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NEW ARRIVALS; updated 7/25/10
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Wonderful Autographed view of George Thomas of Virginia, the famous "Rock of
Chickamauga" for his stance on Snodgross Hill that saved Rosecrans's army.  Never
lost an engagement he was in charge of during the War.  Brady backmark.  About
Mint.
$1500
Extremely sharp view of David B Birney, Colonel of Birney's zouaves and later Major
General in the III and XIV corps.  
$250
CDV of the Flags of the 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.  Wonderful view
showing the damage reached in battle on the State and Federal flags carried by the
Regiment at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg among their engagements.  
The regiment commanded by Colonel Ezra Carmen was part of the Union Army of
Virginia  under Pope, the XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac and late the XX
Corps under Sherman out West.  Backmark by Kennedy and Schenk Newark NJ.  
Very rare.  
$850
Wonderful Autographed Alexander Gardner view of Medal of Honor winner Dan
Butterfield.  Colonel  of the 12th NY Vols.   Commander V Corps, Hooker and
Meade's chief of staff, wounded at Gettysburg and author of "Taps".    Boldly signed
on the verso.  Scarce
$1000
Autographed and presented Cabinet Card of Bvt Brigadier General Timothy Matlock
Bryan.  Served as Lt Colonel in the 12th Mass Vols and as Colonel of the 18th Pa
Cavalry for the balance of the War from 1862 onwards.  Commanded the 18th at
Hanover, Gettysburg, Hagerstown all during the Gettysburg campaign.  Later in the
Overland campaign,  and Sheridan battles in the valley.  Presented to BBG Cyrus
Comstock the future industrialist on the back in Bryan's hand.  Wearing a Sheridan
Cavalry badge also.  Views of Bryan are very scarce.
$450
Cabinet Card of Civil War General Zealous Bates Tower by Saroney NY.  A Regular
Army Engineer Corps officer Tower was West Point Class of 1841.   Fought at Cerro
Gordo, Contreras and Chapultepec in the Mexican War, conducted the defense's at
Fort Pickens Fla at the beginning of the Civil War, for which he was promoted
Brigadier General of Volunteers, served on Bank's and Pope's Staffs in the Valley
and 2nd Bull Run, where he was grievously wounded.  Superintendant of West Point
in 1864, later joined the Army of the West as Chief Engineer constructing the
defenses of Nashville for Thomas.  Stayed in the army and participated in noted
engineering projects for the rest of his career.  From the estate of Cyrus BComstock.
$150
Cabinet Card of Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General William Russell Pease.  
PreWar Colonel of the 7th US Infantry he also served as Colonel of the 117th NY
Vols also.  Later served in the regular army again.  From the estate of Cyrus B
Comstock.
Sold
Very Scarce Brady Autographed view of Henry M Halleck.  Known as Old Brains for
his intellect.  A plodder of a field commander out West at Corinth and Iuka.  Later
became the perfect Chief of Staff of the Union Army assisting Grant immensely with
his organizational skills.  Uncommon in signed views.  
$550
Rare CDV of Jefferson C Davis, President of the Confederacy with a backmark of
Anderson Richmond.  Period Ink notation says this photo "Jeff Davis recently taken
in Canada"  would put this photo as one of the first ones taken after his release from
Prison when he left the US for Canada.  A neat photo of the emaciated Davis after
his prison ordeal.  I have never seen this photo before.  
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Minty CDV of Union Admiral and Inventor John Dahlgren by Brady.  Inventor of Naval
ordinance, and commander of the Atlantic Blockading fleet off of Charleston during
the War.  His son was killed in the raid on Richmond with incriminating papers in his
pocket advocating the murder of Davis and his cabinet.  They don't come any nicer
than this.
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Union ALS  Document from KIA General Sam Zook killed at Gettysburg on July 2nd
1863.  "to his Excellency Gov. E D Morgan Comd in Chief, Governor; Will you oblige
by giving Dr. George H Leach an order to be mustered as Surgeon of my Regt.  
Very Respy, yr obdt servt S K Zook, Col 57th Regt NYV:  all in Zook's hand.  Zook
was killed while leading his brigade in the Wheatfield.  Autograph's are rare and
prized.  
$2000
Wonderful double Autographed view of William T Sherman by Brady.  Signed on the
front and the back.   About Mint
$2000
Rare CDV of the Burnside Rifle Works in Providence Rhode Island.  Founded by
Ambrose Burnside where his carbines where manufactured.  A view I have never
seen before.
$250
Fascinating CDV of Circus performer, the Snake Charmer.  Women has large
Python wrapped around her neck.   Her name is Julia inked on the back and it has a
backmark of Brown Providence RI.
$250
Spectacular CDV of Colonel George H Pierson of the 5th Mass Vols.  Shown
showing off his Presentation Sword with high details of the engravings on it  and
signed by him on the bottom.  Backmark of Moulton's Gallery Salem Mass.  The 5th
saw action at Bull Run and in North Carolina during its last mustering in.  Wonderful
view.  
$200
CDV of the Soldiers Monument in the Cemetery at Gettysburg Pa. Commemorating
the Battle.
$250
Minty CDV of Judson Kilpatrick by Brady wearing a Cavalry badge.  Very Sharp.  
$200
Minty CDV of Nathaniel Banks of Massachusetts by Brady.
$125