(Civil War in Maryland) Broadside, 227 x 127 mm. (11 x 5 in.), [Hagerstown, Md., c. October 1862- March 1865] headed, “The Draft! IF YOU ARE LIABLE, Look to Your Interests!”, in an effort to fill the ranks of the Union Army.
“At a town meeting held on Saturday evening last, the undersigned were appointed a Committee to devise measures to relive the District from the Draft. After mature consideration, the Committee have determined on the raising of a Fund to enable them to offer a District Bounty to Volunteers, as the readiest way of attaining the end in view.” Observing that the quota for the district around Hagerstown had been reduced to 33 men, they proposed raising a “district bounty” to induce enough enlistments to make the draft unnecessary. It appears that the committee was successful in its effort.
Updegraff’s Hat Store was an unfortunate victim on Confederate plundering during the Gettysburg campaign losing $1,000 worth of hats that were sent back to Virginia for use of the army. (Boston Traveler, 3 July 1863, 2). John D. Swartz was a Hagerstown tailor who at the time was selling military uniforms “at Philadelphia prices.” (The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light, 22 Oct. 1862, 3).
One horizontal crease, light toning and marginal wear, else fine condition.
(EXA 4549) $450
(John T. FORD) Broadside, 403 x 142 mm. (15 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.), for the Holliday Street Theater, (Baltimore: “‘The Printing Office,’ Sun Iron Building,” [1862*]). A nice example promoting a run of performances by Annette Ince in Lady of Lyons, and the farce, Crimson Crimes.
The Holliday Theater was the first house managed by Ford. He leased the Hollday only a few years after entering the theatrical business as a tour manager of George Kunkel’s Nightingale Minstrels at age 22.
Light toning and faint dampstain at bottom, marginal wear including some minor chips not affecting text, folds, else very good.
(EXA 4551) $175
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* See Baltimore Sun, 5 September 1862., 2., “Holliday Street Theatre”.
(Civil War) An appeal to Union sentiments on the eve of the Civil War by Currier and Ives. Hand-colored lithograph, 1860 (11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. on a 14 x 10 in. sheet). Entitled “THE SPIRIT OF THE UNION” with two verses below:
“Lo! on high the glorious form, of WASHINGON lights all the gloom. And words of warning seem to come; From out the portal of his tomb; Americans, your fathers shed, Their blood to rear the UNIONS fame,Then let your blood as free be given,The bond of UNION to maintain.”
Light toning at top and bottom margins, minor mounting remnants and toning on verso, else fine condition.
(EXA 3882) $500
(Civil War) An unusual broadside, 18 1/4 x 12 in. (sight) titled “GLORIOUS PATRIOTISM – Unbounded Liberality! – Generosity and Humanity UNPARALLELED!” (Camp Banks [Springfield, Mass.], 29 October [1862]).
The broadside protests alleged shoddy overcoats provided to members of the 46th Massachusetts that was raised in September 1862 in response to Lincoln’s call for additional troops. Appealing to the pervasive racism of the day, the broadside asks: “Are Soldiers dogs, that they should be clothed in Rags that the ‘Darkest colored black person’ from the dismal swamp would to scorn to look at? Are Men, White Men, who leave their Homes, friends and loved ones, to lay down their lives if need be to go forth with $1,87 1-2 Cents Worth of SHODDY to protect them from Winter storms in a hostile country?” Placing matters into perspective, the next line compares the bounty of $150 paid to new recruits to the $1.87 price tag of their shoddy overcoats and sarcastically closes with a slogan:“‘GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.’ And common $1,87 1-2 Cent Overcoats.” We do not know if the 46th, a nine-month regiment which departed Springfield on 5 November to North Carolina via Boston, ever received better clothing.
Highly unusual. This is the only example of this broadside we have ever encountered.
Loss at bottom right night obscuring text, usual folds, else very good. Housed in a simple black wood frame.
(EXA 4274) $3,000
Articles of War, for the Government of the Armies of hte [sic] Confederate States. (Charleston: Steam-Power Presses of Evans & Cogswell, 1861) 24pp. octavo in titled wraps which correct the typographical error on the title page. Annotated at the top of the title page: “Found at Hilton Head, Port Royal Harbor S.C. after its occupation by our troops on the night of Nov. 7th 1861”
An attractive and important Confederate imprint with an unusual association. The pamphlet includes 101 articles of war together with a section concerning persons who do not owe their “allegiance to the Confederate States of America” and who are found “lurking as spies… shall suffer death.” Parish and Wallingham 2217; Crandall 1214. Nicholson 45. III Turnbull 331.
Vertical creases, light foxing, some light wear to spine, else very good.
(EXA 3891) $2,750
