Cincinnati. Large signature: "H. B. Banning - Cincinnati - Ohio", executed on a 5.5" x 1.75" slip of paper, c. 1870's. American politician and military officer from Ohio who rose from the rank of private during the American Civil War to Brevet Major General. As a Colonel of the 121st Ohio Infantry, he took part in the battles of Rich Mountain, Romney, Blue Gap, Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, Jonesboro, and Nashville. More

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

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

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

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

Cheslin: 1840. Fine content A.L.S. 8vo. 3 pages, Cheslin, September 21st 1840, written just as his last volume of The History of the Peninsula War was released to the public, giving his recollections of two fellow officers who were killed in the Battle of Nivelle, written in a very difficult to read hand, in part: "...I thank you for the kind information as to the satisfaction of Colonel Lloyd... I was deeply affected by his death... for we had been..... 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 tears, 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

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..... 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