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One of the Veterans Francis H. BuffumABAA

SHERIDAN'S VETERANS. A SOUVENIR OF THEIR TWO CAMPAIGNS IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. THE ONE OF WAR IN 1864 THE OTHER OF PEACE IN 1883. BEING THE RECORD OF THE EXCURSION TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS OF THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 15-24 1883

1883290960Boston Mass 1883. First Edition. Soft Cover. Poor binding. SOLD AS IS. First Edition of the first number of Sheridan's Veterans; the second number was published three years later. With frontispiece and numerous portrait plates throughout. Frontispiece and front endpaper detached with loss to the corners of the frontispiece. Lacking the front cover. Contemporary quarter cloth with red paper covers. Not found in Nevins or Eicher. Poor binding. unknown books

Black Swan Books, Inc. · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

WAR OF 1812 VETERANSABAA

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1823210271Delaware County PA 1823. unbound. 2 pages front and back 9.75 x 8 inches Delaware County Pennsylvania May 13 1823 -- a militia directive sent to Major Samuel Anderson responding to his letter of resignation withdrawing himself from command to which he was elected by the unanimous votes of the officers and men comprising the Delaware County Militia. In small part: ".It would have given us much pleasure could your private arrangements have admitted you to remain with us.we trust that.the prospects you have formed for yourself may be realized in the fullest intent." Minor folds and several tiny creases; otherwise very good condition. The document is signed by the following four veterans who fought gallantly in the War of 1812: Dr. Joseph Wilson Founder in 1812 of the Delaware County Troops; George Hawkins Commander of the Delaware County Blues; Henry Myers Captain Delaware County Volunteers; John Crosby Commanding Regiment Artillery. Samuel Anderson 1774-1850 was a Naval surgeon recommended by Benjamin Rush and subsequently appointed by President John Adams a surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1799. unknown books

Argosy Book Store · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

Sons of Veterans USA. U. S.ABAA

INVITATION TO THE 5TH ANNUAL RECEPTION OF THE JOHN F. LITTLE CAMP NO. 195 SONS OF VETERANS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 22 1892 AT THE OPERA HOUSE IN WAYLAND NEW YORK WITH PROF. CLARK'S ORCHESTRA APPEARING SUPPER TO BE HELD AT THE WAYLAND HOUSE

189236274Wayland NY 1892. Small 3-5/8" x 5". 4 pp folded. An attractively illustrated and printed Invitation. Front of invitation is a full color illustration of a soldier holding a bayonet soldiers standing near tents in the background a drum and American flags to the side. The last page is a full color illustration of a Sons of Veterans medal. The wording of the invitation is printed with several elegant fonts with members of Reception Committee Floor Committee and Honorary Committee and location of the reception. Very Good. Wayland is a little town about 80 miles east of Buffalo and 60 miles south of Rochester. The Sons of Veterans of the United States of America was founded by August Plummer Davis in Pittsburgh in 1881. It was formed to preserve the work of the Grand Army of the Republic a fraternal organization of Union Civil War veterans. There had been several independent Sons of Veterans groups in states such as Pennsylvania Missouri and New York but they all eventually became part of the Sons of Veterans U.S.A. The name was later changed to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 1925. Hon. John F. Little 1839-1913 of Bath New York after whom this camp was named was a private in the 161st New York Infantry participating in the Gult and Red River Campaigns and the siege of Mobile. He received the rank of Captain after his service at Mobile and was discharged after three years as Brevet Major. Little was a prominent attorney for many years. He was also an Assemblyman from Steuben County Supervisor of the town of Bath Surrogate and Acting County Judge and a trustee of the New York State Soldiers' Home. "Captain Little Has Succumbed" ELMIRA STAR GAZETTE Tuesday May 13 1913 p.13. unknown books

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €

REBELS IN THE NEW YORK CITY HALL. AT A MEETING OF OFFICERS OF THE VARIOUS NEW YORK CITY REGIMENTS OF BOYS IN BLUE CAPT. BENJAMIN FINLAY MADE THE FOLLOWING REMARKS AND READ THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SHOWING THE TRUE VIEWS OF A PROMINENT DEMOCRAT

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REBELS IN THE NEW YORK CITY HALL. AT A MEETING OF OFFICERS OF THE VARIOUS NEW YORK CITY REGIMENTS OF BOYS IN BLUE CAPT. BENJAMIN FINLAY MADE THE FOLLOWING REMARKS AND READ THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SHOWING THE TRUE VIEWS OF A PROMINENT DEMOCRAT

SHERIDAN'S VETERANS. A SOUVENIR OF THEIR TWO CAMPAIGNS IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. THE ONE OF WAR IN 1864 THE OTHER OF PEACE IN 1883. BEING THE RECORD OF THE EXCURSION TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS OF THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 15-24 1883

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INVITATION TO THE 5TH ANNUAL RECEPTION OF THE JOHN F. LITTLE CAMP NO. 195 SONS OF VETERANS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 22 1892 AT THE OPERA HOUSE IN WAYLAND NEW YORK WITH PROF. CLARK'S ORCHESTRA APPEARING SUPPER TO BE HELD AT THE WAYLAND HOUSE

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