Auction details
Summer Historic Americana Online
9:00 AM PT - Jul 11th, 2008
offered by
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH 45232
475 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 1 |
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CDV of Gen. George B. McClellan, standing with pair of field glasses in hand with backmark of C.D... |
60 - 80 |
3 Bids
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| 3 |
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Cabinet Card of Robert E. Lee, Handy, Washington D.C. imprint along bottom margin and with stam... |
400 - 600 |
3 Bids
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| 4 |
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CDV and Engraving of Ben McCullough, lot of two, includes a CDV bust portrait with backmark of photog... |
100 - 200 |
4 Bids
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| 5 |
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Photograph of ID'D Union Officer, wearing dress blues with period inked inscription on reverse ... |
200 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 6 |
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CDV of Identified Union Naval Officer, anonymous portrait of a Union naval captain, holding his gloves ... |
60 - 100 |
7 Bids
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| 7 |
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Civil War CDV Album of African American Family with Soldier from 4th U.S.C.T. Infantry, with 24 CDV images including... |
500 - 800 |
10 Bids
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| 8 |
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CDV-Sized Tintype of VRC Soldier, a late war CDV-sized tintype in red decorated paper mount having... |
100 - 200 |
3 Bids
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| 9 |
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Sixth Plate Cased Tintype of an Armed Union Soldier, anonymous portrait of this bearded Union soldier with knapsack o... |
100 - 200 |
7 Bids
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| 10 |
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Ninth Plate Ruby Ambrotype of an Armed Yank, anonymous lightly tinted seated portrait of a young Union enlist... |
100 - 200 |
6 Bids
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| 11 |
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Cased Sixth Plate Tintype of Two Union Corporals, anonymous sixth plate tintype portrait of two young Union corpor... |
100 - 200 |
5 Bids
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| 12 |
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CDV of CSA Second National Flag, with polychrome flag in center against a night sky with surround... |
25 - 40 |
8 Bids
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| 13 |
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Albumen Photographic Copy of the Virginian Secessio n Ordinance, 7.75" x 12.5" with imprint of Lee Photographic Ga... |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 14 |
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Photograph From a Bird's-Eye Drawing of Andersonvil le Prison, sepia-colored photomechanical print on 9" x 5.25" grey... |
200 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 15 |
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Union Farmer's Letter to Soldier Brother on Patriot ic Letter sheet, dated Indian Hill, June, 2, 1862, writing... |
50 - 100 |
4 Bids
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| 16 |
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Civil War Letter Relating to David Frays, 150th PA- KIA Spotsylvania, 2pp manuscript on lined paper with cover to a <... |
50 - 100 |
5 Bids
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| 17 |
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Civil War Letter from Army Chaplain to Father of Fa llen Soldier, 1p handwritten letter, written by F.L. Williams,... |
75 - 100 |
2 Bids
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| 18 |
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Civil War Letter from Waterhouse Battery Light Arti llery, Ill., on illustrated Waterhouse Battery Co. E, First Re... |
100 - 200 |
3 Bids
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| 19 |
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Civil War Letter from Camp Jackson, Dated Feb. 1, 1 863, 4pp, 8" x 9.5". A collection of thoughts addressed to a Unio... |
70 - 150 |
4 Bids
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| 20 |
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Two Civil War Letters Addressed to the Family of a Dying Union Soldier, written on May 11 and July 1, 1864, by his ... |
150 - 200 |
10 Bids
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| 22 |
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Manuscript War Account from West Virginia Southern Sympathizer, an 8pp manuscript account written by an unnamed Sou... |
250 - 350 |
7 Bids
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| 23 |
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1863 Civil War Letter from Murfreesboro, Tenn., dated March from K Co., Ohio S.S. care of Captain Squires... |
50 - 80 |
3 Bids
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| 24 |
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1863 Letters on Committee on Washington's Birthday,
lot of two manuscript lined paper letter sheets. First headed |
25 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 25 |
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Civil War Army of Occupation Letter from Richmond, Va., with printed letterhead Pay Department U.S. Army, Distri... |
50 - 80 |
1 Bid
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| 26 |
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CSA General Order, No. 5, Army of Tennessee, dated Dalton, Ga., Jan. 8, 1864 by General Johnson, being... |
100 - 200 |
4 Bids
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| 27 |
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Civil War Ohio Gov. Cox Appointment of Veteran Lt. Col. as District Attorney, 13.5" x 17" partially printed appoint... |
100 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 28 |
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Large Group of Civil War Documents, lot of 10, includes a 5" x 8" Circular No. 52 Head Quarters P... |
200 - 400 |
2 Bids
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| 29 |
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Civil War Printed Orders from Gen. Schofield, 1863, Plus, 5.75" x 7.5" printed on lined paper and dated Headquart... |
50 - 100 |
2 Bids
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| 30 |
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Discharge of Corporal Hemphill, Co. I 148 Ohio Volu nteer Militia, partially printed document dated Dec. 15, 1864, wi... |
60 - 80 |
1 Bid
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| 31 |
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Report of Lieutenant General U.S. Grant of the Arm
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60 - 80 |
2 Bids
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| 32 |
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Double-Sided General Sherman Broadside, advertising a book on his life with illustrations on each side o... |
75 - 100 |
5 Bids
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| 33 |
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CSA Bond, dated March 25, 1863, with view of Richmond street scene, 14" x ... |
70 - 100 |
5 Bids
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| 34 |
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Illustrated Civil War Sheet Music and Engravings, includes General Hancock's Grand March, by Sep Winner, Ph... |
80 - 100 |
3 Bids
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| 35 |
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Civil War Song Sheet by Henry A. Setley, 32nd PA In fantry, KIA Fredericksburg, printed on 4.75" x 11.2" sheet being ... |
100 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 36 |
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Newspaper Extra on President Johnson's Pardon of Ex -CSA Officers, 1865, single sided 9" x 11" newspaper Extra... |
150 - 250 |
3 Bids
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| 37 |
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Seven Civil War and GAR Letters and Documents, lot includes two manuscript letters, both on 7.5" x 9.5" lined l... |
100 - 200 |
7 Bids
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| 38 |
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Printed UCV Parade Flag, polished cotton, in Army of Northern Virginia pattern, 11.5" x 1... |
500 - 700 |
2 Bids
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| 39 |
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Large Group of GAR, Political Advertising and Other Pinbacks, and Medals, lot of 120 plus. Includes 12 GAR medals a... |
300 - 400 |
2 Bids
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| 40 |
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Harris Light Cavalry Cello Pinback with Custer Port rait, ca 1897, silk with text that includes: The 7th Annual Re... |
80 - 120 |
7 Bids
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| 41 |
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Anderson: A Story Rebel Military Prisons by John
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25 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 42 |
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Huge Lot of Civil War Copy Photographs and Engravin gs, lot of 30, includes 11 early copy photographs (silver gelatin... |
100 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 43 |
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18 Wood Engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated
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200 - 400 |
2 Bids
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| 44 |
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Large Group of Civil War Prints, from Leslie's and Harper's, and other publications. |
150 - 200 |
3 Bids
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| 45 |
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L.N. Rosenthal Engraving of New Hampshire Volunteer s, hand-colored entitled Camp Chase, 13th Regt. New Hampshire ... |
200 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 46 |
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Four Partial Folio Civil War Books, four volumes including two volumes of Famous Battle Leaders o... |
100 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 47 |
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UCV Broadside from Montgomery, Ala., 1886, 21" x 28", being a Supplement to the Veterans Review, Souveni... |
50 - 80 |
2 Bids
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| 48 |
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Albumen Photograph of 1776 Washington Valley Forge Letter, being an albumen photograph, 4.2" x 7", ca 1860s of an o... |
25 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 49 |
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Framed Miniature of Gen'l. Richard Montgomery,
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300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 50 |
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Wonderful Hand-Colored Lithograph of September 1776 New York Riot and Fire, with title printed in French, 12.8" x 18... |
300 - 500 |
3 Bids
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| 51 |
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18th Century Hand-Colored French Lithograph of Germ an Mercenaries Entering New York, with title printed in French, 1... |
300 - 400 |
1 Bid
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| 52 |
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English Silhouette of Lt. Haslam, Worcestershire Mi litia, 1780, cut from laid paper with black backing, oval, 3.25" ... |
200 - 300 |
3 Bids
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