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...
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.....
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.....
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.....
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...
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.....
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.....
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...
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.....
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...
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.....
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,”.....
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...
Medical observations on the Spanish-American War by noted American medical author and surgeon, Dr. Nicholas Senn (1844–1908). Dr. Senn served in the in the field...
Autograph Letter by Major Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews (1821–1880) of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Andrews discusses the defeat of Confederate forces under General Henry...
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...
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...
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.....
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.....
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’.....
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.....
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.....
This noted American historian writes of the Civil War from the perspective of African Americans; how they “felt, and how they played an important role.....
A chronological and heavily-illustrated overview of the role of black Americans in America’s military since the American Revolution all the way up the Afghanistan. “This.....
“This book concerns the role of the Black soldier during the American Civil War and key individuals, both Black and White…” (Introduction). The author promotes.....
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