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Wed, Feb 11, 2026 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 353
Group of Civil War General Biographies
Estimate: $500 - $750
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Group of Civil War Generals Biographies, includes: 'Our Standard-Bearer; or, The Life of General Ulysses S. Grant' seen and related by Captain Bernard Galligasken, written out by Oliver Optic, Pub. Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1868, ex-library; 'Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock' by John W. Forney, published by Ziegler & Co., Phila., PA, 1880; General Meade' by Isaac R. Pennypacker, published by Appleton and Co., NY, 1901; 'The Memorial Life of General Sherman' by Private Edward Chase, Pub. R.S. Peale, Chicago, 1891; 'Life of General William Tecumseh Sherman' by W. Fletcher Johnson, Bridgewood Publishing Co., 1891; 'Personal Memoirs of Gen'L W.T. Sherman' by Hon. James G. Blaine, Fourth Edition, Pub. Charles L. Webster & Co., New York, 1891; 'Life of Burnside - Soldier, Citizen, and Statesman by Ben: Perley Poore, published in Providence, RI, 1882; 'The Equestrian Statue of Major General Joseph Hooker' printed by 'Order of the Governer and Council', Boston, 1903; 'Generals in Blue' by Ezra J. Warner, Pub. Louisiana State Univeristy Press, 1964; 'Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock' by His Wife, published by Charles L. Webster Co., 1887.
Largest: (The Equestrian Statue - Hooker) H 10-1/4 in.W 7-3/8 in. D 7/8 in.
Condition
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