5 TN Civil War Related Political Items, incl. Gov. Harris ALS, Gov. Brownlow ALS

1st item: Civil War era ALS. Four and-one-half page letter written on lined bifolium documents, written by A Daughter of Virginia, Richmond, VA, addressed to Miss Stevens, no location, possibly Baltim

1st item: Civil War era ALS. One page handwritten letter from James Alexander Seddon (1815-1880), 4th Confederate States Secretary of War from November 21, 1862 to February 5, 1865, War Department, pr

Three page bifolium handwritten and signed letter from Joseph McMinn (1758-1824), fourth Governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821, Hiwassee Garrison, TN, addressed to Major General Andrew Jackson (1767

Group of Civil War era photos including TN Governor Brownlow and staff, and assorted images of Union Officers. 1st group: Albumen print of Governor Brownlow (second from left) and with his staff inclu

Archive of seven (7) Civil War era items, including letters and diary of William Budlong, Rhode Island 5th Regiment Heavy Artillery, and General R.S. Ewell ALS. 1st item: Original Edition Clayton's Oc

ALS. One page double sided handwritten letter on laid paper signed by First Governor of Tennessee John Sevier (1745-1815), Knoxville, TN, addressed to Colonel David Henley, Agent to the War Department

ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, May 15, 1867. Addressed to Professor Socrates Maupin, a handwritten letter from Robert E. Lee as president of Washington College in Lexi

Eleven (11) photographs, including CDVs of Civil War military subjects, notably General Samuel P. "Powhatan" Carter of Tennessee. 1st Item: CDV of unknown Union Captain, likely Captain Darius Sullivan

Abraham Lincoln Related Abraham Lincoln Beardless Plaster "LIFE MASK" After Leonard Volk's Original Cast in 1860 Made Circa 1886 ABRAHAM LINCOLN LIFE MASK, Plaster with height about 10.5", c. 1886 cop

Colonel John Thomas Pickett Confederate Seal Medallion, ALS to Mrs. Varina Anne Davis, second wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, presenting her with the medallion

Civil War era ALS. One-page bifolium handwritten autographed letter signed by Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) as president of the Confederate States of America (CSA) from 1861 to 1865, Richmond, Vir

Fantastic group of items related to Johnny Clem, the “Drummer Boy of Chickamauga," who rose to fame during the Civil War for both his young age and acts of heroism. As the legend goes, the 9 or

[CIVIL WAR - CONFEDERACY]. A group of 6 CDVs of political and military leaders, incl. Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.   Portrait of Jefferson Davis. New York: Brady, Anthony, n.d. (toning, som

[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of items identified to General James Lyman Van Buren, incl. US Model 1860 Light Cavalry saber, buff saber belt, shoulder straps, insignia, and photographs.  US Model 186

JAMES BUCHANAN (1791 - 1868) Fifteenth President of the United States whose hands-off attitude toward states' rights directly contributed to the start of the Civil War. Most important draft A.L.S. as

[CIVIL WAR - POLITICS]. A group of 5 documents identified to William Barlow incl. appointments signed by Andrew JOHNSON and Ulysses S. GRANT.JOHNSON, Andrew (1808-1875). Partly printed appointment sig

(ALS) Handwritten signed letter by Jefferson Davis, with envelope, as United States Secretary of War, dated April 17, 1853, writing to Eli Abbott regarding the position of United States Marshal for No

Photograph album containing fourteen (14) carte de visite (CDV) depicting Lee, including eight (8) depicting bust portraits of Lee in his Civil War era Confederate uniform, three (3) with studio marks

1st Item: Warm-toned silver gelatin print on paper of Michael Miley's photograph of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee's funeral on October 15th, 1870. This "uncropped" version shows mourners

Autographed Civil War era Union officer CDV and 5 albumen officer prints, all attributed to C.C. Giers of Nashville. 1st item: Autographed Carte de Viste of Brig. General Thomas H. Ruger, 1833-1907, w

Revolutionary War-dated ALS, three pages on two sheets, 8.25 x 13.5, March 5, 1779. Handwritten letter to his wife, Sarah Livingston Jay, from Philadelphia while serving as president of the Continenta

World War II-dated ALS signed “Daddy,” three pages, 5.75 x 9.25, postmarked February 18, 1945. Handwritten letter from John Wayne to his children, "Michael, Toni, Melinda, & Pat," in f

Churchill Winston Winston Churchill Important ALS on What Would Become Israel Single page autographed letter signed on War Office, Whitehall letterhead, 5" x 8". Dated "August 5, 1920", and signed by

Revolutionary War general, first United States Secretary of War, and founder of the military school that became West Point (1750-1806). ALS signed “H. Knox,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, March 7