by Edwin Bailey | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog
It was none other than Sitting Bull who bestowed the nickname “Little Sure Shot” on American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who features prominently in the American Sale on March 18. Several items personally owned by Oakley will be offered, including a French carriage...
by Edwin Bailey | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
On March 18, 2023, Blackwell Auctions will offer a painting of one of the most historically important figures of the 19th century, Sitting Bull, the chief who united the Sioux to defeat Gen. George Armstrong Custer at Little Big Horn in 1876. The portrait was one of...
by Edwin Bailey | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog
Outstanding collection of more than 80 letters (plus several post-war documents) from Edson Haskell, 1st Reg., New York Engineers, beginning with basic training at Camp Washington to his return to private life, November 1861 to November 1865. Remarkable details and...
by Edwin Bailey | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog
Letter with outstanding content, written by Captain John Sharp, who effectively accuses his commander, Brigadier General William Hull, of treason in his surrendering of Detroit to the British General Brock and the Shawnee leader, Tecumseh. Sharp writes: “… great God!...
by Edwin Bailey | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog
Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Yellow Fever Hero to be Sold at Blackwell Auctions Jan 20, 2022, 08:44 ET “His exhibition of moral courage has never been surpassed in the annals of the Army.” CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On...
