"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

This lot of family letters are written by Louis W. Stevenson before and during the Civil War. An autographed card and tintype photo are also included.

This paper eight page fold-out document is the Muster-Out paper for Private David Dennison of the Massachusetts Cavalry. He completed three years of s

A complete General Court Martial Orders No.607 outlines the "malicious(ly), willful(ly), and traitorous(ly)" crimes committed by Henry Wir...

This collection is of Private Oliver Seymour (Zimmer) reenlistment and discharge papers (2) and a tintype photo of this 17 year old Illinois volunteer

This cut square is of General James Harrison Wilson. The Union general's career was marked with both victories and losses, however, his memorabl...

This prison Pass was issued at the Old Capitol Prison to visit Captain Henry Wirz, the commanding Confederate officer in charge of the Andersonville P

This is a 11"x 14" albumen photo of Confederate spy, Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813-1864), a socialite in Washington D. C., she used her c...

This signed card is for Confederate Scout Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow. Signed "Frank Stringfellow/Scout/A.N.V./1865". In excellent cond...

Lot of 10 Letters dated from 1823-93. Mostly from Virginia. From Civil War, Confederate side on state of the war and upcoming election, voting for D

This is a Riker box of .58 cal. Civil War battlefield mini balls. The battle site is unknown. A total of 19 disfigured bullet finds from the Union Arm

This button depicts the American Eagle facing right, surrounded by a total of 11 states, with lightening bolts in his talons. This Confederate office

This tintype photo is mounted in a display case at 2.5 in. X 3 in. of a Union Army Civil War soldier wearing a nine button shell jacket. No further id

This tintype photo is a quarter plate of three Union Army soldiers in their 9 button frock coats. With a senior family member in the center, flanked b

This tintype photo is of a Union officer wearing a dress overcoat with toggle style buttons. These coats were also issued to surgeons. This photo lik

Thirty-one CDV-sized images of Union generals mounted to cardstock. Some of the images appear to be original photographs, while others are photographs

Lot of 3 Cabinet Cards of Great Civil War Generals. 1) General Phil Sheridan; Marratt 131, 133 and 135 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich. 4 x 6.5 inches. 2

These two books by authors William Albaugh and Edward Simmons are "Confederate Arms" at pp.277, 1957; and "Confederate Handguns"...

These two books will cover knives and edged weapons of the Civil War for the North and the South. "Confederate Edged Weapons" by William A...

This hardcover book at 120 pages covers the knives of the Civil War and the men who carried them; including John Wilkes Booth. It also covers blade de

Hand made quilt 60 x 72" approx.. Within the path work are patches of the G.A.R. 20th National Encampment 1886, California Pilgrimage to St. L...

Criswell 143, R4. First series, $500 bond. March 1st, 1864. 25 x17" Folds, creases, at least one coupon missing. ^ Date: 1864 Country (if not...

Rare July 9, 1876, stacked headlines. Great Indian Fight!/Gen. Custer Killed! with a 1/2 column of test with a "first report" of the Battl...

This unbound document is to the 44th Congress informing of the Custer defeat at the Little Big Horn from President Grant. A five page account of the b

This unbound document is the first announcement of the deceased from the Battle of the Little Big Horn with the arrival stamp of August 9, 1876 at For

This cut-square signature is of Major General George Crook United States Army; a graduate of West Point class of 1852. A career soldier who fought in

This is a canceled check written by S.D. Sturgis in 1909; a career soldier and a graduate of the famous class of 1846 of which many grads. would later

This is an autograph by W.W. Cooke of the 7th Cavalry. A cut-square 1 in. X 4.5 in. Cooke was with Custer at the Little Big Horn and wrote Custer...

This is a cancelled check written by Winfield Scott Edgerly of the 7th Cavalry, dated 1903. Winfield Scott Edgerly, named after a Revolutionary War co

This unbound general orders #92 dated July, 1866 outlines the formation of the 7th Cavalry with Colonel George Armstrong Custer in Command. 29 pages a

F. Tennyson Neely, Publisher, New York & London. Hardcover. 60+ pages inside of black and white photos showing soldiers, military camps, Teddy R...

Lot of 17 different issues of a 1899 series published by Harper & Brothers. The complete set was 32 parts. Included here are 17 of those: Parts ...

Large mounted parade banner. 41.5 x 61 in Frame can easily dismantled. Red background, gold lettering, center symbol eagle on top of American flag a

Framed souvenir programme from opening night, Thursday, February 2, 1899 at The Victory Theatre San Jose, California. Having become a national hero fo

Souvenir watch fob belonging to the Columbus, New Mexico postmaster L.L. Burkhead, who had it made to commemorate the raid on the town by Pancho Villa

Dated March 9, 1916, this wanted poster offers a $5,000 reward for Francisco "Pancho" Villa , with a reward of $1,000 offered for the arre...

This paperback book: "Uniforms & Equipment of the Last Campaign 1916; The Pursuit of Poncho Villa" by Author William Machado is pp. 11...

A trio of war photography books published by P.F. Collier & Son Publishers of New York, dated 1905-1919. Titles included in the lot are "Co...

Lot of about 40 items. Roughly spans from the 1890s through the Second World War. Includes 13 postcards (mostly RPPC); and then about 28 photos, with

This is a set of spurs marked R.I.A. 1905 (Rock Island Arsenal) with original black leather straps. One spur has an inspector's mark OHP. In ver...

This compass was Belgium issued with French card markings. The compass is removable from the outside cover. Marked on the bottom "A.B. No. 1/55...

This is a well cared Cruchon & Emons compass made in Berne S/N 46880. 2.25 in. in diameter. A bright clear card. In working order, excellent con...

This is a Cruchon & Emons compass made in Berne. Made about 1917 and carried into battle by "L.M. Allen of the 42nd division of Infantry, C...

This wood box compass was made by Julien P. Friez about 1910. The box is of teak with light colored hardwood used with a scale on the vertical side. I

This wood box compass was made by Julien P. Friez about 1910. The box is of teak with light colored hardwood used with a scale on the vertical side. I

This is an Engineering Corp. Inclinometer compass from WW1 made by "Keuffel & Esser Co./New York". It has no serial number or date sho...

This pocket compass was made by Wittnauer about 1900. It is 1.875 in. in diameter with a bail loop, push button cover release, and open lid needle rel

This is a LiteNite compass with a open face at 1.75 in. in diameter. Slight spotting of the lens; still works accurately without any dents. The card i

This is a World War I US Military Schwab & Wuischpard brass compass. Marked "S&W NY" on the card and "US" on the cover. ...

This is a "US Engineer Corp" compass from WW1. Made by Cruchon & Ermons. S/N 76986. At roughly 2.25 in. diameter with locking hardware...

These are two USANite compasses "Eng. Dept. / U.S.A." (1917 and 1918). Both compasses have spotted lenses. WW1 issued tools. One is with...