Fall 2023 Premier Auction

PROVENANCE. This kepi was originally purchased from a North Carolina estate, and is quite similar to kepis known to have been worn by North Carolina o

This is a very interesting buckle that appears to have an original Virginia style face that has had Yankee "puppy paw" hooks soldered to t...

LEECH & RIGDON. A fine example of a non-excavated 2-piece interlocking CS buckle, usually associated with the Army of Tennessee during the Civil...

This buckle is most similar to plate 109 of Mullinax's landmark work on Confederate buckles titled "Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates&q...

WITH CONFEDERATE CAP BOX. 38" x 2" wide waist belt with sewn tongue with roller buckle, 2 sewn belt loops, thin 10.5" tongue sewn on ...

A good example of a Civil War period cap box that is likely of Confederate origin. The box has a very squarish outer flap and, at one time, had a sewn

USAGE. Drum measures 17" across and 14 1/2" high. It has an upper skin intact & a partial lower skin. The 2 hoops are the early lace-t...

OFFICER'S MOURNING FLAG. This 2-sided flag measures approximately 73 1/2" x 59 1/2", and it is housed in an aluminum frame that measur...

OF LT. RUSSELL CAPLES,SEARCY SHARPSHOOTERS, 16TH MISSOURI INFANTRY. Russell B. Caples: Paper files included with this lot include a statement by Russe

SEARCY SHARPSHOOTERS, 16TH MISSOURI INFANTRY. 104" x 4.5". Paper files included with this lot include a statement by Russel B. Caples stat...

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FLAG FROM CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 28" x 56", all handsewn, red & white wool bunting bars, blue wool bunting canton & doub...

Bulletproof vests were popular at the beginning of the Civil War. There are newspaper accounts throughout the war especially 1861 and 1862, both pro a

STEVENSON. This important group belonged to a Naval Paymaster named John H. Stevenson. He entered Naval service as a pay master on 19 September 1862 a

WAR UNIFORMS, MILITARIA AND EPHEMERA. This grouping of scarce items were the property of Second Lt. Leonard Paul Howland (1865-1942) who served as the

BOX. This 70 rd. Blakeslee cartridge box was invented by Col. Erastus Blakeslee who commanded the 1st Connecticut Cavalry during the Civil War. His un

KETTLE" FOR OFFICERS. John G. Milligan advertised his ingenious field mess kit in October 1862 in New York Times. It must have been popular as ...

This fine cap has a dark blue wool body with a black leather chinstrap and a tarred black leather-bound visor. The side buttons are eagle "A&qu...

This well-made kepi has a blue wool body with thin gold bullion trim around the cap, up the back & front, as well as both sides. The bullion tri...

This extremely rare flask was produced for the Hall rifle under a contract dated March 19, 1819. The contract stated that the United States Armory wou