induced to come over to our shore - they were taken to Richmond, the
day before yesterday we heard the heaviest cannonading I have heard
yet up in the direction of Centerville - must have been a fight
between our forces and the Federals - another fight at Leesburg - this
blockade at Evans Port does not amount to much and the forces on our
side down here are acting only as guards to the right bank of the
Potomac and to prevent McClellan from flanking our right - Tell the
Black ones howdy and that they must take good care of all the stock on
the farm...R. M. Rucker. Rucker was later wounded at Chickamauga
and captured at Goldsboro, NC............................................$250.00
A
CONFEDERATE RAILROAD BUYS CONFEDERATE BONDS
6050
- THE WILMINGTON AND WELDON RAILROAD BUYS CONFEDERATE BONDS,
Certificate issued at Wilmington, NC, April 1864, 4" X 6.5",
pre-printed and filled in depository receipt issued at the Bank of
Cape Fear office for the receipt of $500 in turn new issue Confederate
bonds will be issued to the railroad per the act of February 17th,
1864. The Wilmington & Weldon Railroad (W & W) was the
new name adopted in February 1855 by the Wilmington & Raleigh
Railroad (completed in 1840), which ran from Wilmington to Weldon by
way of Goldsboro and Rocky Mount, bypassing Raleigh. As a central rail
link along the Atlantic Coast, it carried heavy traffic during the
Civil War and made a considerable profit (in Confederate currency) for
its owners. Because the W & W had its own facilities for rerolling
iron rails and did not lie in the path of military action until the
very end of the war, it suffered somewhat less than many other roads
of the region and entered the Reconstruction period dilapidated but
intact. Light gray paper, very
fine....................................................SOLD
7010
HE HAS MOVED TO ANOTHER REGIMENT, ANXIOUS TO FIGHT,
Fayetteville, NC, May 28th, 1864. Two large pages in ink to his
brother Charles by George Broadfoot including an impaired WALLPAPER
postal cover with the stamp torn off, bright blue floral wallpaper,
remnants of FAYETTEVILLE CDS. He relates in part...His
brothers will be surprised that he is now in Fayetteville which is
contrary to his wishes. After he received his EXCHANGE papers [he
transferred out of the 5th NC Cavalry and joined the 13th NC Light
Battery on May 4th, 1864]. He had tried to go through the present
campaign with his old company but Captain McKeller said no. They were
all sorry [officers] to see him leave so he went to Richmond when I
heard the Yankees were threatening the city. I joined an infantry
company or a detachment of the 2nd NC Infantry. We were in the line of
battle or two days and nights but were not actually engaged. I never
felt like fighting more in my whole life. The enemy attacked the right
of our line but I was at the left of center. I was in Richmond when
"The" passed through [General Theophilus Holmes' son] but
did not see him. He mentions a Chapel Hill classmate of his brothers
who had sneaked out of the army and became an agent of the NC Depot in
Richmond. I remained in Richmond about two weeks at the
fortifications. If I were you I would not stay in Raleigh during this
campaign if I could go to Virginia...George [Broadfoot]. The
letter is accompanied by the WALLPAPER cover which had the
stamp cut out. Still a rare item and priced accordingly. Addressed to
Major Charles Broadfoot 1st NC Reserves at Weldon, NC. George B.
Broadfoot, brother of Colonel Charles W. Broadfoot served in the 5th
North Carolina Cavalry, then the 13th North Carolina Light Artillery,
then paroled at Greensboro, NC April 29th, 1865.......................................................SOLD
3192
- CAMP NEAR HAMILTON, NC, THE BATTLE AT BUTLER BRIDGE, A REPORT ON THE
ADVANCE OF THE YANKEES AND THE DEFENSE OF THE LINES BY THE 1ST NC
JUNIOR RESERVES UNDER THE COMMAND OF COLONEL CHARLES BROADFOOT,
4 pages to his father in bold pencil, December 16th, 1864, Camp near
Hamilton, NC, by Colonel Charles Broadfoot. He relates in part...I
write you a few lines a few days after the Yankees retreated from this
place. I had been sent down here with four companies of my regiment to
meet a raiding party of the enemy. On the night of the 11th Sunday I
had my men in the breastworks with one battery of artillery [At
Butler's Landing on 8 mile creek] and two cavalry guarding the
approaches. Colonel Hinton commanding the 68th NCV's regiment came
down just after nightfall and assumed command leaving his regiment
about 10 miles behind. About 10 that night the enemy drove in my
pickets in front and began to advance. Colonel Hinton sent a courier
to being up his regiment and rode to the front and when he returned he
told me they were advancing slowly and it would be day before they
would make the attack on the breast works. Colonel Hinton then
complained on being ill and rode back one mile to the rear leaving a
courier with me to be sent to him when the enemy made the attack. That
was about midnight. From that time to day the cavalry was skirmishing
with the enemy and kept the enemy in check. We endeavored to give
Colonel Hinton's regiment time to get up. Just after the moon went
down about 1/2 hour before day, I received a volley from the rear.
Colonel H. being absent I was thrown suddenly in command. I ordered my
men to cut through and retreat along the Tarboro Road which was done
in good order. The enemy became alarmed at what they thought was a
charge made on them and fell back firing only a few shots at us. The
force in my front was about 750 men with here pieces of artillery, the
force in my ear was about 400 men with a reported one piece of
artillery. I had in the breast works 225 men and four pieces of
artillery, and the horses in my rear from out dismounted cavalry. It
is very fortunate for us that we escaped capture. I have learned that
Col. H's regiment was in the rear of the Yankees when they fired into
me but I did not know it at the time. Judging from the rate they had
been marching I did not think they would be closer than one mile. They
marched slowly and all my men behaved well. The cavalry and the
artillery deserve great praise. This is a rough sketch of the
engagement. I would write more but I am writing at a poor camp fire. I
have marched about 100 miles in eight days and am tired but ready to
meet the enemy at any time. We are now about 2 miles from Hamilton
guarding the approaches in case they make another advance. The
gunboats [Yankee] have managed to pass some of the torpedoes and are
now at Williamston. I neglected to say that the party of the enemy who
fired on my rear was piloted [led] by "buffalos and Negroes"
and crossed the creek several miles below me at a old mill dam not a
site considered a good path. It was impossible to have guarded the
creek well sending 80 from off the breast works with the small force
under my command...Charles. Charles W. Broadfoot enlisted from
Cumberland County in June 1861 at age 18 as a private in Company H
(Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry), First Regiment North
Carolina Volunteers. In November 1861, Broadfoot reenlisted in Company
D, Forty-third Regiment North Carolina Troops. Promoted to lieutenant,
he was assigned to General Theophilus H. Holmes' staff in Arkansas. In
1864, he became lieutenant colonel of the First Regiment North
Carolina Junior Reserves (Seventieth Regiment North Carolina Troops),
made up of seventeen- and eighteen-year-old boys. The regiment fought
at Bentonville and surrendered near High Point on May 1, 1865.......................................$450.00
1020
- CONFEDERATE PAROLE FOR A NEW YORK SOLDIER SIGNED BY TURNER ASHBY'S
SURGEON ARTHUR P. BURNS, Dated at Culpepper Court House, VA.
August 21st, 1862 paroling Pvt. William Molloy, Co. D, 9th New York
Regiment and signed by Burns as Medical Director Cavalry Army of the
Valley. Burns was Turner Ashby's brigade surgeon, 7th Virginia
Cavalry. Malloy swore not to bear arms or assist the enemies of the
Confederate States. Burns had an extensive service record throughout
the war enlisting in June 1861, duty with Ashby's Cavalry, served in
several hospitals during the war, incapacitated by illness he finished
his service at the Winchester Hospital. William Molloy does not show
service in the 9th NY but three other William Molloy's show New York
service in different regiments. He possibly gave incorrect information
to the paroling officer - right name wrong unit intentionally! A rare
Confederate parole from Ashby's Cavalry. Some fold strengthening on
verso due to the folding caused by being carried on the person to
clear Confederate lines, isolated stains, RARE.............................................................$595.00
1021
- NEW ORLEANS UNDER FEDERAL CONTROL, BUSINESS CONTINUES ON IN 1863,
A $5000 bank draft made out to P. A. Giraud of New Orleans, December
3rd, 1863 by Edward J. Gay writing from St. Louis Plantation. P. A.
Giraud was a commission merchants located in New Orleans, dealing in
molasses and sugar. The note was payable to W. S. Mount the New
Orleans Manager. St. Louis Plantation home was built in 1857 by U.S.
Rep. Edward J. Gay and today is the private residence of the Gay
family [Plaquemine, LA]. It was named for the City of St. Louis. It
has six columns and a gallery across the front, along with a rooftop
belvedere. The home also has a cellar, which is quite rare among
plantations; and is another Iberville property listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. Gay was a Louisiana politician who had
interests in other plantations. At this time New Orleans had been
under Federal control for over a year. Very
fine...............................................SOLD

10306 - TENNESSEE FIRE AWAY!, Broadside, Confederate patriotic
imprint, 5" X 7" printed on goldenrod paper, black bold
type. A Confederate imprint [P & W #6571] urging Tennesseans to
repel the Lincoln invaders to the state, "Black Republican
bandits have crossed to our shore"..."Our triumph is coming
to fire - fire away"...Long the Lincoln invader shall mourn the
day when Tennesseans were summoned to FIRE AWAY! A very scarce
imprint. c. 1861-62, crisp paper trivial
stain............................................$195.00
PAROLE AND OATH OF ALLEGIANCE FOR
A MEMBER OF THE 21ST MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY
7251
- PAROLE AND OATH OF ALLEGIANCE FOR SERGEANT ROBERT CURRY BLAILOCK,
Co. G. 21st Mississippi, "Madison Guards." Parole,
4.5" X 7", pre-printed and filled in Point Lookout, MD.
Dated June 9th, 1865, ornate seal with eagle to upper left; Oath of
Allegiance, 4.5" X 6.5", pre-printed and filled-in. There is
a pen notation on verso "Meridian July 10th, 1865
transportation to Jackson." Blailock is described as
being of dark complexion, dark brown hair, gray eyes, and 5'8
1/4" in height. He enlisted June 1st, 1861 in Company G, 21st
Mississippi Infantry. The 21st was engaged in numerous eastern front
battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg the Wilderness,
Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and at Chickamauga in the West.
Point Lookout Federal POW prison was opened after Gettysburg and
operated until June 1865. Over 55,000 soldiers and civilians were held
there resulting in 14,000 deaths due to the extreme conditions the
prisoners experienced being housed in only old Sibley tents. Blailock
was probably captured in one of the 1864 battles in the east that the
21st fought reaching the rank of Sergeant before his capture. Both
documents have good embellishments, some archival restoration on verso
at several old folds. There is some light tone at folds. A corner
restored on the oat of allegiance. A nice combination of documents for
a member of the 21st who fought from 1861 until his late capture
including the Battle of
Gettysburg......................................................SOLD
5159 - CONFEDERATE APPLICATION
FOR DUE PAY OF A DECEASED SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIER, Richmond,
VA, July 13th, 1864, pink paper, pre-printed and filled-in 8" X
10" document affirming that the Father of Private Martin Casey in
Smith's Company, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Rufus Casey has applied
for the pay in arrears due said Private Casey who was deceased. The
document was addressed to E. Haygood, Pickens Courthouse, SC. This
document was printed on the same pink paper used for many Confederate
bonds. Light fading, filled-in with the data clear and
distinct...................................$95.00
5163 - COLONEL
QUINTON PEACHER, 6TH INFANTRY MISSOURI STATE GUARDS, Commanded
the 6th Infantry at Pea Ridge where he lost 33 men in that battle.
December 3rd, 1863, Beff River, a short note all in his hand addressed
to a courier..."To the courier, you must not delay with the
mails...You must go knight [tonight] today rain or shine...there is a
complaint from headquarters, please forward promptly...Col. Quinton
Peacher." 4" X 5" manuscript note. By this time
the Missouri State Guards had been assimilated into Price's
Confederate Army of Missouri but Peacher may have stayed with Van Dorn
- Fine.......................................................$125.00
A COLLECTION OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS ITEMS
3300
- A RARE DONATION CARD RECEIPT FOR THE FAMILY OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
PRINTED ON THE BACK OF A CDV CARD, Ladies' Southern Aid
Association, [Richmond 1865], 10 X 6 cm, "Respectfully solicit
your aid in behalf of the family of Jefferson Davis," signed by
J. H. Towne, received $1.00. This association raised funds while Davis
was imprisoned in Fortress Monroe or the well being of his family. It
is printed on the verso of a gold bordered carte de visite card.
The Ladies' Southern Aid Association was incorporated in December of
1865 to assist the family of the former Confederate president. Fine,
light tone, RARE...........................SOLD
As Davis and his
entourage fled south through Georgia the Union troops spurred on by a
$100,000 reward for his capture quickly pursued him. The early of May
10th, 1865 morning the Davis' camp was awakened by a pop of gunfire
and within minutes was surrounded by members of the First Wisconsin
and Fourth Michigan cavalries. Not one shot was fired by the
Confederates. Through some confusion Davis made a quick dash towards
the creek. He had thrown his wife's raglan, or overcoat, on his
shoulders. This led to the persistent rumor that he attempted to flee
in women's clothes. A popular song of the era was "Jeff in
Petticoats," and the major tabloids featured artists' renderings
of the fallen leader dressed in everything from a wig to a hoop skirt.
That popular story was embellished in the north and cartoons showing
Davis in women's clothing were quickly published

3307 - JEFF DAVIS' LAMENT, Small satirical broadside,
[Philadelphia - Johnson] c. 1861 - 1863, 14 X 20 cm, [5.5" X
8"], Wolf American song sheets #1098, Worldcat locates only one
copy, Satiric song to Carry me back to Old Virginia shore," three
verses. "I spect we'll get cotched. And de next we we'll know,
we'll dangle side by side...," trivial archival repair to verso
corner, crisp and fresh paper, ornate border...................SOLD

3308 - JEFF DAVIS' DREAM, Frank Spear, Philadelphia, PA. Anner
Song Printer, 1862 - 63, Broadside 14.5 X 23 cm, [5.5" X
9"], Rare Worldcat locates two copies, Wolf American Song sheets
#1097A, A five stanza poem about Davis selling his soul to the devil.
"I'll make you a king of the Southern Confederacy." Bright
yellow paper, crisp and very
fresh...........................................$250.00

3309 - THE CAPTURE OF SALLY DAVIS, John P. Larkin, "The
Capture of Sally Davis," New York, H. DeMarsan. 1865, Broadside
with attractive pictorial border of a Negro playing a banjo, a Negro
mother watches her children dancing, a fiddler and a jester [Davis],
very rare, Wolf American Song sheets 251b, Satirical verse to be sung
to the tune of Kingdom Coming in four stanzas and chorus, "O
ladies have you seen Jefferson Davis?, He changed his name as of late;
he ran away the other day from old Virginia State. 6.5" X
9.75", 16 X 12.5 cm. A rare pictorial broadside showing
jubilant Negroes celebrating the capture of Davis and the new of an
new era without slavery. Very rare, crisp paper....................................SOLD
2912
- A LOUISIANA TIGER IS SPARED THE DEATH PENALTY AFTER HIS CASE IS
REVISITED, Special Order #152, Richmond, VA, June 29th, 1862,
8" X 10", imprinted Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
Sergeant Joseph E. Cox had been convicted of desertion in May 1862 and
sentenced to death by a General Court Martial convened at Conrad's
Store in Rockingham County Virginia. 13 months later the Secretary of
War issued this special order on June 9th, 1863 remitting the
sentence. Cox had served in New Co. E. 1st Special Battalion Wheat's
Louisiana Infantry known as the "Louisiana Tigers." When
Major Chatham R. Wheat was seriously wounded at the 1st Battle of Bull
Run, with the end result of his death that began the demise of that
regiment which by 1862 had been reduced to less than 100 men and
disbanded as 'unmanageable.' Signed by John Withers, AAG the top
assistant to General Samuel Cooper. A very rare "Louisiana
Tiger" document. Very fine.................................$395.00
6193 - CONFEDERATES NOT
CAPTURED AT VICKSBURG MOVING NORTHEAST OF JACKSON,
Manuscript note dated at Minton [Morton], Miss., July 20th, 1863, one
page note addressed to Captain John S. Noble by Major Alfred M. Borbaw
ordering him to turn over his supply train to Captain Moore and report
to him in person for duty. This town was east of the Jackson area and
were remnants of Confederate forces moving away after the fall of
Vicksburg.
Fine...............................................................SOLD
6192
- AN ACCOUNT OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF BACON CAPTURED BY UNION FORCES
UPON THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG, 10" X 20",
hand-ruled large manuscript document written by Captain Marcus W.
Johnson of the Quartermaster Staff stating that 38,239 pounds of bacon
that was captured upon the surrender of Lt. General John C. Pemberton
of the city of Vicksburg to enemy forces. This amount was in his
possession in the city in July 1863. It is interesting that these
provisions were available in July 1863 while reports of the period
stated that the civilians were eating rats and cats to survive the
siege with little supplies arriving. Light stains, well written.
Written by Johnson after his obvious parole listing the seized bacon
stores. Fine..................................................$195.00
4016
- BLOODY KANSAS, KANSAS EMIGRATING AID COMPANY, A LOUISIANA PRO SLAVE
EMIGRATION COMPANY'S FORM TO SOLICIT DONORS TO SEND PRO SLAVERY EMIGRANTS
TO KANSAS, Desoto Parish, Louisiana, September 30th, 1856,
8" X 13" manuscript document stating that the undersigned
promised to pledge a certain amount to the treasurer of the Kansas
Emigrating Aid Company, Hamilton Stone. The document stated that the
purpose of the organization was to aid immigrants to travel and settle
in Kansas until at least the political organization of the territory
was stabilized into a state. There are no pledges notated on
this document as this may have been the manuscript draft for the
printer to print forms. Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border
War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United
States involving anti-slavery Free-Stators and pro-slavery
"Border Ruffian" elements, that took place in the Kansas
Territory and the neighboring towns of the State of Missouri between
1854 and 1861. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called for the
"popular sovereignty" - that is, the decision about slavery
was to be made by the settlers (rather than outsiders). It would be
decided by votes - or more exactly which side had more votes counted
by officials. At the heart of the conflict was the question of whether
Kansas would allow or outlaw slavery, and thus enter the Union as a
slave state or a free state. Proslavery forces said every settler had
the right to bring his own property, including slaves, into the
territory. Antislavery "free soil" forces said the rich
slave-owners would buy up all the good farmland and work them with
black slaves, leaving little or no opportunity for non-slave-owners.
As such, Bleeding Kansas was a proxy war between antislavery forces in
the North and proslavery forces from the South over the issue of
slavery in the United States. The term "Bleeding Kansas" was
coined by Republican Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune,
its violence indicated that compromise was unlikely and thus it
presaged the Civil War. Both sides had emigration aid Companies to
increase their voter support to bolster their cause in the election. This
is a very rare example of a Southern pro-slavery company recruiting
donations in Louisiana in 1856. Well written, a possible unique
Southern aid company document, fine, minor blems.......................$295.00

3601 - TENNESSEE CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC CARD, 3" X
5", "We have planted the Standard", 10
Star Confederate first national flag flying, red/blue, below
"Tennessee is in the fold." Used in political rallies and
often seen on photos and this vintage 10 star flag was used briefly in
1861. Near mint
condition..............................................$225.00
3612 - PAYMENT TO A PLANTATION OWNER FOR TWO MULES TO BE USED BY
GENERAL JOHNSTON'S MISSISSIPPI ARMY, 5" X 7"
manuscript payment form on blue paper paying John G. English at
Meridian, MS, June 19th, 1863 for two of his mules valued at $237.00
each. Signed by Captain John H. Young, AQM. English dockets the verso
verifying that he has received payment. English owned Egypt Plantation
near Aberdeen, Mississippi,
fine..................................................................$95.00
3614 - THE UNION
ARMY ADVANCING ON BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, October 21st, 1864,
Bristol [Tenn.], 2 page 8" X 10" letter to his daughter Mary
by John King. He relates in part to her, Providence has saved me
from evils; the loss of property has not affected me. Major Johnson
had been living in the old house for months; hopefully he would have
gone to bring you letters. Letters would that have given you a view of
the most trying scenes we have had to pass through, but Major Johnson
is now at Richmond and is not likely to make it back here. For two
days and nights we were momentarily expecting the Yankee army which
had reached Zollincoffer. Few soldiers were here as the soldiers had
left to protect the salt works. The town is deserted with just me and
a few others. After several days they fell back and they are now
between Bulls Gap and Knoxville. Our troops are pressing them closely.
For the moment all is quiet and secure. Yesterday I assisted in the
burial of Colonel John Preston who was 84 years of age. The Methodist
Conference is here and the town is full of preachers...Your Father Jo.
King. "Two months later in the Battle of Kingsport (December
13, 1864) a force of 300 Confederates under Colonel Richard Morgan
(1836 - 1918) stopped a larger Union force for nearly two days. An
army of over 5,500 troops under command of Major General George
Stoneman (1822 - 1894) had left Knoxville, Tennessee, to raid
Confederate targets in Virginia: the salt works at Saltville, the lead
works at Wytheville and the iron works in Marion. While Col. Morgan's
small band held off a main Union force under Major General Cullem
Gillem on the opposite side the Holston River, Col. Samuel Patton took
a force of cavalry to a ford in the river 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north and
came down behind the Confederates. Out-numbered, out-flanked and
demoralized by the bitter winter weather, Col. Morgan surrendered. The
Confederates suffered 18 dead, and 84 prisoners of war were sent to a
Union prison in Knoxville. Very fine.............................$175.00
2400 - GENERAL JOHN L. LEWIS,
LOUISIANA MILITIA COMMANDER, LS December 23rd, 1861, 2 pages
8" X 10", Louisiana Militia General 1861-62, disbanded the
Native Guard after the Federals captured the City of New Orleans and
told them to hide their uniforms and guns [Colored regiment of Free
Blacks]. Letter signed to Colonel Numa Augustin. Headquarters 1st
Division Louisiana Volunteer Troops, New Orleans, [Augustin was
commander of the Orleans Guard of the Louisiana Legion Troops]. A
letter to Colonel Augustin to the effect of whose authority the French
Legion was under, the Louisiana Militia or the Confederates
States. Lewis had consulted with the Governor [Moore] and the
consensus was that a recent order would not allow organizations of
foreign residents to be included in the 1st Louisiana Division being
included in the army of the Confederate States. More on the actions of
the commander of the French Legion, Major Rocheran. An interesting
commentary on the inclusion of foreign nationals in Confederate
service at the beginning of the war from the several militia units
composed of these nationals. Well written, corner trip of page
restored, trivial ink burn, fine otherwise....................................$250.00
2404 - A SOLDIER
WANTS HIS WIFE TO ENLIST HIS BROTHER'S NEGROES TO HELP HERE BACK AT
HOME, HIS COMPANY IS LOW ON OFFICERS, MAY TRANSFER IF HIS COMPANY HAS
TO BECOME INFANTRY, Camp at Courier Post near Middleton, TN,
Bedford County, May 11th, 1863, 4 pages in pencil, W. T. Presley 1st
Alabama Cavalry. He relates in part, "am glad that your two
heifers were not dead, can't you get Brother Evan's Negroes to look
after them for you by paying RED and LEE or some of them you can put
some confidence in...Henrie you asked me if I was prepared to die, if
I should be called from this life - I am not ashamed to ask you to
pray for me...have no Captain or officer just one Sergeant acting as a
Lt. but he is so stuffed up on account of his office that he is above
his business. If he is made a Lt. I will apply for a transfer. I will
leave this company if I have to go to the infantry. He wants a pair of
boots made but is concerned how she will get them to him.
Willie." W. T. Presley, 1st Alabama Cavalry.............................................SOLD

2409 -
CONFEDERATE SHEET MUSIC, BY B. DUNCAN OF COLUMBIA, SC, The
Exotics, O Give me a home by the sea," "Flowers of song
transplanted by Southern Soil," 10" X 14", attractive
green lithographed cover, two pages of verses, published in
Augusta, GA. by Blackmar, printed by B. Duncan of Columbia, SC,
[printer of CSA notes] 186 -, Crandall #3697, Parrish & Willingham
#7309, light age tone, have seen examples offered at $80,
fine........................$50.00
14230 - PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS,
PVT. JAMES A. JAMES, Scottsville, VA, September 22, 1862.
Three pages in ink to his father...He relates in part, I take
this opportunity to write you as I have been sick for the past three
weeks and have not been in the late Virginia battles and am on the way
to rejoin my regiment. I was sent to the hospital but did not stay
there long but a night as a kind gentleman took in his house and
kindly attended to me. I met with some fine friends but would rejoice
to be home again. I hope this wicked war will soon be brought to a
close so all can return to their homes and enjoy peace and the pursuit
of happiness once more. I have not drawn any money since I wrote you
and would like you to send me a pair of drawers and two pair of sox in
my next letter. I will let you know where to send them. Things are
selling here very high owing to great army in Virginia that has nearly
consumed everything like corn is selling for $2 a bushel, wheat $2.90,
oats $3 per bushel and all other things in proportion with dry goods
scarce. Shirting is .75 per yard, shoes $10 per pair, I will write
again when I reach my regiment...your affectionate son, James A.
James. Interesting well written letter from a scarce South
Carolina Regiment, Palmetto Sharpshooters...............................................$150.00
14232 - 4TH SOUTH
CAROLINA CAVALRY, SOLDIER DENIES HE SENT COUNTERFEIT MONEY TO A FRIEND
AND WARNS HIM TO LEAVE HIM ALONE ABOUT IT, Camp Pritchard,
March 29th, 1863, 2 page in letter with postal cover with partial 10
cent stamp by Pvt. A . J James 4th SC Cavalry. He relates in part, "I
am very much surprised that you were trying to still out that money on
me yet as I never had that money and I don't intent to take that back
and send you more as you need to do the best you can with it, you may
prove just what you please as I can prove that I never had such
money...don't waste any more of your time writing as I am not afraid
of you as I want you to be cautious how you talk about me as I will be
with you soon, be careful how you talk about me Richard as I do not
want to injure you in any way...I do not intend to pay you good money
for your old bill and take your old bill to someone else - I will see
you in hell before I do it...A. J. James." The 4th South
Carolina Cavalry Regiment was a regiment of cavalry in the
Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. They were from
the state of South Carolina and served primarily in the Eastern
Theater of the American Civil War. The 4th South Carolina Cavalry
Regiment was organized on December 16, 1862, by consolidating the 10th
Battalion South Carolina Cavalry and the 12th Battalion South Carolina
Cavalry. The 10th Cavalry Battalion (also called the 3rd Battalion)
was organized in the spring of 1862 with five companies, and Major
James P. Adams and Major William Stokes were the commanding officers.
The 12th Cavalry Battalion had also been known as the 4th Cavalry
Battalion. Very good, an interesting content letter regarding
Confederate counterfeit money...................................................$125.00
14236 - CALHOUN'S
LIGHT ARTILLERY BATTERY, Columbia, SC, Pvt. J. A. James,
Calhoun's Battery, 1st SC Light Artillery, August 13th, 1863 to his
father & mother. He relates in part, "have a bad boil
on me, waiting for the box and I check the depot each day, am
satisfied in camp, we will not stay here long I reckon, wants to know
if they have sold his fiddle yet and if so give the money to Emaline.
If John wants to go to war this is a good company and if so I will get
it arranged for him with Captain Calhoun. Your son J. A. James."
Very good..............................................SOLD
14237 - CALHOUN'S
LIGHT ARTILLERY BATTERY, Pvt. J. A. James, Calhoun's Battery,
1st SC Light Artillery, August 20th, 1863, 2+ pages in ink to his
father & mother, "thanks his parents for the box of
provisions just received, had sent home a box that contained a coat
that belonged to Richard Young who had run away to Virginia, he would
not transfer to Griffin James' unit, the only way he would transfer is
to go home. I have good officers here and if Griffin James wants to
transfer I can get him one here. I hear there is firing every day at
Charleston and they are at it now, will try and get a furlough before
I leave here but wants another box...Camp near Columbia, Captain
Calhoun's Light Artillery, J. A. James to his father and mother."
Very good...................................................$125.00
14240 - HAMPTON'S
LEGION, CAPTAIN JOHN K. JAMES, 2 pages in ink to his father by
Captain John K. James, Co. C, Hampton's Legion. He relates in part,
"He wants to know how his family is, wants to know if brother
James' discharge papers from Virginia have arrived and to forward them
to him, wants some provisions sent to him, has not seen brother James
since he was taken out. He wants his wife to send him a lock of their
baby's hair, wants his sister to come there, more on family
matters." Fine..........................................$100.00
14242 -
FERGUSON'S LIGHT ARTILLERY, I WISH TO SEE MY BABY ONE MORE TIME,
November 3rd, 1863, Atlanta, GA, 2 pages in ink from J. A. James. He
relates in part to his wife Nancy...wants to know when companies
cousins are in and who the Captains are so he can write them, wants to
know how she is getting along home with provisions, would like to get
in Cousin Jacks company as they may send him back to Charleston as he
has been unable to drill, tells his wife to write him as quick as
possible as they may leave Atlanta soon. I hope we will meet in a
better world, if I could come home I would like to see my baby one
more time. J. A. James to Nancy James. Newsy Confederate letter
from a soldier who is oon to be transferred to Beauregard's Company,
Ferguson Light Artillery. Fine..........................$100.00
14243 -
FERGUSON'S LIGHT ARTILLERY, THE PEOPLE ARE MEAN IN ATLANTA, PRICES
HIGH ON EVERYTHING, LITTLE TO EAT, 2 pages in ink, Atlanta,
GA, November 12th, 1863, J. A. James to his father. He relates in
part...my health is not very good at this time, I was taken with
the chills and have had the chills and have had them ever since and am
hardly able to move about but I keep up some. I have not received any
answer to my letters I have sent - why have you not written. I drew
$134 Our fare is might rough - we get little corn bread grain and some
boiled beef twice a day. As soon as I can get to get to a magistrate I
am going. I want to swear that they have the ugliest people in Atlanta
and the meanest, everything and you can now get anything less than
$2.00, and everything is $2.00. I am obliged to swear! We are still in
Atlanta and expect to stay sometime. Write me about recruits...Your
loving son J. A. James. Interesting commentary on affair in
Atlanta in the early winter of 1863, fine....................................................$145.00
14250 - CAMP NEAR
DALTON, GA, FERGUSON'S BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY, 27th Day of
April 1864, two pages in ink to his mother and father by Private J. A.
James. He relates in part, he is relieved to have heard from his
mother and father again as it has been three months and I thought you
thought hard of me. You say that you have had hard times back in
Carolina and I must say there are hard times here as if there are not
hard times here I do not know what hard times are. I have little news
here but we expect a big fight near soon as the baggage has been sent
to the rear and all furloughs stopped and I do not know when they will
start again. I really want to get home but I am out of hart of going
home...I will close nothing more till death J. A. James. The
Battle of Rocky Face started the campaign a few weeks later. Well
written by Private James. Very fine.........................................$150.00
14251 - ATLANTA
CAMPAIGN, FERGUSON'S LIGHT ARTILLERY, 2 pages in ink by
Private J. A. James, April 28th, 1864, Camp near Dalton, GA to his
sisters. He relates in part...we have hard times and more on the
way, we have little to eat by bread for the last few days, we get
one-third of a pound a day, some days we get none, discussing a Tom
and his wife...wants to know if Tom can lie in the bed without pissing
on the bread and if they have quit pinning rags to him each night.
Hope peace will be made but I don't think it will stop soon. I would
like you wait until I get home to marry though you may have to wait a
long time. I want you to send me a lock of his hair to put in a gourd
to put water in it for the rats to drink and kill them. The rats are
very bad here and that is a plan I have to get rid of them. An
interesting letter especially the last portion as it appears that
James was not particularly fond of his future brother-in-law. Well
written............................................$145.00
LETTERS OF
PRIVATE THOMAS E. JAMES 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS SERVING AT AND
NEAR CHARLESTON
14254
- THE BLOCKADER CAME IN THE OTHER NIGHT AND I EXPECT TO GO WITH
THEM TO NASSAU THEN TO ENGLAND |