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THANKS FOR LOOKING !!! TED & SALLIE

SORRY BUT WE DON'T SELL OR SHIP FIREARMS OR US USED SWORDS OUT OF THE US AND EVERY ITEM COMES WITH A 3 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD.

WE'VE JUST ADDED SOME NEW FIREARMS ON THE SWORDS, MUSKETS, GUNS ETC PAGE AS WELL AS THIS PAGE and WE ADDED NEW ITEMS TO THE MODERN FIREARMS AND WW2 PAGE AS WELL! CHECK 'EM OUT!!!

Here's my partner and constant companion. His name is Barney and he never talks back or disagrees with any business decision!

Here's a near relic Civil War Austrian Carbine! This is Austrian Model 1842 Carbine. The .71 caliber barrel is 14 1/2 inches long that originally had 12 groove rifling. The bore is pretty rusty now and the barrel and band have moderate to severe pitting. It's not ready to fall apart though and is still very solid. The stock has had the date 1865 burned into it. The beech stock also has a few cracks in it but again it's very solid. There are no markings left on the lock plate. The lock holds at 1st and 2nd cock and the spring is solid/strong. I think this old Carbine has been stored in damp conditions- it is not dug. Union purchasing agent George Schuyler acquired 10,000 of these carbines in Bohemia in late 1861. Arriving in early 1862, they were immediately issued to Fremont's Western Command and used until better arms became available, they were placed in storage and sold after the war. This one was found in Virginia and the history has been lost. Don't know how it wound up there! Good displayable arm that still operates well. $675.00

Here we have a very nice Civil War Bowie Knife with Cutlery Handle and little silver cross guard that measures about 10 1/4 inches long overall with a 6 inch blade. This one is made by Corsan Denton Burdekin & Co. that was located at 105 Eyre St Derbyshire, England. This company was in existance before the Civil War and took advantage of the Patriotic fever that swept the county during the war. Also on the blade is a very nice etching that I can't pick up on my camera that is in a floral motif and says 'THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE'. I fully guarantee the inscription to be in excellent condition and will try to get a better photo. This piece comes with it's original silver mounted scabbard that is missing the little frog button and the bottom drag-otherwise complete. Very nice piece from an Indiana Estate! Sorry, history has been lost. $850.00

Here is another nice knife that is from the Revolutionary War period. this knife measures over 12 inches long with an approximately 8 inch blade. There are no markings on the blade as all and it has been sharpened at some point in it's life. It appears that this spear point diamond blade may have been made from a file as there are some line markings on the blade and the ricasso is reminisent of a file. The knife also has a pretty nice carved horn handle that has some damage the the pommel end that you can see in one of the pics. There is also a small brass domeand it apprears that the tang passes through it. The cross guard is a little brass piece with a brass thimble over the end of the grip that is closest to the guard. This piece also comes in it's original leather scabbard which is very supple and hand stitched. This one is also very nice from the same Indiana Estate! No History on this one either. $450.00

Here's a nice pair of Sharpshooter's type glasses that were popular during the Civil War and later. These have the clear 'hole' in the center of the glass that makes one have tunnel vision. They do have the correct effect! The color 'frosting' around the clear glass is darker than I've ever seen before. Usually the frosting is a nice yellow color but these have very dark frosting. Nice piece in good condition. No cracks or breaks! $125.00

This piece is a very nice dug piece being a double barreled percussion pistol that was dug at Cold Harbor, VA. One of the triggers is rusted off most of the way but the other is present as is both nipples. Looks to be 36 cal or better. Nice relic! $125.00

Very nice brass mounted 3 band Prussian Model 1809 "Potsdam" musket. Lock works excellent, marked Neisse, dated 1831 holds at half and full cock. 41 1/2 inch Barrel marked FW with crown and 1831, nipple needs replaced as it's broken clear off at the top-probably an easy out would do it. Bore is very good with old style straight lands and grooves no twist "rifling". This hugh 71-72 Caliber bore should be an interesting round ball thrower. Nice inspection "FW" marks and crowns on metal parts and wood. One small stress open grain crack for about 1 1/2 inches long at the rear point of the lock plate. Other than that, wood is in very good sound condition. Total length is 55 1/2 inches. The ramrod is not correct being some kind of odd home made thing and the front sling swivel is missing. Some of the brass mounted pieces have been gold painted indicative of what the GAR used to do for display weapons. The U.S. Ordnance Department purchased approximately 165,000 Prussian arms. 100,300 weapons are identified as smooth-bores. These were received from eight different suppliers at prices varying between four and eight dollars each. All the shipments arrived in late 1861 through early 1862 when the need for arms was most urgent. The U.S. Ordnance Department classed them as third class weapons. By the fourth quarter of 1862 they were being replaced with better arms. According to FIREARMS FROM EUROPE - SECOND EDITION there are no known Confederate purchases, although their acquisition through battlefield capture is most likely. Very nice display piece! $750.00

Here's a tremendous find! Here is a Revolutionary War Pike or 'Trench Spear' as they were refered to. This piece is hand forged and reeks of character! About 4 feet of the original shaft is still left. You can see in one pic how the shaft was hacked off. Guaranteed to please and all Rev War! The medal end is approximately 1 foot long and has a few nicks in it from action. This thing is great! $450.00

Here is a great looking Revolutionary War Corkscrew! There were used widespread as all bottles, especially wine bottles, had a cork in it. This corkscrew has a perfect hardwood handle and there were bristles on one end used as a brush, now lacking, but still an excellent example! Measures about See the Revolutionary War Collectors Book by Neuman for like examples. The handle is 3 1/2 inches wide and the piece is 4 1/2 inches long. $45.00

Here we have several hatcords that were purchased at an estate sale in New Jersey. The 2 cavalry hat cords were unused and in very nice condition. These are $125 each. The Infantry hat cord is a good piece but has problems with a little unraveling and the tassels are a tad short but is value priced at $45. The Artillery Hat cords are in very good condition having been used and these are $65 each. Looks good on a slouch hat or a Hardee!

This item is a great piece! This is a 3" Shenkl Shell that was recovered in North Carolia and as you can see it's seen lots of water and ground action. The piece was disarmed as shown by the hole drilled in the top to pour the powder out of it. The piece was then cut in half to show how it was constructed. The matrix was placed back with the lead cannister balls and then shellacked over to hold everything in place and to keep the shell from further rusting. The fuze has on it: J. P. ? PAT. OCT ? This is an excellent display piece! Measures about 9 inches long including the fuze and 2 and 3/4 inches across. Hard to find another! $375.00

Here's a case of bullets. The lead was recovered from Virginia while the bullets/shells came from Indiana. The shells are a Spencer Cartridge with lead but I believe it's a blank. The 3 small bullets are what we believe to be 41 caliber derringer bullets and the lead bullets are:

1. CS .54 Gardner

2. Pistol Carbine w/ Williams Cleaner

3. Sharps

4. CS Gardner

5. .577 Enfield

Comes in a riker case for display. Nice Display Pieces! $45.00

Here's a nice medal that commemorates the dedication of the CHATTANOOGA Civil War Monument at Chickamauga that was dedicated in 1895. This is an excellent piece mounted in a box with black velvet lining. The medal is complete and measures about 2 1/2 inches long. NICE!!! $75.00

This is a nice collapsable Officer's cup that is probably silver plate as there is no markings on the piece. This piece is about 3 3/4 inches tall when expanded and about 1 1/2 inches tall when collasped down and consists of 3 sections with a folding handle. The cup is kept in a very nice original pasteboard box container with a thin moroco red leather covering. Very nice piece of a type of drinking cup that Officers carried in their Knapsacks. $125.00

Here's a very nice spearpoint knife that is marked on the blade KEEN CUTTER 14260 STEEL. The piece overall measures over 10 1/2 inches long with a 6 inch spearpoint blade. This piece is in very good condition with a price marked on the wooden handle of $75.00 which is what we want for it. Nice piece!

PEARL HARBOR

A DAY OF INFAMY

2 disc DVD set!

Running Time: Approx. 224 Minutes

Color and B & W

On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation against the American held island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II. This story details one of the most momentous events in American history and a crucial turning point in the 20th century. Most importantly, it is a story of the people who were there, told through eyewitness accounts of American and Japanese veterans, some of whose stories have never been told. This is a story of perseverance and heroism in the face of overwhelming odds. This is the story of Pearl Harbor. *December 7th, produced on behalf of the U.S. government and directed by acclaimed cinematographer Gregg Toland, is a dramatization of the events that precipitated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Framed as a debate between Walter Huston's Uncle Sam and Harry Davenport's Mr. C (that's "C" for "Conscience") the film attempts to determine who was to blame. Though December 7th is more balanced than most propaganda films of the time, even suggesting that the United States should have been better prepared, it is still an indictment of Japanese-Hawaiians and the alleged role they may have played.

Disc 1 Prologue The Japanese Paradox The Great Depression The China Incident The Drift To War The Choice For War Last Days Of Peace Eleven Minutes Of Terror Battleship Row Hell In The Harbor Second Wave

Disc 2 Rescue And Escape Aftermath Salvage Effort What Went Wrong? Pearl Harbor in Retrospect Extra: December 7th

Excellent quality! I have several of these new in shrinkwrap. Each $10.00

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Here is a real nice book the Revised Regulations for the Army of The United States for 1861..this is signed by William E McCreary 4th division 15th A.C.(army corps) USA. The blank page between the cover and frontis page is torn in half but means nothing to the book. Here's what civilwardata.com says about William E. McCreary from Ohio: Residence was not listed; 18 years old. Enlisted on 8/7/1862 as a Private. On 8/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. OH 81st Infantry He was Mustered Out on 7/13/1865 at Louisville, KY Other Information: born 3/19/1844 in Chillicothe, OH died 3/28/1911 in Emporia, KS (Wife: Lizzie Kiefer of Lancaster Co, PA. Died at age 67 years) After the War he lived in Emporia, KS

A few of the forms are filled in in pencil inside and make reference to OHIO. There is some writing on the back page that almost looks like 66 Ohio however as above shows he enlisted in the 81st Ohio as a private. He had to have advance up in rank but those records are not indicated here. The inscriptions are guaranteed to be original. The book is in good 'carried' condition. $125.00

Here's an album page mounted 1/6th plate tintype of an early fireman from the Civil War/Indian War era. He wears his kepi and bib shirt along with an early leather parade belt. His kepi, shirt & belt all have the number '1' on them. Nice photo taken in front of a studio prop backdrop. Much nicer than my camera can pick up. There's a slight bent to the center of the photo but doesn't affect the photo in any way. No emulsion loss noted. $250.00

Here's a nice EARLY Sons of Veterans (Union Veterans) membership 3-piece medal that is in excellent all original aged condition. This piece is in fine condition and complete! Look at the pics! $45.00

Here's a nice little Remington RH-50 Skinning Knife with 4 1/2 inch blade. This one has the 'acorn' pommel cap which makes it pretty early. The knive is vintage and has age on it. This is an old Boy Scout knife as witnessed by the original impressed Scout logo on the sheath. The blade may have been sharpeded but certainly not much. Nice leather handle as well! $55.00

HOLD! Here's a good looking little flintlock pistol that measures about 15 inches long. There is a crack in the stock generating from the replaced screw that holds the lock in place on the reverse side and travels to the end of the tang but I believe it can be repaired very easily. I believe this stock to be walnut and has a very pleasing patina and dark color. The simple decorated unmarked lock has been cleaned some but it still looks good and the other iron/steel parts are a dark patina with some rusting/pitting but still very pleasing to the eye. The barrel has some proof marks on it but I can't tell what they are and the touch hole lines up perfectly with the pan. The lock works fine but the hammer is a little loose however it is complete. The ramrod is stuck in place and the thimble needs resoldered but is there. The caliber appears to be about .69 and the barrel is pretty thick indicating an actual bullet and not just buckshot. This pistol is a true flintlock and not a reconverted from percussion firearm. I don't know if this pistol is American or European but it is pretty nice. $650.00

Here's a real nice Mills type blue web belt for the 30-40 Krag. The color is nice and dark. There are no markings on this piece. Three of the loops have been sewn shut as they were probably no servicable. This belt has been adjusted rather small so it could have been used in a Military School or by Cadets of some sort however it is the military type and can be adjusted back out. The ends of the belt are not captured but rough cut as I've seen on others. Nice and displayable with a Krag! $145.00

Here we have an outstanding boxed set of 2 DVD's entitled ' IWO JIMA - 36 DAYS OF HELL - THE TRUE STORY '. There is never before scenes here in these sets. New and sealed (I opened my set to take pics but I have more). Total running time 4 hours 6 minutes.

The True Story - Iwo Jima was arguably the toughest battle the Marines had ever faced. The courage and sacrifice of the men who fought to secure the eight square miles of stinking sulfur rock and volcanic ash will never be forgotten. Step back in time with the sailors, soldiers and airmen who were there and relive one of the most famous battles of WWII. Told almost exclusively through color footage shot by Marine Corps cameramen and veteran interviews, this documentary tells the story of the battle for Iwo Jima through the eyes of those who lived through it. See why it is said that "on Iwo Jima uncommon valor was a common virtue." (Timeless Media Group 2006)

DISC ONE contents: Prologue, the Face of Iwo Jima, Plan of Attack, The Landings, The Shores of Iwo Jima, Mt. Suribachi, Inch by Inch, Bloody Iwo, Fire and Steel, Off Shore Support, High Price to Pay, An Uneasy Silence, Was it Worth It? DISC TWO contents: The Road to Iwo, The B-29 Superfortress, Voices from the Battlefield, Iwo Jima Memorial. Excellent! New and Unopened! $9.95

Here is about as mint as a Remington M-1917 Trench Shotgun Bayonet and Scabbard that you could find! This is an excellent piece with full blued blade which still has the original grease on it with 1917 REMINGTON on one side (light but better than my pic shows) and the Flaming Bomb insignia on the other as well as an Eagle head insignia, US and inspectors number 26 which are all very sharp and deep. Comes in the original iron mounted leather scabbard! You won't find a better one at this price! $125.00 The shotgun is not for sale but I can get you a reproduction of the original for $499.95 This is one nice bayonet & scabbard !!

Here are some very nice little bone dice! There are 4 pairs of little bone dice that appear to be homemade and one tiny little die by itself. These are very typical of what was carried in the individual soldiers haversack on the march. Dice was played by almost all of the soldiers during their tenure in the Civil War. $15 for each pair and $7 for the one by itself. The quarter is in the pic for size comparison. Nice!

We just picked up a very small quantity of a audio books entitled FLYBOYS - A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE by James Bradley Author of the #1 bestseller FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. This book is abridged on 4 audio cassettes running approximately 6 hours and read by the author. James Bradley"s horrific story of complex war crimes involving nine WWII Flyboys, one who just happened to turn out to be the future President of the U. S. George H. W. Bush. Bradley"s portrayal of the Japanese soldiers on Chichi Jima, who captured and held the Naval and Marine airmen prisoner, goes back to a mystery unfolding 150 years before WWII. As American policy and culture expand ever westward, the Japanese are forced to confront the emerging powerhouse of a nation. Bradley uses this backdrop of Japanese warrior mentality to somehow help explain the terrible emergence of violence and savagery which ended the lives of these young American men. War crimes so great that top secret military tribunals deemed the records shut for the good of both countries. These are brand new still in the srinkwrap! Originally priced at $25.98 while they last only $10.00 !!

We also picked up a few audio books and hardbound books in dj of a great Novel entitled 'THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH' by Robert Hicks. The widow keeps the graves of the fallen from the Battle of Franklin; a bloody war, a bloody waste and a love remembered. In 1894 Carrie McGavock is an old woman, with only her former slave to keep her company--and the memory of a Confederate soldier who left long ago after the bloody Franklin Battle. Now he returns and asks is the cemetery has room for one more. The novel flashes back thirty years to the afternoon of the Battle Franklin, five of the bloodiest hours of the Civil War. There were 9,200 casualties that fateful day. Carrie's home---the Carnton plantation--- was taken over by the Confederate Army and turned into a hospital; four generals lay dead on her back porch; the pile of amputated limbs rose as tall as the smoke house. And when a wounded soldier named Zachariah Cashwell arrived and awakened feelings she had thought long dead, Carrie found herself inexplicably drawn to him despite the boundaries of class and decorum. The story that ensues between Carrie and Cashwell is just as unforgettable as the battle from which it is drawn. THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH is a brilliant novel that captures the end of an era, the vast madness of war, and the courage of a remarkable woman to claim life from the grasp of death itself. Both books and audio disks are brand new! The books have a black magic marker on the page edges on one end but not so you could tell on the inside. 426 pages of text being hardcvoer in a fine dust jacket. New never read! The audio cd's are on 5 cd's being read by Becky Ann Baker, Tom Wopat, David Chandler and Johathan Davis And they are still in the original shrinkwrap! The books are originally $24.95 and the cd's are originally $29.98 but now you can have either the book or the cd for only $10.00 each! This is a bargain!!

This is a large relic case full of nice relics from Winchester, Virginia! The case measures about 12 X 18 inches and contains a large selection of different relics. Among them are: 1862 Springfield lock and hammer (no date just the type), several saddle and harness buckles, knapsack pieces, horse shoe, tent rivits, part of old spoons, spikot, cartridge box buckle, leather sole pieces, sabot from a hotchkiss shell, part of a shoulderscale, part of a harmonica, handle from a clay pot and other items! The case is cherry wood. Nice! $175.00

This is a case of different items. In this case are:

1. A large map reading/measuring tool. This piece measures about 11 1/4 inches long. Marked BEMIS & CALL CAST STEEL $45.00

2. 2 repro Civil War participant medals. Has Abe Lincoln's bust on the front and has around it the words WITH MALICH TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL. The back has a wreath with the words CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 on the back. Just like as issued to the Veterans. New condition. $20 each

3.GAR hat wreath with large pin on the back. Excellent condition! SOLD! $65.00

4. Revolutionary War era beam hook. This hook was pounded into a beam to hang items on. $45.00

5. Several pinfire shot shells! Never loaded! We have a blue one and a red one in 14 guage, 2 natural color no. 12 gauge and 2 no. 10 guage shells. Most are marked LONDON, some are marked ELY. These are $25 each except one 12 guage that is damaged and that one is $15.00. Nice!

6. Single row brass button polisher measures about 6 3/4 inches long and has the inspectors initials of CCB on it. No other makers marks present. $65.00

If you have a 1854 Lorenz Musket and need an absolutely original block sight then this is for you! This piece has a very nice old patina and is guaranteed for life to be the original piece. I thought this is what my Musket needed but found out my piece needs the leaf sight. This is a hard item to find and it did take me awhile to find it. $65.00

This is a Spanish Belt used during the Spanish Civil War which lasted from 1936 to 1939, conflict in which the conservative and traditionalist forces in Spain rose against and finally overthrew the second Spanish republic. This piece is real nice piece complete with the pouch that came with it. Could be a pistol ammo box- I just don't know. On the inside of the belt is stamped and written CIR 6. This is a nice piece! $85.00

This next piece is a piece that I recently picked up. This is a nice silvered or tinned iron English buckle that came from a costume shop in Cincinnati a while back. This one is nice in that it is for a wide width belt indicative of early use and not the much narrower type that was in use during the 20th century. This piece also has the adjusters with it. These type buckles were used by both North & South. I believe it to be old but nearly mint. $75.00

Here is a pretty nice bright finished U.S. MUSKETOON, MODEL 1847 Bayonet in .69 caliber complete with locking ring. This piece has a blade that is 15 1/8 inches long, 3/4 inch wide, and 3/8 inch thick. The U.S. is deeply stamped. There is a small crack on the top of the socket which you can see in the pics but doesn't alter the functionability of this piece and it is in otherwise good condition. This piece was most likely made from the longer standard M1842 bayonet. This is an expertly modified bayonet and a hard one to come by! See THE AMERICAN BAYONET 1776-1964 By Albert Hardin Jr. pages 32 and 33 for a like example. $245.00

Here's a nice little item from the very last GAR Reunion held in Indianapolis in 1949. This is a first day cover with cancelled 3 cent GAR stamp that has on it FINAL NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT OF THE GAR. This cover has been cancelled in Indianapolis Aug 29, 9 AM , 1949. On August 29 - September 1, 1949, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) met for its 83rd and final National Encampment. Returning once again to the city of Indianapolis, only six veterans were able to attend of the 16 total alive at that time. The business meetings were held at the Hotel Claypool, and the opening ceremonies and final Campfire were held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The Campfire Program ended with the playing of Taps by the Marine Band bugler, and the colors of the GAR were retired for the last time. The last national member, Albert Woolson, died at age 109 in 1956. This cover is addressed to James E. Caraway, M.D. of Wayne, Michigan. It was a common practice to address it to yourself and send it off to get the cancelled stamp and the Postal city stamping. It is believed that Dr. Caraway as a direct desendant of Leroy Caraway who enlisted as a Corporal in Co. D 1st Michigan Colored Infantry. The 1st Michigan Colored Infantry mustered in at Detroit in 1864 and Dr. Caraway is from Wayne, Michigan which is close to Detroit being in the same County of Wayne County, Michigan. The 1st Michigan Colored Infantry was in engagements during its term of service at Baldwin, Fla., August 8, 1864; Honey Hill, S. C., November 30, 1864; Tullifinny, S. C., December 7, 1864; Deveaux Neck, S. C., December 9, 1864; Cuckwold's Creek Bridge, February 8, 1865; Sumterville, S. C., April 8, 1865; Spring Hill, S. C., April 15, 1865; Swift Creek, S. C., April 17, 1865; Boykin's, S. C., April 18, 1865; Singleton's Plantation, S. C., April 19, 1865. Total enrollment...........................................1673 Killed in action..............................................5 Died of wounds................................................7 Died of disease.............................................116 Discharged for disability (wounds and disease)..............114

There were several styles of covers available at that last reunion for souvenirs but I believe this one here was the most colorful! Check out the pics! Nice piece of a bygone era!

$45.00

This is quite a find! Here we have 4 cannonballs that were found at a Morton Street Address in Lafayette, Indiana. It is believed that these were part of the inventory of a prewar Militia Artillery group that Colonel Eli Lilly belonged to prior to the Civil War and his forming of the 18th Indiana Light Artillery Unit. This Militia Artillery Unit was the only prior military experience that Eli Lilly had and he was considered by several of his artillerymen to be too young and intemperate to command! What did they know! Despite his initial inexperience, he became a competent artillery officer and his battery was instrumental in several very important battles. These cannonballs were found together as a hoard and appear to be unfired however if they did not strike any hard surface after being fired they would probably look the same as they do now. Three of the cannonballs are 12 pounders being 4.5 inches in circumference and one is a pre-war 5.12 inch ball weighing about 16 pounds. The 12 pounders are $175 each and the pre-war ball is $195. Shipping is extra and exact. Check out the pic! Nice Shape!

Here is a dandy item! This is a signed check by MOH winner General Dan Sickles of Gettysburg fame! Always a controversial figure, Sickles was born on October 20, 1819 in New York City. After attending New York University and studying law, he appraised his chances for advancement in various fields and quickly chose politics. As a Tammany Hall stalwart he became the Corporate Consul of the City at the age of 28 but resigned the same year to be Secretary of the U.S. Legation in London. He then served as a New York State Senator and Representative in Congress from 1857 to 1861. He had first gained national attention when in 1859 he shot and killed, in the very shadow of the White House (on Lafayette Square), his young wife's lover, Francis Barton Key, the son of Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled Banner. During the ensuing trial, in which he was represented by Edwin M. Stanton (who would become Lincoln's Secretary of War), he for the first time in U.S. jurisprudence pleaded the "unwritten law" (self defense of one's wife as his own property) and was acquitted. He subsequently enraged both critics and fans by publicly forgiving his unfaithful spouse. As a War Democrat in 1861, his offer of services was quickly accepted by the President and he was soon appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers, ranking from September 1, 1861. He was assigned command of New York's Excelsior Brigade, which he had been instrumental in recruiting. His later career as a Division and Corps Commander, with his promotion to Major General to rank from November 29, 1862, found him often at odds with his superiors. However, he demonstrated many soldierly qualities and he was utterly fearless in combat. He fought on the Peninsula and at Sharpsburg in Joseph Hooker's Division of III Corps; commanded a Division at Fredericksburg; and in the campaign of Chancellorsville commanded III Corps. In the latter battle, elements of his command reported that General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's celebrated flanking march, while it was still in progress, as a retreat. The subsequent advance of 2/3 of the Corps to pursue the "retreating" Rebels left Oliver O. Howard's XI Corps on its right completely isolated and contributed largely to the ensuing debacle. At Gettysburg, his men were supposed to cover the Federal left in the vicinity of the Round Tops. Not liking the position and in defiance of direct orders to the contrary, he advanced the Corps into the famous Peach Orchard, creating a salient which was subsequently overrun by General James Longstreet's assault. The end results were the virtual destruction and disappearance if III Corps, termination of his command in the field by virtue of a serious wound which cost him his right leg, and controversy with his superior, General George Gordon Meade. However, he was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor for his services at Gettysburg. After his recovery, during which he donated his amputated right leg to the Army Medical Museum in Washington - where it continues on display at that facility located at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, President Lincoln dispatched him on a tour of Union-held Southern territory for an appraisal of the effect of amnesty, Negro progress, and Reconstruction. He next performed a diplomatic mission to Colombia; served as Military Governor of South Carolina; and in 1869 retired from the Army with the rank of Major General in the Regular Army. At that time, President Grant appointed him Minister to Spain, where he was chiefly distinguished diplomatically by becoming the intimate friend of Isabella, the former Queen of Spain. He served again in Congress from New York, 1893-95; and for many years was the Chairman of the New York State Monuments Commission, a position from which he was removed in 1912 by reason of alleged misuse of funds. However, while in that position, he did much to bring about the National Battlefield Park at Gettysburg, a site he often visited during his life. An octogenarian relic of a bygone age, he became separated not only from family but from reality and died irresponsible on May 3, 1914 at his home in New York City. He is now buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.

This is a very nice check dated June 18th, 1880 for $1,000.00 and has a nice strong signature that although is signed over by the bank does not diminish the signature. Very nice! $275.00 Below is a pic of his shattered leg bone and the check.

This is something you never see. This is an original form for APPLICATION FOR MEDAL being form No. 0714 dated March 1, 1924. This form is to be used by veterans of the Civil War, Indian, Spanish, Spanish Service, Philippine, Philippine Congressional, China, Cuban Occupation, Porto Rican Occupation, Cuban Pacification, Mexican Service, and Mexican Border medals! WW1 wasn't listed on this form yet! There are actually 2 pages, one original and one copy. First time I've seen these and I have a few copies. $10 each guaranteed original and unused!

Here is a very nice factor engraved revolver marked 'EASTERN ARMS CO' on the top barrel strap. Eastern Arms is a trade name used by Sears Robuck! This weapon probably dates to 1898. This is a 32 caliber 5 shot revolver and it indexes when the trigger is pulled. This is a true double action and does not have the single action option. I certainly would attempt to shoot this weapon. It's a top break model much like the Iver Johnson. The serial number is 105613. The engraving is really top notch and it doesn't appear that this weapon was used very much. This was definintely a personal protection piece. This one has be to shipped to a FFL license holder such as a gun dealer. The grips are plastic and there seems to be a lot of color left. $225.00

Here's another nice little revolver! This is an 'OWL HEAD' Iver Johnson in 32 caliber centerfire topbreak. The piece functions very well with just typical nickle loss in a few areas. The top of the barrel strap reads 'IVER JOHNSONS ARMS & CYCLE WORKS' ' FITCHBURG MASS. USA'. There is also patent dates on the butt with the last date being Aug 25, 1890. This little pistol has fantastic grips with little Owl's heads on them. This is a nice little piece! $165.00

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Here is a great WW2 identified knife carried by a sailor in the South Pacific. His initials of HDM is stamped in the leather grip. We were able to acquire this from a relative and it's in great condition! The knife itself is a E.G.Waterman & Co. knife (not marked) made in New York City that sold commercially in stores across the Country during the war. It is probably not a GI issue knife but no doubt was carried by thousands of service men throughout the war. I have included a pic of the page 193 of U.S.MILITARY KNIVES , BAYONETS & MACHETTES BOOK III by M.H.Cole that shows this type of knife. I have a handwritten account of this sailor, to the best of her recollection, that accompanies this knife. The knife belonged to Coxswain Harold Dean McKenzie who was born in Colfax, Indiana in 1911 and died in 1950 at 39 years old from a cerebral hemorrage. He joined the Navy in 1941 and served thru 1945. He was stationed in Pearl Harbor as well as Australia and had married an Aussie girl. He children live there now. Harold had lost one brother in the Java Sea during the battle there. His brothers name was Norman McKenzie and he went down with his ship. More research may turn up something very interesting. I'll include the envelope that this stuff is written down on with the knife. The knife itself is in excellent condition being 12 inches long overall with a 7 1/2 inch clip point blade. There are no markings on the blade of this knife. The sheath is also in very nice condition and is excellent in every way for it's age. Nice piece of American History! $225.00

Here is a great item that I picked up from a WW2 Veteran who was a sailor in the South Pacific. This sailor was in the SeaBee's and he picked these up in Hawaii on his way to the occupied islands. These are 25 small photos of Navy Planes used during WW2. The box has a cutout on it showing the top card inside and is marked on the front 25 GENUINE PHOTOGRAPHS 25C U.S.NAVAL AIRCRAFT. On the reverse shows where you can address this container, place a stamp on it and mail it off! Each photo card has information on the bottom telling which plane it is. These are outstanding real photos! Take a look at the pics!! $35.00

Here is a small fascine knife or primitive surgical tool that measures about 8 1/2 inches long with a 3 3/4 inch blade. There are 3 lap welded iron rings that hold tension of the handle on the blade to keep it from falling out. The handle has an age crack in it but it's still solid. Nice old primitive piece from Rev War era thru Civil War era. $65.00

This is a really nice GAR had badge with 2 wires on the back for attachment that are opposite each other. Nice piece! $65.00

Here is an unusual item that was given to me and is in no way for sale. This is a recycled headstone for Nelson H. Lindsey Co. B, 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry- Wilder's Brigade! This headstone was dug up at a home between the sidewalk and the curb. The headstone had the wrong death date on it so it was probably discarded due to the wrong date on it. The headstone has a depression carved into the limestone with a groove carved into it leading to a hole and was used for a primitive splash block for a gutter! Nelson died on February 15th, 1864 but this headstone was marked as him having died on February 22nd. The top of the stone was sawed off and not broken off. He probably died in Nashville, TN as they had just left Charleston in January. There are some unusual things that you run into out there! This is not or will never be for sale. I just wanted to share it with you all!

This is a 13 X 17 inch photo in frame of Lt. General Nelson A. Miles attending a banquet given by the Illinois State Court of the Guarding of Liberty and is dated June 13, 1916. The old general is standing under the large flag at the top of the photo. General Miles was a Medal of Honor Winner! Here's his bio:
One of the most colorful soldiers ever to serve in the United States Army. Although the Indian Wars were over, he would rise still higher, to the top command in the U.S. Army. It was an impressive ascent from youthful beginnings as a clerk in a Boston crockery store, but still not as high as his ambition dictated. His future career, like his past, would be marred by controversy and endless discord with associates. For in him vanity and ambition powered a fierce competitiveness that drove his to revel tastelessly in his own genuine abilities and successes while minimizing or denying those of others. "Brave peacock," Theodore Roosevelt would call him, not inaccurately. Unfortunately for his place in history, the image obscured a record of notable achievement. He came to the frontier army in 1866 without West Point credentials but with an extraordinary Civil War record. Self-education had prepared him for the war. While clerking in Boston, he had attended night school, read deeply in military history, mastered military principals nd techniques, and even paid an old French veteran to teach him to drill. He marched off in 1861 as a First Lieutenant of Massachusetts Volunteers. Courage, leadership, professional knowledge, hard work and ambition brought the young officer to notice of his superiors, and he rose swiftly. By Appomattox, he had made himself a popular hero, four times wounded, veteran of every major battle of the Army of the Potomac except Gettysburg, successful regimental, brigade, division and (briefly) corps commander. Promotion to Major General of Volunteers came in October 1865 and three brevet promotions covered him with further honors. Not only was he a genuine hero, he looked like one. Tall, muscular, broad-shouldered, well-proportioned, with intense blue eyes and a jaunty mustache, he made a dashing figure in his blue and gold uniform with starred shoulder straps and chest full of brass buttons. He was 26 years old. He had found his calling. He wanted to be a career soldier and his record in the Volunteer Service assured him a commission in the post-war regular army. He sought a brigadier's star, a presumptuous goal in the shrunken peacetime army, even for one of his conspicuous attainments. The colonel's eagles that he accepted with bad grace represented a higher rank than others with even greater distinction and seniority could win. Even this distinction cam not solely in recognition of his wartime services. He had learned one of the truths of his times: ability helped, but high-level influence was vital. He enlisted the support of an imposing roster of military and political luminaries in behalf of his candidacy, and his colonel's commission owed as much to this as to his war record. He would become one of the army's most ardent practitioners of influence peddling. Marriage appeared to enhance his possibilities, although it is unlikely that cynicism formed part of that motivation. On June 30, 1868, he married Mary Hoyt Sherman, whose uncles were Ohio Senator John Sherman and Army Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. Less than a year later, with the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States, Sherman became General-in-Chief of the Army. At once, Miles began to importune his wife's uncle for official favors. Until 1883, when he stepped down as leader of the Army, Sherman stubbornly fended off these efforts. As early as 1888, California interests had advanced Miles' name for the presidency, and throughout the 1890s he doubtless had no more difficulty visualizing himself as President than he had in 1876, a frontier Colonel, as Secretary of War. In truth, neither major party ever seriously considered him a serious nominee. In 1895, he did attain the top command of the Army, successor to Washington, Scott, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, but his term was filled with frustration. In the Spanish-American War, William McKinley denied him any real authority and relegated him to command an almost unnoticed expedition against Puerto Rico. Instead of glory, he gained uncomplimentary notice from a bitter public quarrel with the Secretary of War and a ruthless, unjust attack on the Commissary General of the Army in the scandal over "embalmed beef." Even his elevation in 1901 to the newly restored grade of Lieutenant General brought only small satisfaction. Almost at once he earned the displeasure of Theodore Roosevelt by taking sides in a feud between admirals and by criticizing U.S. policy in the Philippines. He also opposed the long-overdue reform of the War Department, which called for converting the Commanding General to a Chief of Staff. Finally, when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 64 in 1903 and stepped down as the last Commanding General in the Army's history, the President declined to send the customary congratulatory message, and the Secretary of War did not attend the retirement ceremonies. He lived out his remaining years quietly in Washington, D.C. World War I brought persistent application for active duty, but they were politely turned aside. No longer a center of controversy, he became a venerable figure out of the past, a reminder of the war to save the Union, out of the old army, and of the frontier West that he played such a glorious part in opening to settlement. The end, at the age of 85, could not have been more fitting. In the spring of 1925, he took his grandchildren to the circus. The band played the National Anthem. Standing erectly at attention, rendering the military salute to the flag, he collapsed with a heart attack. The burial at Arlington National Cemetery featured the impressive ceremonial homage he would have considered his due. He might have also felt a small sense of vindication in the gravesite attendance of President Calvin Coolidge. He is buried in Section 3 in one of only two mausoleums in Arlington National Cemetery (the other in Section 1 belongs to General Thomas Crook Sullivan). Another connection with Arlington was that Miles was the Grand Marshall at the dedication of the Memorial Amphitheater, which was held in 1920. He was born on August 8, 1839 near Westminister, Massachusetts. He was commissioned as Captain of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at the outbreak of the Civil War. His baptism of fire came while serving in General Oliver O. Howard's staff at Fair Oaks (Seven Pines), May 31, 1862, after which his bravery earned him promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. He was promoted to Colonel after assuming command of his regiment in the midst of the battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17, 1862. Distinguished himself and was himself seriously wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, again at Chancellorsville, May 2-4, 1863. For his actions at the latter he won, as of March 1867, Brevet to Brigadier General and even later, in 1892, the Medal of Honor. He was present at nearly every major engagement of the Army of the Potomac. Appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers in May 1864 and commanded a Division in the final campaign at Petersburg, Virginia. In October 1865, at the age of 26, was named Major General of Volunteers in command of II Corps. As commandant of Fort Monroe, Virginia, after the war, he became the custodian of Jefferson Davis, and for keeping him shackled in his cell, was the target of severe public criticism, even in the North. In July 1866 was appointed Colonel in the regular army and in March 1869 was commander of the 5th U.S. Infantry. His subsequent service on the Western frontier was dedicated and courageous during recurring hostilities with the Indians. Achieved victories against Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa and Arapaho on the Staked Plains of Texas in 1874-75, notably the victory of Colonel Ranald S. MacKenzie at Palo Duro Canyon, September 24, 1874, and later was instrumental in driving the Sioux under Sitting Bull into Canada nd pacifying those under Crazy Horse. He captured Chief Joseph in 1877 after the Nez Perces incredible march toward sanctuary in Canada, and the following year pacified the Bannocks under Chief Elk Horn near Yellowstone. Promoted to Brigadier General in December 1880, he commanded the Department of the Columbia until 1885 and the Department of the Missouri in 1885-86, and in April 1886 succeeded General George Crook as the commander of the Department of Arizona, where he succeeded in September in finally capturing the elusive Apache leader, Geronimo. He commanded the Department of the Pacific at San Francisco in 1888-90, receiving promotion to Major General in April 1890. In the last uprising of the Sioux in South Dakota in late 1890, during which Sitting Bull was killed, he restored U.S. control over the Indians, but his reputation was permanently tarnished by the massacre of some 200 Sioux, including women and children, by troops under the command of Colonel James W. Forsyth (7th U.S. Cavalry) at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on December 29, 1890. In 1894, while commanding the Department of the Missouri, was responsible for the Federal troops employed in the suppression of the Pullman strike disorders in Chicago. Was placed in command of the Department of the East, with headquarters at Governors Island, New York in 1894, and on the retirement of John M. Schofield be became on October 5, 1895 the Army's Comander-in-Chief. His role in the Spanish-American War was mostly administrative, although the did conduct an expedition to Puerto Rico, landing on July 25, 1898, and campaigning until August 13. In February 1901 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Late in that year he was reprimanded for having commented publicly on Admiral George Dewey's report on charges against Winfield Scott Schley. In 1902, on his return from an inspection trip in the Philippines, he aroused controversy with his criticism of the conduct of certain U.S. officers there. Author of "Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles," in 1896, and "Serving the Republic," in 1911.
MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MILES, NELSON A. Rank and organization: Colonel, 61st New York Infantry. Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Virginia, 2_3 May 1863. Entered service at: Roxbury, Massachusetts. Birth: Westminster, Massachusetts. Date of issue: 23 July 1892. Citation: Distinguished gallantry while holding with his command an advanced position against repeated assaults by a strong force of the enemy; was severely wounded. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This photo and frame of the Famous General is complete and in very good condition. $85.00

Nice cabinet card image of a young Indian wars soldier or Spanish American War soldier. He's in full uniform and holding his 45/70 rifle w/bayonet on. He's also shown with his US Hagner belt place on. It's somewhat faded with age but not bad at all. The photographer is noted on the the bottom of the front as "O.M. Harness, Sheridan, Ind." The back is blank. Nice Indiana Image! $45.00

This is a Ca. 1865-1870 whole plate tintype by unidentified photographer. Tintype found in Texas and is a studio view of a gorgeous little girl. The plate itself measures approx. 5 by 6 7/8 inches and although I refer to it as a "whole plate," the size is actually a little smaller than a typical 6.5 by 8.5 whole plate size. At one time probably housed in a paper mat as there is a little paper residue on the reverse. Beautiful and haunting! $75.00

This is a very nice studio photo of 5 soldiers. They are Indian War era soldiers. One is tipping up a bottle of whatever (probably whiskey!) to pour into a glass. Nice subject! Clear! Housed in a album page. $125.00

This is a very nice 1850's gutta percha daguerrotype case with an ambrotype inside of a young girl. The photo is best seen in the light but is pretty nice and the ornate brown case is in excellent condition measuring 2 1/2 X 3 inches. Inside the case is written 'Presented to Eugene Jones by his cousin Maria Myers Lancaster Ohio March the 12th, 1858'. Nice and early!!! $125.00

This is a very nice 6th plate tintype of a standing cavalryman holding his saber in one hand and a big Army Colt in the other hand. He also has on shoulder scales. This piece came from an Indiana Collection but no id accompanies it. Nicer than the pic indicates! This is in an old album page. $495.00

Here are 2 photos that we picked up here in Indiana. The 1st is a 1/9th plate tintype in half case missing bottom that depicts 2 men sitting down with one wearing a cape of some sort. Don't know if it's military or not. Unusual! $35.00. The 2nd photo is a wonderful little 1/16th plate ambrotype on glass that shows a little antibellum girl wearing a shoulderless dress with a nice little necklace. No case on this one but the subject is just precious! Unusual hard to find small size! $35.00

This is an outstanding tintype from the Gettysburg area of Civil War Police Officers or possibly Provost Marshals. They are wearing Uniforms and could be either. This is a 1/6th plate size tintype with the usual bends. Very nice image! $165.00

This fine 1/6 plate tintype of a civil war soldier with kepi in in fine condition. The full case has a repaired spline but very nice indeed. The soldier's image is so good (my camera does not do it justice) that it looks as fine as an ambrotype but it is a tintype. This is another nice one from an Indiana collection. No id. Nice! $165.00

This image from Gettysburg is a very unusal image. The image is a 1/6th plate tintype showing a shoe shop! You know fighting reportedly started at Gettysburg because Confederate Soldiers were going to town to raid a shoe shop! The image has on the top of the building 'SAMONS' ' BOOT AND SHOE SHOP' ! The image looks much better than my camera can pick up. The image is kind of silver in nature but it is a tintype. There are 2 guys standing on the porch of the shoeshop and a lady standing out front to the left. Hard to find image! $425.00

Here's a great Tintype with a great history. This full standing 1/6th plate image is of Alonzo L. Wicks of the 136 NY Infantry. On the back of the tintype is an old paper tag and written on it is ALONZO J. WICKS - GRANVILLE- JULY 1863. The 136 NY was in Gettysburg in July but he's wearing a greatcoat in the photo and it was blazing hot in Gettysburg in July so this tin was probably taken the winter before and the date may reflect when the tintype was given to who ever received it. As a gentleman pointed out to me, the 136th N.Y. arrived in town on July 1st and left July 4th or 5th in pursuit of Lee - hardly enough time to have a photo taken. The image is housed in a full leatherette case with repaired spline. Here is Alonzo's stats-their a little lengty but interesting:
Alonzo L. Wicks Residence was not listed; 24 years old. Enlisted on 8/8/1862 at Friendship, NY as a Sergeant. On 9/26/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. NY 136th Infantry He was discharged for disability on 3/3/1864 at Louisville, KY NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY (Three Years) One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Infantry.-Col., James Wood, Jr.; Lieut.-Cols., Lester B. Faulkner, Henry L. Arnold; Majs., David C. Hartshorn, Henry L. Arnold, Campbell H. Young. The 136th the "Ironclads," was recruited in the counties of Allegany, Livingston and Wyoming and rendezvoused at Portage, where it was mustered into the U. S. service for three years on Sept. 25-26, 1862. It left the state on Oct. 3; was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 2nd (Steinwehr's) division, 11th corps; went into winter quarters with the corps at Stafford, Va.; fought its first battle at Chancellorsville, losing a few men killed, wounded and missing; and was heavily engaged at Gettysburg on the first two days of the battle, losing 109 in killed, wounded and missing. In Sept., 1863, it was ordered to Tennessee with the 11th and 12th corps and was engaged the following month at the midnight battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., losing 6 killed and wounded. It was active at Missionary ridge in the Chattanooga-Ringgold campaign, losing 11 killed and wounded. When the 20th corps was formed in April, 1864, it was attached to the 3d brigade, 3d (Butterfield's) division of that corps, moving on the Atlanta campaign early in May. It was active at the battles of Rocky Face ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, Kennesaw mountain and in the siege of Atlanta. Its heaviest loss was incurred at Resaca, where the casualties amounted to 13 killed, 68 wounded and 1 missing. After the fall of Atlanta it remained there until November, when it marched with Sherman to the sea, engaged in the siege of Savannah, and closed its active service with the campaign through the Carolinas, in which it was engaged at Fayetteville, Averasboro, Bentonville, Raleigh and Bennett's house, losing 45 in killed and wounded in the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville. After the close of the war it marched with its corps to Washington, where it took part in the grand review, and was mustered out on June 13, 1865, under command of Col. Wood, who was later promoted to bvt. brigadier-general and major-general. The regiment lost by death during service, 2 officers and 74 men, killed and mortally wounded; 1 officer and 91 men, died of disease and other causes, a total deaths of 168. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 147 NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Ironclads. (Three Years) Colonel James Wood, Jr., received authority, August 8, 1862, to recruit this regiment; it was organized at Portage, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years September 25 and 26, 1862. June 12, 1865, the men not to be mustered out with the regiment were transferred to the 60th Infantry. The companies were recruited principally: A at Portage Station; B at North Danville, Burns, Ossian and Springwater; C at Livonia, Geneseo, Groveland, Leicester and Springwater; D at Warsaw, Castile, Eagle, Gainesville, Genesee Falls, Orangeville and Pike; E at Lima, Allen, Covington, Middlebury and Warsaw; F at Mount Morris; G at Geneseo, Avon and York; H at Portage, Bennington, China, Java, Perry, Orangeville, Sheldon and Wethersfield; I at Conesus, Sparta, Springwater, Nunda, North Dansville and Portage; and K at Cuba, Friendship, West, Clarksville, Bolivar and New Hudson. The regiment left the State October 3, 1862; it served in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 11th Corps, from October, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 20th Corps, from April, 1864; and, commanded by Colonel Wood, it was honorably discharged and mustered out, June 13, 1865, near Washington, D. C. Source: Phisterer, p. 3,581 Gettysburg after battle report: Report of Col. James Wood, jr., One hundred and thirty-sixth New York Infantry. In the Field, near Hagerstown, Md., July 12, 1863. Capt.: I have the honor to report that the regiment under my command, forming a part of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Eleventh Corps, Army of the Potomac, left Emmitsburg, Md., for Gettysburg, Pa., on Wednesday, July 1 instant, with the brigade and division of which it forms a part. When about half way between Emmitsburg and Gettysburg, information was received that the First Corps, under Gen. Reynolds, had come in collision with the enemy near the latter place, and that an engagement was then in progress. The Eleventh Corps was ordered to hurry forward to re-enforce the First. On arriving near Gettysburg, the brigade was put in position on Cemetery Hill, near to and south of the village of Gettysburg, for the purpose of covering the retreat of the First Corps, it having been compelled to fall back by the superior force of the enemy. The position assigned to this regiment was on the left of the brigade, on the road leading from Gettysburg to Taneytown, about 30 yards in front of the artillery, placed in position in our rear, on the crest of Cemetery Hill, and which artillery we were to support. The enemy's line of battle being directly in our front, we were placed between the fire of our own and the enemy's artillery. In the position assigned us, the regiment was deployed in line of battle behind a stone wall or fence, that fenced out the road from the adjoining field. The enemy threw out a strong line of sharpshooters or skirmishers directly in our front, and within musket range of our line. To meet this, a similar line of sharpshooters or skirmishers was thrown out upon our front toward the enemy. The sharpshooters were posted at about 150 yards from those of the enemy. The enemy kept up an almost continuous fire upon our skirmishers, and our line of sharpshooters was placed in the houses in the village of Gettysburg, from which we were annoyed on our flanks. Our position was near the center of the line of battle. This regiment was the extreme left of the Eleventh Corps, and connected with the right of the Second Corps. This position substantially we occupied during the three day's battle of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 1st, 2d, and 3d instant, with the exception that on the evening of the 2d we were ordered farther to the right, to assist in repelling an attack on our right wing, then in progress. The enemy were repulsed without our assistance, and we were ordered back to our former position. During the whole time we occupied this position, an almost continual conflict was kept up between the enemy's sharpshooters and ours. Three or more companies of this regiment were kept constantly detailed, and deployed as skirmishers, to take care of and keep at proper distance the enemy's sharpshooters. The regiment was also exposed to the terrific fire which the enemy brought to bear upon the position in our rear on Cemetery Hill. The loss of the regiment in killed, wounded, and missing was 108. It is needless for me to say anything of the good conduct of the officers and men of this regiment, as it was during the whole of the battle under the immediate supervision and observation of the colonel commanding the brigade. I may be allowed, however, to remark that for new troops, for the first time under fire, the conduct of both officers and men through the whole of this memorable contest is, in my judgment, deserving of the highest meed of praise, and that the coolness and bravery exhibited could not have been excelled even by veteran troops. I herewith inclose a list of casualties.* I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, JAMES WOOD, Jr., Col., Comdg. Capt. B. F. Stone, Jr., Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen. Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. 43
ALONZO WAS A SGT AS EVIDENCED BY THE NCO BUCKLE HE IS WEARING OVER HIS GREAT COAT. THE GREAT COAT IS TINTED BLUE AND HE HAS A GREAT LOOKING BEARD!!! HE HAS THE LOOK ON HIS FACE OF ALREADY HAVING SEEN THE 'ELEPHANT'! Minor emulsion loss but overall very good. This was one soldier that fought at Gettysburg!! $550.00

This is another nice 1/6th plate tintype in full case . This one has the original spline. This is another image from an Indiana collection and is very nice! Much nicer than my poor little camera can capture. This is a sitting pose with the buckles/plates and buttons being touched up with gold paint. You can seeing his cartridge box plainly as well. He is sitting in front of a painted backdrop. This Union soldier is obviously very young but he has the look of having been in battle. No id on this one. $165.00

This is another 1/6th plate image from the Indiana Collection. This one shows a union soldier in bad emotional/mental shape. The look on his face shows a hardned war veteran that has perhaps seen too much! His is pictured with his rifle at his side and shows his bayonet as well. The pic of this image does not do it justice. It's much better than I can show. In a good condition full case with original spline. The photo has kind of a silver sheen to it. Excellent subject matter! $450.00

This 1/6th plate ambrotype on glass is from the Thorntown, Indiana area. This is an excellent image of a young woman that is fairly so attractive. She wears a bonnet and sits in a chair. Inside the case is written 'Ambrotype of Sarah E. Blanchard taken mardh the first 1860 - aged 22 yrs. Comes in a full case with repaired spline. Excellent quality! $85.00

Excellent quality in this 1/4 plate tintype housed in a half case! This is a very clear tintype of the 8th New York Washington Greys!! He's in full uniform with bayonet and his shako is in his hand. I received this image along with other Civil War images. Here's the bio for the 8th NY.
New York EIGHTH REGIMENT. Washington Greys. This regiment is located in New York city and still in existence. On the 4th of April, 1786, the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, was formed in New York city into a brigade of artillery, and was to consist of the 1st and 2d Regiments and a battalion. In April, 1807, the 3d Regiment of New York Artillery was organized of this battalion and other troops. July 27, 1847, the designation of the regiment was changed to the 8th Regiment. In December, 1893, it was reduced to a battalion of four companies. It was reorganized as a regiment, February 14, 1896. New companies were organized for the battalion, as follows: On July 8, 1895, Company A; on October 30, 1895, Company E; on January 27, 1896, Company H, and on February 14, 1896, Company G, when it was reorganized as a regiment. April 28, 1898, it was authorized to be organized as a twelve company regiment to enter the service of the United States. It was in the service of the United States from September 15 to December 15, 1812; from April 23 to August 2, 1861; from May 29 to September 10, 1862, and from June 17 to July 23, 1863. It was mustered in the United States service as the 8th Regiment Infantry, New York Volunteers, May 14, 17 and 19, 1898, and mustered out of such service, November 3, 1898. Companies L and M were disbanded December 22, 1898. The regiment has received authority to place silver rings on the lances of it; colors, engraved as follows: On the National Color.-Fort Gansevoort, 1812; Fort Greene, 1812; Washington, April, 1861; Bull Run, July 21, 1861; Yorktown, 1862; Gettysburg campaign, 1863; Spanish-American War, 1898. On the State Color.-Flour riot, 1826; Stonecutters' riot, 1835; great fire, New York city, 1845; Astor Place riot, 1849; Police riot, 1857; Dead Rabbit riot, 1857; Sepoy riot, 1858; Camp Corcoran Legion, 1862; Draft riots, 1863; Orange riots, 1871; Syracuse, 1877; Brooklyn, 1895; service in the War of the Rebellion. April 20, 1861, the regiment was ordered to Washington, D.C., and commanded by Col. George Lyons, left the State on the 23d; it was mustered in the service of the United States April 25, 1861, at Washington, to serve three months it served in the 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, and was mustered out at New York city, August 2, 1861. Company I served as a light battery; see Varian's Battery. May 29,, 1862, the regiment again left the State en route to Washington, D.C., under the command of Col Joshua M. Varian, and re-entered the service of the United States for three months; served principally at Yorktown, Va; it was discharged and mustered out September 10, 1862, at New York city. June 17, 1863, the regiment, commanded by Colonel Varian, left the State en route to Harrisburg, Pa, where it was again mustered in the United States service for thirty days; it served principally at and about that place in the 1st Brigade 1st Division, Department Susquehanna, and was mustered out at New York city, July 23, 1863. The regiment lost in 1861: Killed in action, 9 enlisted men; died of wounds received in action, 1 enlisted man; in 1862, died of disease, etc., 6 enlisted men; total, 16; and it, or parts of it, participated in the following engagements, etc Bull Run, Va, July 21, 1861, loss, killed, 8 enlisted men; wounded, 17 enlisted men; missing, 4 officers and 9 enlisted men; total, 38; skirmishes, at Shippensburg, Pa, June 23, 1863; at Kingston, Pa., June 25, 1863; near Oyster Point, Pa , June 28, 1863; near Fort Washington, Pa , June 25, 1863, and at Carlisle, Pa , July 1, 1863. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
Excellent quality that you'll love to own!!! $425.00

Here we have a 1/6th plate ambrotype of an armed Muscian. This image is also from Indiana. The image appears a little dark but in the light it looks great. The muscian has an 1840 NCO sword at his side. His sword and his buttons have been hand tinted. Overall still a nice image and one that's hard to find! $375.00

This set of 2 tintypes came together in the case but the lady's image doesn't fit there. I can only assume that they belong together. The lady is a 1/6th plate image minus the glass but much clearer than my pic shows. All of my images are better than depicted on our webpage. The other image is of a young Union soldier, probably a cavalryman, wearing a slouch hat. Both of these are from Indiana. They come in a nice case with repaired spline. $250.00

Here's a couple of GAR buckles and belts. The first one is complete and would fit a man with a large waist. The GAR buckle is bright and the belt is clean with only a little discoloration. This one is $145.00 SOLD! The second one is only on a partial belt with some sort of keeper, I think. The buckle is still very nice but not quite as nice as the first one. This set is $95.00 Makes for a nice display!!!

This next item is an old set of iron spurs. These are small in nature and have what looks like some traces of silver on them. Both rowels are present and turn freely. This is the Dragoon style but could be civilian. Collectible! $125.00

This is a nice old orignal CDV of French conjoined sisters as marked on the front of the CDV. There is no backmark. This is a very nice conditioned CDV and the image is sharp! $45.00

This next item is a display case that measures about 7 1/2 X 11 1/2 inches being a deep riker mount type case with a display of artillery items from Chickamauga in it. There are a couple of fuses, an iron carriage bolt from a cannon carriage, a couple of iron cannister balls, a couple of shell fragments and 3 aother shell fragments that have threads for fuses in them. For the whole display $85.00

Here's another display being in a nice wooden walnut case with closures/locks that measures about 11 X 17 inches. All of these relics are from Virginia battlefields. This display includes musket balls, round balls, pistol ammo, fired bullets, dropped bullets, CS & Union bullets, pullet bullet, heel plates, CS type spur with partial leather strap, fuse fragment, 2 friction primers, brass thimble, bayonet brass tip and brass sword throat and a brass hook of the type used on uniforms. Nice display! $185.00

Here's a honey of a display the same measurements as the one above and all of the artifacts are from Virginia battlefields. The pistol barrel shown in the pic is not with this lot but everything else is. Other items in the case (I'll probably miss something) includes a Virginia Civil War coat button backmarked Superior Quality complete with shank (pushed front), Eagle I button, other eagle buttons, dug NY button, 2 pocketknifes, rosettes, barrel band, various bullets, padlock, musket hammer, suspender buckle, flat coin buttons, cuff or vest buttons being Texas Naval buttons both brass & hard rubber or thermaplastic (non dug but came with the rest), iron nails, key, harmonica parts, horse shoe, metal bars, harness buckle, stove? part, carved lead piece, hinge piece, musket cap, etc. Nice display! $350.00

This is one interesting early document dated December 20th, 1781. I thought it was 1789 but on the back it says "Mark Taylors Inventory recd. dec 1781 & Examd 81". This is the Inventory of the Estate of Mark Taylor. The document measures 8 1/2 X 13 inches and list all the items that the deceased owned. The first item listed is 1 Negro Man for $75!!! Other items include the livestock which is not valued anywhere near that Negro Man!!! There is also listed pots & pans, skillets, frying pans, saddles, axes, wedges, shoe hammer, knives & forks, razors, pewter dishes, 1000 old nails, and the list goes on and on. Don't know which state it's from but obviously southern. Has a split at one of the folds but in remarkable condition and dated within the Revolutionary War period!! $145.00
SOLD! This is a very rare hard to find book entitled "GUNMAKERS OF INDIANA" By Albert W. Lindert, 3rd Edition, 1968. Inside the front cover if the former owners name. 217 pages. Hardcover published without a dust jacket. This is one fantastic book chocked full of text and photographs! Tons of makers listed! The most complete listing you'll find!! Also included the expended supplement to the third edition dated November, 1975. Good tight book with bright pages. Excellent condition with a little cover wear. Hard to find better. This book is near impossible to find and I doubt if it will ever be published again. Now is your chance to obtain this rare hard to find book!!! $175.00

The following below are a few 1ST EDITION books that we just picked up. Only one of them is a 2nd edition book. They are:

THE WORLD OF GUNS by Richard Akehurst. The development of the gun. The gun in warfare. Sporting guns and rifles. Guns of the American West. Duelling pistols. Self-protective guns. The decoration of guns. London,1972. 127 Pages large size being 8 1/2 X 11 1/2 inches in size. Great condition-no dj. Many, many photos both black & white as well as color. Nice!!! $14.95 1st Edition.

COLT PEACEMAKER ENCYCLOPEDIA by Keith Cochran. 1986 Intended as a volume to bring together most of the known data on this famous revolvers it is hoped this book will be of great help to the collector as well as the enthusiast of the Colt Peacemaker. Hard cover with dj in fine conditon. 416 pages. Contains world of information on Single Action Colt revolver. 1st edition and limited. $125.00

THE IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS by Vaclav "Jack" Krcma, 1971 first edition. This book is about 11 inches tall by 8 3/4 inches wide, in gilt stamped red cloth. 173 pages illustrated by 94 detailed photographic plates. From the cover "Detailed information on serial numbering systems and codes is provided. Extensive tables and photographs explain and show the location of hidden serial numbers and part numbers. . . ". Both book and jacket are remarkably well preserved: clean, bright and unworn. Fine in Fine DJ . $60.00

CONFEDERATE HANDGUNS by William A. Albaugh, III- Hugh Benet, Jr.- Edward N. Simmons 1963 First Edition. Here is the first book devoted solely to confederate pistols and revolvers. This is the book to which all who are interested in any phase of this field and its period must ultimately turn. 250 pages, Illustrated. Fine Hardcover with dj that has a small tear on the bottom. Again this is the 1st edition! $125.00

CIVIL WAR GUNS by William B. Edwards, 1962, 1st Edition! The complete story of Federal and Confederate small arms: design, manufacture, identification, procurement. Size=9"x11.5" Hard Cover no dj. 444pgs(Index) Fine Conditon! $35.00

THE HANDGUN by Geoffrey Boothroyd, 1970 1st Edition! Over 800 black & white illust, photos and drawings, detailing the history of the handgun. VG hardcover book with dust jacket . 564 pgs + index. $75.00

SMITH AND WESSON 1857-1945 - a Handbook for Collectors By Robert J. Neal and Roy G. Jimks, 1966 1st Edition! 434 pp., illus. The bible for all existing and aspiring Smith & Wesson collectors. Hardcover in very good condition with a small bite out of the dj on the back! The authors tell the story of the most exciting period in the development of American handguns in the most readable text. They have reprinted this book but this is the most desireable FIRST EDITION!! This book sells in first edition for well over $300 in some areas but our price is $145.00

GERMAN PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS 1871-1945 by Ian V. Hogg, 1971, 1st Edition! A comprehensive encyclopedia. The German pistols and revolvers manufactured during the period from the unification of the German states in 1871 to the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945. - Hard cover - Photos- Out of Print/Used book - 160 Pages - Book is used and dust jacket had a few rips and a small area of staining on the rear. $35.00

REMINGTON HANDGUNS by Charles Lee Karr, Jr. and Caroll Robbins Karr, 1960. Bonanza edition. The original was published in 1947. 125 pages including appendix and bilbliography plus page of Chronological Model-Index. Dust jacket in mylar. An NRA book. Many black and white photographs with fold-out sketch of army pistol. Text and photographs printed on glossy paper. Frontispiece of Eliphalet Remington. The history of the Remington handgun in America encompassing all available information on the complete line of Remington handguns. Each model is discussed separately and its history and development are given. This book has become the standard reference on Remington handguns for collectors, dealers and gunsmiths the World over. This is a very nice book in vg condition!!! $40.00

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