Fleischer's Auctions: Civil War & African American History: Wm. T. Sherman Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Civil War & African American History: Wm. T. Sherman Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 919,209.75 |
| Auction Date | May 14, 2024 - May 14, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 222,960.00 |
| Sale Number | #51424 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 364,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 213 | ||
| Sold Lots | 211 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 224,220.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.06% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 376,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 244.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Sherman's Copy of Barnard's "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign" |
1866 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 177,120.00 | |
| 101 | Ulysses S. Grant | Sherman's Annotated Grant's Memoirs |
1885-1886 | USD 7,500.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 86,100.00 |
| 199 | Enslaved Drummer Boy "Redeemed" |
USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 45,510.00 | ||
| 213 | Rare Recruitment Broadside For Colored Soldiers |
[1863] | USD 7,500.00 - 12,500.00 | USD 29,520.00 | |
| 95 | Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea" Map |
1865 | USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 27,060.00 | |
| 210 | Frederick Douglass | Frederick Douglass' "Men of Color to Arms! Now or Never!" |
[June 1863]. | USD 12,500.00 - 17,500.00 | USD 25,830.00 |
| 143 | Abraham Lincoln Signed Officer's Commission |
USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 23,370.00 | ||
| 79 | Sherman Family Bible, Extensively Inscribed by General and Mrs. Sherman |
[1860?]. | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 20,910.00 | |
| 225 | Einstein | Historic Einstein Signed Program from Lincoln University Visit |
3 May 1946. | USD 12,500.00 - 17,500.00 | USD 18,450.00 |
| 156 | Ulysses S. Grant Signed w/ Rank CDV |
USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,375.00 | ||
| 7 | George Washington | George Washington Signed Discharge |
4 January 1783. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 12,915.00 |
| 203 | [CIVIL WAR] Black Soldier & Wife |
USD 2,250.00 - 2,750.00 | USD 12,300.00 | ||
| 3 | [HANCOCK, John] | [HANCOCK, John] Washington's Spy, Officer's Commission |
10 January 1777 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 11,070.00 |
| 202 | Sergeants of the 62nd United States' Colored Troops |
n.d. | USD 2,250.00 - 2,750.00 | USD 10,455.00 | |
| 1 | Benjamin Franklin | Early Benjamin Franklin Signed Document. Philadelphia, 15 May 1733. |
15 May 1733. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 10,147.50 |
| 81 | William Tecumseh Sherman | Gen. Sherman's West Point Cadet Book |
1839 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 8,917.50 |
| 92 | William Tecumseh Sherman | Ellen Sherman's Deluxe Presentation Copy Gen. Sherman's Memoirs |
1875 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,610.00 |
| 93 | Col. S.M. Bowman and Lt.-Col. R.B. Irwin. | Gen. Sherman's Annotated "Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography" |
1865 | USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,610.00 |
| 99 | Adam Badeau. | Gen. Sherman Inscribed "Military History of Ulysses S. Grant" |
1868-1881. | USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,302.50 |
| 107 | Sheridan's Memorial, Inscribed by Sherman |
1890 | USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 7,380.00 | |
| 94 | William Tecumseh Sherman | Atlanta Inscribed by Gen. Sherman |
1882 | USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,765.00 |
| 194 | Portrait of Lyman Beecher, Unpublished |
USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,765.00 | ||
| 204 | [CIVIL WAR] Black Soldier CDV |
USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 6,457.50 | ||
| 218 | Enslaved Guide of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky |
n.d. | USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 6,457.50 | |
| 82 | William Tecumseh Sherman | Gen. Sherman's Annotated West Point Registry |
1868 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 6,150.00 |
