Potter and Potter Auctions: Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia, 1229, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
Page Size: 388 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
52 SCHOFIELD, John

SCHOFIELD, John. Signed Card.

Washington, D.C. 8 February 1869. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
53

[CIVIL WAR -- GENERALS]. Group of 7 engravings.

V.p. ca. 1860s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
54 [SHERMAN, William T. ]. ROSENTHAL, Louis N. (engraver)

[SHERMAN, William T. ]. ROSENTHAL, Louis N. (engraver) . Major Gen. Wm. T. Sherman.

Philadelphia 1864 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
55 SHERMAN, William T.

SHERMAN, William T. Signed check to notable dentist.

Washington, D.C. 1883 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
56 SHERMAN, William T.

SHERMAN, William T. Autograph letter signed.

St. Louis 1884 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
57

Mortimer Nelson Civil War Confederate Generals Playing Cards.

New York ca. 1863. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
59 GRANT, Ulysses S.

GRANT, Ulysses S. Land grant document. March 6, 1872.

March 6 1872 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
60 MEADE, George G.

MEADE, George G. Signature. Clipped ink signature ("Geo. G. Meade")

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
61

[CIVIL WAR -- CONFEDERATE]. Group of 9 autographs. Including: Alexander Stephens,

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
62 MOSBY, John S.

MOSBY, John S. Autograph letter signed.

Washington, D.C. 25 October 1909. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
63 [WALTER, A. B. , engraver].

[WALTER, A. B. , engraver]. General George McClellan, on the Battlefield of Antietam.

 Philadelphia 1863 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
64 McCLELLAN, George B.

McCLELLAN, George B. Signed card. Ink signature of the Union general on cream card, dated April 10, [18]80.

1880 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
65 McCLELLAN, George B.

McCLELLAN, George B. Signature with inscription. Ink signature of the Union general on cream card: "Very truly yours/G. McClellan/April 22/82."

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
66 McDOWELL, Irvin

McDOWELL, Irvin. Signed card. Ink signature of the Union army officer often remembered for his defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Signed "Irvin McDowell/Major General.

 USD 125.00 - 175.00 Unknown
67 BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan

BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan. Addressed and franked cover. Washington, D.C. Addressed to Hon. Thomas Ruffin, Graham, Alamance Co., NC,

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
68

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Group of 7 framed autographs of Union generals and commanders. Ink signatures, some with salutations or brief inscriptions,

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
69

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Collection of 9 autographs of Union generals and officers.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
70 COBB, Howell

COBB, Howell. Two autograph letters signed. Two autograph letters signed

USD 250.00 - 350.00 Unknown
71

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Collection of 20 autographs of Civil War generals and officers.

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
72 TERRY, Alfred

TERRY, Alfred. Autograph letter signed.

Fort Snelling 2 June 1882. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
73

[CIVIL WAR]. Group of 12 documents related to Robert Erskine Anderson Crofton, a Union commander.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
74 KING, Rufus

KING, Rufus. Autograph letter signed.

N.p. 4 February 1822. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
75 WALLACE, Lew

WALLACE, Lew. Signature. Ink signature "Your friend / Lew Wallace"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
76 WEBB, Alexander

WEBB, Alexander. Signed document. Receipt for "20 pecks calculus" signed "Alex. S. Webb/Pres."

 New York 1886 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
77

[MILITARIA -- CIVIL WAR GENERALS]. Group of 20 autographs.

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
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