Swann Galleries: Printed & Manuscript Americana: Semiquincentennial Edition, 62526, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Oakman H.A. | Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry, to investigate the fatal wreck of the transport steamer Quinnebaugh |
Morehead City, NC | 1865 | Not Available | USD 495.00 |
| 131 | Burbank Calvin Morris | Diary of a corporal with the Peninsular Campaign and Fredericksburg |
1862-1863 | Not Available | USD 594.00 | |
| 132 | Stowell Merrick | Letter describing the "shameful" retreat from Bull Run |
Arlington Mill, VA | 1861 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 133 | Bodine Augustus Stanton | Three Months Experience at the Commencement of the Union War |
Brooklyn, NY | 1862 | Not Available | USD 571.00 |
| 134 | Clemence John | Letters describing Second Bull Run and Antietam |
1862 | Not Available | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 135 | Benson Luther Lee | Autograph Letter Signed to brother Jesse Benson |
1865 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 136 | Fessenden John White | Autograph Letter Signed to his wife Mary Righter Fessenden |
1862 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 137 | Morris Francis Dunlevy | Autograph Letter Signed to A.H. Landis |
1864 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 138 | Carroll James | Autograph Letter Signed to friend Henry A. Breed |
1864 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 139 | Brady Mathew | Photograph of a Civil War officer |
Washington | 1861 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 140 | Brady Mathew | Photograph of his darkroom "What-Is-It" wagon |
City Point, VA | circa summer 1864 | Not Available | USD 3,810.00 |
| 141 | 34 Books, including: Civil War-era cartes de visite |
circa 1861-1865 | Not Available | USD 462.00 | ||
| 142 | Sacred to the Memory of Poor Trust |
Hartford, CT | circa 1863 | Not Available | USD 889.00 | |
| 143 | Bufford John Henry | 13 Books, including: Civil War view cards |
Boston | circa 1864 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 144 | Cameron John | The Capture of an Unprotected Female, or The Close of the Rebellion |
New York | 1865 | Not Available | USD 571.00 |
| 145 | Botts Lawson | Pass issued to Dr. Lincoln Stone |
Winchester, VA | 1862 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 146 | Stevens William Byrd | Letter discussing life at Libby Prison and the escape of 109 prisoners |
Annapolis, MD | 1864 | Not Available | USD 1,524.00 |
| 147 | Klapp Alban Jeremiah | The Andersonville Stockade |
1903 | Not Available | USD 603.00 | |
| 148 | Thayer Charles Henry | Two letters from a cavalry officer on the Valley Campaign |
Martinsburg, WV | 1864 | Not Available | USD 508.00 |
| 149 | Casey Silas | Infantry Tactics, Vol. II |
New York | 1862 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 150 | Smith Daniel French | Letters of a captain in the 2nd Corps d'Afrique Engineers |
New Orleans | 1863-1865 | Not Available | USD 635.00 |
| 151 | Wright Thurlow Joseph | Pair of letters by the surgeon of the 64th U.S.C.T. |
Memphis; Vicksburg | 1863-1864 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 152 | Stanton Edwin M. | Commission for a lieutenant in the 2nd United States Colored Troops |
Washington | 1863 | Not Available | USD 381.00 |
| 153 | Reynolds John A. | An officer describes the 11th U.S. Colored Artillery |
New Orleans | 1864 | Not Available | USD 412.00 |
| 154 | Weld Thomas | Diary kept during the French and Indian War |
1756 | Not Available | USD 45,720.00 |
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