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Super Pair of Diaries John M. Bean, Qtr
Master Sergeant 17th PA Cavalry Pic
1 Pic2 $3950
1864 Diary –
January 1-April 30; weather, miscellaneous, and a few references to review
by General Grant, officers moved on railroad, in Culpepper Camp and Stoney Mountain. From May 1 to December 31, 1864 with nearly 250 full pages in
these 8 months, the diary is packed with fantastic content, battles,
events, generals, Negroes, and more. At end of this diary are notes on supplies
taken in from soldiers by Bean as quartermaster sergeant. Both diaries are in
easy to read pencil, only a dozen or two pages are partially
filled. This diary is in excellent
condition; occasional page here and there has some very light stains. Jan 3rd
1864 This a nice morning but it is very cold here, today we are in camp culpepper May 18th 1864 This
is another cloudy morning, we in camp, close by Fredricksburg,
the ambulance is a going out again, we move camp back to where we laid before,
we are with the dismounted men now, back again they say today was the hardest
fight we had yet, our men took 2 lines of their best work this morning, about 4
oclock lost a great many men but the hold all they
took, it rained all evening. June 11th 1864 This is a cool morning, we are) laying the fortified barricade to all the car trains under the
protection of the gun boat, they tore up the railroad iron and put it on
a vessel, the road from the white house landing 200 thousand dollars worth of
iron stray took up, it rained here today, the troops comes in fast at the
landing the 100 day men went off this morning to james
river. Auq 16th 1864 This is a cloudy morning, we
move this morning towards harper ferry, we move down through
sederville the is the turnpike that leads to
Winchester, there our cav had
a fight and our men captured almost 300 hundred rebs,
they all of them Georgians some Virginian, here we layed
in camp for the night. Sept 19th 1864 (I believe, 3rd battle of
Winchester) This is a nice day but cold,we started
this morning at 3 oclock to march and went clement
point, down towards a little stream its called opequan
crick, our cav cross 1, but hard fight the infantry
is on our left, the 6 col went out today to this is
some hard fighting today, our cav took 800 prisoners
, the infantry to 3 or 5 thousand , we come to summent
point to Winchester last night….wildcook landing,
white house landing, pamunkey, opequen
creek, shenandoah, lee's mill blackwater
stream, harrison landing, harper
ferry, berryville, winchester
and the pike, sheaperd town, charles
town, mr millers farm, wood stalk, guard
railroad from winchester to harper
ferry, union town, snicker ville, louden
county, dec 12th 1864 capt bean started
for home, dec 17th was gunz
fired for the great victory of gen. thomas gaines down south, raiders didnt
come back yet, richman, fredricksburg,
100 day men. 1865 - This diary is filled from January 1
through mid June 1865, Jan 1st
1865 This was a cold day in camp, all quiard
there, this camp is cold, camp Russell near Winchester Feb
13th 1865 This morning it was very cold for a while, then got
warmer, we went out and got a lot of wood, capt bean
went home this morning, camp Russell March 3rd
1865. This morning it rained and it rained most all day, gen custard
took 1100 hundred at wanesborough and 11 pices of artillery from them, this was yesterday March 9th 1865 This is a cloudy morning, we
in camp closer by the james river canal, went up the
canal to the bridge over james, but the rebs burnt it March 15th
1865. This morning we are with in 21 miles of richman ,struck the railroade again, tore up, burnt the bridge, we in camp here
for the night a little town cald
Robert E. Lee Clip Signature Pic1 Pic2 $1995 The clip is bold clear ink nicely framed
with large copy print of Lee is civilian clothes. The
nice antique looking frame has an overall dimension of 18x20 inches and is
ready to hang.
Extremely RARE illustrated check size imprinted pass and oath Pic1 Pic2 $650
October 7, 1862 for Mrs. M.E.
Eagleton to visit East Tennessee, oath on backside signed by Eagleton in 1862, signed by John E. Toole as Colonel
and Provost Marshall. few folds and very light
wrinkles; quite an extraordinary combination and as rare as this type of
imprint comes. She is probably visiting either George E. or John A.
Eagleton, not sure. Both were
Imprint of Judge Advocate's Office,
March 7, 1864, 8x10 inches,
superb condition front and back; this is a Confederate summons issued for
witnesses against a Virginia officer who was court-martialed in Greenville Tenn, Capt. Benjamin J. McComas of Co. B, 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters,
was brought to trial on charges that he granted a fellow officer an
unauthorized, extended medical leave of absence without following staff
procedures. He was ordered arrest b Gen. Sam Jones. On backside is
a pencil order regarding enlisted men in the guard house. McComas enlisted as a private on May 13, 1862 at Pearisburg,
Virginia. He was first arrested on May 20, 1863, apparently
exonerated and then fought at Cedar Creek before being capture and sent to
prison at
Sec. of War Seddon, December 22, 1863, letter signed on CSA imprint Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 $775
Writing to Confederate congressman John Goode. Seddon refused to grant Goode's petition for a discharge on behalf of a CSA soldier who sought to end his war service on grounds of hardship as
follows: Hon. John Goode, House of Representatives, Sir, I have the honor herewith to return the application for discharge of G. H. Muisrich(unable to make out soldier's last name)
submitted by you, in order that the case, if a really meritorious one of suffering, may be presented to the notice of the officers of the company charged with providing for the families of soldiers.
The Department takes the liberty of giving this direction to the communication, as the best way of reaching the case, as the discharge cannot be granted. Very Respectfully Your Obed Sert James A. Seddon Secretary of War. Accompanied by a very scarce, official CSA War Department imprinted envelope on blue blockade paper.
A very unusual set of documents with a docketing on the back of the letter in Seddon's hand that says: "Ask J.S. Wolfolk to inquire into this case and if proper to furnish relief?" Really superb Confederate States election ticket for Jefferson Davis of Mississippi for President Pic1 $550
and Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia for Vice President, about 4x6 inches, printed on blue paper, two almost invisible pinholes noted for accuracy, visible if you hold it up to the light, otherwise extra fine and clean. This variety is scarcer than the other one posted. Thomas J. Hallett written on reverse who was probably the voter.
Really superb Confederate States election ticket for Jefferson Davis of Mississippi for President Pic1 $490
and Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia for Vice President, about 3x5 inches, printed on brown paper, very tiny pin hole right in the middle, visible if you hold it up to the light, otherwise extra fine and clean. Rare and desirable gold mining letter, Black
Hawk Colorado Territory, May 21, 1864 Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5 Pic6 $225
5+
8x10 pages, ALS J. Fred Pierson, Brig. Gen. by brevet,
made rank of colonel, POW. This is a wonderful official retained
copy written by Pierson describing mining operations at the Rockdale Gold
Mining Company during the territorial period. Pages 44-49 from his ledger book. He is writing to
George C. Satterlee, who was the Vice President of
the
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