![3730730] [War of 1812 Letter Signed by Peter Gansevoort as Brigadier General at Headquarters in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730730_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1644624264)
Orders for a recruiting officer to go to Utica with cash to find new recruitments. Military uniforms were to be shipped to Utica, but in..... Read More about War of 1812 Letter Signed by Peter Gansevoort as Brigadier General at Headquarters in Albany, New...
![3730473] [Large Portrait Print of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the U.S. Army’s First...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730473_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1630610178)
Almost life-size portrait of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., U.S.A. (1877–1970) who became the first Black army officer to attain a general’s rank in..... Read More about Large Portrait Print of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the U.S. Army’s First Black General,...
![3730786] Camp Townsend. Albany Zouave Cadets, A Co., 10th Infantry, N.G.S.N.Y. [1873 albumen...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730786_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1628131403)
A scarce photograph showing Company A of the 100th Infantry of the Albany Zouave Cadets at military attention and in full dress in front of..... Read More about Camp Townsend. Albany Zouave Cadets, A Co., 10th Infantry, N.G.S.N.Y. [1873 albumen photograph
![3730499] [Aroostook War:] Two Messages from The President of the United States, Communicating...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730499_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620788697)
Illustration of Fort at Lake Tanniscouta. A continuation in the events concerning the Aroostook War, a.k.a., “The Pork and Beans War.” Maine and the United..... Read More about Aroostook War:] Two Messages from The President of the United States, Communicating Additional...
![3730498] [Aroostook War:] Message from the President of the United States, Communicating, in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730498_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620788697)
This important report contains communications primarily written in 1838 and 1839 between the major political players during the Aroostook War, a.k.a., “The Pork and Beans..... Read More about Aroostook War:] Message from the President of the United States, Communicating, in Compliance...
![3730491] Steam Frigate Fulton. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting Information in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730491_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620788696)
“USS Fulton (1837-1862), a side wheel steamer, was launched 18 May 1837 by New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 13 December 1837, Captain M.C. Perry..... Read More about Steam Frigate Fulton. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting Information in...
![3730335] Murder of Union Soldiers [caption title of U.S. House of Representatives Select...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730335_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620785300)
Report on the murder of Union soldiers in South Carolina, a capital case touching on habeas corpus and the jurisdiction of military courts in the..... Read More about Murder of Union Soldiers [caption title of U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee Report
![3730121] History of the Battle of Gettysburg. Presented, with the compliments of the City Hotel,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730121_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1616019037)
Scarce guidebook—similar to a like-titled guidebook (OCLC 14103425, [4] cc.)—but this variant published to promote Gettysburg’s City Hotel, owned by John E. Hughes. The inside..... Read More about History of the Battle of Gettysburg. Presented, with the compliments of the City Hotel, to guests...
![3729751] March Composed & Dedicated to The United States Marine Corps, by A Lady of Charleston. A...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729751_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620878708)
Rare c.1820s “New Edition” of this Southern woman composer’s patriotic composition dedicated to the United States Marine Corps.¹ “Lady of Charleston” Eliza Crawley Murden’s March..... Read More about March Composed & Dedicated to The United States Marine Corps, by A Lady of Charleston
![3729126] [C.1781–1782 Receipt for the hiring a “Contanental Solger”, i.e., Continental...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729126_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1579649615)
Revolutionary War-dated receipt issued to Andrew Betteys of Chelmsford, Massachusetts for his payment of £1, 17s, 2f. “in full for his parte toward hireing a...... Read More about C.1781–1782 Receipt for the hiring a “Contanental Solger”, i.e., Continental Soldier,...
![3728752] [Aberdeen, Maryland:] “Ordnance Joe of the USO” [opening lines]. Unk](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728752_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1557936754)
With bold lettering, this ephemeral and off-the-cuff broadside brings a little levity during the second World War. “Who is the Most Popular Soldier at Aberdeen?”..... Read More about Aberdeen, Maryland:] “Ordnance Joe of the USO” [opening lines
![3728738] [Civil War Michigan:] War Song. Battle of Lavergne. one of the boys&rdquo](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728738_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1557940086)
Sub-titled: “Fought January 1st, 1863, between the Michigan, Engineers and Mechanics, under Col. Innes, and a Brigade of Cavalry and two pieces of Artillery under..... Read More about Civil War Michigan:] War Song. Battle of Lavergne
![3728714] [Chicago:] Official Program, 21st Annual National Convention, The American Legion,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728714_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1557936742)
Official illustrated program of the 1939 annual convention of the patriotic military veterans’ organization, The American Legion. Held in Chicago, the convention brochure by artist..... Read More about Chicago:] Official Program, 21st Annual National Convention, The American Legion, Chicago,...
![3728703] The Negro in the Armed Forces. Seymour J. Schoenfeld](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728703_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1556576102)
War-time patriotic book offering insight into African Americans serving in the United States military. Chapters address military history and traditions of Blacks, “some important consideration..... Read More about The Negro in the Armed Forces
![3728577] Smoked Yankees and the Struggle for Empire: Letters From Negro Soldiers, 1898-1902....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728577_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1576013707)
From the dust jacket, “Black soldiers (called Smoked Yankees by the Spaniards) hoped to ease Negro oppression in the United States by serving in the..... Read More about Smoked Yankees and the Struggle for Empire: Letters From Negro Soldiers, 1898-1902
![3728545] Bay-Bay Promotions—Presents a—Welcome Back Home! Persian Gulf Heroes with a Holiday...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728545_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1554304018)
Small broadside promoting an all-African American musical line-up for a July 4th holiday weekend musical concert for returning Gulf War veterans. Appearing at the concert—held..... Read More about Bay-Bay Promotions—Presents a—Welcome Back Home! Persian Gulf Heroes with a Holiday Blues...
![3728388] Keep ‘em Flying! [Second World War homefront poster]. artist C C. Beall, author Jack...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728388_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1548868044)
Patriotic Second World War poster, a superb example, by American illustrator C.C. Beall, issued by the United States Army Recruiting Service. The design of the..... Read More about Keep ‘em Flying! [Second World War homefront poster
![3728177] Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728177_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1544633435)
Register or handbook for the United States Military Academy at West Point issued in 1850. Includes lists of cadets arranged by class and by “order..... Read More about Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New-York....
![3724903] The Army Paymaster’s Manual [Charles Colné‘s Copy with his Numerous Manuscript...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3724903_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1537914654)
American Civil War-era, 1864 official military handbook, The Paymaster’s Manual, or Collection of Official Rules, for the Information and Guidance of Officers of the Pay..... Read More about The Army Paymaster’s Manual [Charles Colné‘s Copy with his Numerous Manuscript Emendations
![3727709] 1881–1896. Seventh Regiment. Thirtieth Games. At the Armory, Sixty-Sixth Street and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3727709_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1536705045)
Unrecorded 1896 program for New York’s Seventh Regiment’s annual annual athletic games competition held at the regiment’s Park Avenue armory. The illustrated program comprises a...... Read More about 1881–1896. Seventh Regiment. Thirtieth Games. At the Armory, Sixty-Sixth Street and Park...
![3726652] [C.1880s Albumen Photograph of Cadets at Cayuga Lake Military Academy, Aurora, New...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3726652_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1534362434)
Photograph of a group of eight military cadets in uniform at Cayuga Lake Military Academy in Aurora, New York. A shield hanging above crossed swords..... Read More about C.1880s Albumen Photograph of Cadets at Cayuga Lake Military Academy, Aurora, New York
![3726497] First Annual Gymkhana of the Veterans and Actives of the Ninth Company Seventh Regiment,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3726497_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1534362396)
Humorous, fun-spirited program for the First Annual Gymkhana or field day held by the Ninth Company (Company “I”) of New York’s Seventh Regiment, a National..... Read More about First Annual Gymkhana of the Veterans and Actives of the Ninth Company Seventh Regiment, N.G.N.Y....
![3726454] [Statement of Differences arising on settlement of the accounts of Joseph Fulton Boyd...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3726454_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1620687863)
True copy of a U.S. Treasury Auditor’s report concerning Quartermaster Corps expenses in the Department of North Carolina. The report, called a “Statement of Differences,”..... Read More about Statement of Differences arising on settlement of the accounts of Joseph Fulton Boyd Brig. Genl....
![3726336] Public Sale! ... There will be sold in the City of Jackson, Miss. ...May 16, 1874, the...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3726336_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1534362355)
1874 advertising broadside for a United States Army quartermaster’s sale in Reconstruction-era Mississippi, apparently unrecorded. The sale of camp stores and garrison equipage was held..... Read More about Public Sale! ... There will be sold in the City of Jackson, Miss. ...May 16, 1874, the following...
![3725045] “Business is Booming in Italy, Members of a Negro Mortar Company of the 92nd Division...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3725045_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1534362299)
A compelling World War II combat photograph depicting African-American troops at the front. The images captures members of a mortar company of the 92nd Infantry..... Read More about “Business is Booming in Italy, Members of a Negro Mortar Company of the 92nd Division Praise...
