Auction 739 April.

Ink signature, "John Sedgwick, Maj. General, U.S.A.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip, mounted, double-matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 13 x 19. In fine condition.

Two items signed by William H. Seward, including: an ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6, January 10, 1857. Addressed from Washington, a handwritten letter to James H. Linsley, in full: “I comply with your request with much pleasure.” Also included is a free franked mailing envelope, 5 x 2.75, addressed in another to the same recipient and signed in the upper right with his franking signature, “William H. Seward.” In overall fine condition.

Ink signature, "W. T. Sherman, General, Aug. 16, 1873,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card, matted and framed with a portrait engraving to an overall size of 10.25 x 14.5. In very fine condition.

Riggs & Co. Bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Sherman, "W. T. Sherman," payable to "Self—charge" for $25, December 22, 1876. In fine condition.

AQS on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card, signed below in ink, "F. Sigel, late Maj. Gl. of Vols., New York, May 22d, 1888." Handwritten theological quotation attributed to German theologian Rupertus Meldenius, in full: "In necessary things Unity / In doubtful things Liberty / In all things Charity." In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.

Uncommon 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Major General George H. Thomas in his two-star military uniform, signed below in ink, "Geo. H. Thomas, Maj. Genl U.S.A." Cloth-matted and framed with an engraved plate to an overall size of 8.75 x 12.5. In fine condition, with some light soiling.

Collection of eight signatures of Union officers on individual slips and cards, including: Henry Warner Slocum, Irvin McDowell, Henry J. Hunt, Daniel Sickles, Oliver O. Howard, John Pope, John Lorimer Worden, and Benjamin F. Butler. All but Butler are handsomely matted and framed with portraits or engravings to overall sizes ranging from to 9.25 x 11.5 to 14.5 x 15; the Butler signature is matted but not framed. In overall fine condition.

Three documents pertaining to the 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, issued at Vicksburg in 1865 and 1866, all framed to 9.25 x 11.5. Includes:

- May 8, 1865: a "List of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage, transferred by J. A. Dean, 1st Lieut. and Regimental Quartermaster 5th U.S. Colored Artillerty (Heavy), at Vicksburg, Miss.," documenting the transfer of new equipment to include artillery jackets, pants, shoes, stockings, shirts, boots, knapsacks, drum heads, camp kettles, and tents, signed at the conclusion by Joseph A. Dean.

- August 7, 1865: a document certifying receipt of an artillery jacket, pants, shoes, and stockings by Daniel Steward, requesting "Captain D. F. Nichols, Commanding Co. 'G,' of 5th Reg't U.S. Arty. Hvy., to place against me on the Company Clothing Book at the prices stated."

- January 17, 1866: a similar document certifying receipt of a pair of stockings by William Hurst, requesting "Commanding Officer Capt. Daniel F. Nichols, Co. G, of 5th Reg't U.S. Col. Arty. (Heavy), to place against me on the Company Clothing Book."

In overall fine condition.

Small .75˝-long wooden relic attributed to the CSS Virginia, which famously opposed the Union's USS Monitor in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first naval battle between ironclads. The segment is housed in a magnified plastic case, double-matted, and framed with an image and descriptive caption to an overall size of 12 x 15. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Cary J. Delery of the Historical Shop, certifying that the wood in this display came from a larger relic which was part of an old collection.

Stereoview photograph after Edward Bierstadt, 7 x 3.5, entitled 'Picket Guard with Prisoners near Lewinsville, Va.,' showing a Union picket guard with Confederate prisoners in 1861. In fine condition.

Edward Bierstadt (1824–1906), brother of the landscape painter Albert Bierstadt, was a photographer and publisher active during the Civil War era who produced stereographic views for the commercial market.

Two original circa 1862 prints featuring portraits of Union generals entitled "Friends of Our Union," each 10.5 x 13.75, published by "L. Prang & Co., 34 Merchants Row, Boston." Plate I depicts fifteen Union Army officers including Winfield Scott, Henry Halleck, Nathaniel P. Banks, Ambrose Burnside, John Stanton Slocum, Robert Anderson, Fitz John Porter, Irvin McDowell, Charles Davis Jameson, and others. Plate II portrays Franz Sigel, John C. Frémont, Elmer E. Ellsworth, Joseph Hooker, Ulysses S. Grant, John Pope, Don Carlos Buell, and others. Each print is framed to an overall size of 11.75 x 14.75. In very good to fine condition, with some scattered dampstaining.

Circa 1861 hand-colored 12.5 x 15.5 lithograph entitled "Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, United States Army," published by Alden Winch of 320 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, showing the Union officer in uniform in a half-length pose. Framed to an overall size of 14 x 17. In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing.

Scarce plaster-cast sculpture entitled "Wounded to the Rear, One More Shot" by American sculptor John Waters, measuring approximately 10˝ x 24.5˝ x 10˝, portraying two injured Civil War soldiers tending to their wounds and preparing to take one more shot. The sculpture's title is inscribed on the base: "Wounded to the Rear, One More Shot." In good to very good condition, with various surface chips, repaired cracks (including one to the standing soldier's neck), and paint applied later.

John Rogers (1829–1904) was a sculptor who beginning in the 1860s produced small plaster groups depicting scenes of American everyday life, the Civil War, and literary subjects, sold by mail order and through retail outlets at prices accessible to middle-class buyers. His 'Rogers Groups' were among the most widely distributed works of American sculpture in the nineteenth century, with some subjects selling in the thousands of copies. "Wounded to the Rear, One More Shot," first issued in 1864, was one of several sculptures that Rogers produced on Civil War subjects and was among his most popular. Rogers maintained a studio and salesroom in New York and shipped his groups throughout the country.