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Below is a recent realized price for a copy of The Officers’ Portfolio of the Striking Reminiscences of the War, from Drawings, Photographs, and Notes, Taken on the Spot by the Dickinson brothers. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

Officers’ Portfolio of the War Taken on the Spot c 1856. Sold for Nearly $15,000.

The following are some prices we have realized for related items:

200+ Letters With Exceptional & Relentless Battle Content From WIA Soldier Who Fought at Antietam, Cold Harbor & the Siege of Petersburg: “…Poor Budd was shot through the bowels…he replied ‘Such is the fortune of war’…” & “…West was shot in the mouth and must have died instantly…As he lay dead, his face covered with blood…he was as noble a sight for a dead soldier as a painter could wish…I could not tell who he was until I poured water on his face to wash off the blood…”

Really exceptional and large Civil War archive of 208 letters by 1st Lieutenant William Gibson of the Purnell Legion Maryland Infantry, Co. A, who was wounded at the Battle of Globe Tavern during the Petersburg Siege. Lot also includes four war-dated and post-war photographs of Gibon. Gibson writes to his wife during his three year enlistment, with interesting and detailed battle content, most notably at Antietam, Cold Harbor, and the entire Siege of Petersburg, as well as at Harper’s Ferry, Cedar Mountain, Catlett’s Station and Chantilly, in addition to colorful content regarding his regiment and locals he encountered, including sharpshooting secesh women. Sold for $38,000.

200+ Letter Lot by Soldier in the 76th Illinois Infantry — With Battle Content From Vicksburg, Jackson & Fort Blakely: “…it Seems Like A hard thing to Shoot A Man But when you Are Shot At All you think of is to Shoot. Well i Shot Sixty four times during the Battle…when we were Retreating there was one officer that was urging on his Men And Some of our Boys Caled to Me Shoot him. Well i Stoped turned And fired And he went head formost out of his Saddle…”

Large lot of 201 letters by Henry B. Ingalls of the 76th Illinois Infantry, Co. B, who served from 1862-1865, diligently reporting the war to his wife and children back home. Stationed with General Grant for the latter part of 1862 and 1863, Ingalls writes most notably of skimishes throughout Mississippi, culminating in the Siege of Vicksburg, as well as fighting with Sherman’s army in the latter half of 1863-64. The 76th Illinois also fought heavily in one of the last battles of the Civil War, just days before the armistice, at the Battle of Fort Blakeley, where they lost over 50 men in killed and wounded.

Lot is accompanied by a post-war kepi and shot bag, with Ingalls’ initials “H I” stitched in the lining of the kepi. Letters are very legible with most running 3-4 pages, and with covers for approximately half. Overall in very good condition. A fascinating lot, with an unusually prodigious number of Illinois Civil War Letters covering Ingalls’ entire service in the war. Sold for $25,000.

Large 6.5″ x 8.5″ Albumen Photo of Lincoln Conspirator John Surratt in the Zouave Uniform in Which He Was Captured — Scarce Image Taken by Mathew Brady

Extremely rare 1867 albumen photograph of Lincoln conspirator John Surratt in the Papal Zouave military uniform in which he was captured. Large photo taken by Mathew Brady’s studio measures 6.5″ x 8.5″. Surratt – the son of conspirator Mary Surratt, who were hung along with George Azelrodt, Lewis Powell and David Herold – had earlier connived with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap Lincoln but denied any participation in the assassination plot. Surratt had met Booth while a confederate spy and participated in many secret meetings with the conspirators at his mother’s boarding house. After Lincoln’s assassination he fled to Europe where he served in the Papal Zouaves. He was eventually extradited to the U.S. where he stood trial but was never convicted of conspiracy because the statute of limitations had expired by the time his trial concluded. This extremely rare picture was taken by Mathew Brady and Co. in 1867 after his capture and is stamped by the Brady studio. It was sold to the public during Surratt’s high-profile 1867 trial. Photo is oval, measuring 6.5″ x 8.5″, and is mounted to 10″ x 12″ with a band of gold trim. Photo is captioned, in part: “Entered according to Act of Congress, by John H. Surratt, in the year 1868, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. John H. Surratt, in the Papal Zouave uniform in which he was captured”. Significant dampstaining on upper right, two chips out of upper edge, some foxing and a discreet 1.5″ tear along the left. Picture is nice and clear. Good condition. Sold for $2,756.

Lookout Mountain Tintype 1864

1864 quarter-plate tintype featuring eight Union soldiers posing atop Lookout Mountain. Enclosed in Littlefield & Parsons case measuring 4″ x 5″. Photo quite clear and focused, in excellent condition. Sold for $2,010.

Tintype Confederate Officer

Tintype of a Confederate officer ambrotype. The long-bearded gentleman sits in a three-quarter pose, wearing the signature Confederate officer’s frock coat with a double row of buttons. The single row of sleeve braid and single collar stripe identify the officer as a Second Lieutenant. Frame of original ambrotype visible at edges. Tintype was likely made of the more fragile ambrotype for greater portability. Images measures 2.5″ x 3.75″. Fine condition. Sold for $1,815.

Civil War Photo from “Brady’s Incidents of the War” Series — 4th N.Y. Artillery at Ft. Corcoran, Va. Measuring 14″ x 10″. 

Mathew Brady’s “Incidents of the War” series 1862 photo: “Near Head Quarters 4th N.Y. Artillery. Col. Doubleday / Ft. Corcoran. Va”. When the Civil War began, Brady and his field photographers shot many war views that were later published by the E. & H. T. Anthony Co. in “Incidents of the War.” Albumen measures 14″ x 10″, mounted to card stock measuring 20.75″ x 16″. Dampstain to lower right, just touching photo, and moderate overall foxing. Very good condition. Sold for $1,177.

Ambrotype Identified Confederate

Civil War sixth-plate ambrotype of Confederate soldier. Subject is wearing a forage cap and a six-button trimmed shell jacket. Pictured standing in full length, the soldier has his rifle with bayonet upright at his side. Inside the photographer’s studio, a patterned floor is visible as well as a black backdrop which does not extend all the way to the floor. Photograph is adorned with gold tinting on soldier’s buttons and pink on his cheeks. Cardboard backing bears pencil writing identifying the soldier as Henry Pratt. Ambrotype is cased in a gold-colored metal frame with beautiful embossed and stamped designs and protected by a sheet of glass. Cracking is visible but it is only in the layer of wax on the back of the ambrotype. Protective glass has one scratch, but the ambrotype is perfectly preserved. Sold for $1,115.

Mathew Brady Civil War Photo — ”Inflating Balloon Intrepid”

1862 CDV photograph by Mathew Brady of ”Professor Lowe inflating Balloon Intrepid from Gas in Balloon Constitution” from Brady’s Album Gallery No. 424. The balloon used to observe Confederate movements in the field was photographed here by Brady while it was launched during the battle of Fair Oaks. Statement printed on verso reads, ”The photographs of this series were taken directly from nature, at considerable cost. Warning is therefore given that legal proceedings will be at once instituted against any party infringing the copyright.” Photo shows minor fading and wear to upper edge and glue residue to verso, else very good condition. Sold for $1,008.

Mathew Brady Civil War Photo Circa 1864 — Rare Albumen Photo of U.S.S. Pawnee Crew in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Civil War photograph of the U.S.S. Pawnee crew in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, under Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The 8.75″ x 6.75″ albumen photo, dating to 1864-65, is identified as a Brady photo from other, almost exact photos of the crew. Mounted on a 13.25″ x 16.25″ album page. Photo shows minor foxing; album page shows significant dampstaining and edge wear. Overall very good condition. Sold for $849.

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