When it comes to Civil War documents, there is one that is considered #1 on every collectors “want list”… and that item is the parole printed on a hand-printing press, in the field at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.  There are documents that are rarer, but there is none so colorful or sought after.  Confederate soldiers who received one cherished it as a symbol showing that they had been willing if need be to lay down their life for the sacred soil of the South.  Most of these paroles were folded many times and carried in the soldier’s pocket.  The value of a parole is based on several factors:

·         Condition – is it all there or are portions missing?

·         Significance of soldiers and regiments history

·         Eye appeal – are the hand written portions legible or severely faded?

·         Has the parole received professional conservation (de-acidification, strengthening the folds, etc.)?  
Or might it continue on the road to breakdown?

The parole we are offering is strong in all these factors above!  It is made out to Private C. S. Poole of the famous Palmetto Light Battery of South Carolina.  They fought with the army of Northern Virginia including Gettysburg.  The parole is signed by the Commander of the Palmetto Light Artillery, Captain Hugh R. Garden.  The parole has two proper transportation imprints and has excellent eye appeal!  We have included photos of the parole pictured in the Time-Life Civil War Vol. “Pursuit to Appomattox” and photos of the article on Appomattox Paroles in Civil War Times Magazine.  An outstanding piece of American history!

#D14 – Price $5,950

 

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Pictured below is an Appomattox Parole on display at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. 
As you can see, its condition is no-where near that of ours!