Bidspirit auctions | Donley Auctions Auction May 3, 2025

Donley Auctions, May 3, 2025. 331 lots, estimates 30 - 20000 $.

Donley Auctions -

This auction boasts an impressive array of Civil War artifacts, ranging from personal items to military equipment. We are excited to offer several significant pieces, including:

• Indian Wars George Custer & Wife Charles Borowsky (Lot 1197): An exceptional piece with a strong historical connection.
• Civil War Named Gettysburg Sprague Lot (Lot 1043): A rare find with direct ties to the historic Battle of Gettysburg.
• Named KIA Union Officer Frock Coat & Kepi Group (Lot 1026): A poignant reminder of the sacrifices made during the war.

These highlights, along with other uniforms, weapons, documents, photographs, ordnance, and ephemera, provide a comprehensive look at this pivotal period in American history.

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Lots in this catalog (331)

• Lot 1000: Large 19th Century American Eagle Carved Statue — $2,000 - $4,000
• Lot 1001: Large Cased Sailing Ship Diorama — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 1002: US Civil War Import- French1860 Infantry Shako — $300 - $500
• Lot 1003: Civil War Union Officer Folding Camp Chair-Named — $250 - $450
• Lot 1004: Civil War Union Pattern 1841 Belt and Buckle — $300 - $400
• Lot 1005: Civil & Indian War Officer M1851 Belt Buckle — $200 - $350
• Lot 1006: Civil War Muster Roll Co D 7th Maine Infantry — $100 - $150
• Lot 1007: Civil War 7th Ill, Docs at End of War — $400 - $600
• Lot 1008: Civil War Union Cavalry LT Shoulder Boards Pair — $200 - $350
• Lot 1009: Civil War Union Infantry CPT Shoulder Boards Pair — $200 - $350
• Lot 1010: Civil War Union 111th Michigan Colored Troop Trunk — $600 - $1,000
• Lot 1011: Civil War 3.8" Mortar/Cannonball — $100 - $200
• Lot 1012: CW Oil Parlor Lamp w/Shade — $100 - $200
• Lot 1013: Civil War Union Minie Ball Cache — $200 - $350
• Lot 1014: Civil War Exploded Cannonball Frag, Minie Ball — $100 - $150
• Lot 1015: Civil War Grape Shot Cannonballs — $200 - $300
• Lot 1016: Civil War Vice President Hannibal Hamlin Letter — $200 - $300
• Lot 1017: General John Logan Portrait & Signature Group RIP — $250 - $350
• Lot 1018: Civil War Pattern 1839 U.S. Oval Buckle W/Belt — $200 - $350
• Lot 1019: Civil War Holster For Colt 1860 Army Revolver — $350 - $450
• Lot 1020: Colt 1860 Army .44 C&B 8" Revolver (C) 86849 — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 1021: Civil War 1849 Colt Pocket Powder Flask — $250 - $350
• Lot 1022: Civil War Percussion Cap Box, C. Williams CO NY — $250 - $350
• Lot 1023: Civil War Spencer 1865 .56-50 Rifle (C) — $2,000 - $3,500
• Lot 1024: Converted Harpers Ferry 1822 .69 C&B Musket (C) — $1,200 - $2,200
• Lot 1025: Poultney & Trimble Smith's Pat 50 Carbine (C)11819 — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 1026: Named KIA Union Officer Frock Coat & Kepi Group — $18,000 - $25,000
• Lot 1027: Civil War CS Virginia Gov John Letcher Letter — $200 - $400
• Lot 1028: Civil War Union Gen James B. Ricketts Letter — $200 - $300
• Lot 1029: Civil War US Infantry Regulation Field Drum — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 1030: Mexican-American War US Officer Shoulder Boards — $180 - $300
• Lot 1031: Pre Civil War Cased Daguerreotype Soldier — $600 - $700
• Lot 1032: Civil War CDV Confederate Gen "Stonewall" Jackson — $100 - $200
• Lot 1033: Civil War CDV Union Generals of 1861 — $100 - $200
• Lot 1034: Civil War CDV of Tenn Abolitionist Parson Brownlow — $100 - $200
• Lot 1035: Civil War Ambrotype Portrait 1/16th Plate — $150 - $250
• Lot 1036: Civil War Mezzotints, Ledger Pages, Lantern Slides — $200 - $250
• Lot 1037: US Civil War CDV, Books, Uncle Tom's Cabin — $200 - $250
• Lot 1038: M1860 Union Naval Boarding Sword Cutlass — $350 - $450
• Lot 1039: Civil War Cavalry Sword Belt — $80 - $120
• Lot 1040: US Model 1840 Light Artillery Sword Ames 1854 — $650 - $750
• Lot 1041: Civil War Gen George McClellan Litho Framed — $80 - $100
• Lot 1043: Civil War Named Gettysburg Sprague Lot — $15,000 - $25,000
• Lot 1044: Indian Wars Era US M1872 Connecticut Shako Kepi — $120 - $250
• Lot 1046: Civil War Currier & Ives Wisconsin GAR Ribbon Lot — $100 - $120
• Lot 1047: Civil War Cased Tintype Armed Union Soldier — $200 - $300
• Lot 1048: Civil War Cased Tintype of Armed Union Soldier — $200 - $300
• Lot 1049: Civil War Cased Tintype of Armed Union Soldier — $200 - $300
• Lot 1050: Three 1/9 Plate Tintypes — $50 - $100
• Lot 1051: Civil War CDV Confederate General Braxton E Bragg — $100 - $200
• Lot 1052: Civil War CDV Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson — $100 - $200
• Lot 1053: Civil War CDV Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis — $100 - $200
• Lot 1054: Civil War CDV Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart — $100 - $200
• Lot 1055: Civil War CDV Confederate General A.P. Hill — $100 - $200
• Lot 1056: Civil War Discharge Paper 75th Regiment IN — $120 - $200
• Lot 1057: 19th Century Signal Lantern Oil Bullseye Lens — $100 - $150
• Lot 1058: Civil War & Post Map Carriers, Writing, Optical — $200 - $350
• Lot 1060: CSA 23rd Miss Infantry Kepi-Identified W/Ambrotype — $1,200 - $1,600
• Lot 1061: Fine Civil War Confederate Captain's Kepi Cap — $12,000 - $15,000
• Lot 1062: Great Civil War Confederate Captain's Kepi Cap — $13,000 - $18,000
• Lot 1063: Civil War CSA Waist Belt Buckle — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 1064: Civil War CDV Confederate General Richard S. Ewell — $100 - $200
• Lot 1065: Civil War CDV Confederate General John S. Mosby — $100 - $200
• Lot 1066: Civil War CDV Confederate Gen James Longstreet — $100 - $200
• Lot 1067: Civil War CDV Confederate General F.H. Lee — $100 - $200
• Lot 1068: Civil War CDV Confederate General Robert. E. Lee — $100 - $200
• Lot 1070: Starr Arms 1858 .52 Saddle Ring Carbine (C) 34533 — $3,500 - $5,500
• Lot 1071: British Made 1843 Percussion Dragoon (C)nsn — $800 - $1,250
• Lot 1071a: Imp de Charleville 17mm BP Pistol (C) nsn — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 1072: Civil War! Sharps.52 PELLET PRIMER Rifle (C)41621 — $7,500 - $12,000
• Lot 1073: Perkins London 12g BP 36" Shotgun (C) nsn — $200 - $350
• Lot 1074: Prussian Potsdam 1809 .69 Percussion Musket (C) — $800 - $1,400
• Lot 1075: Lane & Read .56cal Percussion Converted Pistol (C) — $500 - $700
• Lot 1077: Remington Pepperbox .22lr Pistol (C) 1805 — $400 - $600
• Lot 1077a: Manhattan Arms Pepperbox .30C&B Pistol (C)112 — $500 - $750
• Lot 1078: Italian Made Replica LeMat 44BP 20G Revolver nsn — $800 - $1,000
• Lot 1079: Replica Arms Cased "Colt" Army 1860 44BP Revolver — $400 - $600
• Lot 1081: Civil War Union Sharpshooter Eye Glasses Lot 1 — $140 - $200
• Lot 1082: Indian Wars or Later Leather Carbine Scabbard — $80 - $100
• Lot 1083: Civil War Grape Shot Cannonballs — $200 - $300
• Lot 1084: Civil War Canister Shot Cannonballs, Minie Ball. — $100 - $150
• Lot 1085: Rev War/1812 Civil War "18 Pounder" Cannonball — $250 - $350
• Lot 1086: Civil War Cannonball Trio — $150 - $250
• Lot 1087: Civil War Canister/Grape Shot Fuze Relics — $250 - $300
• Lot 1089: Replica Display Cannon On Carriage — $2,000 - $4,000
• Lot 1090: Karl Furr Scale Model Napolean 6-Pounder Cannon — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 1091: Scale Model 1836 "12-Pounder" Mountain Howitzer(C) — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 1092: Mary Ann Todd Lincoln Tapestry — $100 - $200
• Lot 1093: Lost Lincoln Photograph Portrait Set-King Hostick — $800 - $1,500
• Lot 1094: Civil War Union White Officer Zourve Infantry Kepi — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 1095: Civil War Letter Group 25th Reg Wisco. Brothers — $2,000 - $4,500
• Lot 1096: J. Edward Prentiss Carpetbagger Collection — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 1097: Framed Andersonville Prison Litho Thomas O'Dea — $1,000 - $1,400
• Lot 1098: Civil War Tin Document / Map Field Case — $100 - $150
• Lot 1099: 19th Century Civil War Medical Crutch — $120 - $180
• Lot 1100: Civil War Cpt. J Reed 31st VOL INF Camp Chair — $250 - $450
• Lot 1101: Civil War CSA Battlefield Found Pipe Lot Bull Run — $200 - $300
• Lot 1102: Civil War Texas Confederate Veteran Button-1902 — $250 - $500
• Lot 1103: Indian Wars Officer M1851 Belt Buckle — $200 - $300
• Lot 1104: Civil & Indian War Officer M1851 Belt Buckle — $200 - $350
• Lot 1105: Civil War Union Kepi No Insignia — $400 - $600
• Lot 1106: Civil War Kepi, M1902 85th Div Cap, AOH Hat Lot — $120 - $180
• Lot 1107: Civil War Era Drummer Boy Black Leather Boots — $150 - $250
• Lot 1108: The Century War Book — $100 - $120
• Lot 1109: Harper's Pictorial History of Great Rebellion 1866 — $250 - $350
• Lot 1110: US Springfield 1863 .58 Muzzleloader Rifle (C) — $2,000 - $3,500
• Lot 1111: Civil War Pattern 1853 Enfield Socket Bayonets — $150 - $250
• Lot 1112: Civil War Union Belt/Strap W/ Fed Plate& Buckle — $300 - $400
• Lot 1113: Civil War Union Model 1850 Cartridge Box — $120 - $200
• Lot 1114: Remington Navy .36 C&B 6.5" Revolver (C) 443 — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 1115: Civil War Pattern 1839 U.S. Oval Buckle W/Belt — $200 - $300
• Lot 1116: Civil War Holster For Colt 1860 Army Revolver — $200 - $280
• Lot 1117: Civil War Percussion Cap Box, E. Gaylord, MASS — $250 - $350
• Lot 1118: Civil War M1850 Army Officer Sword & Scabbard — $200 - $300
• Lot 1119: Civil War Grape Shot Cannonballs — $200 - $300
• Lot 1120: Civil War Shell 3.67" Parrott-Dug — $500 - $600
• Lot 1121: Civil War Dropped, Fired and Battlefield Relics — $150 - $250
• Lot 1122: CSA 4.6" Harding Shell For 32 LB Smoothbore Gun — $450 - $750
• Lot 1123: Revolutionary War 12" Mortar Shell — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 1124: Revolutionary War 12" Mortar Shell — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 1126: Civil War Union Colonel Ezra P. Jackson Grouping — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 1127: Civil War Vicksburg 30lb Cannonball W/Location — $200 - $350
• Lot 1128: Civil War Vicksburg 4lb Cannonball, Minie Ball — $100 - $150
• Lot 1129: Civil War Union M1840 NCO Sword-Ames 1864 — $200 - $350
• Lot 1130: Civil War CDV Union General Henry Wager Halleck — $100 - $200
• Lot 1131: Civil War CDV Union General Ambrose E. Burnside — $100 - $200
• Lot 1132: Civil War CDV Union General Winfield Scott Hancock — $100 - $200
• Lot 1133: Civil War CDV Union General Joseph Hooker — $100 - $200
• Lot 1134: Civil War CDV Union General Phillip Sheridan — $100 - $200
• Lot 1135: Civil War CDV Union General Ulysses S. Grant — $100 - $200
• Lot 1136: Civil War General George McClellan Autograph — $400 - $600
• Lot 1137: EuroArms London Armoury Enfield 58BP Rifle(C)13504 — $350 - $550
• Lot 1138: Civil War Union Sharpshooter Eye Glasses Lot 2 — $140 - $200
• Lot 1139: Civil War Socket Bayonets Original & Repro — $200 - $300
• Lot 1140: Civil War Union Belt Buckle & Keeper — $200 - $280
• Lot 1141: Civil War Union Letters Home 19th Mass Vols — $200 - $300
• Lot 1142: Civil War Named Veteran Certificate of Service — $100 - $150
• Lot 1143: Civil War Confederate Tobacco Twist & Cutter — $160 - $200
• Lot 1144: Civil War Dug Camp Relics Canister/Grape Shot — $180 - $280
• Lot 1145: Civil War Era Unknown Oval Drum Canteen — $120 - $200
• Lot 1146: Civil War Era Private Purchase Pewter Flask — $100 - $140
• Lot 1147: Springfield 1842 .69 Musket (C) nsn — $750 - $1,200
• Lot 1148: Civil War Union M1850 Cartridge Box — $150 - $250
• Lot 1149: Civil War Union Cartridge Box Breast Plate Brooch — $100 - $200
• Lot 1150: Civil War Union Enlisted Belt Buckle-Small Size — $140 - $200
• Lot 1151: Harpers Ferry 1822 .69 Flintlock Musket (C) — $2,000 - $3,500
• Lot 1152: Harpers Ferry 1842 C&B .69 Musket (C) nsn — $600 - $800
• Lot 1153: Indian Wars Springfield Socket Bayonets — $100 - $150
• Lot 1154: Civil War LT W.C. Williams 16th INF VT,Gettysburg — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 1155: Civil War Dropped Minie Ball Lot — $100 - $200