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M0998
Diary of Charles Ezra Towne, Topsfield ,
Massachusetts, Company C 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers.
 
Diary covers 1864 Charles E Towne mustered in 3/17/64
and transferred out 6/8/65. $1,300. |
M0878
Music instrument mouthpiece.
 Brass
bugle or other musical instrument mouthpiece.
Recovered: Maryland campaign
Sold. |
M0984
Whiskey flask, W.T. Frye, Philada,
Whiskey flask was intended to be concealed. Bottom is a drinking
cup, top half is covered by leather. Marked" TOP WARRANTED / NOT
TO LEAK OR COME OFF/
W.T. FRYE/ & CO. PHILADA" .
Sold. |
M0992
Federal
Knapsack.
Made of canvass, coated with tar to weatherproof. there are six
brass fittings on these bags, a left and right handed "J" hook, two rivets, a
triangle, and a claw hook. Typically the canvas will be very brittle, and
sometimes the straps will be partial or will have been repaired in the field.
Straps intact with repairs, hardware is partial, canvass is whole but with some
tears.
Federal knapsack. Sold. |
M0993
Federal
Knapsack.
Made of canvass, coated with tar to weatherproof. there are six
brass fittings on these bags, a left and right handed "J" hook, two rivets, a
triangle, and a claw hook. Typically the canvas will be very brittle, and
sometimes the straps will be partial or will have been repaired in the field.
Straps intact with repairs, hardware is partial, canvass is whole but with some
tears.
Federal knapsack.
Sold. |
M1012
US marked hatchet.
Hatchet bears No 3", presumably a size, and "US" There is also a
maker mark with I cannot make out.
Sold. |
M1014
Glass whiskey flask with removable tin bottom
cup.
Glass whiskey flask has leather cover, screw on cap and cup that fits
neatly onto the bottom. Neat item, it is obviously not a military
issued item but was popular with the troops, have no idea when
this was manufactured.
Sold. |
M1017
Coffee grinder.
Metal
coffee grinder is fully functional, appears to have been manufactured by
European maker, it is antique but do not know when it was made.
$50. |
M1038
Letter from Winchester residents seeking
recovery from Confederate government, for losses to farm incurred during T J
Jackson campaign March 1862 (Kernstown Virginia).
Letter is a "file copy" when to copy a document
literally meant that a clerk copied the document, there were not copy
machines. It is believed that this was a petition filed by a
lawyer in 1862, this is probably the lawyers file copy. The
complaintant was seeking damages from the Confederate government
inflicted during Stonewall Jackson's 1862 campaign. When an army
occupied a farm, there would not be much of the farm left over once the
soldiers left, it would matter little whether the soldiers were
"friendly" or enemy. I doubt this claim got much from the
government. It is a neat piece of Confederate history $75. |
M1039
Letter from Winchester residents seeking
recovery from Confederate government, for losses to farm incurred during T J
Jackson campaign March 1862 (Kernstown Virginia).
Letter is a "file copy" when to copy a document literally meant that a
clerk copied the document, there were not copy machines. It is
believed that this was a petition filed by a lawyer in 1862, this is
probably the lawyers file copy. The complaintant was seeking
damages from the Confederate government inflicted during Stonewall
Jackson's 1862 campaign. When an army occupied a farm, there would
not be much of the farm left over once the soldiers left, it would
matter little whether the soldiers were "friendly" or enemy. I
doubt this claim got much from the government. It is a neat
piece of Confederate history $75. |
M1040
Tourniquet buckle.
Brass strap buckle for a tourniquet.
Recovered: Charles Town Virginia (now West Virginia).
Sold. |
M1051
Campaign pin, 1864, McCellan for President.
 
This pin depicts
photos of Presidential candidate, G. B McClellan, and Vice President C. H.
Pendleton. This was the Democratic ticket challenging Lincoln in 1864,
campaigning on a peace platform to end the war. Had McClellan won, he promised
to negotiate an armistice with the South, the Republicans claimed this would
have had the effect of handing a victory to the enemy. This was the issue in
1864, some things never seem to change in politics. This campaign pin consists
of a small round brass frame with tin-types of McClellan and Pendleton, and hung
from a chain. Pin is intact, the attachment ring is broken and missing, both
pictures are clear with minor scratches. $350. |
M1053
Collection of relics from Richmond area, dug
9/15/61!.
Five buttons and Company B hatpin mounted on old card marked "Westover 9/15/61",
and includes a small map marking the spot. I imagine this is housing
development or shopping center today. Buttons included are one eagle I
button, and four general service buttons, in 1960's condition. A musket
tompion is from the same collection and is marked "Five Forks", this is near
Petersburg. Collection also includes a suspender buckle, whole and
complete, provenance is not stated for this item but it came from the same
collection and has an old tag attached.
Relics from 1960's Richmond locations with a glass riker box.
Sold. |
M1089
Sutler token, 41st
Ohio Regiment.
The sutlers were merchants selling personal goods to the soldiers not
available otherwise. The sutlers would stock wagons with their
goods and follow the troops in the field. Many of them issued
their own script as money was often scarce. This token was issued
by a sutler following the Ohio 41st infantry and is marked
"SUTLERS CHECK / 41st REGT O.V.M. / 25/ CENTS".
Token is battlefield recovered, location was not recorded. Token
is stamped on one side and is readable, small rim damage on one edge and
it was bent.
Reference:
Schenkman Sutler Tokens pg. 53 item
P25Ba.
Sold. |
M1097
McClellan campaign token,
1864.
This disc depicts photos of
Presidential candidate, General George B
McClellan, who was the Democratic ticket
challenging Lincoln in 1864, campaigning on a peace platform to end the
war. Had McClellan won, he promised to negotiate an armistice with
the South, the Republicans claimed this would have had the effect of
handing a victory to the enemy. This was the issue in 1864, some
things never seem to change in politics. This campaign
token consists of a round
stamped copper coin, with silver coating, and is punched with a hole
presumably to be hung by a chain or sewed to a coat.
Obverse bust of McClellan, reverse THE PEOPLES CHOICE FOR PRESIENT 1864"
. Recovered: Richmond Petersburg, Virginia campaign.
$250. |
M1111
Field desk, wooden
secretary.
 This
well made wooden box was intended to be carried and was the original
"laptop". It is hinged and when open a flat writing surface covers
most of both halves, covered with a felt and is a suitable surface for
writing field orders or correspondence using an old style ink feather or
pen. Inside the lid is an open area where papers could be stored,
the writing surface serves as a lid within the lid. Inside are a
series of well constructed components, this to handle other supplies
such as pens, ink etc each section is covered by a small lid carefully
fitted. Inside one lid is a maker name, WM. E. ABBOTT & Co. / 262
Washington Street, BOSTON" I do not have information on this maker
but the maker could certainly be researched. The box is finely
constructed with inlaid ornamental trim, there is a silver label inlaid
on the center suitable to be engraved, this one was never engraved.
The box was claimed to have come from an estate sale, and inside was a
Manhattan revolver, which the last collector retained, but unfortunately
which estate and where this came from was not deemed important and is
lost. Box measures .14in. x 10in. x4in., it is in good
condition, the writing surface shows use, the surface covering the
papers is loose but could be fixed, none of the supplies or papers were
retained. It is a very nice piece obviously owned by somebody wealthy
and educated, but who will remain nameless, dating of it can probably be
narrowed through research about the maker, it is approximately Civil War
period and is the type of box that some officers would carry into the
field, although unfortunately no Civil War connection can be confirmed.
Field desk or secretary, 19th century.
Sold. |
M1123
Engineer drafting set.
This well constructed wooden box was used to carry an engineer's
instruments. Devices are precision instruments and there is a long
hinged straight edge which was intended to be carried outside of the
box, it matches a smaller one that is inside the box. Box is well
constructed, it opens to a felt lined tray with precision grooves sized
specifically for each instrument (the instruments have gotten mixed up
but there seems to be more or less a match with the number of
instruments and the grooves), the tray lifts up revealing compartments
below for the larger instruments, the whole thing was carefully
engineered for its intended purpose. The wooden box is finely
constructed and finished, with silver inlay on the lid which is
inscribed, perhaps this individual can be researched. Box measures
7.75in. x 5.25in. 1.875in. of course an engineer could explain the logic
of these odd measurements. Box is in good condition with hinges
intact, it has a lock but key is missing.
Engineer's instrument box full of
instruments. $275. |
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Diary covers 1864 Charles E Towne mustered in 3/17/64
and transferred out 6/8/65. $1,300.
Brass
bugle or other musical instrument mouthpiece.
Recovered: Maryland campaign
Sold.
Whiskey flask was intended to be concealed. Bottom is a drinking
cup, top half is covered by leather. Marked" TOP WARRANTED / NOT
TO LEAK OR COME OFF/
W.T. FRYE/ & CO. PHILADA" .
Sold. 
Made of canvass, coated with tar to weatherproof. there are six
brass fittings on these bags, a left and right handed "J" hook, two rivets, a
triangle, and a claw hook. Typically the canvas will be very brittle, and
sometimes the straps will be partial or will have been repaired in the field.
Straps intact with repairs, hardware is partial, canvass is whole but with some
tears.
Made of canvass, coated with tar to weatherproof. there are six
brass fittings on these bags, a left and right handed "J" hook, two rivets, a
triangle, and a claw hook. Typically the canvas will be very brittle, and
sometimes the straps will be partial or will have been repaired in the field.
Straps intact with repairs, hardware is partial, canvass is whole but with some
tears.
Hatchet bears No 3", presumably a size, and "US" There is also a
maker mark with I cannot make out.
Sold. 
Glass whiskey flask has leather cover, screw on cap and cup that fits
neatly onto the bottom. Neat item, it is obviously not a military
issued item but was popular with the troops, have no idea when
this was manufactured.
Sold. 
Metal
coffee grinder is fully functional, appears to have been manufactured by
European maker, it is antique but do not know when it was made.
$50. 
Letter is a "file copy" when to copy a document
literally meant that a clerk copied the document, there were not copy
machines. It is believed that this was a petition filed by a
lawyer in 1862, this is probably the lawyers file copy. The
complaintant was seeking damages from the Confederate government
inflicted during Stonewall Jackson's 1862 campaign. When an army
occupied a farm, there would not be much of the farm left over once the
soldiers left, it would matter little whether the soldiers were
"friendly" or enemy. I doubt this claim got much from the
government. It is a neat piece of Confederate history $75. 
Letter is a "file copy" when to copy a document literally meant that a
clerk copied the document, there were not copy machines. It is
believed that this was a petition filed by a lawyer in 1862, this is
probably the lawyers file copy. The complaintant was seeking
damages from the Confederate government inflicted during Stonewall
Jackson's 1862 campaign. When an army occupied a farm, there would
not be much of the farm left over once the soldiers left, it would
matter little whether the soldiers were "friendly" or enemy. I
doubt this claim got much from the government. It is a neat
piece of Confederate history $75. 
Brass strap buckle for a tourniquet.
Recovered: Charles Town Virginia (now West Virginia).
Sold.
The sutlers were merchants selling personal goods to the soldiers not
available otherwise. The sutlers would stock wagons with their
goods and follow the troops in the field. Many of them issued
their own script as money was often scarce. This token was issued
by a sutler following the Ohio 41st infantry and is marked
"SUTLERS CHECK / 41st REGT O.V.M. / 25/ CENTS".
Token is battlefield recovered, location was not recorded. Token
is stamped on one side and is readable, small rim damage on one edge and
it was bent. 
This disc depicts photos of
Presidential candidate, General George B
McClellan, who was the Democratic ticket
challenging Lincoln in 1864, campaigning on a peace platform to end the
war. Had McClellan won, he promised to negotiate an armistice with
the South, the Republicans claimed this would have had the effect of
handing a victory to the enemy. This was the issue in 1864, some
things never seem to change in politics. This campaign
token consists of a round
stamped copper coin, with silver coating, and is punched with a hole
presumably to be hung by a chain or sewed to a coat.
Obverse bust of McClellan, reverse THE PEOPLES CHOICE FOR PRESIENT 1864"
. Recovered: Richmond Petersburg, Virginia campaign.
$250.
This
well made wooden box was intended to be carried and was the original
"laptop". It is hinged and when open a flat writing surface covers
most of both halves, covered with a felt and is a suitable surface for
writing field orders or correspondence using an old style ink feather or
pen. Inside the lid is an open area where papers could be stored,
the writing surface serves as a lid within the lid. Inside are a
series of well constructed components, this to handle other supplies
such as pens, ink etc each section is covered by a small lid carefully
fitted. Inside one lid is a maker name, WM. E. ABBOTT & Co. / 262
Washington Street, BOSTON" I do not have information on this maker
but the maker could certainly be researched. The box is finely
constructed with inlaid ornamental trim, there is a silver label inlaid
on the center suitable to be engraved, this one was never engraved.
The box was claimed to have come from an estate sale, and inside was a
Manhattan revolver, which the last collector retained, but unfortunately
which estate and where this came from was not deemed important and is
lost. Box measures .14in. x 10in. x4in., it is in good
condition, the writing surface shows use, the surface covering the
papers is loose but could be fixed, none of the supplies or papers were
retained. It is a very nice piece obviously owned by somebody wealthy
and educated, but who will remain nameless, dating of it can probably be
narrowed through research about the maker, it is approximately Civil War
period and is the type of box that some officers would carry into the
field, although unfortunately no Civil War connection can be confirmed.
This well constructed wooden box was used to carry an engineer's
instruments. Devices are precision instruments and there is a long
hinged straight edge which was intended to be carried outside of the
box, it matches a smaller one that is inside the box. Box is well
constructed, it opens to a felt lined tray with precision grooves sized
specifically for each instrument (the instruments have gotten mixed up
but there seems to be more or less a match with the number of
instruments and the grooves), the tray lifts up revealing compartments
below for the larger instruments, the whole thing was carefully
engineered for its intended purpose. The wooden box is finely
constructed and finished, with silver inlay on the lid which is
inscribed, perhaps this individual can be researched. Box measures
7.75in. x 5.25in. 1.875in. of course an engineer could explain the logic
of these odd measurements. Box is in good condition with hinges
intact, it has a lock but key is missing.