Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria - Day 1

Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria - Day 1

Tuesday, November 15, 2022  |  9:00 AM Eastern
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Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria - Day 1

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(A) CONFEDERATE INSCRIBED TOWER P1853 MUSKET OF RICHARD SHEPHERD 2ND MARYLAND REGIMENT, CSA, FOUGHT

Lot # 1201 (Sale Order: 201 of 326)      

Shepherd, sometimes listed as “Sheperd,” enlisted in Company D of the second iteration of the First Maryland Battalion in Richmond on August 29, 1862 “for three years or the war” and was 1 of just 59 survivors in the ranks when the regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. He does not appear in the earlier version of the unit, which had begun forming in April 1861, mustered in for 12 months in June, and mustered out about August 17 1862, with veterans becoming the core of a new First Maryland in October 1862, redesignated the Second Maryland in January 1864. The only absence noted in his file is hospitalization for debility at Chimborozo Hospital from July 31 to August 17, 1864, after which he returned to duty. The regiment saw heavy service in the Army of Northern Virginia, first at the Second Battle of Winchester and then Gettysburg where they lost 56 killed, 118 wounded and 15 captured, amounting to a staggering 48% casualty rate. In 1864-65 they fought at North Anna, Cold Harbor, where they recaptured trenches taken by Union troops, and Petersburg, with particular fighting at the Weldon Railroad, Peebles Farm, Hatchers Run, Fort Gregg and Fort Davis, and were then in Lee’s retreat. Shepherd’s parole at Appomattox noted he had been a resident of Anne Arundel County and was headed back there. Records indicate he was born about 1842, married in 1871, and is listed in 1880 as a farm laborer. In attacking Culps Hill at Gettysburg they exemplified the Civil War in facing the Union 1st Maryland Eastern Shore, whose Colonel wrote: “The 1st Maryland Confederate Regiment met us and were cut to pieces. We sorrowfully gathered up many of our old friends and acquaintances and had them carefully and tenderly cared for.”. Theirs was the first Confederate monument erected on the field, a symbol of remembrance when brothers took up arms against one another. This British P1853 Tower percussion rifled musket was manufactured by C.W. James, an English government contractor, and dated 1862. 39" barrel in .577 caliber, nominal 24 bore, with blade front sight and military ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards. Barrel is Birmingham proof marked on left side above woodline. Marked on lock with "1862" / "TOWER" forward of hammer with British Crown behind hammer. 1 piece stock in typically seen configuration with brass nosecap, trigger guard, and buttplate with iron barrel bands. Stock is extremely faintly marked with C.W. James roundel on right side, "J" furnisher marked ahead of buttplate tang, and buttplate tang marked "740" / "A" along the axis. Trigger guard is inscribed and reads “Pvt. Richard H. Shepard / Co. D 2nd Md Regt / C.S.A.”. Left side of stock is hand carved with his initials "RHS". Complete with unmarked socket bayonet. Accompanying this lot is a folder containing notes on configuration, a summary of Private Shepard's service history, various photos of the gun, copies of muster rolls, receipt roll for clothing, hospital records, prisoner roll, record of paroled prisoners, as well as a copy of pg. 176 of "A Band of Brothers: Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" by Daniel D. Hartzler in which this musket is photographed. CONDITION: Good, with barrel turned a speckled gray patina with heavy freckling near breech. Brass components were cleaned in the past but have regained a pleasing mellow patina. Stock is very good as lightly sanded and finish added, with repaired cracks near front barrel band and small crack near front of trigger guard. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with crisp rifling. Bayonet is very good with light freckling throughout and a protective layer of varnish added. This is a wonderfully inscribed musket that was carried by a soldier who experienced the true divide of the Civil War while fighting against his brethren during one of the decisive battles that shaped that Nation. Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .577 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: CW James Model: P1853 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN
Shepherd, sometimes listed as “Sheperd,” enlisted in Company D of the second iteration of the First Maryland Battalion in Richmond on August 29, 1862 “for three years or ...morethe war” and was 1 of just 59 survivors in the ranks when the regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. He does not appear in the earlier version of the unit, which had begun forming in April 1861, mustered in for 12 months in June, and mustered out about August 17 1862, with veterans becoming the core of a new First Maryland in October 1862, redesignated the Second Maryland in January 1864. The only absence noted in his file is hospitalization for debility at Chimborozo Hospital from July 31 to August 17, 1864, after which he returned to duty. The regiment saw heavy service in the Army of Northern Virginia, first at the Second Battle of Winchester and then Gettysburg where they lost 56 killed, 118 wounded and 15 captured, amounting to a staggering 48% casualty rate. In 1864-65 they fought at North Anna, Cold Harbor, where they recaptured trenches taken by Union troops, and Petersburg, with particular fighting at the Weldon Railroad, Peebles Farm, Hatchers Run, Fort Gregg and Fort Davis, and were then in Lee’s retreat. Shepherd’s parole at Appomattox noted he had been a resident of Anne Arundel County and was headed back there. Records indicate he was born about 1842, married in 1871, and is listed in 1880 as a farm laborer. In attacking Culps Hill at Gettysburg they exemplified the Civil War in facing the Union 1st Maryland Eastern Shore, whose Colonel wrote: “The 1st Maryland Confederate Regiment met us and were cut to pieces. We sorrowfully gathered up many of our old friends and acquaintances and had them carefully and tenderly cared for.”. Theirs was the first Confederate monument erected on the field, a symbol of remembrance when brothers took up arms against one another. This British P1853 Tower percussion rifled musket was manufactured by C.W. James, an English government contractor, and dated 1862. 39" barrel in .577 caliber, nominal 24 bore, with blade front sight and military ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards. Barrel is Birmingham proof marked on left side above woodline. Marked on lock with "1862" / "TOWER" forward of hammer with British Crown behind hammer. 1 piece stock in typically seen configuration with brass nosecap, trigger guard, and buttplate with iron barrel bands. Stock is extremely faintly marked with C.W. James roundel on right side, "J" furnisher marked ahead of buttplate tang, and buttplate tang marked "740" / "A" along the axis. Trigger guard is inscribed and reads “Pvt. Richard H. Shepard / Co. D 2nd Md Regt / C.S.A.”. Left side of stock is hand carved with his initials "RHS". Complete with unmarked socket bayonet. Accompanying this lot is a folder containing notes on configuration, a summary of Private Shepard's service history, various photos of the gun, copies of muster rolls, receipt roll for clothing, hospital records, prisoner roll, record of paroled prisoners, as well as a copy of pg. 176 of "A Band of Brothers: Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" by Daniel D. Hartzler in which this musket is photographed. CONDITION: Good, with barrel turned a speckled gray patina with heavy freckling near breech. Brass components were cleaned in the past but have regained a pleasing mellow patina. Stock is very good as lightly sanded and finish added, with repaired cracks near front barrel band and small crack near front of trigger guard. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with crisp rifling. Bayonet is very good with light freckling throughout and a protective layer of varnish added. This is a wonderfully inscribed musket that was carried by a soldier who experienced the true divide of the Civil War while fighting against his brethren during one of the decisive battles that shaped that Nation. Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .577 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: CW James Model: P1853 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

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(A) KENTUCKY RIFLE AND HEAVY CAVALRY SABER CARRIED BY CAPTAIN WARNER GRIFFITH WELSH 7TH VA CAVALRY,

Lot # 1202 (Sale Order: 202 of 326)      

A fine Kentucky Percussion rifle made by Daniel Marker Jr. with an interesting history that is accompanied by an unmarked Confederate cavalry saber, both of which were carried by the same “Rebel Welch”, or, as he is known in the records, Warner Griffith Welsh. Daniel Marker worked in Sharpsburg, Maryland circa 1830 to 1891, which is roughly 34 miles from Libertytown, Maryland, where the owner of this rifle originated. Rifle has 40 - 1/2" octagonal .45 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights signed in script "D. MARKER". Rifle has an "M.M. MASLIN / WARRANTED" marked lock that was originally flint, now converted to percussion, with single trigger control. The initials "W G W" are scratched crudely on trigger guard. Original hardwood ramrod. Walnut fullstock with 2-piece takedown feature and brass hardware including a Maryland style 4 piece patchbox engraved with floral pattern on lid, 3 piercings, "pinwheel" side plates, and floral finial, with coin silver oval plate on cheekpiece with a Federal Eagle engraved on it. An old strip of linen paper attached to the cheekpiece reveals the backstory of this rifle. “Taken from the Rebel Welch at Winchester, Va. Nov. 13th 1861 after being fired at Col. Ledlie.” The note may refer to James Hewitt Ledlie, Major, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel of the 19th NY (later 3rd Artillery) and allude to an incident their regimental history records as taking place in July 1861 when that New York unit expected to march under Patterson to Winchester and attack Johnston, but instead was ordered to Charlestown, allowing Johnston to join Beauregard at Manassas: “One night, while here, Major Ledlie’s life was attempted by a Rebel farmer. While posting pickets on a hillside, the farmer fired at him with a shot gun, but fortunately missed his aim. Our pickets promptly arrested him and sent him to camp.” (Cayuga in the Field, 63.). Hartzler collection notes identify the shooter with Warner Griffin Welsh (a not uncommon alternate spelling of the name,) whose cavalry saber he acquired separately, and who served as Captain of Company D, 1st Maryland Cavalry, and was also accused of firing on Union pickets as bushwhacker at Winchester, though in 1863. Welsh was 39-year-old merchant in Hayattstown when he enlisted and mustered into Company G, 7th Virginia Cavalry as a private on July 1, 1861. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant Company F, 12th Virginia Cavalry on April 10, 1862, and discharged for promotion, mustering in on September 20, 1862, as Captain, Company D, 1st Maryland Cavalry at Winchester, where he was also captured on May 10, 1863, accused of volunteering to “bushwack the pickets at Winchester.”. Welsh eventually escaped from Fort McHenry, Maryland, on June 10, 1863, and rejoined the regiment, serving to the end of the war and taking the oath of allegiance on May 1, 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina. He lived in Libertytown, Maryland, after the war and died in 1895. He spent much of his early service in the Shenandoah, but the 1st Maryland took part in the Gettysburg campaign in 1863 and other actions around Richmond until mid-1864, when they took part in Early’s raid around Baltimore and Washington, and the burning of Chambersburg, before returning to the Valley to face Sheridan. CONDITION: Metal surfaces have turned a pleasing brown patina with lock showing plugged with lead holes from conversion to percussion. Unpolished brass surfaces with most exhibiting a golden patina. Wood has usage dings and marks with some shrinkage around the lock and a stress crack between lock plate bolt heads. Wood exhibits traces of original finish with no visible restoration. Dark bore with visible rifling and crisp mechanics. (B) The saber that is attributed to Welsh is an unmarked heavy cavalry saber, and noticeably Confederate in appearance. The saber features a hilt, constructed of brass, with a rather large and plain mushroom style pommel that secures a cone shaped, grooved wood grip that is wrapped with black leather and a single strand of iron wire. The D-shaped knucklebow accommodates a cloth saber knot, and is marked with the number “7” with the pommel bearing the same numeral. Cavalry style guard with 3 bands and open slots, with small open counterguard that terminates with a crudely teardrop shaped quillon. The blade is also crude, slightly curved, and features a flat spine with a single, stopped fuller. Bearing the same crude features as the saber, the scabbard is constructed of iron and was formed by iron sheets wrapped around a standard core, hammered into place, with the edges being lapped. The seam is explicit and appears to have been soldered with a lead type material. Click here to see the full description.

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(A) COLT 1851 NAVY REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM RYAN, ZARVONA ZOUAVES AND 3RD VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CAP

Lot # 1203 (Sale Order: 203 of 326)      

1856 vintage Colt 1851 Navy single action percussion revolver, serial number 61796. 7 - 1/2" octagon barrel in .36 caliber with cone front sight, single line Colt New York barrel address, and hammer notch rear sight. 1-piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers observed at barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Comes with leather military flap holster maker marked on flap "J. Davy & Co. / Newark, N.J.". Revolver is inscribed “William Ryan” in script on the backstrap. William R. Ryan of Baltimore took part in more than one colorful scheme against Federal authorities in Maryland. He enlisted as corporal on June 15, 1861 in the Zarvona Zouaves, brainchild of Richard Thomas, a well-connected Marylander and soldier/adventurer who had added the exotic sounding Zarvona to his name. On June 28 Zarvona, disguised in a dress and pretending to be a French speaking woman, led band onto the steamer St. Nicholas, who then hijacked the ship with the intention of using it to board and take the USS Pawnee. The Pawnee escaped, but Zarvona took some other vessels, gaining a good deal of notoriety, accusations of piracy, and eventually a jail cell. Ryan and the rest of Zarvona’s men eventually become Company H, 47th Virginia, and briefly part of an Arkansas battalion until discharged in June 1862. Ryan enlisted again soon after, on July 22, 1862, as a private in Company A, 3rd Virginia Cavalry. The regiment saw a lot of action while Ryan was with it, both in small actions and larger affairs such as Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and the Gettysburg campaign. He was captured on July 5, 1863 at Williamsport in the retreat from Gettysburg, and ended up incarcerated at Fort Delaware and Point Lookout, finally taking the oath of allegiance on April 27, 1865. The revolver is accompanied by a folder with notes on configuration, research regarding Corporal William R. Ryan's service history, copies of muster and prisoner of war rolls, photo copy of page 229 of "Confederate Presentation Inscribed Swords and Revolvers", copy of page 189 of "A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy", and a handwritten note from a family member of Corporal Ryan stating that he was next to Francis Maloney when he was killed during the Baltimore Riot of 1861. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned an even brown patina. Hammer and rammer assembly are modern replacements. Grips are very good with handling marks, chips at toe, and small gouge on right grip panel. Mechanically fine as rebuilt at time of repair. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Holster is good, with leather pliable, cracking and finish loss throughout, and tight stitching. Accessories: Holster Barrel Length: 7 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .36 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1851 Navy Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 61796
1856 vintage Colt 1851 Navy single action percussion revolver, serial number 61796. 7 - 1/2" octagon barrel in .36 caliber with cone front sight, single line Colt New Yor...morek barrel address, and hammer notch rear sight. 1-piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers observed at barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Comes with leather military flap holster maker marked on flap "J. Davy & Co. / Newark, N.J.". Revolver is inscribed “William Ryan” in script on the backstrap. William R. Ryan of Baltimore took part in more than one colorful scheme against Federal authorities in Maryland. He enlisted as corporal on June 15, 1861 in the Zarvona Zouaves, brainchild of Richard Thomas, a well-connected Marylander and soldier/adventurer who had added the exotic sounding Zarvona to his name. On June 28 Zarvona, disguised in a dress and pretending to be a French speaking woman, led band onto the steamer St. Nicholas, who then hijacked the ship with the intention of using it to board and take the USS Pawnee. The Pawnee escaped, but Zarvona took some other vessels, gaining a good deal of notoriety, accusations of piracy, and eventually a jail cell. Ryan and the rest of Zarvona’s men eventually become Company H, 47th Virginia, and briefly part of an Arkansas battalion until discharged in June 1862. Ryan enlisted again soon after, on July 22, 1862, as a private in Company A, 3rd Virginia Cavalry. The regiment saw a lot of action while Ryan was with it, both in small actions and larger affairs such as Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and the Gettysburg campaign. He was captured on July 5, 1863 at Williamsport in the retreat from Gettysburg, and ended up incarcerated at Fort Delaware and Point Lookout, finally taking the oath of allegiance on April 27, 1865. The revolver is accompanied by a folder with notes on configuration, research regarding Corporal William R. Ryan's service history, copies of muster and prisoner of war rolls, photo copy of page 229 of "Confederate Presentation Inscribed Swords and Revolvers", copy of page 189 of "A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy", and a handwritten note from a family member of Corporal Ryan stating that he was next to Francis Maloney when he was killed during the Baltimore Riot of 1861. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned an even brown patina. Hammer and rammer assembly are modern replacements. Grips are very good with handling marks, chips at toe, and small gouge on right grip panel. Mechanically fine as rebuilt at time of repair. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Holster is good, with leather pliable, cracking and finish loss throughout, and tight stitching. Accessories: Holster Barrel Length: 7 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .36 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1851 Navy Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 61796

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(A) COLT 1860 ARMY IDENTIFIED TO CAPTAIN JOHN W. LEWIS, 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY, CAPTURED AT CHICKAMAUG

Lot # 1204 (Sale Order: 204 of 326)      

1863 vintage Colt 1860 Army single action revolver, serial number 122220. Standard barrel configuration with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear sight. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers observed on barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Martially sub inspected on all major parts with cartouches on either grip panel. Right grip panel is hand-initialed "JWL" near frame, which Hartzler collection notes and accompanying provenance identifies as John W. Lewis. Lewis was born in Frederick, Maryland, in 1836, but was working in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, as a carpenter when the war started. He enlisted there in the 4th (U.S.) Kentucky Infantry on July 17, 1861, receiving a commission as Second Lieutenant of Company C. During his time with the unit, they saw action in the battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky. He transferred in April 1863 to the 12th Kentucky Infantry to become First Lieutenant of Company A, (commissioned, but not mustered,) and in June transferred again to the 4th Kentucky Cavalry to be Captain of Company I. At the Battle of Chickamauga, the regiment marched to Crawfish Springs, where it was fiercely engaged with Confederate cavalry under General Wheeler. In that desperate fighting the regiment lost 4 officers and over 90 men wounded and missing. Lewis was 1 of the 4 officers lost, being captured and interned until mid-1864. A fellow veteran recalled his emaciated condition on his return. The regiment had continued active service in the Atlanta Campaign, fighting at Resaca and elsewhere. In Fall 1864 it was ordered to Nashville to fight under Thomas against Hood. Lewis was honorably discharged in January 1865 and saw subsequent service as a lieutenant in the regular army in the 14th and 23rd US Infantry from July 1866-January 1871, stationed in Arizona, Missouri, and Oregon. In his last years he was in a veteran’s home in Danville, Virginia, where he died May 1913. The folder with paperwork includes a 1967 letter from Lewis’s great-granddaughter, and research from his service including pension records. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray-brown patina. Brass trigger guard was lightly cleaned and is now regaining a mellow patina. Grips are very good with cartouches light. Left grip panel has 3 holes drilled in to it at bottom area. Right grip panel has 7 notches. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 122220
1863 vintage Colt 1860 Army single action revolver, serial number 122220. Standard barrel configuration with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear sight. ...more1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers observed on barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Martially sub inspected on all major parts with cartouches on either grip panel. Right grip panel is hand-initialed "JWL" near frame, which Hartzler collection notes and accompanying provenance identifies as John W. Lewis. Lewis was born in Frederick, Maryland, in 1836, but was working in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, as a carpenter when the war started. He enlisted there in the 4th (U.S.) Kentucky Infantry on July 17, 1861, receiving a commission as Second Lieutenant of Company C. During his time with the unit, they saw action in the battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky. He transferred in April 1863 to the 12th Kentucky Infantry to become First Lieutenant of Company A, (commissioned, but not mustered,) and in June transferred again to the 4th Kentucky Cavalry to be Captain of Company I. At the Battle of Chickamauga, the regiment marched to Crawfish Springs, where it was fiercely engaged with Confederate cavalry under General Wheeler. In that desperate fighting the regiment lost 4 officers and over 90 men wounded and missing. Lewis was 1 of the 4 officers lost, being captured and interned until mid-1864. A fellow veteran recalled his emaciated condition on his return. The regiment had continued active service in the Atlanta Campaign, fighting at Resaca and elsewhere. In Fall 1864 it was ordered to Nashville to fight under Thomas against Hood. Lewis was honorably discharged in January 1865 and saw subsequent service as a lieutenant in the regular army in the 14th and 23rd US Infantry from July 1866-January 1871, stationed in Arizona, Missouri, and Oregon. In his last years he was in a veteran’s home in Danville, Virginia, where he died May 1913. The folder with paperwork includes a 1967 letter from Lewis’s great-granddaughter, and research from his service including pension records. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray-brown patina. Brass trigger guard was lightly cleaned and is now regaining a mellow patina. Grips are very good with cartouches light. Left grip panel has 3 holes drilled in to it at bottom area. Right grip panel has 7 notches. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 122220

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(A) COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO DR. FREDERICK GARRETSON, CSN, ASSISTANT SURGEON ON CSS PATR

Lot # 1205 (Sale Order: 205 of 326)      

1861 vintage Colt 1860 Army single action percussion revolver, serial number 4083. Classic 8" .44 caliber barrel with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear. Fluted cylinder. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers include barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, frame, trigger guard, and butt. The revolver is inscribed on backstrap in script "Frederick Garretson C.S.N.". A native Virginian, Frederick Garretson’s birth name was Van Bibber. He read medicine with an uncle in Baltimore, graduated from the University of Maryland Medical College in 1857, and was commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the US Navy on May 23, 1857, serving at one point on the sloop Vincennes. Apparently anticipating his resignation, the Navy instead dismissed him on May 6, 1861. He then changed his name to Garretson, his mother’s maiden name, and was appointed from Virginia to the CS Navy as Assistant Surgeon on June 10, 1861, passed Assistant Surgeon on September 17, 1862, and passed Assistant Surgeon in the Provisional Navy on June 2, 1864. He served in 1861-62 on the C.S.S. Patrick Henry, one of the supporting vessels in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862, where the Monitor and Merrimac encountered one another. He was assigned to the CSS Florida during 1862-1863, and the CSS Tuscaloosa in 1864, also doing shore duty at Augusta and Richmond according to Hartzler’s notes. The revolver is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Dr. Frederick Garretson's service with the Confederate Navy, notes on configuration, and a photocopy of a page from "A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" where this revolver is featured. CONDITION: Good, with iron assemblies blended to a blue-brown patina with heavy freckling throughout. Grips are very good with handling marks near butt. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with scattered areas of light abrasion and crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 4083
1861 vintage Colt 1860 Army single action percussion revolver, serial number 4083. Classic 8" .44 caliber barrel with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rea...morer. Fluted cylinder. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers include barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, frame, trigger guard, and butt. The revolver is inscribed on backstrap in script "Frederick Garretson C.S.N.". A native Virginian, Frederick Garretson’s birth name was Van Bibber. He read medicine with an uncle in Baltimore, graduated from the University of Maryland Medical College in 1857, and was commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the US Navy on May 23, 1857, serving at one point on the sloop Vincennes. Apparently anticipating his resignation, the Navy instead dismissed him on May 6, 1861. He then changed his name to Garretson, his mother’s maiden name, and was appointed from Virginia to the CS Navy as Assistant Surgeon on June 10, 1861, passed Assistant Surgeon on September 17, 1862, and passed Assistant Surgeon in the Provisional Navy on June 2, 1864. He served in 1861-62 on the C.S.S. Patrick Henry, one of the supporting vessels in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862, where the Monitor and Merrimac encountered one another. He was assigned to the CSS Florida during 1862-1863, and the CSS Tuscaloosa in 1864, also doing shore duty at Augusta and Richmond according to Hartzler’s notes. The revolver is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Dr. Frederick Garretson's service with the Confederate Navy, notes on configuration, and a photocopy of a page from "A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" where this revolver is featured. CONDITION: Good, with iron assemblies blended to a blue-brown patina with heavy freckling throughout. Grips are very good with handling marks near butt. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with scattered areas of light abrasion and crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 4083

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(A) COLT 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER OF PRIVATE GEORGE W. JONES, 18TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, 1ST MARY

Lot # 1206 (Sale Order: 206 of 326)      

1851 vintage Colt Model 1849 Pocket single action percussion revolver, serial number 18626. 6" octagon barrel in .31 caliber with screw in cone front sight and hammer notch rear sight. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers include barrel, rammer, cylinder arbor, frame, cylinder, trigger guard and butt. Wedge is a period replacement. Marked on butt "GWJ" in large font with "Co. G 4th R" on trigger guard. Trigger guard and backstrap are silver plated. Born in 1838, George W. Jones crossed from Maryland into Virginia to enlist, joining Company D, 1st Virginia Partisan Rangers, which became Company I, 18th Virginia Cavalry. He was captured at Middletown in the Antietam Campaign on September 13, 1862, and was held at Fort Delaware, later exchanged at Aikens Landing in November. He joined Company C, 1st Maryland Cavalry on August 1, 1863, at Culpepper. This put him in the unit in time for picket and skirmish duty as well as larger actions at Morton’s Ford and Brandy Station. An intriguing entry in his record is assignment to “secret service” at some point in November-December 1863 by a special order whose number is somewhat blurred in the records. In 1864 the unit was actively engaged in countering raids by Kilpatrick and Sheridan in Virginia and then moved with Early on his raids around Baltimore and Washington, followed by service in the Valley. He was captured at “Duff Field Station” on August 29, 1864, during a raid against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Incarcerated at Fort Delaware, he managed to escape and in November-December is listed as an escaped prisoner on furlough. Hartzler’s notes identify him as joining Company G of the 4th Texas Infantry for the rest of his service, but that seems to be another individual. He likely rejoined the Maryland cavalry, or another unit in the Maryland Line, but does not show up due to the fragmentary state of the records. After the war he worked as a mariner and in 1892 entered the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home later passing away in 1899. Accompanying this lot is a folder with notes on configuration, a brief summary of Private George W. Jones' service history, a notarized letter of provenance, copies of Jones' service records including Muster Rolls, and a photo copy of a page from "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" by Daniel D. Hartzler, where this gun is photographed. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray-brown patina with light freckling throughout. Front and backstrap retain an attractive amount of their original silver plating. Grips are excellent with no major signs of distress. Action is loose but indexes properly. Bore is heavily frosted with well-defined rifling. Barrel Length: 6" Caliber/Bore: .31 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1849 Pocket Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 18626
1851 vintage Colt Model 1849 Pocket single action percussion revolver, serial number 18626. 6" octagon barrel in .31 caliber with screw in cone front sight and hammer not...morech rear sight. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers include barrel, rammer, cylinder arbor, frame, cylinder, trigger guard and butt. Wedge is a period replacement. Marked on butt "GWJ" in large font with "Co. G 4th R" on trigger guard. Trigger guard and backstrap are silver plated. Born in 1838, George W. Jones crossed from Maryland into Virginia to enlist, joining Company D, 1st Virginia Partisan Rangers, which became Company I, 18th Virginia Cavalry. He was captured at Middletown in the Antietam Campaign on September 13, 1862, and was held at Fort Delaware, later exchanged at Aikens Landing in November. He joined Company C, 1st Maryland Cavalry on August 1, 1863, at Culpepper. This put him in the unit in time for picket and skirmish duty as well as larger actions at Morton’s Ford and Brandy Station. An intriguing entry in his record is assignment to “secret service” at some point in November-December 1863 by a special order whose number is somewhat blurred in the records. In 1864 the unit was actively engaged in countering raids by Kilpatrick and Sheridan in Virginia and then moved with Early on his raids around Baltimore and Washington, followed by service in the Valley. He was captured at “Duff Field Station” on August 29, 1864, during a raid against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Incarcerated at Fort Delaware, he managed to escape and in November-December is listed as an escaped prisoner on furlough. Hartzler’s notes identify him as joining Company G of the 4th Texas Infantry for the rest of his service, but that seems to be another individual. He likely rejoined the Maryland cavalry, or another unit in the Maryland Line, but does not show up due to the fragmentary state of the records. After the war he worked as a mariner and in 1892 entered the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home later passing away in 1899. Accompanying this lot is a folder with notes on configuration, a brief summary of Private George W. Jones' service history, a notarized letter of provenance, copies of Jones' service records including Muster Rolls, and a photo copy of a page from "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" by Daniel D. Hartzler, where this gun is photographed. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray-brown patina with light freckling throughout. Front and backstrap retain an attractive amount of their original silver plating. Grips are excellent with no major signs of distress. Action is loose but indexes properly. Bore is heavily frosted with well-defined rifling. Barrel Length: 6" Caliber/Bore: .31 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1849 Pocket Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 18626

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(A) REMINGTON NEW MODEL REVOLVER OF CAPTAIN JOHN WILLIAMS, CONFEDERATE PRIVATEER AND TENDER TO THE I

Lot # 1207 (Sale Order: 207 of 326)      

Manufactured from 1863 to 1875, with the majority going to Civil War military contracts. Standard configuration with various inspector marks throughout. 8" .44 caliber octagonal barrel marked on top flat with 3-line address. Blade front sight and frame notch rear. 6-shot non fluted cylinder. Fit with 2-piece walnut grips, marked on left panel with an illegible cartouche. Hand carved with a flower with 6 petals inside a circle on top of cartouche area on left panel, with matching flower on right grip panel. Accompanying this lot is a folder of research and a notarized letter that attributes this revolver to Captain John Williams. Hartzler’s notes indicate John Williams was master of the schooner Mary Virginia out of Baltimore and took his vessel south for Confederate service. He connects it with the steamer Mary Virginia, under Captain John Williams, which is documented as a Confederate privateer in the Department of the Gulf by early 1864 and at one point served as tender to the Confederate Ironclad Tennessee. A 1973 affidavit identifies the pistol as descending from the grandfather of Vernon J. Phillips of Pikesville, who would be Captain John Williams, born in Pennsylvania in 1827 and died in Baltimore on December 19, 1883. The affidavit identifies him as master of a blockade runner “St. Mary’s,” purportedly destroyed in the St. John’s River, Florida, by Federal forces. Records are confused by varying and overlapping ship names, but the descent of the pistol from “Capt. John Williams” to Mr. Phillips through his mother, Margaret May Williams Phillips seems clear. This revolver is featured on page 335 of "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" and a photocopy of the page is included. CONDITION: Good with vast majority of iron assemblies turned a speckled brown patina with areas of original bluing in well protected areas. Brass trigger guard has turned a pleasant mellow patina. Grips are very good with no major signs of distress. Action is loose, and will not hold on full cock. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Remington Model: New Model Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: 62515
Manufactured from 1863 to 1875, with the majority going to Civil War military contracts. Standard configuration with various inspector marks throughout. 8" .44 caliber oc...moretagonal barrel marked on top flat with 3-line address. Blade front sight and frame notch rear. 6-shot non fluted cylinder. Fit with 2-piece walnut grips, marked on left panel with an illegible cartouche. Hand carved with a flower with 6 petals inside a circle on top of cartouche area on left panel, with matching flower on right grip panel. Accompanying this lot is a folder of research and a notarized letter that attributes this revolver to Captain John Williams. Hartzler’s notes indicate John Williams was master of the schooner Mary Virginia out of Baltimore and took his vessel south for Confederate service. He connects it with the steamer Mary Virginia, under Captain John Williams, which is documented as a Confederate privateer in the Department of the Gulf by early 1864 and at one point served as tender to the Confederate Ironclad Tennessee. A 1973 affidavit identifies the pistol as descending from the grandfather of Vernon J. Phillips of Pikesville, who would be Captain John Williams, born in Pennsylvania in 1827 and died in Baltimore on December 19, 1883. The affidavit identifies him as master of a blockade runner “St. Mary’s,” purportedly destroyed in the St. John’s River, Florida, by Federal forces. Records are confused by varying and overlapping ship names, but the descent of the pistol from “Capt. John Williams” to Mr. Phillips through his mother, Margaret May Williams Phillips seems clear. This revolver is featured on page 335 of "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" and a photocopy of the page is included. CONDITION: Good with vast majority of iron assemblies turned a speckled brown patina with areas of original bluing in well protected areas. Brass trigger guard has turned a pleasant mellow patina. Grips are very good with no major signs of distress. Action is loose, and will not hold on full cock. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Remington Model: New Model Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: 62515

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PRESENTATION CIVIL WAR CAVALRY BADGE OF LT. L. H. GREENWALD, COLES MD CAVALRY.

Lot # 1208 (Sale Order: 208 of 326)      

Beautiful silver identification badge consisting of a charging dragoon with pistol in relief in the middle of an open circle on which is professionally engraved in fine script, "Presented to Lieut. L.H. Greenwald / Co. M Coles Md. Cav.". Also designated 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Cavalry, the unit was extremely active and credited with 80 engagements. Initially organized as a battalion of Maryland companies, they were active in patrolling the Maryland side of the Potomac, and scouting the upper Potomac and the Shenandoah, engaging in small unit actions as well as covering the retreat from Winchester in 1863, etc. Expanded to a full regiment in early 1864, they served under Hunter at Lynchburg and then in Merritt's cavalry division of Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah, finally mustering out in June 1865. Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Leonard H. Greenwald had prior wartime service as a private in the 12th PA Cavalry, mustering into Co. B 30 January 1862. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac and then under Averill in the 8th Corps on the upper Potomac, Department of Susquehanna, and Dept. of West Virginia. This prior experience likely helped put him in line for a commission in Coles Cavalry when it expanded to a full regiment. He enlisted and mustered into the unit at Baltimore 22 February 1864 as a private in Co. F and rapidly to sergeant and then on April 22 to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. M, which was then organizing and had reached minimum strength. On completion of the company he was promoted to its Captain 17 February 1865, with rank effective from Feb. 13, neatly bracketing the possible dates of the presentation of the badge, and served until mustered out with the regiment 28 June 1865. CONDITION: Excellent. The reverse retains a delicate T-bar pin. Pictured in "Arm Makers of Maryland", pg. 114. A very good looking badge presented to a cavalry officer with very active service. Paperwork: Folder of Research
Beautiful silver identification badge consisting of a charging dragoon with pistol in relief in the middle of an open circle on which is professionally engraved in fine s...morecript, "Presented to Lieut. L.H. Greenwald / Co. M Coles Md. Cav.". Also designated 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Cavalry, the unit was extremely active and credited with 80 engagements. Initially organized as a battalion of Maryland companies, they were active in patrolling the Maryland side of the Potomac, and scouting the upper Potomac and the Shenandoah, engaging in small unit actions as well as covering the retreat from Winchester in 1863, etc. Expanded to a full regiment in early 1864, they served under Hunter at Lynchburg and then in Merritt's cavalry division of Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah, finally mustering out in June 1865. Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Leonard H. Greenwald had prior wartime service as a private in the 12th PA Cavalry, mustering into Co. B 30 January 1862. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac and then under Averill in the 8th Corps on the upper Potomac, Department of Susquehanna, and Dept. of West Virginia. This prior experience likely helped put him in line for a commission in Coles Cavalry when it expanded to a full regiment. He enlisted and mustered into the unit at Baltimore 22 February 1864 as a private in Co. F and rapidly to sergeant and then on April 22 to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. M, which was then organizing and had reached minimum strength. On completion of the company he was promoted to its Captain 17 February 1865, with rank effective from Feb. 13, neatly bracketing the possible dates of the presentation of the badge, and served until mustered out with the regiment 28 June 1865. CONDITION: Excellent. The reverse retains a delicate T-bar pin. Pictured in "Arm Makers of Maryland", pg. 114. A very good looking badge presented to a cavalry officer with very active service. Paperwork: Folder of Research

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LOT OF 3: CIVIL WAR CDVS OF CSA SOLDIERS WEARING MARYLAND CROSSES.

Lot # 1209 (Sale Order: 209 of 326)      

Lot consists of (A) CDV image of Confederate Signal Corps officer George A. Henley. Photographer back mark reads: "CHS. E. REES & CO. / PHOTOGRAPHIC / ARTISTS / RICHMOND, Va.". Hand signed to the reverse in iron ink: "Respectfully, Geo. A. Henley / C.S. Army / August, 12th 1864". Henley is shown seated wearing a Richmond Depot style jacket with a silver Maryland Cross on his left breast. Taken after he returned from the Army of the West in Holbrook's Independent Maryland Artillery. Pictured in the book "Band of Brothers" by Hartzler, pg. 208. (B) Sepia toned CDV of a Confederate Officer wearing a Maryland Cross on his kepi. He is wearing a striking double breasted frock coat with high style riding boots and spurs. Back mark for Bendann Bros. Gallery, Baltimore. (C) CDV of a Confederate soldier wearing a shorter style depot manufactured jacket with a Maryland Cross on his left breast. Back marked Bendann Bros, 207 Baltimore St, Baltimore. CONDITION: Excellent with trimmed corners to allow fitting into CDV album at some point in their existence. BRM.
Lot consists of (A) CDV image of Confederate Signal Corps officer George A. Henley. Photographer back mark reads: "CHS. E. REES & CO. / PHOTOGRAPHIC / ARTISTS / RICHMOND,...more Va.". Hand signed to the reverse in iron ink: "Respectfully, Geo. A. Henley / C.S. Army / August, 12th 1864". Henley is shown seated wearing a Richmond Depot style jacket with a silver Maryland Cross on his left breast. Taken after he returned from the Army of the West in Holbrook's Independent Maryland Artillery. Pictured in the book "Band of Brothers" by Hartzler, pg. 208. (B) Sepia toned CDV of a Confederate Officer wearing a Maryland Cross on his kepi. He is wearing a striking double breasted frock coat with high style riding boots and spurs. Back mark for Bendann Bros. Gallery, Baltimore. (C) CDV of a Confederate soldier wearing a shorter style depot manufactured jacket with a Maryland Cross on his left breast. Back marked Bendann Bros, 207 Baltimore St, Baltimore. CONDITION: Excellent with trimmed corners to allow fitting into CDV album at some point in their existence. BRM.

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SUPERB MARYLAND 2-PIECE OFFICER'S BUCKLE OF CAPTAIN JOHN EAGER HOWARD.

Lot # 1210 (Sale Order: 210 of 326)      

Historic and very high quality Maryland state seal officer's belt plate worn by CS Capt. John Eager Howard, illustrated by Hartzler, "Band of Brothers", pg. 200, and as Figure B, pg. 113, "Arms Makers of Maryland". 55 x 80 mm. Deeply detailed hollow back wreath and solid central disk with matching "XVII" Roman numeral bench numbers filed on the reverse. Well rendered state seal at center with eagle above and "MARYLAND" in raised letters at top, with nicely done Maryland armorial supporting figures at left and right, and fully legible state motto in raised letters on ribbon underneath, all on a finely lined ground. The wreath has very well defined oak leaves, acorns, and crossed bindings. The side bar belt loops are plain, but were carefully made concave to more comfortably fit the body curve. "No man in Maryland came of more distinguished ancestry," according to one obituary. One grandfather was John Eager Howard of Revolutionary War fame; another was Francis Scott Key. Born in 1834, he had gone to California in the 1850s and returned east, to Wheeling, West Virginia, when the war broke out. He enlisted as a private in the CS First Maryland 21 May 1861, and was promoted, sergeant, quartermaster sergeant, and then commissioned captain in the 2nd Maryland, eventually becoming Acting Asst. Quartermaster, and serving throughout the war. He spent about a year in India at war's end before returning the U.S. and Maryland. 4 of 5 brothers also served in the Confederate army and the fifth, a newspaper editor, spent some time in a Federal prison for his southern leanings, as did their father, President of the Police Board. John Eager Howard died in 1911. CONDITION: Excellent. Pleasing mellow, aged tones with great detail. An historic plate. Paperwork: Book Excerpt
Historic and very high quality Maryland state seal officer's belt plate worn by CS Capt. John Eager Howard, illustrated by Hartzler, "Band of Brothers", pg. 200, and as F...moreigure B, pg. 113, "Arms Makers of Maryland". 55 x 80 mm. Deeply detailed hollow back wreath and solid central disk with matching "XVII" Roman numeral bench numbers filed on the reverse. Well rendered state seal at center with eagle above and "MARYLAND" in raised letters at top, with nicely done Maryland armorial supporting figures at left and right, and fully legible state motto in raised letters on ribbon underneath, all on a finely lined ground. The wreath has very well defined oak leaves, acorns, and crossed bindings. The side bar belt loops are plain, but were carefully made concave to more comfortably fit the body curve. "No man in Maryland came of more distinguished ancestry," according to one obituary. One grandfather was John Eager Howard of Revolutionary War fame; another was Francis Scott Key. Born in 1834, he had gone to California in the 1850s and returned east, to Wheeling, West Virginia, when the war broke out. He enlisted as a private in the CS First Maryland 21 May 1861, and was promoted, sergeant, quartermaster sergeant, and then commissioned captain in the 2nd Maryland, eventually becoming Acting Asst. Quartermaster, and serving throughout the war. He spent about a year in India at war's end before returning the U.S. and Maryland. 4 of 5 brothers also served in the Confederate army and the fifth, a newspaper editor, spent some time in a Federal prison for his southern leanings, as did their father, President of the Police Board. John Eager Howard died in 1911. CONDITION: Excellent. Pleasing mellow, aged tones with great detail. An historic plate. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

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CONFEDERATE ENLISTED MAN’S “HEAVY FRAME” BUCKLE.

Lot # 1211 (Sale Order: 211 of 326)      

Classic Confederate fixed tongue frame buckle. Cast brass with flat exterior with 2 fixed and slightly raised, rounded teeth, and bar on the reverse, 2 - 7/8" x 2 - 3/8". Pleasing olive green patina with some thin grayish brown spots. No bends or breaks. The typical belt plate of a Confederate enlisted man, simple to make, practical, and robust. CONDITION: Very good. Some final finishing file marks are visible, as is typical. A small punch dot on the side bar might identify similar examples. No provenance given, but possibly a Maryland connection.
Classic Confederate fixed tongue frame buckle. Cast brass with flat exterior with 2 fixed and slightly raised, rounded teeth, and bar on the reverse, 2 - 7/8" x 2 - 3/8"....more Pleasing olive green patina with some thin grayish brown spots. No bends or breaks. The typical belt plate of a Confederate enlisted man, simple to make, practical, and robust. CONDITION: Very good. Some final finishing file marks are visible, as is typical. A small punch dot on the side bar might identify similar examples. No provenance given, but possibly a Maryland connection.

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SILVER BULLION FRINGED EPAULET CAPTURED AT FIRST MANASSAS BY CAPT. CHARLES COLUMBUS EDELIN, FIRST MA

Lot # 1212 (Sale Order: 212 of 326)      

This epaulet bears a period ink inscription on the underside "Capt. Edelin Maryland vols/ taken at / bull run / 21st July 1861.” Edelin was Captain of Company B, 1st Maryland, and led it at First Bull Run, where their brigade struck the Union right on Chinn Ridge and precipitated the collapse and retreat of the entire line, earning their Colonel a battlefield promotion to General by Jefferson Davis. Edelin is also credited with capturing the flag of the 1st Michigan from their wounded color-bearer. Born about 1828, Charles Columbus Edelin was Maryland native living in Washington, DC, when the war started. We find him in the early 1840s as a US Marine Corps drummer boy and he apparently used this, with some claims of Mexican War service and a promise to “fight” his men rather than just drill them, to be elected captain of a Maryland company organized at Point of Rocks, gaining a commission dated May 21, 1861. As 1 of the 2 earliest companies of the 1st Maryland, it became Company B. In addition to leading the company at Bull Run, Edelin took it to North Carolina while they were on furlough for reenlisting in March 1862, acting as heavy artillery in the defense against Burnside on the coast. They were presumably back in time for Jackson’s Valley Campaign, but Edelin’s records are fragmentary. He is listed as hospitalized in Richmond with a gunshot wound in July 1862, though place of wounding cited and other records indicating disease. He is listed as hospitalized again in January 1863 for 2 weeks, but returned to duty January 27 and only picked up again in December 1863 and early 1864 as hospitalized in Richmond. This may have lasted until May when he went to Castle Thunder “for field,” which may indicate he was among officers commanding a group of Confederate States prisoners who had volunteered to help defend Richmond against a raid by Sheridan, adopting the name, the “Wise Legion.” Edelin seems to have been something of a fire-eater, having been investigated before the war for announcing in Washington that he would shoot Lincoln, which likely explains why, after he turned himself into Federal authorities at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in October 1864, professing to no longer believe in the Confederate cause, he was required to take the oath of allegiance twice. That change of face certainly affected later recollections of him by former comrades and may have blotted out other actions. One officer had described him as short of stature, but “a very D’Artagnan” in dress and bearing, wearing tall boots and a heavy sword. Another later derisively referred to him as “puss in boots.” This is a very good Maryland related relic of First Bull Run, and we suspect there is a lot more to Edelin’s story than his service records reveal. This epaulet is featured on pg. 153 of “Band of Brothers” by Dan Hartzler. CONDITION: Dull patina with nice color and fringe. Padded underside with inscription exhibits flaking and areas of loss. Inscription is faint but legible. A fascinating battlefield relic. Paperwork: Folder of Information
This epaulet bears a period ink inscription on the underside "Capt. Edelin Maryland vols/ taken at / bull run / 21st July 1861.” Edelin was Captain of Company B, 1st Mary...moreland, and led it at First Bull Run, where their brigade struck the Union right on Chinn Ridge and precipitated the collapse and retreat of the entire line, earning their Colonel a battlefield promotion to General by Jefferson Davis. Edelin is also credited with capturing the flag of the 1st Michigan from their wounded color-bearer. Born about 1828, Charles Columbus Edelin was Maryland native living in Washington, DC, when the war started. We find him in the early 1840s as a US Marine Corps drummer boy and he apparently used this, with some claims of Mexican War service and a promise to “fight” his men rather than just drill them, to be elected captain of a Maryland company organized at Point of Rocks, gaining a commission dated May 21, 1861. As 1 of the 2 earliest companies of the 1st Maryland, it became Company B. In addition to leading the company at Bull Run, Edelin took it to North Carolina while they were on furlough for reenlisting in March 1862, acting as heavy artillery in the defense against Burnside on the coast. They were presumably back in time for Jackson’s Valley Campaign, but Edelin’s records are fragmentary. He is listed as hospitalized in Richmond with a gunshot wound in July 1862, though place of wounding cited and other records indicating disease. He is listed as hospitalized again in January 1863 for 2 weeks, but returned to duty January 27 and only picked up again in December 1863 and early 1864 as hospitalized in Richmond. This may have lasted until May when he went to Castle Thunder “for field,” which may indicate he was among officers commanding a group of Confederate States prisoners who had volunteered to help defend Richmond against a raid by Sheridan, adopting the name, the “Wise Legion.” Edelin seems to have been something of a fire-eater, having been investigated before the war for announcing in Washington that he would shoot Lincoln, which likely explains why, after he turned himself into Federal authorities at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in October 1864, professing to no longer believe in the Confederate cause, he was required to take the oath of allegiance twice. That change of face certainly affected later recollections of him by former comrades and may have blotted out other actions. One officer had described him as short of stature, but “a very D’Artagnan” in dress and bearing, wearing tall boots and a heavy sword. Another later derisively referred to him as “puss in boots.” This is a very good Maryland related relic of First Bull Run, and we suspect there is a lot more to Edelin’s story than his service records reveal. This epaulet is featured on pg. 153 of “Band of Brothers” by Dan Hartzler. CONDITION: Dull patina with nice color and fringe. Padded underside with inscription exhibits flaking and areas of loss. Inscription is faint but legible. A fascinating battlefield relic. Paperwork: Folder of Information

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LOT OF CIVIL WAR BUTTONS AND PRAYER BOOK INSCRIBED BY EUGENE BLACKFORD, CS SHARPSHOOTER COMMANDER.

Lot # 1213 (Sale Order: 213 of 326)      

Lot consists of (A) 1864 Richmond published "Army and Navy Prayer Book," complete, 96 pages, plain paper covers, the front very nicely inscribed in brown ink script: "Eugene Blackford / Major 5th Ala. Inf. / Battle's Brigade / Rodes' Division / 2nd Corps / A.N.V.". CONDITION: Excellent. Some turned corners, minor soiling. (B) 12 Maryland state seal buttons, 11 backmarked "EXTRA [rose] QUALITY [rose]" between 2 roped border lines, and one using a star in place of the rose. CONDITION: Excellent. Blackford (1839-1908) had moved from Virginia to teach school in Alabama where he raised a company of volunteers at the outbreak of war who became Co. K of the 5th Alabama under Col. Robert Rodes. He saw action at Manassas, the Peninsula Campaign, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the 1864 fighting in the Shenandoah at Kernstown, Winchester, and Cedar Creek. Blackford's greatest claim to fame was his selection in January 1863 to command a select battalion of sharpshooters in Rodes' brigade, tasked with skirmishing, scouting, and picket line duties. This was expanded to include battalions in each of his brigades as Rodes reached division command and adopted army wide in 1864. Blackford effectively deployed his men at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the remainder of the war. Court martialed and cashiered on trumped up charges by rival officers after Cedar Creek, he was reinstated by Davis, though health problems sidelined him at the very end of the war. His connection with Maryland dates from before the war through his future wife, a Baltimore native. The couple later settled in Pikesville, Maryland, where Blackford engaged in teaching, land surveying, farming, and served as postmaster. He is prominently mentioned in books on the sharpshooter battalions and portions of his letters and papers have been published.
Lot consists of (A) 1864 Richmond published "Army and Navy Prayer Book," complete, 96 pages, plain paper covers, the front very nicely inscribed in brown ink script: "Eug...moreene Blackford / Major 5th Ala. Inf. / Battle's Brigade / Rodes' Division / 2nd Corps / A.N.V.". CONDITION: Excellent. Some turned corners, minor soiling. (B) 12 Maryland state seal buttons, 11 backmarked "EXTRA [rose] QUALITY [rose]" between 2 roped border lines, and one using a star in place of the rose. CONDITION: Excellent. Blackford (1839-1908) had moved from Virginia to teach school in Alabama where he raised a company of volunteers at the outbreak of war who became Co. K of the 5th Alabama under Col. Robert Rodes. He saw action at Manassas, the Peninsula Campaign, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the 1864 fighting in the Shenandoah at Kernstown, Winchester, and Cedar Creek. Blackford's greatest claim to fame was his selection in January 1863 to command a select battalion of sharpshooters in Rodes' brigade, tasked with skirmishing, scouting, and picket line duties. This was expanded to include battalions in each of his brigades as Rodes reached division command and adopted army wide in 1864. Blackford effectively deployed his men at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the remainder of the war. Court martialed and cashiered on trumped up charges by rival officers after Cedar Creek, he was reinstated by Davis, though health problems sidelined him at the very end of the war. His connection with Maryland dates from before the war through his future wife, a Baltimore native. The couple later settled in Pikesville, Maryland, where Blackford engaged in teaching, land surveying, farming, and served as postmaster. He is prominently mentioned in books on the sharpshooter battalions and portions of his letters and papers have been published.

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CIVIL WAR UNIFORM BUTTONS AND CABINET CARDS OF ENSIGN CHARLES HUNTER CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY.

Lot # 1214 (Sale Order: 214 of 326)      

Wartime POW diary, CDV image, and uniform buttons attributed to Ensign Charles Hunter, Confederate States Navy, captured with Ewell's Corps and imprisoned at Fort Warren, Boston. Lot consists of 2 State of Maryland buttons, 1 cuff and 1 coat, and 2 CSN buttons, 1 cuff and 1 coat. The Maryland buttons bear correct Scovill back marks, while the CSN buttons bear Courtney & Tennet, Charleston, S.C. back marks. They retain over 90% fire gold gilt and are fantastic examples. The albumen carte-de-viste image measures 3 - 1/2" x 2 - 1/2" and features Hunter in his double breasted CSN officers short jacket, what appears to be a Confederate naval dolphin head sword and accompanying sword belt and CSN round buckle. Period iron ink on the reverse of the image reads: "Charles Hunter / Ensign C.S. Navy / from 1862 to 1866." Hunter was appointed from Maryland as an Acting Masters Mates in the Provisional Navy, where he served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Chicora. Keeled in Charleston in March, Commander John Randolph Tucker took command in November when the ironclad was commissioned. January 31, 1863, Chicora and fellow ironclad Palmetto State raided the Federal Blockade outside Charleston Harbor, with Palmetto State engaging USS Mercedita and Keystone Stone, while Chicora engaged other Union ships. Chicora later was involved in the defense of the forts at Charleston on April 7 when they were attacked Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont, leading a squadron of ironclad monitors. Chicora was further employed during 1863 and 1864 around Charleston, including the evacuation of Morris Island and the bombardments at Forts Sumter, Gregg, and Wagner. Chicora was destroyed with the evacuation of Charleston. Hunter's POW diary diary begins with an entry on April 6th 1865: "I was captured at the Battle of Harper's Farm on the above named date & resolved to keep a record of events during my imprisonment." He lists CSN and CSMC officers captured with himself and former members of the crew of the Chicora, now in Ewell's Corps, fighting as infantry. Diary ends on June 14th, 1865 and covers marching through Grant's former lines in Petersburg, lack of rations, and supplies en route to the steamer USS Cossack which then dropped them in Washington D.C. They were then moved by rail to Boston and on to Fort Warren prison. He lists the daily intake of important prisoners to include the Vice President of the Confederacy and his fellow prisoners in his casemate. He also mentions the importance of taking the oath of allegiance as a condition of release. CONDITION: Diary retains only its Moroccan leather covered back board with front missing. Although cover is missing and first few pages are loose from the binding, the diary is intact. CDV has been trimmed but does not affect image, and buttons are excellent. Included are copies of his records found in the Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy 1861-1865, US Gov't Printing Office 1931, and a copy of a photo found in the National Archives that the cataloger believes shows Hunter in a group photo of Confederate officers taken at the end of the war of at Fort Warren, Boston. BRM. Paperwork: Research
Wartime POW diary, CDV image, and uniform buttons attributed to Ensign Charles Hunter, Confederate States Navy, captured with Ewell's Corps and imprisoned at Fort Warren,...more Boston. Lot consists of 2 State of Maryland buttons, 1 cuff and 1 coat, and 2 CSN buttons, 1 cuff and 1 coat. The Maryland buttons bear correct Scovill back marks, while the CSN buttons bear Courtney & Tennet, Charleston, S.C. back marks. They retain over 90% fire gold gilt and are fantastic examples. The albumen carte-de-viste image measures 3 - 1/2" x 2 - 1/2" and features Hunter in his double breasted CSN officers short jacket, what appears to be a Confederate naval dolphin head sword and accompanying sword belt and CSN round buckle. Period iron ink on the reverse of the image reads: "Charles Hunter / Ensign C.S. Navy / from 1862 to 1866." Hunter was appointed from Maryland as an Acting Masters Mates in the Provisional Navy, where he served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Chicora. Keeled in Charleston in March, Commander John Randolph Tucker took command in November when the ironclad was commissioned. January 31, 1863, Chicora and fellow ironclad Palmetto State raided the Federal Blockade outside Charleston Harbor, with Palmetto State engaging USS Mercedita and Keystone Stone, while Chicora engaged other Union ships. Chicora later was involved in the defense of the forts at Charleston on April 7 when they were attacked Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont, leading a squadron of ironclad monitors. Chicora was further employed during 1863 and 1864 around Charleston, including the evacuation of Morris Island and the bombardments at Forts Sumter, Gregg, and Wagner. Chicora was destroyed with the evacuation of Charleston. Hunter's POW diary diary begins with an entry on April 6th 1865: "I was captured at the Battle of Harper's Farm on the above named date & resolved to keep a record of events during my imprisonment." He lists CSN and CSMC officers captured with himself and former members of the crew of the Chicora, now in Ewell's Corps, fighting as infantry. Diary ends on June 14th, 1865 and covers marching through Grant's former lines in Petersburg, lack of rations, and supplies en route to the steamer USS Cossack which then dropped them in Washington D.C. They were then moved by rail to Boston and on to Fort Warren prison. He lists the daily intake of important prisoners to include the Vice President of the Confederacy and his fellow prisoners in his casemate. He also mentions the importance of taking the oath of allegiance as a condition of release. CONDITION: Diary retains only its Moroccan leather covered back board with front missing. Although cover is missing and first few pages are loose from the binding, the diary is intact. CDV has been trimmed but does not affect image, and buttons are excellent. Included are copies of his records found in the Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy 1861-1865, US Gov't Printing Office 1931, and a copy of a photo found in the National Archives that the cataloger believes shows Hunter in a group photo of Confederate officers taken at the end of the war of at Fort Warren, Boston. BRM. Paperwork: Research

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CIVIL WAR MARYLAND BOTTONY CROSS T-BAR PIN.

Lot # 1215 (Sale Order: 215 of 326)      

Constructed of brass, this is a plain example of a T-bar backed Maryland Bottony cross pin. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, this cross with 3 lobes on the tip of each arm became a meaningful state symbol for Marylanders serving in Confederate forces even though their state itself did not secede. These were all privately purchased and varied in quality following the buyers wants and means. This is a very good example of the plainer, simpler ones that could be afforded by private soldiers. Bradley Johnson used the Bottony Cross on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Evidence of older cleaning. T-bar pin in place.
Constructed of brass, this is a plain example of a T-bar backed Maryland Bottony cross pin. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great ...moreSeal in 1854, this cross with 3 lobes on the tip of each arm became a meaningful state symbol for Marylanders serving in Confederate forces even though their state itself did not secede. These were all privately purchased and varied in quality following the buyers wants and means. This is a very good example of the plainer, simpler ones that could be afforded by private soldiers. Bradley Johnson used the Bottony Cross on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Evidence of older cleaning. T-bar pin in place.

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MARYLAND CROSS OF GRESHAM HOUGH, 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, 1ST CAVALRY, AND MOSBY’S RANGERS, ONE OF THE

Lot # 1216 (Sale Order: 216 of 326)      

This silver Bottony cross ranks at the top for the engraving and the history of the owner. Published in Hartzer’s 1983 article on Maryland Confederate Crosses, the cross is beautifully engraved on the obverse with the owner’s name and unit so as to function as an identification pin as well an emblem of state loyalty and pride. The engraving is a combination of block letters and script, reading from the top “Co. A / G. Hough / 1st/ Md / Cav” with initial letters given long decorative flourishes matching the curving floral spray at the top of the cross and the “eyebrow” palm fronds in the finial lobes of the horizontal bar. Between the company designation and his name, the engraver has added a small anchor: a symbol of steadfastness, faith and hope, partly religious no doubt, but partly political in his determination to fight in the name of his native state though it remained in the Union. A wartime photo in uniform shows a young man with the determined look of a fighter. He was certainly dedicated to the cause, serving through the war in no less than 3 Confederate organizations, all of them fighting units. Born in 1844, Gresham Hough enlisted first in the “Maryland Guards,” under Capt. W.H. Murray, accepted for Virginia state service as Company D, Weston’s Battalion Maryland Infantry at Weston & Williams Store on Pearl Street in Richmond on June 12, 1861, mustering 6 days for 12 months service and assigned as Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry. At Bull Run they helped cave in the right of the Union line, gaining their Colonel a battlefield promotion to General. Hough is present on existing muster rolls, placing him with the regiment also in Jackson’s Spring 1862 Valley Campaign and the battles of Front Royal, Harrisonburg, and Cross Keys. At discharge of the regiment in June 1862 Hough joined Company A, 1st Maryland Battalion of Cavalry, for “three years or the war,” in fact joining 3 days before his discharge was official. In this he joined a core group of Maryland veterans from the 1st Virginia Cavalry, with the company eventually growing to a battalion and regiment. They served with Jackson at Manassas and Antietam, then in the Valley on picket duty and small unit actions. In 1863 they raided into West Virginia and later scouted for Early’s advance in the Gettysburg Campaign. They saw action as a rear guard in the retreat from Gettysburg, and in Fall 1863 fought at Morton’s Ford, Brandy Station, and numerous skirmishes. In Spring 1864 they countered raids by Kilpatrick and Sheridan, and fought against Grant’s advance, including a fierce fight at Pollards Farm, defense of the South Anna bridge, and Trevilian Station, followed by Early’s raid against Baltimore and Washington in July. Records indicate Hough joined Mosby’s command in Fall 1864 having been on detached service from the 1st Maryland and discharged by August 31, 1864, indicating his term of service may have been calculated from his 1861 enlistment. In any case, this puts him in Mosby’s battalion in time for their raid on Merritt’s cavalry, the Manassas Gap Railroad Raid, the Greenback Raid, the Valley Pike Raid, the rout of Blazer’s command, the B&O Railroad raid, fight at Mt. Carmel Church, Munson’s Hill, Harmony, and the B&O Derailment raid. Mosby disbanded his command rather than surrender it and Hough is found paroled only later, on April 12, 1865, at Winchester, and taking the oath of allegiance 4 days later at Harpers Ferry. He went into mercantile business after the war, and in his final years lived in New York City, where he died in October 1894. This badge is a beautiful combination of art and history. CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder of Research
This silver Bottony cross ranks at the top for the engraving and the history of the owner. Published in Hartzer’s 1983 article on Maryland Confederate Crosses, the cross ...moreis beautifully engraved on the obverse with the owner’s name and unit so as to function as an identification pin as well an emblem of state loyalty and pride. The engraving is a combination of block letters and script, reading from the top “Co. A / G. Hough / 1st/ Md / Cav” with initial letters given long decorative flourishes matching the curving floral spray at the top of the cross and the “eyebrow” palm fronds in the finial lobes of the horizontal bar. Between the company designation and his name, the engraver has added a small anchor: a symbol of steadfastness, faith and hope, partly religious no doubt, but partly political in his determination to fight in the name of his native state though it remained in the Union. A wartime photo in uniform shows a young man with the determined look of a fighter. He was certainly dedicated to the cause, serving through the war in no less than 3 Confederate organizations, all of them fighting units. Born in 1844, Gresham Hough enlisted first in the “Maryland Guards,” under Capt. W.H. Murray, accepted for Virginia state service as Company D, Weston’s Battalion Maryland Infantry at Weston & Williams Store on Pearl Street in Richmond on June 12, 1861, mustering 6 days for 12 months service and assigned as Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry. At Bull Run they helped cave in the right of the Union line, gaining their Colonel a battlefield promotion to General. Hough is present on existing muster rolls, placing him with the regiment also in Jackson’s Spring 1862 Valley Campaign and the battles of Front Royal, Harrisonburg, and Cross Keys. At discharge of the regiment in June 1862 Hough joined Company A, 1st Maryland Battalion of Cavalry, for “three years or the war,” in fact joining 3 days before his discharge was official. In this he joined a core group of Maryland veterans from the 1st Virginia Cavalry, with the company eventually growing to a battalion and regiment. They served with Jackson at Manassas and Antietam, then in the Valley on picket duty and small unit actions. In 1863 they raided into West Virginia and later scouted for Early’s advance in the Gettysburg Campaign. They saw action as a rear guard in the retreat from Gettysburg, and in Fall 1863 fought at Morton’s Ford, Brandy Station, and numerous skirmishes. In Spring 1864 they countered raids by Kilpatrick and Sheridan, and fought against Grant’s advance, including a fierce fight at Pollards Farm, defense of the South Anna bridge, and Trevilian Station, followed by Early’s raid against Baltimore and Washington in July. Records indicate Hough joined Mosby’s command in Fall 1864 having been on detached service from the 1st Maryland and discharged by August 31, 1864, indicating his term of service may have been calculated from his 1861 enlistment. In any case, this puts him in Mosby’s battalion in time for their raid on Merritt’s cavalry, the Manassas Gap Railroad Raid, the Greenback Raid, the Valley Pike Raid, the rout of Blazer’s command, the B&O Railroad raid, fight at Mt. Carmel Church, Munson’s Hill, Harmony, and the B&O Derailment raid. Mosby disbanded his command rather than surrender it and Hough is found paroled only later, on April 12, 1865, at Winchester, and taking the oath of allegiance 4 days later at Harpers Ferry. He went into mercantile business after the war, and in his final years lived in New York City, where he died in October 1894. This badge is a beautiful combination of art and history. CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder of Research

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CIVIL WAR MARYLAND CROSS.

Lot # 1217 (Sale Order: 217 of 326)      

The Bottony Cross is inextricably associated with Confederate Maryland troops. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, it became a state symbol on the level of the Palmetto Tree for South Carolinians, perhaps valued the more as the state itself did not secede. Bradley Johnson used it on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. Period photos show the symbol in cloth occasionally displayed on some headgear, but these pins are more usually seen. This example appears to be constructed of a silver alloy and has a long T-bar pin on the reverse. The obverse has a simple line border. A brass numeral “2” is sweated onto the obverse at center. This could be the 2nd Maryland Infantry, Cavalry, or the 2nd Maryland Battery. The 2nd Battery, known as the Baltimore Battery or Brockenbrough’s Artillery was very active, organizing in August 1861 and seeing action in the Valley in 1862 as well as on the Peninsula, at 2nd Manassas, Antietam, where it purportedly fired the first shot of September 17, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Gettysburg, and numerous other battles all the way to Appomattox, where the survivors were serving as infantry. The 2nd Maryland Cavalry was Harry Gilmor’s battalion of partisan rangers, who saw constant action against Sheridan. The 2nd Maryland Infantry was the second iteration of the old 1st Maryland, and officially redesignated the 2nd in January 1864. It saw heavy action under its new designation against Grant in 1864 at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Peebles Farm, and Hatchers Run, with 50 or fewer survivors to surrender at Appomattox. CONDITION: Very good.
The Bottony Cross is inextricably associated with Confederate Maryland troops. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854,...more it became a state symbol on the level of the Palmetto Tree for South Carolinians, perhaps valued the more as the state itself did not secede. Bradley Johnson used it on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. Period photos show the symbol in cloth occasionally displayed on some headgear, but these pins are more usually seen. This example appears to be constructed of a silver alloy and has a long T-bar pin on the reverse. The obverse has a simple line border. A brass numeral “2” is sweated onto the obverse at center. This could be the 2nd Maryland Infantry, Cavalry, or the 2nd Maryland Battery. The 2nd Battery, known as the Baltimore Battery or Brockenbrough’s Artillery was very active, organizing in August 1861 and seeing action in the Valley in 1862 as well as on the Peninsula, at 2nd Manassas, Antietam, where it purportedly fired the first shot of September 17, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Gettysburg, and numerous other battles all the way to Appomattox, where the survivors were serving as infantry. The 2nd Maryland Cavalry was Harry Gilmor’s battalion of partisan rangers, who saw constant action against Sheridan. The 2nd Maryland Infantry was the second iteration of the old 1st Maryland, and officially redesignated the 2nd in January 1864. It saw heavy action under its new designation against Grant in 1864 at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Peebles Farm, and Hatchers Run, with 50 or fewer survivors to surrender at Appomattox. CONDITION: Very good.

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EXCAVATED CS MARYLAND BOTTONY CROSS.

Lot # 1218 (Sale Order: 218 of 326)      

A nice example of an excavated Bottony cross, representing the Crossland maternal line of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, and used on the state seal. Given that Maryland remained in the Union, many of the 20,000 or so Marylanders who joined the Confederacy went to some lengths to display their state affiliation. This is a fairly simple, unengraved example of the Bottony cross pin worn by many of those men, but leaves no doubt about the wearer’s home state or Confederate affiliation. CONDITON: Good excavated condition. Missing the pin, but signs of attachment on reverse.
A nice example of an excavated Bottony cross, representing the Crossland maternal line of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, and used on the state seal. Given that Mar...moreyland remained in the Union, many of the 20,000 or so Marylanders who joined the Confederacy went to some lengths to display their state affiliation. This is a fairly simple, unengraved example of the Bottony cross pin worn by many of those men, but leaves no doubt about the wearer’s home state or Confederate affiliation. CONDITON: Good excavated condition. Missing the pin, but signs of attachment on reverse.

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RELIEF CAST BOTTONY CROSS PIN.

Lot # 1219 (Sale Order: 219 of 326)      

This pin was cast with a raised Bottony cross in outline centered on a similar flat background lacking the arms but with foliate ends on the cross. Adapted from the Crossland arms of the state seal, the Bottony Cross was frequently displayed by Marylanders serving in Confederate forces. Perhaps the best known example is the red Bottony cross on the HQ flag of Maryland Major General Bradley Johnson. Some of these pins are crude, homemade or camp made; others, like this, were commercial products. CONDITION: Excellent. The T-bar pin is in place on the reverse.
This pin was cast with a raised Bottony cross in outline centered on a similar flat background lacking the arms but with foliate ends on the cross. Adapted from the Cross...moreland arms of the state seal, the Bottony Cross was frequently displayed by Marylanders serving in Confederate forces. Perhaps the best known example is the red Bottony cross on the HQ flag of Maryland Major General Bradley Johnson. Some of these pins are crude, homemade or camp made; others, like this, were commercial products. CONDITION: Excellent. The T-bar pin is in place on the reverse.

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VERY PRETTY MARYLAND BOTTONY CROSS WITH FACETED EDGE AND STARBURSTS.

Lot # 1220 (Sale Order: 220 of 326)      

Silver Bottony cross with T-bar pin and catch in place on reverse, edges faceted in chip-carved fashion and obverse engraved with starbursts on each tip with larger, more complex starburst at center. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, the Bottony cross became a Civil War state symbol on the level of the Palmetto Tree for South Carolinians, and was perhaps valued the more by Marylanders in Confederate service as the state itself did not secede. Bradley Johnson used it on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Minor age tarnishing.
Silver Bottony cross with T-bar pin and catch in place on reverse, edges faceted in chip-carved fashion and obverse engraved with starbursts on each tip with larger, more...more complex starburst at center. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, the Bottony cross became a Civil War state symbol on the level of the Palmetto Tree for South Carolinians, and was perhaps valued the more by Marylanders in Confederate service as the state itself did not secede. Bradley Johnson used it on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Minor age tarnishing.

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MARYLAND CROSS MARKED FOR M. BANE CO. F 1ST MARYLAND.

Lot # 1221 (Sale Order: 221 of 326)      

This Bottony cross uses gradually widening arms and truncated trefoil ends with ric-rac and borders and chip-carved style engraved lettering reading vertically “1 / CO / F” vertically and “Pvt M. Bane” horizontally. The style of engraving and use of “pvt” may indicate a postwar piece. Records show a Martin Bane under the file of Martin Mahon, sometimes also Mihon, who enlisted at Harpers Ferry May 22, 1861, as a private in Company F of the First Maryland. He was hospitalized for syphilis in April 1862 in Richmond, but apparently deserted from the hospital to rejoin his unit and was discharged in August 1862 on the disbanding of the regiment on completion of its 1-year term. CONDITION: Good. Long T-bar pin is present on reverse.
This Bottony cross uses gradually widening arms and truncated trefoil ends with ric-rac and borders and chip-carved style engraved lettering reading vertically “1 / CO / ...moreF” vertically and “Pvt M. Bane” horizontally. The style of engraving and use of “pvt” may indicate a postwar piece. Records show a Martin Bane under the file of Martin Mahon, sometimes also Mihon, who enlisted at Harpers Ferry May 22, 1861, as a private in Company F of the First Maryland. He was hospitalized for syphilis in April 1862 in Richmond, but apparently deserted from the hospital to rejoin his unit and was discharged in August 1862 on the disbanding of the regiment on completion of its 1-year term. CONDITION: Good. Long T-bar pin is present on reverse.

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CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE FORT MORGAN BATTLE FLAG FRAGMENT FROM THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY.

Lot # 1222 (Sale Order: 222 of 326)      

Fought on August 5, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay was a crucial victory for the Union, as it aided greatly in constraining the Confederate Army in its last desperate campaigns. The Union fleet, commanded by Admiral David Farragut, was able to defeat Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan's forces which included several CSN vessels and Forts Morgan and Gaines. The defeat of Confederate Naval forces lead to a siege of Fort Morgan which was severely damaged by naval bombardments, forcing its capitulation several weeks after the battle on August 23, 1864. This flag fragment, which measures approximately 2 - 1/2" long at its widest point is a symbol of that defeat. This section came from an even larger fragment, which was cut into 45 pieces, from the Confederate flag which was shot down over Fort Morgan and retrieved by Fleet Surgeon James C. Palmer when Union forces entered the battered fort after the Confederate surrender. The fragment was professionally matted and measures approximately 11" x 14" and includes a photo of the flag fragment captured by Palmer before it was cut. This photo includes the original hand written note from Palmer which was attached to the fragment and reads "Battle Flag of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, shot down by Admiral Farragut's fleet August 5th, 1864". The fragment is accompanied by the original receipt, from when this artifact was purchased by Dan Hartzler in 2013. CONDITION: The fragment exhibits discoloration and scorching, especially evident around the upper threads. Paperwork: Folder with Reciept
Fought on August 5, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay was a crucial victory for the Union, as it aided greatly in constraining the Confederate Army in its last desperate cam...morepaigns. The Union fleet, commanded by Admiral David Farragut, was able to defeat Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan's forces which included several CSN vessels and Forts Morgan and Gaines. The defeat of Confederate Naval forces lead to a siege of Fort Morgan which was severely damaged by naval bombardments, forcing its capitulation several weeks after the battle on August 23, 1864. This flag fragment, which measures approximately 2 - 1/2" long at its widest point is a symbol of that defeat. This section came from an even larger fragment, which was cut into 45 pieces, from the Confederate flag which was shot down over Fort Morgan and retrieved by Fleet Surgeon James C. Palmer when Union forces entered the battered fort after the Confederate surrender. The fragment was professionally matted and measures approximately 11" x 14" and includes a photo of the flag fragment captured by Palmer before it was cut. This photo includes the original hand written note from Palmer which was attached to the fragment and reads "Battle Flag of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, shot down by Admiral Farragut's fleet August 5th, 1864". The fragment is accompanied by the original receipt, from when this artifact was purchased by Dan Hartzler in 2013. CONDITION: The fragment exhibits discoloration and scorching, especially evident around the upper threads. Paperwork: Folder with Reciept

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CIVIL WAR FRAGMENT OF COMPANY K, 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY BATTLE FLAG.

Lot # 1223 (Sale Order: 223 of 326)      

A small silk Confederate flag relic beautifully presented in a rectangular thermoplastic figural photographic case with facing pad in place, brass frame and glass preserving a red and a blue silk fragment on inscribed and painted background paper. Inscription, in old brown ink, reads “Piece of the Battleflag / of Co “K” 1st Virginia / Cavalry, CSA April 1865,” over “Howard County/ Md / Dragoons” above crossed Confederate First and Third National flags on spearpoint lances with red ribbons. “1861” written below the former flag and “1865” below the latter; motto “DEO VINDICE” between. A rectangle of red silk is at bottom with a smaller rectangle of blue on top at lower center. A Maryland militia cavalry company, the Howard Dragoons went to Baltimore in April 1861 to restore civil order after the April riots, but was very much secessionist, scouting for Northern troops entering the state before refusing oaths of allegiance or muster into U.S. service and crossing into Virginia instead to become Company K of the 1st Virginia Cavalry about May 14, 1861. In May 1862, on the expiration of their Virginia state service, they formed the nucleus of the 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion in the C.S. service, and successively became part of the 1st and 2nd Maryland Cavalry. They saw action at Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Winchester and Cedar Creek, participated in General Jubal Early's raid on Washington, aided in General John McCausland's Burning of Chambersburg, served in the Shenandoah and acted as rear guard for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on the way to Appomattox. All indications are that the fragment was taken from the colors by a veteran of the company at the end of the war and treasured as a valued memento of service to the “lost cause.” CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder with photo
A small silk Confederate flag relic beautifully presented in a rectangular thermoplastic figural photographic case with facing pad in place, brass frame and glass preserv...moreing a red and a blue silk fragment on inscribed and painted background paper. Inscription, in old brown ink, reads “Piece of the Battleflag / of Co “K” 1st Virginia / Cavalry, CSA April 1865,” over “Howard County/ Md / Dragoons” above crossed Confederate First and Third National flags on spearpoint lances with red ribbons. “1861” written below the former flag and “1865” below the latter; motto “DEO VINDICE” between. A rectangle of red silk is at bottom with a smaller rectangle of blue on top at lower center. A Maryland militia cavalry company, the Howard Dragoons went to Baltimore in April 1861 to restore civil order after the April riots, but was very much secessionist, scouting for Northern troops entering the state before refusing oaths of allegiance or muster into U.S. service and crossing into Virginia instead to become Company K of the 1st Virginia Cavalry about May 14, 1861. In May 1862, on the expiration of their Virginia state service, they formed the nucleus of the 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion in the C.S. service, and successively became part of the 1st and 2nd Maryland Cavalry. They saw action at Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Winchester and Cedar Creek, participated in General Jubal Early's raid on Washington, aided in General John McCausland's Burning of Chambersburg, served in the Shenandoah and acted as rear guard for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on the way to Appomattox. All indications are that the fragment was taken from the colors by a veteran of the company at the end of the war and treasured as a valued memento of service to the “lost cause.” CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder with photo

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HISTORIC EARLY CIVIL WAR FLAG OF THE MARYLAND VANSVILLE RANGERS WITH BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED SEAL.

Lot # 1224 (Sale Order: 224 of 326)      

This scarce Maryland militia flag dates to 1860 and was carried by the Vansville Rangers, commanded by Nicholas Snowden who was born in 1828, and became a prosperous Maryland farmer. The flag is silk and bears 13 red and white stripes, with 33 gold painted stars in a blue canton on one side, signifying the statehood of Oregon in late 1859 and predating the admission of Kansas in early 1861. This dating is confirmed by the painted Maryland state seal on the other side, which is signed Jeffreys and dated 1860. The seal is that officially replaced in 1854 (Todd’s dating) and consists of the Lady Liberty holding the sword and scales of justice with the bound rods and ax (the fasces) of the Republic at her feet next to a cornucopia, and behind her scenes of commerce and the sea. A scroll at bottom reads, “Industry the means and plenty the result.” Some scholars believe the earlier seal often indicated secession-minded militia companies, but it may well have been personal preference. A flag presented to the Maryland Planter’s Guard in 1861 used the post-1854 seal. The unit was likely formed in response to the John Brown raid and rising sectional tensions. Their sympathies were made clear as one of the Maryland units accused of attempting to cut off Washington at the outbreak of hostilities. Snowden, and certainly other members, crossed into Virginia to enlist in the Maryland battalion, which expanded to a regiment, and formed to join the Confederate army. He officially enlisted on June 1, 1861, when he was appointed Second Lieutenant of Company D, 1st Maryland Infantry. The regiment gained an enviable reputation for its key role in collapsing the Union line at Manassas, earning its commander a battlefield promotion by Jefferson Davis. In 1862 they were active in Jackson’s Valley Campaign and on June 6 were part of his rear guard in moving from Harrisonburg to Port Republic, when a stiff fight developed at Good’s Farm. Snowden was killed in the fighting, which involved the Pennsylvania Bucktails (the 1st Rifles or “original” bucktails.) Colonel Bradley T. Johnson's official report read, "Here also fell Second Lieutenant Nicholas Snowden, a true and brave soldier, who died as became his life, in the arms of victory, with his face to the foe. Near him fell the chivalric Ashby." Snowden reputedly died in the arms of his cousin and company commander Captain J.R. Herbert. He was buried in Cross Keys, but reinterred in Baltimore in 1884. Family tradition later mistakenly held the flag had been captured from the bucktails, (likely because it was substantially the stars and stripes) and then reinterpreted by some has having been captured by the bucktails and then recaptured. Johnson, however, reports only, “my colors fell twice, but were caught before they touched the ground.”. If a company flag was in use, it may have escaped his notice or mention, but it is a rare, early war southern militia flag and likely carried south into Virginia when Snowden and comrades joined the Confederate army. Testimony is clear that Johnson presented it 25 years later to Snowden’s son and it then remained in the family until 1979. The flag is displayed in a wood frame and preserved under glass, measuring approximately 55 – 1/2” x 37” inside the glass and 58 – 1/2” x 40 – 5/8” with the wood frame. The wood has separated, but the flag is still tightly contained under the glass. There is some fracturing to the silk with water stains and bleeding of color on the lower stripes as shown. The largest fracture measures approximately 1 – 1/2” x 2” and is located on the 8th (white) stripe. Excellent color to the state seal with areas of cracking paint. There is a paper with information that was affixed to the glass by a foam adhesive, which has also been affixed to the corner of the flag. The flag is accompanied by a folder of research including a 26-page scrap book of 1861 newspaper clippings from St. George’s County, at least one of which mentions the rangers, “commanded by Captain Nicholas Snowden” showing off their abilities at drill conducted by, “Lt. Wm. T. Magruder of the U.S. Army.”, whose presentation Ewer is also in this sale. CONDITION: Good. Paperwork: Folder of Information

CORRECTION: The artist, Thomas R. Jeffreys, also painted the "Planters Guard Flag."

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CASED OPERATING SET OF SURGEON F.W. PATTERSON, 17TH MISSISSIPPI, BARKSDALE’S BRIGADE AT GETTYSBURG.

Lot # 1225 (Sale Order: 225 of 326)      

This impressive 3-tier cased amputation set belonged to Surgeon F.W. Patterson of the 17th Mississippi, who was at Gettysburg and remained behind to care for the wounded of Barksdale’s Brigade when the army fell back. The set is a military style kit with latches and many of the tools are marked Hernstein, along with at least 2 marked “U.S.A. / HOSP. DEP’T,” indicating a possibly captured set. The case is lined in purple velvet and includes the amputation saw, tourniquet, bone nippers, knives, trephines, etc. A few tools may postdate the war, which is not uncommon in sets retained by doctors still practicing later, as Hartzler’s notes indicate Patterson did for some years. The oval lid escutcheon is engraved “DR. F.W. Patterson / Jackson, Miss.”; Francis W. Patterson began his medical practice at Jackson, Missouri, in in 1859 at the State Lunatic Asylum. Although a Connecticut native and educated in Ohio, he joined a Mississippi company, eventually part of the 18th Mississippi, at Jackson as a private April 22, 1861. Deemed more valuable as a doctor than private in the battleline, he was appointed an Assistant Surgeon September 2, 1861, and assigned to the 20th Georgia, joining it at Union Mills, near Manassas on September 12 and was with the regiment at Yorktown in March-April 1862. He was appointed full Surgeon and assigned to the 17th Mississippi in June 1862. (Some Georgia records indicate the transfer may not have happened until January 1863, but that may be more a matter of bookkeeping.) During his time with that unit, it fought in the Seven Days, at Antietam, losing 89 of 270, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where as part of Barksdale’s Brigade it took part in his charge of July 2 that finished off Sickles’s attempted salient at the Peach Orchard, losing 200 out of 469 on the field. When the Confederate army retreated, Patterson remained behind in the field hospital with the wounded of the brigade. Records indicate he was there until early August when he was taken in charge of the Provost Marshal and transferred to Fort McHenry in Baltimore, officially exchanged in November and back with the regiment by January 1864. The regiment saw continued hard service at Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and in the Valley under Early, where it fought at Cedar Creek, returning to the Richmond front in late November. It surrendered at Appomattox with just 3 officers and 62 men, having lost some 127 men killed and 779 wounded during its service. Records list Patterson as Surgeon with the unit into March 1865. Hartzler’s notes indicate he surrendered at Appomattox and moved to Catonsville, Maryland, after the war, eventually turning to farming. Patterson’s service is summarized on pg. 66 of “Medical Doctors of Maryland in the C.S.A.” and the kit is accompanied by research and notes from the Hartzler Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder of Information
This impressive 3-tier cased amputation set belonged to Surgeon F.W. Patterson of the 17th Mississippi, who was at Gettysburg and remained behind to care for the wounded ...moreof Barksdale’s Brigade when the army fell back. The set is a military style kit with latches and many of the tools are marked Hernstein, along with at least 2 marked “U.S.A. / HOSP. DEP’T,” indicating a possibly captured set. The case is lined in purple velvet and includes the amputation saw, tourniquet, bone nippers, knives, trephines, etc. A few tools may postdate the war, which is not uncommon in sets retained by doctors still practicing later, as Hartzler’s notes indicate Patterson did for some years. The oval lid escutcheon is engraved “DR. F.W. Patterson / Jackson, Miss.”; Francis W. Patterson began his medical practice at Jackson, Missouri, in in 1859 at the State Lunatic Asylum. Although a Connecticut native and educated in Ohio, he joined a Mississippi company, eventually part of the 18th Mississippi, at Jackson as a private April 22, 1861. Deemed more valuable as a doctor than private in the battleline, he was appointed an Assistant Surgeon September 2, 1861, and assigned to the 20th Georgia, joining it at Union Mills, near Manassas on September 12 and was with the regiment at Yorktown in March-April 1862. He was appointed full Surgeon and assigned to the 17th Mississippi in June 1862. (Some Georgia records indicate the transfer may not have happened until January 1863, but that may be more a matter of bookkeeping.) During his time with that unit, it fought in the Seven Days, at Antietam, losing 89 of 270, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where as part of Barksdale’s Brigade it took part in his charge of July 2 that finished off Sickles’s attempted salient at the Peach Orchard, losing 200 out of 469 on the field. When the Confederate army retreated, Patterson remained behind in the field hospital with the wounded of the brigade. Records indicate he was there until early August when he was taken in charge of the Provost Marshal and transferred to Fort McHenry in Baltimore, officially exchanged in November and back with the regiment by January 1864. The regiment saw continued hard service at Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and in the Valley under Early, where it fought at Cedar Creek, returning to the Richmond front in late November. It surrendered at Appomattox with just 3 officers and 62 men, having lost some 127 men killed and 779 wounded during its service. Records list Patterson as Surgeon with the unit into March 1865. Hartzler’s notes indicate he surrendered at Appomattox and moved to Catonsville, Maryland, after the war, eventually turning to farming. Patterson’s service is summarized on pg. 66 of “Medical Doctors of Maryland in the C.S.A.” and the kit is accompanied by research and notes from the Hartzler Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder of Information

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