Appleton, WI: 1863. Fine content A.L.S. 4to., 2 pages, Appleton, WI, January 27, 1863, providing news of troop movements and the firing and replacement of several Generals, in part: "...I suppose Rosecrans Army is at Murfreesboro yet. You see they cashiered and dismissed Porter. They ought to do the same with Buell or shoot him. When such traitors are out of the Army, we shall do better. I believe Rosecrans to be a true good officer. I understand he has... More
Louisville, KY: 1924. T.L.S. 4to. personal letterhead, Louisville, Kentucky, November 29, 1924; scarce and important clarification of this war record providing the recipient with biographical information pertaining to his Civil War Service, in part: "...I never saw President Lincoln, was with the Western Army, all the time in the service. I entered the army October 1861 as a private in Company A. Kentucky Vol. Infantry... made First Lt. Co. H. June 1862... made Captain Co. H. and twice wounded at... More
Philadelphia: P.S. Duval, 1847. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 12 x 16.5". This map of Mexico depicts the area of highlands in the central region of the country. Published circa 1847, it dates to the period of the Mexican-American War, and in particular the Invasion of Vera Cruz, in which Edmund Lafayette Hardcastle, the mapmaker, participated. Hardcastle then prepared the map for the U.S. War Department, Corps of Engineers in the wake of the fall of Mexico City in... More
1899. Excellent war-date signed card, signed on the day he organized the 29th Inf. Regiment, 3.5" x 2", "Fort McPherson Georgia - July 20th 1899 - Yours Truly - E.E. Hardin - Colonel 29th Regiment - U.S.V." Evenly toned and in very good condition. American army officer who distinguished himself during the Indian Wars - engaged against Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce at the Battle of Big Hole, Montana, August 9th, 1877. During the Spanish-American War he personally organized... More
London: Almark, 1971. Illustrated in both color and black-and-white. 72pp., short, slim 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Almark Publishing, (1971). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Milan, 1757. Collected by a Gentleman of the Army. In which are included, Kane's Discipline for a Battalion in Action...and General Kane's Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough...Hand-tinted folding map of the Seat of War, Lines and Plans of Battles (some hand-tinted), and above Sixty Military Schemes, finely engraved from the originals of Generals... charts, (some folding). 146pp. + 21pp. charts and plans + 55pp. + 10pp., 8vo, original mottled calf covers, rebacked in calf with... More
Signed card, 3.5" x 2.75", "M.I. Ludington - Quartermaster General - U.S. Army", evenly toned and in very good condition. From an intact collection of Spanish-American War officers. A forty-year career soldier who achieved the rank of Brigadier General during the Civil War and closed out his career as Quartermaster General. More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1965. Illustrated in black & white and with color fold-out map. 158pp. 8vo, green cloth, edge-worn d.w. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1965. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, 1918. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 35 3/4 x 25 inches. World War I recruiting poster by Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. Several horizontal creases, unmounted. This poster is number 10 in a series of 16 designed and printed at the the School of Printing and Graphic Arts of Wentworth Institute where Preissig was director. Poster states, issued by the Czech Recruiting Office, Tribune Building, New York. Repairs to margins. More
New York: Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, 1918. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 35 3/4 x 25 inches. World War I recruiting poster by Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. Several horizontal creases, unmounted. This poster is number 7 in a series of 16 designed and printed at the the School of Printing and Graphic Arts of Wentworth Institute where Preissig was director. Poster states, issued by the Czech Recruiting Office, Tribune Building, New York. Repairs to margins. More
Very uncommon signed card during the Spanish-American War, 3.75" x 2.5", "Simon Snyder - Brig. Genl. U.S. Vols. - Col. 19th Infy. U.S. Army." Evenly toned and in very good condition. American military officer who distinguished himself during the Civil War and later as an Indian fighter against the Sioux at Bear Paw Mountains, Montana, September 30, 1877. During the Spanish-American War he was promoted to Major General (1898). More
Washington: 1942. Exceptional T.L.S. placating General MacArthur at the height of the Bataan and Corregidor Crisis. 4to. 1 page, blind-stamped stationary: "Secretary of War", Washington, March 25th 1942, to international law attorney and political power broker Frederick R. Coudert, concerning the crisis in the Philippines, in full: "Thank you for your kind little note. It was very helpful. The MacArthur problem was a difficult one and, if I say it myself, was handled with skill and success, chiefly by General... More
The Office of the Quarter Master General, 1857. Map. Lithograph. Image measures 13.5 x 29.5 inches. Sheet measures 15.75 x 31 inches. In very good condition. Shows some staining, some wear to original fold lines. Sheet trimmed to neat line at bottom left edge. A military map of the United States that indicates forts, barracks, arsenals, historic regimental routes, regional departments, as well as geographic features such as major mountain ranges and rivers. Lithograph by H. Lawrence, NY. Hard to find. More
Thin 12mo, 102pp., original green printed wrappers. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1914. Very good. War Department Document No. 465. More
Washington, D.C. US War Department, 1943. Original double-sided poster. Offset lithograph in both color and black and white. 35" x 47 3/4". Newsmap was a weekly educational and propaganda poster published by the US War Department during and immediately after World War II. It ran in four volumes from April 1942 to March 1946, after which an additional eight issues were published. Newsmaps were not issued for general distribution, the posters were distributed to military installations as well as government... More
Original poster. Color lithograph. 41 x 28 inches. This classic World War I U.S. Army recruiting poster features an officer of the Army standing next to a soldier. Behind them an artillery battery is manned by two men. In the background two men are standing on the fort looking through binoculars across the coast. The bottom of the poster includes a cartouche where the name of the recruiting station can be filled in. Form no. 402, A.G.O. The artist for... More
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