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LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Lot of 5, including: manuscript pass, 7.75 x 3.75 in., "Hd. Qu. Camp Lee, Richmond." July 14, 1863. Issued to H.M. Alford and signed, "Thomas G. Peyton, Maj. Comdg." Pass gives Alford, a paroled prisoner, permission to visit Postmaster General John H. Reagan in Richmond.
Pickens, Francis W. (1807-1869). Governor of South Carolina during its secession from the Union. Manuscript note signed (initialed) as governor on verso of a letter from the Columbia City Clerk's Office, 2p, 7.75 x 9.5 in. N.d., ca 1861. Pickens' note is an endorsement of the City Clerk's letter (opposite) from October 28, 1861, announcing a motion resolved by the Columbia City Council allowing federal POWs to be received by the city. Letter signed by City Clerk D.B. Miller. Letter has horse-and-rider symbol embossed at upper left corner. In 1862, POW Camp Sorghum was established in Columbia, where up to 1,700 Union officers were held under harsh conditions.
Pomeroy, Charles R., Jr. (1842-1864). POW at Libby Prison, KIA while leading a charge near Atlanta. ALS as a prisoner at Libby Prison, 2pp, 5 x 7.75 in., "Libby Prison." November 22, 1863. In this letter to his sister, Pomeroy informs her that he is "very well indeed" and that he did not receive the gold she sent. He mentions names of others imprisoned with him, so that his sister might tell their friends and loved ones. Interestingly, he writes of his struggle to be content as follows: "I try to be happy as a sick kitten is on a warm brick but it is rather hard in here." He goes on to mention the infestation in the prison, explaining that he and his fellow prisoners' only duty is to "hunt the lice that is on us." Letter is also accompanied by a cover addressed to Worcester, MA, with "Prisoners Letter, Libby Prison, Richmond, Va" inscribed at upper left corner and an Old Point Comfort, VA postmark, dated May 3, stamped at center. Cover also has "Due 3" stamped at upper right.
Charles R. Pomeroy, Jr., of the 33rd Ohio Volunteers, was promoted several times throughout his service in the Civil War, lastly to first lieutenant in March of 1864. Pomeroy was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 and stayed at Libby Prison for several months. At the time of his capture, he had been assisting a fallen Union officer, therefore his captors believed him to be a physician. He was, therefore, exchanged as a doctor, and was commended by the Secretary of War for finding a way to return to his unit so quickly. Pomeroy was leading a charge on Confederate breastworks outside of Atlanta when he was killed on August 13, 1864.
CSA printed document, 7.75 x 9.75 in., May 21, 1861. Document outlines the sections of "An Act, Relative to Prisoners of War." The sections clarify certain rules about taking and keeping prisoners of war, including that "the rations furnished prisoners of war shall be the same in quantity and quality as those furnished to enlisted men in the army of the Confederacy," that the holding of officers, crews, or passengers on unarmed vessels is unauthorized unless "such passengers be persons employed in the public service of the enemy," and that bounties for prisoners taken on enemy vessels are not allowed, "unless such prisoners were captured on board of an armed ship or vessel of the enemy of equal or superior force to that of the private armed vessel making the capture."
Manuscript pass item with deep vertical creasing, ink bleeding from folding, and brittleness/wear at left and bottom edges. Pickens autograph document with deep creases (vertical to Pickens note, horizontal to letter), with some discolorations and age spots on letter side. Pomeroy letter with brittleness/wear at left edge (probably from being torn out of a diary or journal). Cover has deep vertical and horizontal crease, with some soiling. CSA document with wear at edges, including a small rip with paper loss at right edge, and an extremely faint, indecipherable pink stamp at lower left.Condition
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