[Civil War]: Four Letters, CDV, and Engraving. Comprising: 

Four Civil War letters all concerning the Union 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, of the XXII Corps, involved in defending the nation's capital, including:

Letter from 2nd Battalion, 4th Mass. H.A. at Ft. Barnard, 13 January 1865, 1 page, by William Neal Meserve (1840 - 1928) Maj. Commanding, and Lt. George G. Nichols, Acting Q.M. 3rd Brigade, concerning use of extra horses in stables. 

Letter from Washington, D.C., 6 January 1864, to Lt. George G. Nichols, 1 page, "please do us the favor to inform us where you are now stationed with what Regt. and Letter of your company," signed Walrad Beckwith.

Letter from Assistant Quartermaster's Office, Rendevous of Distribution, VA, 23 January 1865, 2 pages, signed by John R. Hynes as Captain and AQM and Lt. George G. Nichols, regarding issue of fuel on certain requisition forms.

Letter, Fort Williams, VA, 29 December 1864, to Lieut. Nichols, AAQM, 3rd Brigade, 1 page, signed by Capt. Abram Augustus Oliver (1832 - 1875), "Please deliver to QM Sgt. Hollis of my Co..."

CDV of Benjamin Butler by D. Appleton, New York; and steel-engraving of Butler after Alonso Chappel. 

10 x 8" and smaller.