Souvenir booklet issued by the Headquarters Detachment of the U.S. Army’s 14th Ordnance Battalion celebrating the bestowal of an award upon the unit for meritorious..... Read More about HQ., HQ. Det., 14th Ord. Bn. [Headquarters Detachment…14th Ordnance Battalion…for Meritorious...
During the 1765 Stamp Act taxation crisis, Captain Archibald Kennedy (bef. 1736–1794), commander of the frigate HMS Coventry, was stationed in New York Harbor; his... Read More about 1764 Autograph Document Signed for Surgeon’s Necessaries by Captain Archibald Kennedy, Royal...
From the foreword by William H. Leckie, “The military contributions of black Americans in the wars of our country have, until recently, received scant attention…Their..... Read More about The Black Infantry in the West, 1869-1891
![From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers. [Signed]. Arthur W....](/pictures/thumb/3728003_1.jpg?v=1542302156)
History of the all-black 15th New York Infantry Regiment (369th U.S. Infantry), known as “Harlem’s Hell Fighters.” The book was written by one of its..... Read More about From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers. [Signed
The Earl of Balcarres and Benedict Arnold Alexander Lindsay (1752–1825) was the 6th Earl of Balcarres, British army officer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War... Read More about 1801 Autograph Document Signed by Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Balcarres, Lieutenant-Governor of...
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...
Beale’s preliminary report upon his arrival in California after a 48-day journey to explore a suitable route for wagons from Fort Defiance, New Mexico to..... Read More about Report of the Secretary Of War, Communicating ... A Report of E. F. Beale of his Exploration for...
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....
![Keep ‘em Flying! [Second World War “Uncle Sam” homefront poster]. artist C C. Beall, author...](/pictures/thumb/3728388_1.jpg?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 “Uncle Sam” homefront poster
![C.1880s Albumen Photograph of Cadets at Cayuga Lake Military Academy, Aurora, New York]. Cayuga...](/pictures/thumb/3726652_1.jpg?v=1534362434)
Photograph of a group of military cadets in uniform at Cayuga Lake Military Academy in Aurora, New York. A drum head or shield in the... Read More about C.1880s Albumen Photograph of Cadets at Cayuga Lake Military Academy, Aurora, New York
U.S. Army Chief Engineer Col. Charles Gratiot here writes to Major General Alexander Macomb, Commanding General of the Unite States Army concerning the officer in..... Read More about 1830 Autograph Letter Signed by Col. Charles Gratiot, U.S. Army Chief Engineer, Constructing a...
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....
Pair of World War II U. S. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command class books from the Chicago School of Aircraft Instruments Training Detachment. These... Read More about U. S. Army Air Forces. Technical Training Command. Chicago School of Aircraft Instruments....
![1958–1966, Archive of Incoming Correspondence to an African-American Marine]. U. S. M. C....](/pictures/thumb/3728903_1.jpg?v=1571682565)
Archive of 113 letters sent to U.S. Marine Corps serviceman Cleveland Murphy (1930–aft.1970) from family and friends in Indianapolis, Indiana and elsewhere. Private First Class..... Read More about 1958–1966, Archive of Incoming Correspondence to an African-American Marine
Two retained copies of letters from David Wolfe (1758–1836), former American Revolutionary Quartermaster Officer, to Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Wolfe accuses Hamilton’s then..... Read More about 1792–1793 Two Retained Copies of Autograph Letters Signed from David Wolfe to Alexander...
Well-illustrated history of African Americans in the First World War—96 pages of half tone illustrations and portraits—written by an African American. Includes Prefaces by General..... Read More about Scott’s Official History of The American Negro in the World War
Well-illustrated history of African Americans in the First World War—96 pages of half tone illustrations and portraits—written by an African American. Includes Prefaces by General..... Read More about Scott’s Official History of The American Negro in the World War
Large paper copy. Influential historical paper on the Founding Fathers’ views on African Americans, read before the Massachusetts Historical Society in 1862, during the American... Read More about An Historical Research respecting the Opinions of the Founders of the Republic on Negroes as...
![You’ll Find Old Dixieland in France [sheet music]. lyrics Grant Clarke, music Geo. W. Meyer,...](/pictures/thumb/3727075_1.jpg?v=1540246015)
Unusual small format sheet music celebrating African-American soldiers fighting in France in the First World War. With lyrics in both English and French, the song... Read More about You’ll Find Old Dixieland in France [sheet music
Henry E. Tremain was awarded a Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia on May 15, 1864. Through error, two brigades... Read More about 1904 Autograph Letter Signed by Henry E. Tremain, Georgian Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for...
![The Tragedy of the Crater. [Inscribed by Author]. Henry Pleassants Jr](/pictures/thumb/3728041_1.jpg?v=1545174816)
This particular copy inscribed “...with deep appreciation and still deeper envious admiration” to one Harry Wildes. A tale of the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia by..... Read More about The Tragedy of the Crater. [Inscribed by Author
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...
Self-published memoir of African American Isaac Robbins of Alabama, a WWII veteran, small business owner, brick mason, and civil rights worker for the NAACP. Robbins’..... Read More about Glimpse of Providence. A Black Boy’s Experience in Foreign Lands
![The Army Paymaster’s Manual [Charles Colné‘s Copy with his Numerous Manuscript Emendations]....](/pictures/thumb/3724903_1.jpg?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
Classic study and important re-interpretation of the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras, by a noted academic and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. “Rejecting the older..... Read More about The Civil War and Reconstruction
