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[5th Light Horse Regiment]. WILSON, Brigadier-General Lachlan Chisholm and Captain Henry WETHERELLBiblio.com

History of the Fifth Light Horse Regiment Australian Imperial Force from 1914 to October 1917 by Brigadier-General L.C. Wilson . formerly Commanding Officer of the Regiment and from October 1917 to June 1919 by Captain H. Wetherell an Officer of the Regiment

1926129485Sydney: The Motor Press of Australia Limited 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Sydney The Motor Press of Australia Limited 1926. Octavo 232 pages with a facsimile letter plus 3 plates portraits of the Commanding Officers and 7 folding maps on 4 leaves in an end-pocket. Printed papered boards later rebacked in brown cloth lettered in gilt; original boards marked stained and worn at the extremities with a heavy bump to the leading edge of both covers; new endpapers and rear endpocket; edges foxed with scattered foxing throughout; small light tidemark to the top margin of the plates and a few leaves; folding maps tidemarked and worn with some chipped edges stabilized with archival tape; signs of age and use but overall a presentable copy of a very rare book. The retained original front flyleaf carries the contemporary ownership details of 'Staff Sergt U J Cunneen Late 5 L.H. 295' June 1926; two other family members have added their details later and one of them has put a relevant annotation on an early page. 'Saddler/Sergeant Urban James Cunneen' appears in the nominal roll see page 176. Dornbusch 404; Fielding and O'Neill page 232; Trigellis-Smith 276. The Motor Press of Australia Limited hardcover

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Ezra Skow, Co I, 56th Regiment InfantryBiblio.com

1919 Diary of American Soldier from the 56th Infantry Ezra Skow Stationed in Occupied Germany following WWI Describing the Duties and Daily Life of a US Soldier

19190011016Coblenz Germany Benton Pa: Occupied Germany Coblenz Benton PA 56th Infantry. Good. 1919. Softcover. On offer is a superb pocket notebook kept by an American soldier in occupied Germany in the months immediately following World War One WW1. The author of this notebook is Ezra Skow. Little is known of Skow's early life. He was born in 1892 and enlisted in the U. S. Army in about September 1918 at the age of 25 or 26. Burial records in Benton PA indicate that he was attached to the 156th Infantry Regiment. However there was no 156th Infantry in the United States Order of Battle in WWI. In his notebook Skow records that he served in the 56th Infantry. This accords with the record of service of the 56th Infantry Regiment. The 56th Infantry Regiment was a regular infantry regiment in the United States Army. Its roots date back to the American Civil War where it served in the North's Army of the Potomac. It originated from personnel of the 17th Infantry Regiment in 1917 and fought in the region of Metz during World War I. In April 1919 a battalion of the 56th entered Metz as an honour guard for the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Force John J. Pershing. Skow was married before joining the army. His wife Laura lived until 1987 passing away at the age of 93. Skow himself died in 1947 at the age of 57. His entries take the form of letters to his wife. They cover the period Jan 11 1919 through June 25 1919. In his diary Skow records several of the towns and cities in which his unit was stationed including Metz France Mulheim Metternich and other places in and around the city of Coblenz Germany. His entries speak about the day-to-day existence of a private soldier: "This is some place. Gee I wish I was home now. I would tell you a lot. The women are carrying their things on their back when they go to the store" Jan 13; ". I wrote you a letter tonight and send you the worlds clock too as I saw that today over at the city. And I was to see Charley Chaplin in the front line trenches and it was good. I would like to see you now. . I sit here at a Dutch table now writing notes and the Dutch man is reading the paper and his wife is talking out of the front window and you can see they are like but not quite as bad. Your Husband Ezra Skow xxxx" May 2; ". I was over to Coblenz today and wrote you a letter. And it is a fine day. I didn't do very much today. But believe me I would love to be home to loved you again. As I am getting tired of this life and will be able to tell you all about it when I get home . Your most lonely husband this side of the water. Ezra Skow" May 12. On June 4th he writes that he has learned his unit is going to be leaving the Coblenz area and hopefully heading home to the United States. In fact this is exactly what happened. By June 23rd he is in Fort Dix NJ and on the 25th he is out of the army. : ". I am out of the army now. Coming home to you dear." June 25. There are several other pages of note which include among other things the names and addresses of several other men - likely men he met and befriended. For a historian this is an outstanding piece of primary source material. It details the very ordinary day-to-day life of a soldier in WWI capturing his duties and his longing for home. For a regimental historian this fills in details of the history of their regiments. For a genealogist it offers some links to other Americans who served in that regiment. Measuring 5.25 inches by 3.5 inches this notebook contains 72 pages and is 85% complete. The book is in good condition. The binding and pages are intact. His handwriting is cramped but generally legible. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 72 pages; Keywords: handwritten manuscript document letter autograph writer hand written documents signed letters manuscripts historical holograph writers autographs personal memoir memorial antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier antike brief pergament dokument manuskript papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel 56th Infantry World War One US Army American soldier Occupied Germany . Occupied Germany, Coblenz, Benton, PA, 56th Infantry paperback

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MARQUIS AM DE ROQUEPINES [Colonel of the Royal Comtois Regiment] A MBiblio.com

1747 DETAILED ALS AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED REQUESTING AN ABSOLUTE LEAVE ONLY TO BECOME THE MARECHAL DE CAMP 10 YEARS LATER

174700JT32nFrance 1747. In 1747 the Marquis A.M. De Roquepines requests an absolute leave of his superior officer for reasons of poor health. It appears he is so ill that he is putting his affairs in order. Research finds the very same Roquepines becomes the Marechal de Camp. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown

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Napier, WFP - Lt Colonel HP Forty-Third Regiment W F P H PBiblio.com

History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 6 Volumes Complete Set

182821229London: John Murray/Thomas and William Boone 1828-1840. 1st Edition. 3/4 calf with marbled boards. All volumes Very Good throughout boards/leather lightly scuffed and rubbed. 6 volumes 8vo. b&w maps Complete set in 6 volumes of Napier's Peninsular War published between the years 1828-1840 first volume published by John Murray volumes 2-6 by Thomas and William Boone; all volumes 3/4 maroon calf with 6 compartments to spine 2 black title labels with gilt titling 4 gilt devices marbled boards marbled endpapers and text block; includes numerous full-page plates being maps illustrating key battle moments and strategies; also includes substantial reference appendices; to foot of title page vol 5 reads 'to which are prefixed answers to some attacks in Robinson's Life of Picton and in The Quarterly Review; with counter-remarks to Mr. Dudley Montagu Perceval's remarksupon some passages in Colonel Napier's fourth volume of The History of the Peninsular War' and similar to vol 6; vol 1 530pp with 96pp appendices 8 plates; vol 2 467pp 67 8 plates; vol 3 564pp 76 12 plates; vol 4 479pp 110 9 plates; vol 5 581pp 41 8 plates; vol 6 688pp 22 10 plates; all volumes with foxing to endpapers and prelims mild-medium offset from maps shelfwear to boards o.w. Very Good throughout; leather scuffed and with occasional minor loss to corners and to head and tail of spine and along hinges; leather a little tanned to spines. John Murray/Thomas and William Boone hardcover

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Captain Sutherland of the 25th RegimentBiblio.com

A Tour up the Straits from Gibraltar to Constantinople with the Leading Events in the Present War Between the Austrians Russians and the Turks to the Commencement of the Year 1789.

1790B4011London: Captain Sutherland J. Johnson 1790. Occaisional light browning but otherwise a very good copy. . Binding: Expertly rebacked in a brown half calf saving the original marbled boards. 5 Raised bands in 6 compartments. Tooled gilt lettering on two. Notes: Blackmer 1623; Weber 618 Size: 8vo 130mm x 210mm Category: Book Voyages General;Book Mediterranean;Book Near East Turkey; Captain Sutherland, J. Johnson hardcover

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Edward Mason Wrench (1833-1912) of the 34th Regiment of Foot [The Crimean War; Siege of Sebastopol; Crimea]:Biblio.com

Edward Mason Wrench Manuscript describing events in 1855-6 during his service in the Crimean War with the 34th Regiment of Foot. With duplicated hectograph letter by him and handbill advertisement for talk by him both on the Siege of Sebastopol

17022The account of 'Events in 1855 and 1856' dated by Wrench from Park Lodge Baslow Derbyshire 1902. The duplicated letter dated 12 December 1880. The printed advertisement for talk at the School Baslow and dated 14 January 1881. Wrench was the son of a clergyman and well connected being presented to the Prince of Wales and staying at Chatsworth in his old age. His obituary in the British Medical Journal 27 April 1812 describes how he went out to the Crimea in 1854. 'He had been gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 34th Regiment in November and joined it on its arrival in the Crimea. He served during the terrible winter of that year and was present at the capture of the quarries the successful assault on the Redan of June 18th and the final capture of Sebastopol on September 8th 1855. He was mentioned in despatches and received the Crimean medal and clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.' Wrench's own account of his experiences in the Crimea Item One below – entirely unpublished – is a personal one vividly-written and full of detail. It does not appear to be present in the collection of his family papers at Nottingham University Library. ONE: Manuscript consisting of 'Events in 1855' 4pp and '1856 12pp making a total of 16pp. 8vo on twelve leaves attached with a stud. In good condition on aged and dogeared paper. The first page of the 1855 manuscript is headed '12 sic Pages in this Year' but comprises four numbered pages. The beginning of account sets the scene and gives an indication of the level of detail: 'The 1st Janry found me doing duty with the 28th Foot or Slashers in the 3rd. Divt of the army before Sebastopol having landed at Balaclava from the Ship "Queen of the South" on the 20th. Nov. 1854. On the 6th July I was ordered to do duty with the 50th. Foot but as I did not wish to move the weather being very bad and my tent being as comfortable or rather as little uncomfortable as it could be made except to join my own Regt. the 34th. to which I had been gazetted on the 1st. of December 1854. I applied to be sent to it and was ordered to join which I did on 9th of Janry.' The account is made up from diary entries and is none the less vivid and interesting for that: 'On the following morning a wounded Russian named Alexo was brought into our Hospital and we amputated his leg he did really well and was eventually exchanged at Odessa. Poor Jordan's death threw a great damp on the Regiment as he was the first Officer we had had killed. On the 9th. of April being Easter Monday the 2nd. Bombardment took place. It was a fearfully wet windy day so that no one was able to go out to see what damage was done. On the 10th. I was on trenches and the noise was terrific but nothing to what I have since heard. I had a very narrow escape from a round shot which hopped over the parapet close to where I was.' In June 'after 68 hours bombardment an assault was made on the Quarries by ourselves . I did not go down till about 8 with Robinson Scott & Peel and 100 men. We were marching about the Trenches half the night and were finally sent to the middle ravine just below Mamelon. The scene there was most horrible the ground being strewn with dead & wounded. English French & Russians. One poor Russian boy was dragged up by two Zouaves but fainted just opposite to where we were lying. I got a light and found he was shot through the belly and that nothing could be done for him. I gave him some water and he lie sic by me some time but died before morning. I got an amulet off his neck & his cap pouch which I sent home'. The 1856 account begins in dramatic style: 'The first entry in this Diary relates to the explosion which took place within the British Lines during the Siege of Sebastopol. Feb 3rd. I was not many hundred yards from this explosion when it took place & will here relate now Janry 1900 my recollection of it. It took place in Novr. or Decr. 1855. I had just come in from a ride & had given my horse to my Batman when I noticed a vast cloud of smoke shoot up from the Right Siege train an open air arsenal about 500 yds from my house - a tremendous noise of explosion followed & knowing that there would be a rain of missiles from above to fall immediately I jumped under my doorway - hoping the strong lintel would protect me . a shower of fragments fell around me rattling on my iron roof - and wounding many men in the Regiment - 70 men were killed by the explosion some over half a mile off. The artillery horses were passing in front of my door to water & stampeded hurting several men in their rush. Both my horse and my dog bolted. I got the horse back in a few hours - but my dog taken sic a few weeks before out of Sebastopol returned to her old home and was found there weeks afterwards I brought her to England My house that I had just finished building myself did not sustain much damage. .' The account continues packed with incident. At one point he writes: 'I had written the above in 1859 and continue it forty one years after November 4 1900. The events & fights of May 1856 being written so legibly in my brain that I can read much of what we did & said. Alas all the actors except myself are passed away. My notice has been called to the excursion by reading an Illustrated article in a magazine named "Travel" in which Dr. Hy. Lansell has been describing a tour taken last year over the same ground - so little altered from what I saw in 1856 that his description would do for mine'. The diary concludes in fine style. On 2 May 1856 he goes to Yalta where he finds 'the daughters of the English Clerk of the Works of Prince W's Palace were keeping the Hotel a very rough primitive structure low stone built rooms with a long rough wooden verandah overlooking the lovely Bay - We enjoyed an excellent dinner of Turbot & Oyster Sauce & a bottle of excellent local wine like Hock - as we returned we went over the Emperor's Villa Orianda . One day when I remember seeing for the first time a Persian horizontal Water Wheel in a very pretty village embosomed in Walnut Trees where also I bought an embroidered linen neck scarf which I still possess - On another occasion I accompanied Best & Chapman to the Alma & where I picked up the Russian Cannon Ball now on top of the Study Clock - I tried hard to get someone to accompany me to Bagshi Serai & Chuphut Kale but I had to go alone - I wonder now how I dare. For it was in the heart of the Enemies Country. I remember the Priest spit when I went near them in the Church in the Rock and I rode home at night through the Russian Camp on the river Balbec. I certainly felt no fear but that was the Ignorance of youth'. A final note more than half a page long records a meeting at Chatsworth in 1902 with Grand Duke Michael and his wife the Countess Torby. TWO: Duplicated letter by Wrench a hectograph in purple ink intended for circulation among his 'dear children'. 4pp. 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition on aged and lightly-creased paper. Signed 'E. M. Wrench'. At the beginning is a half-page drawing by Wrench captioned 'Russian Soldier - In the Valley of the Shadow of Death. near Sebastopol - 1855 on Black Sea in the distance'. He describes a lecture he gave at Bakewell the previous Monday on the Siege of Sebastopol beginning 'I began by describing the terrible state of the hospital at Balaclava in November 1854. I had a ward full of wounded from Inkerman with bad cases of fever & cholera - All the windows had been blown out by the great storm of November the 14th. The sick had no beds and often nothing to eat until 3 or 4 oclock in the afternoon. The harbour of Balaclava was crowded with steamers while the coast near was strewn with the wrecks of the 21 ships that had gone down in the storm. .' The letter continues with much valuable detail and a drawing of a 'Section of "sunk" tent with fire place' on the third page. In the final paragraph he reports that 'Lord Edward Cavendish M.P. took the chair at my lecture. The room was quite full and some of the audience had come 8 or 10 miles to hear me.' THREE: Printed handbill advertisement with duplicated illustration another purple hectograph by Wrench on reverse joke featuring two soldiers and a horse and cart. 1p. 12mo. In good condition on lightly-aged paper. The printed advertisement is crisply printed and the date '14th' is added in red ink. It reads: 'A Lecture will be delivered in the School Baslow On Friday January 14th. 1881 At 7.30 p.m. By E. M. Wrench F.R.G.S. entitled Personal recollections of the Siege of Sebastopol. Illustrated by Drawings &c. Admission One Penny. No Change given at the Door.' The account of 'Events in 1855 [and 1856]' dated by Wrench from Park Lodge, Baslow [Derbyshire], 1902. The duplicated letter dat unknown

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Napier, W F P (Lt Colonel HP Forty-Third Regiment) H PBiblio.com

History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814. Complete in 6 volumes

18322352London: Thomas and William Boone 1832. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. To Which is Prefixed A Reply to Various Opponents; Together With Observations Illustrating Sir J. Moore’s Campaigns. 8vo full calf raised bands and gilt titles and decoration on spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. A uniformly bound set of mixed editions mainly first. 1832-1840 with vol.s I & II second edition 1832 vol.s III 1831 IV 1834 V 1836 & VI 1840 first editions. Vol. I lxxix 618pp illustrated with 8 plates; vol. II xi 530pp with 8 plates; vol. III xiii 640pp with 12 plates; vol. IV xvi 589pp with 9 plates; vol. V lxxxvi 622pp with 8 plates; vol. VI cv 710pp with 10 plates corner of a couple of pages missing with no loss of text looks like an error during binding. A little damp staining to the base of a couple of volumes. With occasional pencil notes inside and a little age toning generally to the plates. Occasional chipping small tear to a couple of plates. An extensive history of the war the political machinations battlefields state of the countries involved strategy letters state of the various armies etc. Vol VI has prefixed Several Justificatory Pieces in reply to criticism. From the collection of George Gilbert Ramsay of Glasgow University with his personal bookplate on the front pastedowns. A very attractive matching set of these volumes in excellent condition with a fine provenance.Heavy and may require extra overseas postage. Thomas and William Boone hardcover

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Hard, Abner MD (Surgeon of the Regiment During Its Term of Service and Brevet Lieut Col USV) M D U S VBiblio.com

History of the Eighth Cavalry Regiment Illinois Volunteers During the Great Rebellion

186834967Aurora Illinois: Self published 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Restored. Complete. 4 pages 33-368 3. Frontispiece engraving of General John F. Farnsworth. Illustrated with portraits. Original cloth laid back down onto newer covers. Newer gilt stamped title on the spine. Newer end sheets. Frontispiece engraving is the first original sheet. Scattered foxing and light staining to the text. Ocassional pencil corrections made to the text. Illustrated bookplate of Ray Russell on the front paste down. Illusrated bookplate of Marshall D. Krolick on the right front flyleaf. The 8th Illinois Cavalry called "Farnsworth's Abolitionist Regiment" by President Lincoln was the only Illinois cavalry regiment to serve the entirety of the war in the Army of the Potomac. The unit was involved in several major conflicts including Antietam Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. At the latter Lt. Marcellus E. Jones fired what is considered the first shot of the battle when he fired at an unidentified Confederate. After President Lincoln's assassination the regiment aided in the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and served in Lincoln's honor guard while he lay in state in the rotunda. Scarce regimental history of an important regiment. Nevins I page 100 "Written by the regimental surgeon this study contains both facts and personal incidents; some humor also enriches the narrative. Self published hardcover

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Automobile 1st Regiment History Compilation Committee EditionBiblio.com

History of the First Automobile Regiment

19822091202133105888Automobile Regiment History Publishing Society 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Automobile Regiment History Publishing Society paperback

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[10th Light Horse Regiment]. OLDEN, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Charles NiquetBiblio.com

Westralian Cavalry in the War. The Story of the Tenth Light Horse Regiment AIF in the Great War 1914-1918

1921122313Melbourne: Alexander McCubbin 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Melbourne Alexander McCubbin 1921. Octavo 343 1 colophon pages plus 3 maps 2 folding 86 plates and 7 folding maps in a rear endpocket. Decorated cloth a little stained on the rear cover and lightly stained and sunned on the spine; endpapers offset; trifling signs of age and use; a very good copy internally excellent. The two-page foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel describes the author thus: 'Lieut.-Colonel Olden is well qualified to undertake the work as joining the Regiment on its inception he served with it throughout the War and though twice wounded was never long away from duty. He temporarily commanded it during the absence wounded of Colonel Todd on more than one occasion notably during the 2nd Battle of Gaza and finally succeeded to the command after the death of Colonel Todd'. He was awarded the DSO. Dornbusch 399; Fielding and O'Neill page 233; Trigellis-Smith 280. Alexander McCubbin hardcover

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[11th Light Horse Regiment]. HAMMOND, Ernest WaldemarBiblio.com

History of the 11th Light Horse Regiment Fourth Light Horse Brigade Australian Imperial Forces War 1914-1919

1942129472Brisbane: William Brooks and Co 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Brisbane William Brooks and Co. 1942. Octavo xvi 186 pages with an illustration and 4 maps plus 67 pages of plates containing 108 plates in all; the regimental colour patch is printed in three colours on the title page. Maroon sand-grain cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover; cloth a little stained and rubbed with two small worm holes to the spine and front cover with some short tracks visible on the front pastedown; edges marked; binding a little shaken and cracked between some gatherings; trifling remnants of the original tipped-in plain opaque paper dustwrapper on the leading edges of the pastedowns as often; minimal adhesive residue to one page from an old insert; paper a little tanned; some scattered foxing; overall a decent copy. This is a rare item with provenance from two light horsemen. An inscription on the front free endpaper reads: 'Originally owned by the late 868 Corporal Jack Ledlie but given to me by his widow Olive. Clive Kynaston. 512 - 12th ALH'. A second inscription in the same hand at the head of one of the contents pages indicates that he later presented the book to '2/14 QMI' Queensland Mounted Infantry. The author was Signal Sergeant of the Regiment. Dornbusch 393; Fielding and O'Neill page 233; Trigellis-Smith 282. William Brooks and Co hardcover

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Edward Mason Wrench (1833-1912) of the 34th Regiment of Foot and 12th Royal Lancers [The Indian Mutiny; Sepoy Mutiny; Indian RebBiblio.com

Edward Mason Wrench Three hectograph duplicates of manuscripts describing his service and that of his uncle Captain Henry Kirke in the 12th Royal Lancers during the Sepoy Mutiny Indian Rebellion of 1857. With typed transcript and commentary.

17021Two duplicate letters one dated from Park Lodge Baslow Derbyshire on 23 December 1907 and 'Christmas 1907'; and the other from the same place 'Aug 1909' and 13 September 1909. Third duplicate and typescript without place or date. Wrench was the son of a clergyman and well educated and well connected being presented to the Prince of Wales and staying at Chatsworth in his old age. His obituary in the British Medical Journal 27 April 1912 describes how after service in the Crimea 'he was transferred to the 4th Lancers went to Madras with that regiment in the following month and served with it during the whole of the Indian Mutiny. For his services in India he received the Indian medal and clasp for Central India. He returned to England in 1860 and married in 1861 his cousin the daughter of Mr. William Kirke of Markham Hall Nottinghamshire'. The four items in the present collection are all in good condition on lightly-aged paper. The three duplicates - all closely and neatly written in a vivid and informative style - are among ones produced by Wrench for circulation within his family there being copies in the collection of Wrench papers in Nottingham University Library. They comprise two letters and a narrative account. The typescript by an unnamed individual is not present at Nottingham. None of the four items is in the Imperial War Museum catalogue. ONE: Duplicate of Autograph Letter by Wrench 'Edwd M Wrench M.V.O - F.R.C.S. late asst Sugeon 12 R Lancers'. Dated at beginning 23 December 1907 and at end 'Christmas 1907 - Park Lodge Baslow Derbyshire'. The letter describes the 'Jubilee commemoration' at the Royal Albert Hall and is headed 'My last Parade'. It begins: 'It was indeed well done The dinner to the surviving Veterans who fought in the Indian Mutiny campaign in 1857 given by the proprietors of the London Daily Telegraph a procession of heart stirring episodes from the Inspection by F.M. Lord Roberts on the steps of the Albert Memorial where I found private Meredith of the 24th who was with me in the trenches at the assault on the Redan Sebastopol June 18 1855 to the surging chorus by the thousands in the Albert Hall of Auld Lang Syne near the end of what Lord Curzon in his thrilling speech said was a "ceremony" rather than a festival a speech that made the tears tremble on my eyelids. They overflowed at the solemn sounding of the "last post" recalling to my memory in the words of the poet O Hara a charge of the 12th Lancers I rode with at the battle of Banda .'. He names others present including 'Col Robertson . he was still the bravest of the brave for though 86 he was in velvet Levee dress silk stockings & pumps without a great coat. He told me he was a teetotaller his picturesque appearance attracted Lord Roberts eye and drew a heavy fire on us not of rifles but of snap shot cameras the result of which has been my portrait in such good company scattered by the hundreds of thousands in The Daily Mirror of Decr 24 . I have looked down the barrel of a loaded musket near enough to see a Sepoys yellow eyes taking aim at the butt end and ridden with cannon balls hopping over my head like balls in a cricket ground I cannot compare my perils during the Sepoy Mutiny to many others of the Kirke family'. 2pp. 8vo. TWO: Duplicate of Autograph Letter by Wrench 'Ed M Wrench'. Dated at beginning 'Park Lodge Baslow Aug 1909' and at end 13 September 1909. 3pp. 8vo. The letter begins: 'Having recently discovered that General W A Franks Major-General William Astell Franks 1838-1929 now living at Northland Road Southampton was present when Uncle Henry Kirke died when fleeing from the Mutineers of his Regt. 12 BNI in 1857 I took the liberty of writing to him he very kindly responded to my enquiries & I feel sure the information he has afforded will be interesting adding much to our scanty knowledge of that terrible time.' There follow extended transcriptions from Franks's letters: '. I saw him the day he died . he was on his horse but rolling about on it . he looked at me with a vacant stare & was deadly pale. I could see he was dying. Shortly after he fell off his horse he was the only one of our party that was buried all the rest being left where they fell .'. Of his own activities Wrench notes: 'I had gone to India almost direct from the Crimea in the year previous 1856. I was assistant Surgeon in the 12th Lancers so was never in the same danger as the Officers of the Native Regiments though I had my share of dangers . and had men blown to pieces by shell not a dozen yards from me . We went not as is said to revenge the Mutiny but to protect the loyal natives of which there were many & restore order yet in one battle we killed 500 rebels and looted two Palaces from one at Kabula we took 40 cart loads of gold & silver; my share of which was £750 . 0 . 0 so I have no personal grievance'. He continues with reference to the Battle of Banda and 'hunting rebels in the jungles'. THREE: Narrative account titled 'Cousin Henry Kirkes story of his escape from Mutineers June 1857'. The account begins: 'In 1857 Uncle Henry was commanding the Head Quarters of the 12th Bengal N.I. at Nowgong now spelt Naogaon Aunt Kirke Henry & St George were with him - He greatly distrusted the Sepoys and when he heard of the mutiny at Barrackpoor in April he immediately sent Aunt & St George off to the Hills just in time for they left Meerut only two days before the fatal 10 May'. A gripping account follows filled with incident: '. At the beginning of June Uncle heard that the left wing of his regiment stationed at Jhansi about sixty miles distant had killed the officers and all the Christian women and children there; Uncle forthwith ordered a parade and addressed the men. He told them of the mutiny of their comrades at Jhansi and added "Now I will let any man that wishes go and join the mutineers but let those who are true come and swear by the Colours". The whole 500 cheered and swore they would be true to him and the Colours. Two days afterwards they broke out into open mutiny shot the Regtl. Sergeant Major and made the officers fly for their lives. . The Europeans ten officers two ladies riding on Uncle's charger and a baby that Henry carried in front with a man riding behind him started for Banda. They asked a Brahmin the way he refused unless they gave him a rupee this Henry did when he ran off demanding another and swore by his gods that if given this he would be faithful but having got it he called to some villagers to come and kill the Faringhees for they had lots of money and so they would be rich for life. Some of the officers wished to shoot the man but Henry dissuaded them but presently the ruffian threw his lathi or club at the ladies horse which reared and they fell off. The man ran forward to kill them when Henry shot him through the back of the head he fell on his face. The villagers turned the dead man over and the two rupees fell out of his mouth when Henry heard them say "It is true they are rich for see they have loaded their guns with rupees". .'. 3pp. 8vo. FOUR: Mimeographed typescript titled '"Not to Revenge but to Protect."' 18pp. 8vo. Containing a transcriptions of Item One pp.16-18 and Item Three pp.4-9 and of passages from Item Two pp.13-15 with a commentary by a knowledgeable but unrelated party. Two duplicate letters, one dated from Park Lodge, Baslow, Derbyshire, on 23 December 1907 (and 'Christmas 1907'); and the other unknown

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[10th Company, 8th Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment]Biblio.com

Zur Erinnerung an Meine Dienstzeit In remembrance of my service time 1906 to 1908. Reserve. 10 Komp. k.b. 8 J. Rgt. Grossherzog Friedrich von Baden. Imperial German Army

3733807Metz Alsace-Lorraine German Empire: GebrÃ¼der Notton RÃ¶merstr. 10 1908. Composite silver process photograph. Mount: 18Â¾ x 23Â½ inches. Image: 14Â¼ x 17Â¾ inches. Light rubbing to edges of mount with minor wear at bottom right; margins foxed; small mark at bottom extending faintly into image; very good. This is a rich and complex composite photograph from 1908 captioned with the words â€œZur Erinnerung an Meine Dienstzeitâ€ which translates to â€œIn remembrance of my service time.â€ It was created for the 10th Company 8th WÃ¼rttemberg Infantry Regiment Grand Duke Frederick of Badenâ€™s Regimentâ€”possibly light infantry as in â€œJÃ¤ger infanterieregiment.â€ This regiment was based in Strasbourg in Alsace-Lorraine and served within the Imperial German Army. The surnames of these men are: Baibel Baierl Bauer Berger Jos. Burger Joh. Bumb BÃ¼chel Dirr Dirschedl Echtler Feibler Forster Fuchs Gaibl Ganslmeier Gundel Habender Hagl Haub HaÃ¼selmeier Herzog Hiemer Huber Jacob Janker Keim Kirchbauer Klemm Knott Kopp Kraus Kreckl KÃ¼bel Laubhardt Laubenbacher Lautner Lippert Maier Joh. Maier Seb. Merkel Miehling Moosburger Petermann Pfeilschifter Pflug Prior Rachl Rauschecker Ries Rommel Schmid Schmidt Schnabel Scholz Schraudolf Schweiber Stegmeier Sutter Ulm Weber Weindl Wenniger Wohlfarth Zieringer Zeilinger Zirngibl. The photograph presents a multitude of uniformed soldiers in a staged setting designed to resemble a military encampment or a gathering. The arrangement of soldiers is not casual but highly structured with officers shown with swords and details prominently positioned in the foreground. Many of the men are shown hoisting enormous beer steins with rather serious expressions. The photograph also features regimental flags and other military regalia which were symbols of pride and unity for the unit. The arrangement of soldiers in rows with some seated and others standing is typical of military portraiture of the time intended to display the order and discipline of the troops. The backdrop of the photograph features a bucolic scene a blend of a real outdoor setting and painted backdrops. This kind of photography allowed for the superimposition of studio-taken images onto a different background giving the impression that all individuals were present at a single location. Such methods were used to create cohesive unit photographs when it was not possible to gather everyone at once. The inclusion of phrases like â€œMit Gott fÃ¼r KÃ¶nig und Vaterlandâ€ With God for King and Fatherland reinforces the patriotic sentiment of the era and the soldiersâ€™ commitment to their country and monarch. Other phrases such as â€œDie Well ist grofs Die Welt ist schÃ¶n; Wer weifs ob wir uns wiedersehn!â€ â€œThe world is big the world is beautiful; Who knows if we will see each other again!â€ reinforce the romanticism of military service. From a photographic history perspective the image represents the advancements in photo montage techniques at the turn of the 20th century. The image quality clarity and composition indicates that the photographers Gebruder Notton used a large-format camera which was capable of capturing detailed group portraits. A rather remarkable photograph encapsulating the military ethos of the German Empire during a period of intense nationalism and militarism leading up to the First World War. unknown

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John Northall, Esq Captain In The Royal Regiment Of ArtilleryBiblio.com

Travels through Italy Containing New and Curious Observations on That Country Particularly the Grand Duchy of Tuscany; the Ecclesiastical Andother Italian Stateswhereinstate or the Dominions of the Pope; the Kingdom of Naples; the Republics of Venice and Genoa;

67376E-374. Good. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. Published by Printed for S Hooper. London UK. 1766 10 476 12 pp index. Illustrated with folding map 5 folding engraved plates. Bound in full leather boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities corners and edges of the boards lightly scuffed and rounded. Bookplate of Lord Exmouth present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Captain John Northall c1723-1759 was a captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery and is first recorded in Italy in April 1752 with a Mr Moore. He appears to have entered the service as a teenager and risen rapidly through the ranks. His Travels through Italy was written 1752-1753 but published posthumously and is dedicated to David Garrick who had visited Italy in 1763-4. He warns young aristocrats against being deceived by antiquarian guides in Rome into buying fake paintings presented as originals by Raphael Titian or Michelangelo. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover

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Marmont, Marshal; Schaller, Frank (Colonel 22d Regiment Mississippi Infantry, Confederate Army) [Confederate imprint]Biblio.com

The Spirit of Military Institutions by Marshal Marmont Duke of Ragusa

186432582Columbia: Evans and Cogswell 1864. Stiff wraps. Good. 12mo. 278 pages. Stiff paper boards with title on the front cover. Black cloth spine. Covers are worn and discolored. It appears the covers are facsimiles. Light to moderate foxing to the contents. Pencil inscription on the right front flyleaf reads "Col. Samuel W Milton from the publishers." The author wrote this book during his recovery from wounds in battle. He dedicates this work to Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis thanks the author and calls him "a master of the art of war" on page 12. Confederate imprint. Parrish & Willingham 4953; Confederate Hundred 60; Sabin 44651. The previous owner served as an Assistant Adjutant General under Samuel Cooper from 1863 to the end of the war. From Find A grave dot com taken from the Biography of Eminent Men of the Carolinas: Samuel Wickiff how it is spelled in the obit Melton was born in Yorkville S. C. February 7 183 hard to read. Receiving his early education in Yorkville he graduated from the South Carolina college in the class of 1852. He edited the Chester Standard published in Chester in 1852 and 1854. Then he returned to Yorkville and established the Yorkville Examiner on January 1 1855 running it until 1858 when he sold out to Lewis M. Grist. In the meantime in 1857 he was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law with his brother C. D. Melton at Chester continuing until the war broke out. He enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861 on the staff of Gen. M L. Bonham as aid-de-camp accompanying him to Virginia remaining with him until after the first battle of Bull Run. Subsequently he went on the staff of Maj. Gen. Gustavius W. Smith commanding the Second corps he having the rank of major. He remained with Gen. Smith until February 1863 and was then assigned to duty in the office of the adjutant and inspector general of the Confederate army at Richmond where he remained until the close of the war. He was in the first battle of Bull Run in the Peninsular campaign in the battles around Richmond at Seven Pines the campaign in 1863 in North Carolina and temporarily on the staff of Gen. Beauregard at the battle of Drury's Bluff. The chief duties however from early in 1862 to the close of the war were in the adjutant general's office in Richmond. Evans and Cogswell unknown

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McTaggart, Lt-Col M F Illustrated by The Wag of the RegimentBiblio.com

From Colonel to Subaltern. Some Keys for Horseowners

1928003636London: Country Life Ltd 1928. First Limited Edition. Full Pictorial Pigskin. Near Fine. No. 65 of 150 Edition de Luxe limitation signed by author and the illustrator using his pseudonym. 4to. 11.5 by 9.5 inches 29 by 24 cm. 240 6 pp. The illustrations through the body of the work are sprightly colorful fun and perfect exemplars of a twenties to thirties highball sophisticated aesthetic -- a sporting extension of the sleek look associated with thirties screwball comedies and musicals! The book makes riding and all its mishaps seem like one endless lark a party in which nothing really bad could possibly intrude. This is the kind of work that everyone will have a favorite image but few can not but admire the frontis of horses' heads awash with a gilt border. Much of the illustration by the way appears as if it were applied directly by hand and this slapdash manuscript quality greatly adds to the charm of the production. The pigskin binding has a film of soiling but remains attractive especially with its inked title and inkwell and feather quill pen imagery. With also a letter from the publisher. Country Life Ltd unknown

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CROKER Richard Captain in the Late 99th Regiment of FootBiblio.com

Travels Through Several Provinces of Spain and Portugal &c.

45320Printed for the Author and Sold by J. Robson T. Payne Messrs. Cadell et al. London. 1799. First edition. SCARCE. viii 316pp. The military travels of Croker presented in a series of letters a few years before the Peninsular Wars. The tone is very honest and engaging. In one town the locals decided that it would be fun to throw stones at the troups and only stopped their sport when the use of guns were threatened. Croker writes in detail about the food and wine and is also very observant of the interest the Spanish men pay to the English women that travel with the soldiers. Recently rebound in quarter maroon calf and marbled boards original endpapers and half-title present. Some occ. light foxing one page has a close short tear to margin not affecting text. The pages are remarkably clean and fresh and the volume is very sound. Please contact us for photographs. hardcover

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Collins, (Capt) RM 15th Texas Regiment, Grandbury's Brigade R MBiblio.com

Chapters from the Unwritten History of the War Between the States or the Incidents in the Life of a Confederate Soldier in Camp on the March in the Great Battles and in Prison

1893026678St Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co 1893. First Edition. Octavo. Important first-hand observations of the Civil War in the West. Nevins calls the book "A very readable and reliable narrative by a member of the 15th Texas Cavalry who saw much service in the Western theater; the volume deserves more attention than it has heretofore received." Quite scarce. Bound in blue cloth decorated in blind spine lettering gilt edges spine ends and corners show some wear previous owner's name. Howes C597; Nevins I p.72. Nixon-Jones Printing Co unknown

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ISHAM, ASA B [LATE FIRST LIEUTENANT COMPANY "F" HISTORIAN OF THE REGIMENT]Biblio.com

AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CAVALRY FROM ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1862 TO ITS MUSTER OUT IN 1865

189348862New York: Town Topics Publishing Company 1893. 1893. MICHIGAN CIVIL WAR. First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth with titles in gilt on the front cover and spine and Regiment banner design on the front cover dark brown front and rear endpapers 118 pp. frontispiece portrait of Colonel W. D. Mann 1893 preface illustrated from photographs portraits officers' register. O'Keefe 1207 says: "A regimental account that covers the third day at Gettysburg where the Michigan Cavalry led by General Custer fought off General J. E. B. Stuart and his Confederate Cavalry who were attempting to attack the rear of the Union line. The author served in F Company of the Seventh Regiment and was the regiment historian." Much information is provided on the officers of the regiment and their comments regarding battles and skirmishes. Signed twice in pencil on the front free fly leaf: "Compliments of Col. W. D. Mann. Mann was the colonel of the regiment and there is a photograph of him as the frontispiece. Also signed by William Covert who was a member of Company H 7th Michigan Cavalry and served in the regiment from Aug. 15 1864 to July 18 1865. Near fine bright copy of a very scarce book that is difficult to find especially in such nice condition. Town Topics Publishing Company, [1893]. hardcover

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Hutchins, Thomas (Captain in the 60th Regiment of Foot)Biblio.com

A Topographical Description of Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland and North Carolina Comprehending The Rivers Ohio Kenhawa Sioto Cherokee Wabash Illinois Missisippi &c. The Climate Soil and Produce Whether Animal Vegetable or Mineral; The Mountains Creeks Roads Distances Latitudes &c. and of every Part laid down in the annexed Map

177834320London: Printed for the Author and Sold by J. Almon opposite Burlington House in Piccadilly 1778. First Edition. Full calf. Defective. Octavo.1 ii 67 pages 1 page blank. Folding map in front located between the front paste down and the right front flyleaf. Missing both plans and a part of the Table of distances. Brown calf leather binding with newer red leather title label on the spine. Front and rear hinges repaired at one point leaving the rear fly end paper partially stuck to the rear paste down. Leather boards are scuffed and pitted. Light toning to the text. A few pages are browned. Map of the United States measures 15" x 11.5". The contemporary 18th century map of the United States tipped in front probably was not issued with the book. The original map engraved by John Cheevers was 35-1/4" x 43-1/2" in size and issued separately. This map has an approximate two inch closed tear on the right edges and a few tape repairs to the lower edges made on the verso of the map. "Ralph & C" printed in small letters in the far lower right corner. Howes H 846 - "Valuable source for the western country during the late British period written by the first - and only-official geographer of the United States the originator of our range system of land surveys."; Sabin 34054; Field 744; Clark Vol. 1 258. Printed for the Author, and Sold by J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly unknown

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James K Lee of the First Regiment of Virginia VolunteersBiblio.com

The Volunteer's Hand Book: Containing an Abridgment of Hardee's Infantry Tactics Adapted to the Use of the Percussion Musket in Squad and Company Exercises manual of Arms for Riflemen and United States Army Regulations as to Parades Reviews Inspections Guard Mounting Etc. FIRST EDITION

1860070469Richmond VA: West & Johnston 1860. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good -. 6.25" x 4.25" x 0.25. FIRST EDITION 1860. Since this was printed just before the beginning of the Civil War it is NOT a Confederate imprint. "Third Thousand" per the title page. Softcover. Spine is cocked; foxed throughout with some dampstain at the foot yet text has been uncompromised. Curling at the corners with some soiling. Predominantly unmarked except for a previous owner's name "L. J. Lee" dated April 1861 in pencil on the front flyleaf and a couple of markings in the margin on page 65 looking as the soldier was graphing the instruction of "By platoons left wheel. MARCH." and "Forward. March" also in pencil. The wear and soiling invokes a wonder if L. J. Lee carried this handbook with him in battle during the Civil War and what this little book has seen. A fascinating copy. Full refund if not satisfied. West & Johnston paperback

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[New South Wales Lancer Regiment and First Australian Horse]. WILKINSON, FrankBiblio.com

Australian Cavalry. The NSW Lancer Regiment and First Australian Horse

1901129531Sydney: Angus and Robertson 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Sydney Angus and Robertson 1901. Quarto x 64 pages with an illustration plus 8 plates but lacking the colour frontispiece called for by Dornbusch. Modern binder's cloth with the front panel of the original green wrapper printed in red mounted on the front board; text block tide-marked near the head of the spine with the plates a little stained; some discolouration and foxing heavy in places; minor signs of age and use; a decent copy of an absolute rarity. This history of these two cavalry units from their foundation through to the end of the Boer War is 'undoubtedly a regimental record but it is something more - it is an attempt to explain and to some extent combat the unreasoning prejudice which has grown up as a result of the South African campaign against the cavalry arm of the service. On this point Mr. Wilkinson says:- "It is my purpose to show not only that cavalry regiments like the New South Wales Lancers have done equal yeoman service to the Empire in the South African struggle with their comrades in the other branches of the service but that they have done infinitely more as the pioneers of the cavalry movement in Australia to enhance the value of our defence force and to shew the world of what fighting stuff our men are made"' from a review in the 'Daily Telegraph' 12 October 1901. The last 18 pages contain numerous appendices including nominal and casualty rolls. Dornbusch 126; Fielding and O'Neill page 126. Angus and Robertson hardcover

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William WEMMS; Crispus ATTUCKS; Samuel GRAY, of Boston Mass; Samuel MAVERICK, of Boston; Thomas PRESTON, Captain 29th Regiment oBiblio.com

The Trial of the British Soldiers of the 29th Regiment of Foot W. Wemms and others for the murder of Crispus Attucks and others March 5 1770 etc.c

18071812290002Boston: Beecher & Armstrong 1807. Hardcover. Acceptable. Boston Massacre Early American Printing Contemporary boards conserved and rebacked on modern spine. Ink and perforated stamps on title page. 120 p. First published in 1770 under the title: The trial of William Wemms James Hartegan etc. Taken in short hand by John Hodgson. Future President John Adams successfully represented the accused British soldiers in the tumultuous trial. "The trial of the British soldiers of the 29th Regiment of Foot : for the murder of Crispus Attucks Samuel Gray Samuel Maverick James Caldwell and Patrick Carr on Monday evening March 5 1770 before the Honorable Benjamin Lynde John Cushing Peter Oliver and Edmund Trowbridge esquires justices of the Superior court of judicature Court of assize and general gaol delivery held at Boston by adjournment November 27 1770." From the library of Richard Manning Hodges 1827-1896 noted American surgeon Harvard College 1847 Harvard Medical School 1850. Boston: Beecher & Armstrong hardcover

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Symes, Michael Major in His Majesty's 76th Regiment:Biblio.com

An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava sent by The Governor-General of India in the Year 1795

39913London W. Bulmer and Co. 1800 Hardcover book first edition 503 pages with engraving and maps- some folding as called for. Dedicated the the chairman of the east India Company. this lovely volume explores the history geography people and natural history of the country now referred to as Myanmar and formerly Burma. The author undertook a long and arduas journey throgh the country ending in 1795. a Very good copy bound in half-calf brown boards and marbled endpapers. all plates and maps are present as listed in the directions to the binder at the rear. Maps and plates have some light foxing. Fold-out map of the Irrawwady river has some perforations to the foldsalthough this is not serious. Other plates have light foxing and some margin stains but this does not affect the images. One page 288 has some margin notes and one page 157 has a short closed tear to edge. Previous owners contemporary signature to top of title page. Binding is lightly rubbed but firm and without splits. Pictures available. Please note this is a heavy volume and will require additional shipping charges. London, W. Bulmer and Co. 1800 hardcover

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