Sale 964 | The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

THE CIVIL WAR COLLECTION OF JAMES C. FRASCA 12 NOVEMBER 2021

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SALE 964 12 November 2021 10am ET | Cincinnati Lots 1–218 PREV I EW BY A PP OINT MENT ONLY PROPERTY PI CK UP HOURS Monday - Friday | 9:00am – 4:30pm By appointment only.

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DEN 1057930 FL AB3688 GA AU-C003121 IL 444.00052 OH 2019000131 MO STL 102646 FRONT COVER Lot 24

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JAMES C. FRASCA DEDICATION With James C. Frasca’s passing in March of 2019, the Civil War collecting community lost a pillar of knowledge and experience that will not easily be replaced. Jim (Jamie to his beloved wife Ellen) was nationally regarded as an expert on the subject of Civil War Federal uniforms, headgear, corps badges, and other insignia. He loved the common Civil War soldiers’ personal stories as well as the items that they carried and used.

Jim was of that generation of collectors and dealers who had the opportunity to examine and analyze Civil War artifacts well before the widespread introduction of altered and outright fake material to this collecting market. He took full advantage of this opportunity and continued to add to this knowledge base. He was always willing to share what he knew and was frequently sought out by collectors and other dealers to examine items and offer his opinion as to authenticity and value. In an article that Jim wrote for the North South Trader’s Civil War Magazine, he summarized his philosophy and prerequisites for ultimately acquiring the ability to authenticate Civil War relics: (1) To have the opportunity to actually see, touch, and feel unquestionably unassailable artifacts; (2) to possess a power of observation strong enough to learn from what has been seen, touched, and felt; (3) simple common sense.

Jim spent over 50 years of his life as a collector. He often credited his mother Ann Carmen Frasca for igniting in him the passion to search for and acquire historical objects. Her influence is evident even in this auction; the Colonial and Founding Father documents offered here were purchased by Ann in the 1950s and 1960s. In his capacity as collector, he contributed both editorially and pictorially to dozens of text and reference books, television programs, and theatrical films, ranging from the voluminous Time-Life Books Civil War series to the History Channel’s Civil War documentaries.

His personal collection was not large; he focused on collecting the best and most interesting examples that he could find. Over the years, many collectors delighted in acquiring an item that had resided in Jim’s collection for several years and only sold when he found a similar example that he enjoyed more.

As a full time dealer of Civil War artifacts for more than 40 years, Jim placed outstanding material in virtually every major private Civil War collection in the country and a great many of our most prominent museums. Examples of such items include John Brown’s inscribed and annotated Bible in Harper’s Ferry to a pair of Robert E. Lee’s documented wartime gauntlets at the Civil War National Museum in Harrisburg, PA. No tribute to Jim would be complete without mention of the other passions of his life. First and foremost, Ellen; his beloved wife of 33 years. Through all the laughter, joys, happiness, trials, and challenges, Ellen walked hand in hand with Jim as his soulmate, sounding board, and best friend. Jim’s circle of friends and family were a great source of contentment; he relished the resounding peals of laughter that occurred when in their company. He was musically gifted and played the piano, guitar, and banjo both professionally and for the entertainment of guests at his home. And last but never least, Mittens, One-Eyed-Jack, Puckerpuss, and the long succession of other stray cats who were fortunate enough to find their way to the Frasca farmhouse where without exception they found a place in Jim’s heart and a forever home.

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FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790). Partly printed document signed (“B. Franklin”), as President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, 6 August 1787. $12,000 - 16,000

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WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Partly printed ship’s passport document in three languages, signed (“G:o Washington”), as President, countersigned by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State, 3 September 1795. $10,000 - 15,000

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Captain Edward L. Jones, Company D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, WIA Fort Wagner, South Carolina, Model 1850 foot officer’s presentation sword. Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, MA. Brass mount near throat region of scabbard inscribed, “Capt. E.L. Jones / 54th Mass. Vol.” After serving as a sergeant with Company F, 44th Massachusetts Infantry, Edward L. Jones was commissioned a 1st lieutenant on 5/16/1863 with Company D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the famed first African American regiment raised in the north.

Jones was quickly promoted to captain on 5/25/1863 but was wounded nearly two months later at Fort Wagner, SC, 7/18/1863, and discharged for wounds on 12/16/1864. $8,000 - 10,000

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Gettysburg casualty Lieutenant W.H. Hamilton, Company I, 14th Vermont Infantry, Model 1850 foot officer’s presentation sword.

Brass mount near throat region of scabbard inscribed, “Presented to 2nd Lieut. W.H. Hamilton / Co. I, 14th Regt. Vt. Vols. / by Company F / Feb. 6th, 1863.”

William H. Hamilton enlisted on 9/3/1862 as a sergeant and mustered into Company I, 14th Vermont Infantry on 10/21/1862. He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant 1/16/1863. Hamilton was wounded 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg, PA, and died from those wounds on 7/6/1863. He was laid to rest at Gettysburg National Cemetery. $8,000 - 10,000

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Hiram Lynn, Company F, 3rd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, KIA Lovejoy Station, Georgia, presentation Remington-Beals .36 caliber Navy revolver and holster.

Engraved around cylinder, “From / Hiram Lynn / Co. F, 3rd Regt. / Ohio Vet. Vol. Cav. / To / C. Hunter.” $2,000 - 3,000

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Model 1861 Springfield .58 caliber rifle musket dated 1861 with original russet leather rifle sling manufactured by Smith, Bourne & Co., Hartford, CT, accompanied by bayonet and frog. $2,000 - 3,000

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Recruits Wanted For The 3d Ohio Cavalry. Elmore, OH: 26 August 1862. $2,000 - 3,000

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COLLINS, T.P., photographer. Patriotic Civil War CDV of boys with flag and eagle drum. Westfield, MA: [1860s]. $100 - 200

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Civil War painted military snare drum featuring four drummers and officer. Manufactured by W.G. Metzerott & Co., Washington City, DC. $8,000 - 10,000

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Civil War painted US regulation eagle snare drum with sticks. Manufactured by C.M. Zimmerman, Philadelphia, PA. $8,000 - 10,000

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Regulation Civil War painted eagle drum. $8,000 - 10,000

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Half plate, delicately hand-tinted ambrotype portrait of a beautiful, young Southern woman of Richmond, Virginia.

Illustrated on the back cover of the Civil War Times, August 1981. $400 - 600

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Quarter plate tintype of bugler Charles Raymond, Company D, 2nd Ohio Cavalry.

Equipped with cavalry belt outfit and armed with saber, Colt revolver, and Bowie knife. Period, pencil identification inside case. With 23 December 1861 letter from Camp Dennison referencing the image.

A stunning portrait of a Civil War cavalryman, pictured on the front cover of North South Trader, Vol. VI No. 4, May-June 1979, and published in Civil War Times in October 1983. $1,200 - 1,600

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Ninth plate ambrotype of double-armed Ohio volunteer infantryman wearing “OVM” belt plate.

Equipped with infantry belt, cap box, bayonet and scabbard, and OVM belt plate. Armed with musket with cocked hammer, deliberately held up for effect. $300 - 500

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Sixth plate tintype taken in the field featuring Ohio soldiers posed with their rifles, equipment, mess gear, and hardtack. Affixed to the corporal’s cartridge box sling is a superbly detailed Ohio State Seal breastplate. $3,000 - 4,000

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Private John A. Irvin, Company H, 64th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, hardtack inscribed at Camp Bardstown, KY, January 1862, and quarter plate ambrotype.

The souvenir hardtack and a letter from John Irvin were meticulously preserved by Irvin’s family in a patriotic wooden box with inset glass top since the 19th century.

[With:] Quarter plate ambrotype of 64th OVI Privates John Irvin and John Ewalt at camp with accompanying identification. $2,000 - 3,000

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Civil War hardtack with manufacturer’s stamp, “Holmes & Coutts Army Bread,” New York.

Civil War hardtack in original mailing envelope with postage and cancellation indicating that it was sent from Washington, DC to Delaware County, OH in June 1863.

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Civil War hardtack issued to D.K. Bunnell, Company K, 23rd New York Infantry, at Fredericksburg, VA. 13 December 1862. $700 - 900

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Civil War caricature CDV of soldier eating hardtack. 1861. $200 - 300

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BONTA & CURTISS, photographers. CDV of the Civil War homecoming arch made to welcome Syracuse regiments back from war. $200 - 400

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Civil War 9th Corps badge comprised of clay from Petersburg Mine Explosion. Petersburg, VA, July 1864.

Civil War soldier’s folk art shield brooch “made from a Rebel bone” by Private Hudson S. Oakes, Company B, 20th Maine Infantry, the regiment best known for defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Private Daniel Hudson, Company K, 5th Ohio Volunteers, silver corps badge engraved with battle honors, incl. Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries, and Chancellorsville. $3,000 - 4,000

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I Corps bullion and cloth corps badge.

Frame style 1st Division, III Army Corps badge.

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2nd Division, II Corps badge. Attributed to H.G. Clagston, [ca 1863].

Frame style 1st Division, V Army Corps badge. $600 - 800

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3rd Division, XII Corps badge. Attributed to H.G. Clagston, Philadelphia, PA, [ca 1863].

Frame style 1st Division, XX Army Corps badge.

$400 - 600

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Corps Badges for the 1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 11th, and 12th Army Corps. Illustrated 4pp. catalogue for the sale of Army of the Potomac Corps badges, cavalry badges, and company pins.

New York, NY: C.L. Balch & Co., 1863. $600 - 800 VIEW THE COMPLETE CATALOGUE AT HINDMANAUCTIONS.COM

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CHAMBERLAIN, Joshua (1828-1914). Autograph letter to his wife Fanny in which he discusses the corps badges made for him by Fanny and the family’s housekeeper. [9 April 1863]. 4 pages, 4to.

While undated, the content indicates that the letter was written by Chamberlain on 9 April 1863 as it references the visit made by President Lincoln, Edwin Stanton, and Henry Halleck to the 5th Corps (which occurred on 8 April 1863). Additionally, Chamberlain discusses the regiment being held back due to a smallpox outbreak and his and Colonel Ames’ desire to somehow get the opportunity to take an honorable part in the upcoming battle. One third of the letter is dedicated to the topic of the corps badges made by Fanny and Mrs. Harris – the Chamberlain’s housekeeper in Brunswick, Maine. He writes, in part, “The badges are beautiful – especially mine, tell Mrs. Harris – but my idea was best after all, that is, to have it single the silver on the extreme edge, covering the edge. It is too thick & bulky. Now if you could split this & merely take a pair of scissors & cut the edge close under the braid, it would be just the thing…These are very delicate things to make…Now, darling, I want you to make it for me. I could do it, but would rather you would. If you had made it my way there would not have been half the work in it…” Included with the letter is Chamberlain’s thin paper calling card. (See also Lot 165 at hindmanauctions.com) $2,000 - 3,000

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Gold and silver II Corps badge presented to Lt. Colonel Charles Kochersperger, Company F, 71st Pennsylvania / 1st California Regiment, WIA Wilderness, May 1864. Manufactured by J. Somerset, Philadelphia, PA. Kochersberger entered service 28 May 1861 as captain of Company F. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 31 March 1863 and commanded the left wing of the regiment during the repulse of Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. He commanded the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry at the Battle of the Wilderness where he was severely wounded.

Kochersperger died from the long-term effects of his war wounds in Philadelphia on 27 December 1867. $4,000 - 6,000

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A group of 11 items identified to Gettysburg hero, Corporal John M. Sutton, Company K, 5th New Jersey Infantry, highlighted by silver III Army Corps presentation “For Valor” badge.

The 3-piece 3rd Corps badge was most likely awarded to Sutton for his bravery at Gettysburg where according to the 1888 publication “New Jersey Troops in the Gettysburg Campaign,” he ran through enemy fire to save the Regimental colors from the advancing Confederates. Sutton is believed to have refused a recommendation for the Medal of Honor for this action. $4,000 - 6,000

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Post-Civil War gold and enamel 2-piece XV Corps badge. $400 - 600

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Gold Sheridan’s Corps badge presented by GAR post to Captain F. Dougherty, 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers and 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry. $1,500 - 2,500

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Union Prisoner of War ration bag and ration sent to President Abraham Lincoln and ultimately presented to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

A one-day prisoner’s food ration brought home by an unidentified Massachusetts soldier. Bag bears ink inscribed number “218” corresponding with affixed Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) inventory tag reading: “Confederate ration issued to prisoners-of-war, in bag made of pocket of soldier’s blouse.

This specimen was sent by Governor Andrew to President Lincoln returned to the former who gave it to Major Wm. C. Capelle who presented it to the Commandery May 3, 1894.” Tag verso stamped, “Military Order, / Loyal Legion / United States / May 3 / Commandery of / The State of Massachusetts.” $3,500 - 4,500

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Private George A. Hitchcock, Company A, 21st Massachusetts Infantry, Andersonville Prisoner of War, ration bag and “last days ration” of grits from Florence, South Carolina prison.

Accompanied by period tag, which reads, “Ration bag made in Andersonville Georgia in July 1864 from a piece of knapsack and the string from an old shoe, by G.A. Hitchcock. It held his day’s ration of grits and was carried through all his prison life.”

[With:] Well-documented ration of grits brought home by Private Hitchcock, who placed and sealed the ration in a bottle. The period tag affixed to the bottle is inscribed: “The last days ration of grits drawn in the Rebel prison at Florence S.C. by George A Hitchcock. Before he had time to cook it he was sent away for exchange. This is a fair sample of the quality and quantity of food which was the chief cause of the frightful mortality in Andersonville and other rebel prisons.” This tagged bottle of grits was obtained 50 years ago by James Frasca.

Private Hitchcock was wounded and captured at Bethesda Church, Virginia on 6/2/1864. After spending 13 days confined at Pemberton Prison, Virginia, he was sent to Andersonville, Georgia, where he made this bag in the month after his arrival. On 11/3/64 he was transferred to Millen, Georgia until 11/27/1864 when he was sent to Florence, South Carolina and was finally exchanged in Charleston on 12/10/1864.

Further verification of the history of this lot came to light with the publication of Private Hitchcock’s diary in 1997, entitled From Ashby to Andersonville, in which he recounts receiving his last ration before his release from Florence prison on 8 December 1864: “...A ration of meal (grits) and sweet potatoes was given to us, and I devoured the potatoes, leaving the meal for tomorrow.” A complete excerpt is available at hindmanauctions.com. $3,500 - 4,500 VIEW THE COMPLETE CATALOGUE AT HINDMANAUCTIONS.COM

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Private Thomas Conner, Company B, 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, WIA Harpers Ferry, and captured at Maryland Heights. Folk art bone kerchief slide made while a prisoner of war. $600 - 800

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Libby Prison shackles worn by escaped Union soldier. $1,000 - 1,500 Detail

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Civil War Libby Prison soldier folk art carved bone bracelet with crossed cavalry sabers and initials “USC” designating US Cavalry. $1,000 - 1,500

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A group of 3 Civil War soldier folk art wood carvings made at Andersonville Prison, Georgia, incl. a soldier wearing a kepi and a caged ball. $400 - 600

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Long May it Wave over the Soldier’s Grave.

Civil War soldier folk art drawing. $600 - 800

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Civil War folk art marionette doll made

by Henry C. Smalley while at camp. 1863. $100 - 200

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Captain George S. Benton, Company F, 5th Connecticut Infantry, KIA Chancellorsville, folk art pipe carved at Stafford Court House, Virginia, 11 April 1863. $3,000 - 5,000

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Civil War soldier carved wooden knuckles found on line of retreat from New Market Battlefield, Virginia. [May 1864].

Civil War CDV of executed Union deserter.

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Civil War CDV of prisoner waiting to meet with identified military court officers from the 28th Ohio Volunteers, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and 2nd, 3rd & 8th Virginia (West Virginia) Infantry. $600 - 800

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Civil War patriotic chess board with 32 accompanying pieces. Hill’s National Chess Board, 1862. $3,000 - 4,000

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The Guerillas. Salem, MA: G.M. Whipple & A.A. Smith, 1863. Boston, MA: William M. Kendall, printer. A Civil War game of strategy. $800 - 1,000

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Union Playing Cards. New York: American Card Co., 1863. Complete set of Civil War playing cards with original box. $1,000 - 1,500

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Union Army fork and spoon, checkers, and dominoes identified to Private Byron A. Straight, Company B, 112th New York Infantry. $600 - 800

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A collection of items identified to Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Biggs, 123rd Illinois Infantry, “Wilder’s Brigade,” highlighted by bullet-struck frock coat and velvet vest worn during the assault on Selma, Alabama, 2 April 1865.

Accompanied by an aged tag inscribed by Lilly Jane Biggs Bennett (Mrs. Brooke Bennett), the daughter of Jonathan Biggs, which states, “Coat & vest worn by Col. Jonathan Biggs during the Civil War. The holes in coat & vest are where he was wounded during Civil War.” These uniform articles were worn by Lieutenant Colonel Biggs as he led his regiment on 2 April 1865, during the frenzied assault on Selma, AL. In his written testimony, Lieutenant Thomas Bane from the 123rd reported that his commander received a “gunshot wound from the enemy, the ball entering near the left nipple, lodging near the spine.” It was a wound that would plague Biggs the rest of his life and eventually cause his death some 20 years later.

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[With:] High quality presentation grade Model 1850 field and staff officer’s sword and scabbard manufactured by W. Clauberg, Solingen, with 2 silver eagle buckles for the leather hanger straps with remnants of the strap leather. -- Regimental letter and order books of the 123rd Illinois Infantry, kept by Colonel James Monroe and passed down to Biggs when Colonel Monroe was killed in action at Farmington, Tennessee on 7 October 1863. -Leather-covered glass whiskey flask. – CDV of the Lord’s Prayer, possibly pierced by a bullet. -- Fourth annual reunion ribbon for the Clark County Veteran Association at Westfield. -- Group of documents reflecting Biggs’ post-war activities, 13 of which involve his work with the US Internal Revenue Service and the US Indian Service. – Modern copies of Biggs’ National Archives military and pension records and a copy of the History of the 123rd Illinois Infantry. $20,000 - 30,000

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Private Philip E. Smith, Company E, Iron Brigade, 2nd Wisconsin. Bullet-struck Model 1851 NCO belt plate worn when wounded at the Battle of Gainesville, Virginia, 28 August 1862.

With accompanying tag inscribed in part, “Belt buckle worn by Phillip [sic] Smith…when wounded. 2nd Wisconsin Regiment Oshkosh…” Records indicate that Smith was wounded 8/28/1862 at Gainesville, Virginia, and 5/5/1864 at the Wilderness. $2,000 - 3,000

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Bullet-struck pocket watch carried by Corporal William L. Miller, Company G, 7th Indiana Volunteers at the Battle of the Wilderness with original bullet. May 1864. $4,000 - 6,000

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Cavalry officer’s McDowell style forage cap. $6,500 - 7,500

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Model 1858 forage cap identified to Joseph Speddy, Battery G, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, WIA Pulaski, TN. On the underside of the visor, Speddy carved, “4th AC Joe. Speddy Bat. G, 1st OVA.” $6,000 - 8,000

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Model 1858 XI Corps enlisted man’s forage cap with blue 3rd Division, XI Corps badge. $8,000 - 10,000

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Model 1858 enlisted man’s forage cap identified to Corporal Philip A. Cooper, Company C, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, with red 1st Division, II Army Corps badge. $15,000 - 20,000

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Two Army slouch hats identified to Captain Charles E. Nash, Company F, 19th Maine Infantry.

Extensively documented and published campaign hats worn by Captain Charles E. Nash. Discovered in 1968 in New England, each hat is maker marked and accompanied by an 1897 dated browned ink tag in Nash’s hand on the back of his calling card. Each tag notes the campaign/battle in which it was worn.

Additionally, the tag accompanying the Wilderness battle hat also states that the hat was bullet struck during Longstreet’s charge. A description of each hat is as follows.

The Wilderness Battle hat is constructed of supple, high-quality fur felt with a ¾ in. grosgrain binding that has faded to brown, a ½ in. black silk ribbon affixed to the base of the 5 ½ in. crown, and a twisted black silk and gold bullion pattern hat cord. Interior features a 2 ½ in. brown leather sweatband and a 2-piece silk

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lining, bottom section partially separated and with an adjustment drawstring attached at top; upper section attached to uppermost dome of crown and with gold imprinted manufacturer and retailer information: “Warburton’s / Army Hat / Patented Dec. 16, 1862, / Made expressly for / B.H. Stinemetz / Washington, DC.” Pinned to the front of the hat is a white first division, II Corps, post-war veteran corps badge.

The bullet strike described in the tag is clearly visible, with the projectile having entered at the top right rear of the hat passing through the back of the hat and exiting on the left rear side.

Accompanying tag reads, “My army hat worn in the battle of the Wilderness. Shows rents made by a bullet during Longstreet’s charge in the forenoon.

Chas. E. Nash Nov. 13, 1897.”

The Wilderness slouch hat is published in the Time Life Civil War series, “The Killing Ground: Wilderness to Cold Harbor,” page 57.

The hat includes a small ¼ in. hole in front and a ¾ in. hole in back of the crown where it was creased from use.

The Petersburg Campaign hat is constructed of supple, high-quality fur felt with a ¾ in. grosgrain binding that has faded to brown, a ½ in. black silk ribbon affixed to the base of the 5 ½ in. jauntily creased crown, and a twisted black silk and gold bullion pattern hat cord with acorns and black net.

Interior features a 2 ½ in. black lacquered leather sweatband and a 2-piece blue silk lining (bottom section with adjustment drawstring attached at top; upper section with faint gold embossed panoply of flags around a spade shield surmounted by an eagle).

Accompanying tag reads, “My army hat worn during the Petersburg campaign June to Aug. 25, 1864.

Chas. E. Nash Nov. 13, 1897.”

Affixed to the front of the hat is a metal backed large bullion Infantry horn with a twisted wire border and to the right side of the hat a metal backed bullion Hardee hat eagle with a twisted wire border.

[With:] The following publications: SMITH, John Day. The History of The Nineteenth Maine Regiment. Minneapolis, MN: The Great Western Printing Company, 1909. See pages 238-239 for a postwar photograph of Nash. -- Reunions of The Nineteenth Maine Regiment Association. Augusta, ME: Press of Sprague, Owen & Nash, 1878. Charles E. Nash was a partner in this company. Nash’s account of the Battle of the Wilderness is published on pages 16-18. -- North South Trader. Vol. V, No. 3. March-April 1978. “The Army Hats of Capt. Chas. E. Nash,” by James C. Frasca, pages 16-22, 24, and 26. $40,000 - 60,000 VIEW THE COMPLETE CATALOGUE AT HINDMANAUCTIONS.COM

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Richmond F. Parker, Principal Musician, Company C, 19th Michigan Infantry, US Army regulation bugle engraved with battle honors, incl. Resaca, Cassville, Dallas Woods, New Hope Church, Golgotha Church, Culps Farm, Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Savannah, Aversboro, and Bentonville. $4,000 - 6,000

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Uniform insignia, photograph album, and personal effects of Surgeon Emil Guelich, 9th Illinois Volunteers, highlighted by triple-bordered Smith patent Major, Medical Staff officer’s shoulder straps and CDV of Dr. Guelich wearing the same shoulder straps. $10,000 - 15,000

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Civil War regulation Model 1858 infantry frock coat identified to Private James C. Woods, Company E, 5th Ohio Infantry.

Private Woods wrote his initials, “JW,” on the back of the coat lining. Provenance: Purchased directly from the descendants of James C. Woods by James C. Frasca in the mid 1970s. $8,000 - 10,000

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Model 1855 cavalry sergeant’s uniform jacket with field modifications. $4,000 - 6,000

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Model 1855 artillery corporal’s uniform jacket with field modifications. $3,000 - 5,000

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Ornate privately purchased brass eagle spurs. $2,000 - 3,000

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A collection of items identified to Major Frank Rolfe, 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, highlighted by shoulder straps removed from his body after being killed at the Battle of Harris Farm near Spotsylvania, Virginia, 19 May 1864.

Affixed to the back of each strap is a period note written on oilskin cloth by the regiment’s Chaplain Stephen Barker identifying the straps to Major Rolfe and the location and date of his death. Additional provenance is provided in the letter sent to Rolfe’s widow by Chaplain Barker, in which he describes

Rolfe’s death and burial and notes that prior to burial he removed the shoulder straps to bring back as a gift for Rolfe’s son.

[With:] Rolfe’s last letter to his wife, dated 16 May 1864, in which he describes the regiment’s arrival near Belle Plain, Virginia. -- Rolfe’s hand drawn map featuring Catoctin Mountain at Canal Ford and Weverton, Maryland, approximately 2 miles east of Harpers Ferry. Major Rolfe, as commander of the 1st Battalion of the regiment, was stationed at Harpers Ferry from September 1862 - November 1863. $2,500 - 3,500

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Civil War Smith patent colonel of cavalry shoulder straps.

Civil War quadruple bordered colonel of artillery shoulder straps.

$2,000 - $3,000

$2,000 - 3,000

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A group of 4 items identified to Sergeant Major John S. Dollinger, Company I, 1st Ohio Cavalry, WIA Lovejoy Station, Georgia, highlighted by sergeant major chevrons and quarter plate tintype of Dollinger wearing the chevrons. $1,500 - 2,500

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A group of 14 items identified to Captain William L. Curry, Company K, 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, POW Courtland, Alabama, highlighted by inscribed Model 1840 US Army regulation cavalry saber.

[With:] Brown buff leather belt outfit with a Model 1851 silver wreath eagle belt plate. -- Model 1851 officer’s eagle belt plate. -- Pair of dark aged brass army issue cavalry spurs. – Ninth plate tintype of W.L. Curry as a sergeant. – 2 coat sized cavalry officer’s eagle “C” uniform buttons. -- Elaborate 1st O.V.C. regimental badge identified to Curry. -- Solid silver top half of an Army of the Cumberland medal identified to Curry. -- Gold Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States medal. – 3 publications written by Curry, incl. autographed copies of Four Years in the Saddle (1898) and History of Jerome Township Union County, Ohio (1913). $8,000 - 10,000

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ID disc and stenciled “housewife” identified to John Post, Company H, 6th Michigan Cavalry, George A. Custer’s famed cavalry brigade.

Civil War sewing kit “housewife” identified to Corporal James Stafford, 4th Iowa Infantry, KIA, Cherokee, Alabama.

The brass identification disc features a relief struck portrait of President Abraham Lincoln and “War of 1861” on obverse. Reverse stamped with Post’s military and hometown information but pre-dates his promotion on 30 June 1863.

Stafford survived a hand wound as one of 106 casualties from the 4th Iowa Infantry at Chickasaw Bayou only to be killed exactly 10 months later at Cherokee, Alabama, thus earning the dubious distinction of being the regiment’s only casualty at that engagement.

$4,000 - 6,000

$1,000 - 1,500

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Civil War pocket cigar case and cigars identified to Gettysburg participant, Jabez Alsover, 1st and 115th Pennsylvania Infantries. $400 - 600

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One of 4 Civil War-era illustrated cigar labels. $300 - 400

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Civil War army camp mess kit containing 41 pieces. Patented by John C. Milligan, January 1863. $2,000 - 3,000

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Civil War combination mess kit including combined spoon and knife with fork. Patented by Ames, September 1861. $700 - 900

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Price List of Charles Parker. Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood and Company, 1862. Illustrated catalogue. $100 - 200

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A group of items identified to Private William H. Shaver, Battery M, 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, highlighted by war-date tintypes, CDVs, and army mess gear. $1,500 - 2,500

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Chester County Soldiers’ Socks, for the Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission to be held in Philadelphia in June. Philadelphia, PA: Bryson & Son, 1864. $400 - 600 60

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Stencil kit identified to Private Tilman Shupe, Company I, 85th Indiana Volunteer Regiment, mortally wounded at Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, 21 July 1864. $1,200 - 1,600

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Civil War-period officer’s grooming kit.

Manufactured by Edw. Christmann, Philadelphia, PA. $250 - 350

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