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1910List304Fort Ethan Allen 1910. Gelatin silver print mounted to board 16 ¼ x 14 ½ inches. Fair to Good. The 10th Cavalry was one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regiments of the post-Civil War segregated U.S. Army first seeing action in the Indian Wars. Their band is shown here most likely during their stint at Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont. They are wearing a mix of insignia from 1902 to 1908 and some are shown in civilian clothing which suggests the picture was taken in Vermont as this was during the time the Army used a vast mix of insignia and the brick architecture of the background also matches that of the fort. <br /> <br /> They were exposed to some racism during their time in Vermont - the soldiers were punished for associating with neighboring white women with some of the offenders being confined to the guardhouse for punishment which fits with the strictly segregated Army policies of the time. The soldiers did also record positive aspects of their time at the fort including studying at the fort's library and playing nightly games of the newly-invented sport of basketball. These amenities provided some positive contrast to the previous assignments of the regiment who had been mostly stationed on the frigid plains where the army believed racial tensions would be kept to a minimum. <br /> <br /> The picture shows the band with the normal marching band instruments of clarinets tubas and sousaphones as well as an alto clarinet oboe and what appears to be a baritone saxophone. We find no other examples of the 10th Cavalry Band and the picture shows the regiment at a relatively calm time as they would soon be sent to the Mexican-American border in 1913 to deal with rising tensions. The picture has condition issues with damage to the mount some damage to the bottom left corner and a crease along the bottom third of the image along with closed tears and chipping to the title label. It remains in fair to good condition attractive and worthy of preservation. unknown books
537244to. One page approximately 100 words in part: For $200 paid to one Abner Best "We bind ourselves to give said negro man named George good & sufficient winter & summer clothing a pair of shoes in summer & a pair of boots & socks in winter. attend him properly in sickness pay taxes and his doctor bills and we are to lose all lost time." Two associates signed the slave hire with Shelby. Folded. Some foxing but very good. 801. <br/><br/> hardcover books
M17727Couverture rigide Turin , Frères Reycends , 1772 , 2 vols in8 plein veau , dos à nerfs , caissons décorés , XXIV-327 - VIII-232 pp. 29 planches repliées . Travail de vers sur le bas d' un second plat .L' ouvrage est completé par 2 annexes : Traité de la connoissance extérieure du cheval, Traité de la méchanique du mors. Langue: Français
1767002383Genève Par la Compagnie des Libraires 1767
18632604050021United States Army 1863. First Edition. Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles. Very Good. Signed. Large two sided document. Printed with manuscript names filled in. The first name listed is Colonel Eli Long. This document shows the Colonel Captains Sergeants Lieutenants and the privates. This document shows the pay from October 31st 1863 to December 31st 1863. <br> According to NPS: "On February 23 1863 Long was appointed colonel of the 4th Ohio Cavalry a regiment which recently had surrendered to the Confederate raider Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan. Long improved the morale of the regiment and led it in the Tullahoma Campaign. He commanded the regiment's brigade the 2nd Brigade 2nd Division Cavalry Corps of the Department of the Cumberland between March 1863 and August 20 1864 including service at the Battle of Chickamauga. Long was wounded in the left side at the Battle of Farmington Tennessee October 7 1863. He was distinguished in the Atlanta Campaign where he suffered a head wound at the Battle of Jonesboro Georgia August 20 1864 and wounds in the right arm and right thigh at the Battle of Lovejoy's Station Georgia August 21 1864. Long received brevet grade appointments as major lieutenant colonel and colonel in the Regular Army of the United States for "gallant and meritorious services" at the Battle of Farmington and Battle of Fort Sanders Knoxville in Tennessee and Battle of Lovejoy's Station in Georgia respectively. Between November 16 1864 and April 2 1865 Long commanded the 2nd Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of Mississippi under Major General James H. Wilson. On April 2 1865 during Wilson’s Raid Long was severely wounded in the head at the Battle of Selma Alabama. During that battle he led the 2nd Division in a charge upon the entrenchments that resulted in the capture of that town. During the Civil War Long was wounded five times and also cited for gallantry five times. On January 13 1866 President Andrew Johnson nominated Long for appointment to the brevet grade of major general of volunteers United States Army unknown
18631214<p>Rare Confederate Imprint:</p><p>24 mo. 5 1/2 by 3 3/4 inches 1 preliminary leaf ii </p><p>Three parts in one volume: "Cavalry Tactics For Single Line Formation" 220 pages</p><p>"Evolutions of a Regiment" 104 pages</p><p>"Skirmish Drill for Mounted Troops" 47 pages</p><p>"Bugle Signals" pages 97-108 among them: "To Arms" "The Charge" "Reveille" "Retreat" "Dinner Call" and "Tattoo" all with musical notation</p><p>"Table of Contents" plus Index and "Skirmish Drill For Mounted Troops" xiv pages</p><p>38 plates some folded: diagrams tables and charts.</p><p>Good condition collated perfect in green paper covered boards old blue cloth re-backing with worn black paper label mild foxing to some pages – not affecting contents.</p><p>"Fighting Joe" Wheeler was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army. He was the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee and fought in most of its battles in the Western Theater.</p><p>He earned his nickname on the Western frontier where he distinguished himself in skirmishes against Native Americans.</p> S. H. Goetzel, & Co. hardcover
188258456Fort Laramie WT 1882. 4to. Three pages approximately 275 words in part: "There is not to my mind outside of Divine Writ so convincing an evidence of the immortality of the soul as is furnished by the growth and development of the mind and character of this greatest of American Presidents to meet the exigencies of the direction and control of a great Revolution on the successful issue of which depended the happiness of one fifth of the world . as his career differed from that of the other heroes of history in that he lived and strove for reforms that would benefit mankind though his own life should be the price in so far is Abraham Lincoln the greatest of Reformers the noblest of Patriots the ablest of men." This essay was published along with other tributes to Abraham Lincoln in The Lincoln Memorial NY 1882. Very good. Folded. #6317. Wesley Merritt graduated from West Point in 1860 serving briefly in the West before returning east for Civil War service in the Union cavalry attached to the Army of the Potomac participating in its major campaigns and battles through Appomattox ending the war commanding a division as a Major General. Following the war he commanded the 9th Cavalry in Texas for eight years; promoted to colonel in 1876 he took command of the 5th Cavalry in Wyoming participating in the Custer campaign and other actions against the Indians and serving in that capacity until 1882 when he was appointed to a five-year posting as superintendent of West Point. He commanded the 1898 expedition to the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. <br/><br/> unknown books
1860LIST026New York: Jackson 1860. First Edition. An unrecorded recruitment broadside for the 11th New York Cavalry. Col. James Swain led the regiment which was first organized on Staten Island in late 1861. Most troops came from New York City the site of robust recruitment in the early years of the conflict largely from Irish and German immigrants. The regiment saw service throughout the South. The verse in small part: "Must our nation to the rebels yield or vainly call for aid / Our brethren now are in the field shall we keep in the shade. that our cause is just I hope and trust there are few who can but own / As if was the rebels raised this dust which we will soon put down. / Then if you wish to bear a hand you might not have again / A chance to join a chosen band of Mounted Riflemen." <br /> <br /> We find no record of the verse's author R.B. Nicol. Curiously though this broadside is unrecorded a broadside with the same song was published in Washington D.C. by G.F. Hardwick in 1864. A very good copy well preserved with some light creasing and hints of foxing. Jackson unknown books
218883Saumur, S. Milon fils, (1890) 2 forts vol. gr. in-8, XIII-593-[1] pp. et 774-[1] pp., 52 gravures h.-t. dont certaines à double page, demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos à nerfs orné, couv. cons. (reliure de l'époque). Usures aux coins, infime accroc à la coiffe supérieure du tome 1.
18858637Paris Boussod 1885 Seize portfolios demi percaline grise à coins, plats de papier marbré et étiquettes de titre au plats supérieurs, rubans, complet des 16 livraisons en feuilles, soit au total 2 ff. de titre, 2 frontispices, 2 couvertures conservées, 2 tables, 244 pages avec de nombreuses illustrations in-texte et 60 planches en couleurs hors-texte. Légères rouseurs, mouillure à la 15e livraison, à un coin du portfolio et en marge des premiers feuillets, néanmoins bel ensemble.
186136904Greensboro Alabama 1861. 4to sheet folded to 4 pp. Written in ink on first page only. Lined paper old folds Very Good.<br/><br/> The Letter is in the hand of Captain Kerr its first signatory. The Greensboro Cavalry Company from the west central Alabama town of Greensboro had been established before the War. Its officers pleaded for increased membership after the Harper's Ferry invasion. A local newspaper published the following notice: "The recent nefarious attempt at Harper's Ferry to get up an insurrection among the slaves though it proved a signal failure - not one slave it has been asserted having joined Brown and his confederates - should prove a warning to the South to be always prepared to meet such emergencies. And the cheapest and most efficient plan for accomplishing this object is to organize efficient Volunteer Companies." Greensboro Beacon December 2 1859.<br/> Written on the day of Alabama's secession Captain Kerr's Letter reads in full:<br/> "The undersigned Officers have been instructed by the Greensboro Cavalry Company to report the Company ready for actual service-- We have also been instructed to apply for Carbines in addition to arms in our possession. <br/> "We are also pleased to add that the Company entertain a spirit of Deadly hostility to Black Republican rule.<br/> "Respectfully Wm. Kerr Capt. Rich Randolph 1 Lieut Joseph Borden 2 Lieut. unknown books
182863001München, Gedruckt mit Rösl?schen Schriften, 1828. 8°. Mit 2 gefalt. lithogr. Titeln, 93 gefalt. lithogr. Tafeln u. 7 gefalt. lithogr. Musikseiten. XV, 501 S., 1 Bl.; XIX, 360 S., 1 Bl., Ldr.-Bde. d. Zt. a. 4 Bünden m. Rückenverg. u. goldgepr. Rückentiteln (die Textbände auch mit dreiseitigem Goldschnitt).
wc980Saumur, S. Milon fils, libraire-éditeur Relié 2 forts volumes in-8, (19.5x28 cm), relié demi-chagrin bleu d'époque,dos à 4 nerfs titrés, XIII-593 [1]pp et 774-[1] pp, couverture illustrée conservée pour chaque volume, 52 gravures hors-texte, épidermures au tome 2, reliures frottées. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1881000073USA. Good. 1881. Original Cloth. Three curious diaries/logs/journals of Peter H. Grisham mustered out a Corporal of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry. Peter tends to write front to back and then change back to front in these 'pocketbook' type journal. Peter meanders making observations jotting memories detailing genealogical histories; Mrs. Mary Bevins his sister some famed people he knew through his father and notes the history of the family's steel works is in the snippets to follow. "July 10th 1883. My duties have been arduous have neglected to keep up any diary regularly. I went to Arkansas - last May was a year - via Baltimore Harrisburg Pittsburg Chicago St. Louis by RRs and by Steamer too Memphis by RR to Little Rock Geary Ark. to my sister Mrs. Mary Blevins near Pangburn White Co. Ark" "July 22nd 1883 - Wrote letter to J. Lundy Brotherton Phila. in reply to his in regard to Benj Lundy and Elihu and Elijah Embree who printed published the 1st Emancipation newspaper in the US States some 50 years ago.took me to clerk at his great ironworks in 1838.I stayed at his house as a clerk near six years and was present when he died." "About six years ago Bridget an Irish girl that sews for them that G. Eaton was paymaster general under Genl Scott killed himself before this: he ran away with the granddght of his 1st wife. Col. Clark.knows of it." July 29th 1883 Alexandria Va. This ancient city is still inhabited by many of the old Virginia Aristocracy who own the best of the property. The city was mostly of the tory sort I believe in the days of Washington - who attended Church here in the same building I did today.That it sympathised with England and the King may be inferred from the names of the streets - King St. Queen St. Prince.It was also a strong rebel city during the late war sending about a thousand soldiers into the rebel army under Genl R.E. Lee who lived a few miles above opposite the city of Washington. The pocketbook has a page or two missing one hinge is loose is written in pencil blue crayon and pen. A number of pages are financial - stock holdings monies loaned and repaid. Some more legible than others especially the log parts where he has crossed out information that was no longer relelvant. 50pp. Diary for 1881 also a pocketbook style tells the long tale of the death of Catherine M. Melville and other historically relevant events for Washington City DC as he writes. 20pp.Diary for 1890 is for the most part very much like the others.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Genealogy Tennessee Washington Dc Alexandria Virginia Americana Civil War . hardcover
19433081A PARIS. PARIS (VI°). LIBRAIRIE MILITAIRE CART. 1943-1948. 6 SERIES IN-4 (25 X 32,5 X 2,5 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE 55 + (1) PAGES ET 52 PLANCHES HORS TEXTE EN COULEURS, SOUS COUVERTURES CREMES ILLUSTREEES. ILLUSTRE DE 52 PLANCHES EN COULEURS HORS TEXTE PAR BEGNINI, BUCQUOY, FEIST, GIFFARD, HILPERT, LELIEPVRE, PIERRE ALBERT LEROUX, MALESPINA, LUCIEN ROUSSELOT, MAURICE TOUSSAINT, EDITION ORIGINALE ET PREMIER TIRAGE LIMITE A 450 EXEMPLAIRES NUMEROTES, CELUI-CI PORTANT LE NUMERO 72. COLLECTION COMPLETE DE CETTE RARE ET BELLE PUBLICATION. BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
Duodecimo. Pp. 230, (1) Errata. Plus fold-out plate bound at end with 3 hand-coloured lithographed costume studies. Hardcover, bound in contemporary light green boards, old blank lettering-piece to spine, discoloured and faded; few spots on plate. In fine condition. Excellent copy, wide-margined and bright interior, preserved entirely in the original state. ~ First edition. Of utmost rarity. One institutional holding is located worldwide, that in Duke University, NC. In Germany, only two institutional copies are located, both incomplete, comprising of 220 pages only and without the coloured plate. If these are variants or faulty copies, could not be determined. OCLC 310944894. Not in Sloos.
63616aafs.d. (18e s.), 33 x 21.5 cm, ms. sur papier, 68 ff. (136 p. d'une écriture dense ca. 65 lignes par feuille), cartonnage simple d’époque.
8 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous plates, illustrations in the text and maps throughout; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in the dustwrapper. VOLUMES ONE TO FOUR ARE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLES. Vol. 1: 1816-1850 (1973); Vol. 2: 1851-1871 (1975); Vol. 3: 1872-1898 (1982); Vol. 4: 1899-1913 (1986); Vol. 5: 1914-1919 Egypt, Palestine & Syria (1994); Vol. 6: 1917-1918 Mesopotamia (1995); Vol. 7: Curragh Incident & Western Front 1914 (1996); Vol. 8: Western Front 1915-1918; Epilogue 1919-1939 (1997). Anglesey's monumental work, now unlikely ever to be surpassed, is the defiinitive history of the final phase of the British cavalry.
Second, best, and last edition of this comprehensive guide to military strategy. A how-to guide for all ranks of soldier, from private to general. With three folding plates, showing typographical diagrams of military formations. Cockle 588. 4to. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript on spine. Binding lightly soiled but surprisingly unworn. A little minor, faint, old staining in margins of the first few leaves, but otherwise very fresh internally. A very good copy of a rare book.
180266681Paris, Magimel 1802 2 volumes petit in-8, pleine basane mouchetée, dos lisses ornés, roulette dorée sur les coupes, un de texte de [2]- 450 1 pp. et un atlas de 155 planches sur 152 feuillets. Infimes attaques de ver. Très bon exemplaire.
186358198Virginia; various places including City Point 1863-1865. Fine original condition. 8vo. With a brief signed note describing the finding of these letters on a farm near Albany New York. Two letters from Charles Seaver to his sister describe a night-time call to arms arrival on the Rapidan coming under battery fire and forcing the enemy infantry across the river; hoping to relocate to Washington rather than South Carolina; effecting the surrender of "five Rebble sentenals" and the destruction of a railroad bridge by axe and fire. To his mother from City Point he writes of religion; of money due him and how to collect it in case he is killed; and a temporarily successful Rebel capture of 2500 cattle. Merrill Flint writes to his sister on April 6th 1865 from Virginia about walking the streets of Petersburg "it looks very rough"; and not expecting to see Richmond for some time "for we are following Old Lee as fast as the Army can march.the Confederate Army is on its last pins." With one original addressed envelope. unknown
186223879.02<p><b>COMPANY D 1st VERMONT CAVALRY. CIVIL WAR.</b> Manuscript Document Signed June 1862: List of clothing distributed to 54 men including 25 caps 24 blouses 50 trousers 66 flannel shirts 15 drawers 19 bootees 69 stockings and 3 blankets. <b>Each row signed by the soldier who received the items</b>. 1 p. 15½ x 23¾ in. </p><p>"<i>We the undersigned Non Commissioned Officers Artificers Musicians & Privates of Company 'D' 1st Vt Cavalry do acknowledge to have received of Capt. A. W. Preston the articles of Clothing set oposite our respective names</i>"</p><p><b>Soldiers included:</b></p><p>Jacob Trussell Rodney Eames</p><p>Harrison B. Michell James Esdon</p><p>Josiah H. Moore Samuel L. Higgins</p><p>George P. Blair Orin S. Hendrick</p><p>George C. C. Clemment Azro H. Kinerson</p><p>Horace Ide Harvey A. Marckres</p><p>Barney Decker Arthur Murray</p><p>George A. Austin John Morse</p><p>Dan Adams Henry A. Moore</p><p>Harvey Bickford Kyron Morrill</p><p>William Buck Warren Norris</p><p>B. H. Bard Elijah C. Page</p><p>Bartlett S. Bard Francis Rowell</p><p>John A. Beaton L. S. F. Reed</p><p>George F. Bennett Curtis L. Stacy</p><p>Austin A. Bailey Edwin W. Southworth</p><p>C. W. Clifford Martin V. B. Vance</p><p>Ansen L. Chandler John Woodard</p><p>Loren Chase Jr. William Woodard</p><p>Antipas H. Curtis signed with mark John Woodbury</p><p>Milo J. Corliss Fernal H. Webber</p><p>Consealer F. Durlam William Wheaton</p><p>John S. Coombs Mark M. Wheeler</p><p>James Davis James Wright</p><p>John C. Gracy Darwin J. Wright</p><p>Joseph W. Gordon Died J. Hale Powers</p><p>Patrick C. Gilligan Charles Knapp</p> books
186223879.02<p><b>COMPANY D 1st VERMONT CAVALRY. CIVIL WAR.</b> Manuscript Document Signed June 1862: List of clothing distributed to 54 men including 25 caps 24 blouses 50 trousers 66 flannel shirts 15 drawers 19 bootees 69 stockings and 3 blankets. <b>Each row signed by the soldier who received the items</b>. 1 p. 15½ x 23¾ in. </p><p>"<i>We the undersigned Non Commissioned Officers Artificers Musicians & Privates of Company 'D' 1st Vt Cavalry do acknowledge to have received of Capt. A. W. Preston the articles of Clothing set oposite our respective names</i>"</p><p><b>Soldiers included:</b></p><p>Jacob Trussell Rodney Eames</p><p>Harrison B. Michell James Esdon</p><p>Josiah H. Moore Samuel L. Higgins</p><p>George P. Blair Orin S. Hendrick</p><p>George C. C. Clemment Azro H. Kinerson</p><p>Horace Ide Harvey A. Marckres</p><p>Barney Decker Arthur Murray</p><p>George A. Austin John Morse</p><p>Dan Adams Henry A. Moore</p><p>Harvey Bickford Kyron Morrill</p><p>William Buck Warren Norris</p><p>B. H. Bard Elijah C. Page</p><p>Bartlett S. Bard Francis Rowell</p><p>John A. Beaton L. S. F. Reed</p><p>George F. Bennett Curtis L. Stacy</p><p>Austin A. Bailey Edwin W. Southworth</p><p>C. W. Clifford Martin V. B. Vance</p><p>Ansen L. Chandler John Woodard</p><p>Loren Chase Jr. William Woodard</p><p>Antipas H. Curtis signed with mark John Woodbury</p><p>Milo J. Corliss Fernal H. Webber</p><p>Consealer F. Durlam William Wheaton</p><p>John S. Coombs Mark M. Wheeler</p><p>James Davis James Wright</p><p>John C. Gracy Darwin J. Wright</p><p>Joseph W. Gordon Died J. Hale Powers</p><p>Patrick C. Gilligan Charles Knapp</p>
186836564Washington D.C.: R.A. Waters Penn. Ave. cor. 13th Street 1868. Broadside 8" x 10". Printed document with illustration of American Eagle and Shield completed in ink manuscript with signature of Darden and Notary Public Kirby. Notary's blindstamp at bottom blank left corner. Two small pinholes at upper blank margin from prior mounting. Very Good. <br/> <br/> A presidential pardon was required in order for former Confederates to regain their citizenship and voting privileges. The Oath which Darden took in this Proclamation was a precondition to President Johnson's grant of a Pardon to him. <br/> Dennis Dawney Darden c.1833-1883 born in Washington D.C. enlisted in October 1863 as a Private in Co. B Mosby's Cavalry Regiment Partisan Rangers. Captured at Upperville Virginia on 14 October 1864 he was sent to Old Capitol Prison; transferred on 8 February 1865 to Fort Warren MA; and was one of about sixty Confederate prisoners released on 13 June 1865. <br/> He signed the Oath of Allegiance on the day of his release. John W. Munson a comrade of Darden's later credited Darden with helping Munson escape from Old Capitol Prison; Darden stayed behind. Munson's Memoir states that Darden had been "in the secret service department of the government" before the War. Census records show him as a druggist both before and after the War. Munson: Recollections of a Mosby Guerrilla 1906. <br/> In August 1871 Darden was accused of murdering gambling house operator John McCarthy. During a gambling-related altercation defense witnesses said McCarthy drew a derringer on Darden but that the gun misfired; McCarthy then hit Darden over the head. When officers arrived Darden was firing a gun at McCarthy and shot him dead. <br/> The New York Times reported that "the entire gambling fraternity here who bore bitter animosity to McCarthy have been very active in Darden's behalf and he has not lacked for either money or friends." Darden was acquitted; at trial's end a doctor declared Darden insane from McCarthy's beating. He was ordered to an insane asylum. Later he moved to Tennessee with his sisters. The Darden-McCarthy case exposed the police graft system and resulted in the removal of corrupt policemen. <br/>Baltimore Sun 8/16/1871 p.1 and 1/18/1883 p.4; Washington Post 8/18/1912 p.9; Evening Star Washington DC 10/3/1871 p.4; The New York Times 10/3/1871 p.8; Munson J.W.: Recollections of a Mosby Guerilla 1906. R.A. Waters, Penn. Ave., cor. 13th Street unknown books
