Civil War - Related

CHARLES SUMNER, ABOLITIONIST.  An ALS sent to his biographer who is preparing the many volumes which today reside in the Houghton Library at Harvard University.  Accused my many Southerners & some Northerners for setting the stage for the Civil War because of his vicious attacks & strong anti-slavery speeches on the Senate floor. In 1856 Congressman Preston Brooks of S.C. assaulted Sumner with a heavy headed cane as he sat in his Senate seat...knocking Sumner senseless. Sumner went to Europe for treatment of his wounds & did not return to the Senate for the next 3 1/2 yrs. During his absence he was unanimously re-elected to his Senate seat. For the nex decade he was considered one of the most influential politicians in Washington. He was known to have been very close to the Lincoln family.
Lincoln capitalized on Sumner's powerful  allies including several of  the crowned heads of Europe.  When Lincoln was shot, Sumner was summoned, & history tells us that while Lincoln lay in his death-bed, Sumner held Lincoln's hand from 11 PM until 7 AM, the hour the great president expired.  This letter from the biographer's archive states in part..."Vol. X will contain a sequence of efforts for Emancipation - as Vol. IV contains a similar sequence exposing slavery"  Signed: Ever yours, Charles Sumner. Accompanied by the free franked envelope postmarked Washington, DC, the buyer will obtain a postal history item, two autographs, and  a unique manuscript of  some historical interest.
HD#10.....$180.00   SOLD
 

PHILIP H. SHERIDAN.  Civil War Union General a West Point graduate, 1853. Given command of the Army of the Potomac by Grant. As commander of Army of Shenandoah he destroyed all Confederate supplies in the Valley. In 1864 he severed Lee's communications with the South forcing Lee to begin retreat to Appomattox. In the final operations his troops cut off Lee from any further withdrawal & the Confederate surrender followed.  This neat CDV image engraved by R. Whitechurch from a photo. A few edge spots prevent this from being pristine.
Eph.#5.....$125.00
 

GEORGE B. McCLELLAN.  Civil War Union General whose war record is well known. His attempt to wrest the presidency from Abraham Lincoln in 1864, was unsuccessful.   For the specialist who is willing to overlook a bit of foxing, this is a scarce image by the famous Boston lithographer, Louis Prang
Eph.#6.....$110.00
 

ROBERT ANDERSON.  Civil War Union General.  An almost pristine CDV, the backside carries his printed rank & name, serving the purpose for which it was designed.  When secession seemed certain, Gen. Anderson  was sent to  command forts at Charlestown Harbor, SC. On Dec 20, 1860, SC seceded & 6 days later Anderson spiked the guns at Fort Moultrie and moved the garrison to Ft. Sumter, which he surrendered after siege on April 13, 1861. Promoted to Brig. Gen. May 1861, he helped save Kentucky for the Union. History has not awarded this fine soldier the credit he justly deserves. A rare chance to procure this fine image.
Eph.#7.....$125.00
 

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