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Lot #352
Civil War Album

Leading figures of the Union cause

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Leading figures of the Union cause

Leather-bound autograph album, 8 x 10.75, containing 20 items signed by notable figures of the Civil War, including first level executives of the Lincoln and Grant cabinets, as well as several high-ranking officials of the Unionist war effort; some of the items are loosely laid into the album. Signers include: Vice Presidents Hannibal Hamlin (ALS) and Schuyler Colfax (ALS), Secretary of State William H. Seward (DS), Attorney General Edward Bates (ALS), Postmaster General William Dennison, Jr (ALS), General-in-Chief George B. McClellan (ALS), and Major Generals Ambrose Burnside (signature), George Meade (ALS), Winfield Scott Hancock (ALS), Joseph Hooker (ALS), Daniel Sickles (ALS), Benjamin Butler (signature), and Wesley Merritt (ALS). In overall very good to fine condition, with the front cover detached and the spine damaged; inner pages are all clean and fine.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #555 - Ended May 08, 2019