Saving The South Relics (Documents)

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	#DC-2-BL Civil War Period Naval Engineer's Notebook with schematic drawings and 36 pages of beautifully hand-written text. Most of the material discusses the various types of steam propulsion of the time, with great attention given to the double helix screw propeller, its design and its manufacture. The notebook was owned by one Henry Snyder, whose name is written in the front of the book. The only Henry Snyder on the naval lists of the time was Assistant Engineer Henry Snyder of the Screw Sloop USS Brooklyn, which led the attack on Mobile Bay in 1864 and participated in the bombardment of Fort Fisher in 1865. A fascinating item for the Naval Collector...............$250
	#DC-3-BL Fine autograph signature of Confederate Lieutenant General Daniel Harvey Hill of North Carolina. One of the most magnificent combat officers of the Civil War, Hill won the first Confederate victory at Big Bethel and then served with distinction at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, the Seven Days, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Chickamauga and Bentonville. Signature on small slip of paper app. 2" x 2." There is a slight tear beneath the "D" which is barely noticable and perfectly intact. With faded pencil comment from early autograph collector beneath.................Sold
	#DC-4-BL Wonderful Confederate Patriotic Poem or Song, Tennessee, My Tennessee which is a lament at the early war occupation of the state by Union forces. The lines just reek of bitterness at the Yankees, "Though silent hangs thy timeless lyre, though tyrants seek to quench thy fire, That quenchless flame can ne'r expire, Tennessee My Tennessee. Though for a season sunk in woe, though now her prayers she breathes but low, Though on her margine proudly glow, the colors of her hated foe, She swears in wrath they yet shall know, There still is life in Tennessee." Much more powerful content. I believe this was meant to be sung to the tune of the Confederate Anthem, Maryland My Maryland. One page small folio, app. 12" x 7 1/4," usual folds, worn at the edges, ink stains on the right, but overall good condition. A second unrelated poem/ song on the back. A nice wartime Tennessee association piece and a super item for a Volunteer State display......Sold
	#DC-1-SL One of the Great Campaigns in American Military History! c. 1864-65 Wartime Diary of Color Bearer, Corporal Matthew Decker, Co. H, 143rd New York, chronicling the Battles for Atlanta, the March to the Sea, and the Carolina's Campaign. Small, app. 3" x 5" pocket journal, written in a very neat, legible ink, Decker's entries are terse initially, but later become quite descriptive describing all facets of this incredible movement, especially in describing the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads & the Battle of Bentonville. Reads in part: ....May 9th, heavy firing in the direction of Buzzard's Roost....10th, ordered to supplant McPherson....12th, ambulances have gone to haul the wounded off the field...15th Had a fight today, loss quite heavy....25th, Hard fight this afternoon, Luther Bunnel was hit in the foot...28th, our Brigade ordered back to kingston to guard wagon train. My arm is very sore....July22nd, rebs shelled us like the deuce....Nov 16th, tearing up and burning Railroad. Atlanta is burnt today.....Dec, 10th, Captured the Charleston & Savannah RR....14th Fort McAllister was taken by General Sherman in 15 minutes....20th, Our batteries opened on the Rebs just before daylight....21st, The Rebs evacuated the city just at daylight...Jan 17th, 1865, Sherman's new campaign has commenced...saw old forts erected in the old Revolutionary War...25th detailed to guard Pioneers to cut out obstructions to corduroy roads....29th, Pioneers cutting out trees the Rebs fell in the roads as they retreat...Feb 2nd, 3rd Division had severe skirmishing with Wheeler's Cavalry & repulsed them. They obstructed the road with heavy timber...4th, the inhabitants fleeing and leaving their homes at our mercy...we burned several today...9th, we have completely destroyed 40 miles of the road...18th, Everythin being burnt and made desolate...hear of the burning of Columbia...21st, pass through Winnsboro, which was plundered without mercy. Our troops are busy burning railroad and large quantities of cotton...March 16th, ordered to push forward as fast as possible to relieve Gen Kilpatrick's cavalry...our skirmishers charged the Rebels and drove them one mile, capturing and killing considerable many...18th, the combined Rebel army is before us and a battle is eminent...19th, Heavy cannonading in our front...ordered to suppert the 14th corps...the 14th corps broke on account of being flanked...our Brigade establsihed the line and held till dark...we fired upward of a hundred rounds of cartridges...April 28th, Gen joe Johnston surrendered yesterday, his whole army and accoutrements of war...May 24th, we passed through the city on a grand review.... Much more fascinating content. Accompanied by a 1909 printed regimental, Condensed History of the 143d Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry in superb condition. There is also a post war letter dated 5-15-1871 from former adjudant Rennsselayer Hammond of the 143rd to Decker from Fort Wallace, Kansas with terrific content concerning soldier life on the plains in the Indian Wars, which reads in part: ...some officers occasionally raid out after the Indians...they are skinners and many have lost their topknots in doing it...I am not bald yet...plenty of buffalo to hunt and its the best sport going...get on a horse with a breechloader and 2 revolvers and ride into a herd...I cannot help to think of...the old times when you carried the 143rd's Flag all through the war...Much more wonderful content, but especially rare with the Indian scalping reference. The diary is in general good condition. The outer flap is loose and hanging, otherwise intact. The binding appears to have been resewn at some point, rendering some of the pages and the events out of order, but it is intact and solid. Very easily read. We cannot overemphasize how rare it is to see this in a soldier's diary. This is one dynamite piece of history!!!!!........................................$2,400
	#DC-15-BL Wonderful Early Military Broadside from the Mexican War Period or earlier. Announcing Orders of Performance: Tenth Regiment, then giving a program listing of public inspection and battalion drill. Quarto, approximately 12 ¼” x 7 ¾”, the document displays the usual folds and moderate foxing. It has only the slightest puncture mark in the upper right section above the title, otherwise excellent condition. In the popular military culture of the antebellum period in the United States, these public drill performances were huge social events. This piece has its origins from Rhode Island and is likely of a New England provenance. Nice Broadside and rare to find……………………….$195

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