Nelson Miles Civil War GeneralNelson Miles Civil War General and MOH Winner ALS Nelson Miles (1839-1925). Career soldier and general with service in the Civil War (MOH at Chancellorsville) Indian Wars Spanish American War and finally Commanding General of the United States Army (1895-1903). ALS 4p March 5 1908 at Washington D.C. regarding receiving a missed visitor.
[Civil War - Autographs] Major[Civil War - Autographs] Major General Nelson A. Miles LS 1895 Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925). Manuscript LS as Major General 1p Headquarters of the Army / Washington stationery October 7 1895 declining an invitation from Dr. C.H. Parkhurst of New York owing to official duties. Boldly signed Nelson A. Miles. Inlaid to 6'' x 9.25''.
GROUP OF GENERAL MILITARY HISTORYGROUP OF GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY IIGROUP OF GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY II, titles include: Korea Reborn: A Grateful Nation; On Freedom's Frontier; Carbine and Lance: The Story of Old Fort Sill; History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion; The Challenge; Social Life in the British Army; Rhymes Of A Red Cross Man; China: Our Enemy?; Just War; Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World; Solitary; Four Stars; two of My Enemy, My Brother; Just Cause; Slide Rules and Submarines; Joint Force Leadership; Silent Sentinel on the Potomac: Fort McNair, 1791-1991; The Bomb; Urgent Fury; The First Sudanese Civil War; Barksdale Air Force Base; History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Polity 1955-1956 (24) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
Two Union Civil War Generals: seven-lineTwo Union Civil War Generals: seven-line typed letter, printed "Headquarters of the Army" letterhead, January 31, 1896 to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, signed "Nelson A. Miles" (1839-1925, Major General who guarded Jefferson Davis upon his capture, and captured Geronimo) in black ink, "…I have decided to recommend Lieutenant Carter for the brevet of Captain for his gallant conduct in the fight at Remolina, Mexico, May 1873…", 10 x 8 in., normal folds, slight fading to signature ; index card signed "Phil H. Sheridan/M. General/U.S.A." in slightly faded brown ink, 3 x 4-7/8 in., with a cabinet card of Sheridan imprinted "H. Rocher/Chicago", 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 in., and an engraving of Sheridan by Virtue & Yorston, 1876, 11 x 8-1/4 in. (Four items). All with minor toning. Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
GROUP OF GENERAL MILITARY HISTORYGROUP OF GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY IGROUP OF GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY I, titles include: Three Centuries of Service; Skunk Works; 2011 Evening Parade; TF Bastogne 07-08; Creating Wealth While Serving Your Country; A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies; Guantánamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power; American Veterans- Working In the Value Zone; To Fight with Intrepidity: The Complete History of the U.S. Army Rangers 1622 to Present; Special Plans: The Blogs on Douglas Feith and the Faulty Intelligence that Led to War; Operation Just Cause; Military Leaders Since World War II; The Art of War; Global Arms of Collegiality; Glimpses of the New Veteran; Skin in the Game: Major General (Ret.) Dennis Laich; Reassuring the Reluctant Warriors: U.S. Civil-Military Relations and Multilateral Intervention; The Divine Warrior; Mission: Black List #1; Risk; On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery; For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America; Media Access and the Military; Yemen: 1000 Dark Days of a Disgracing War and Update Supplement to the Second Edition; And Then All Hell Broke Loose; On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign: The United States Army in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (27) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthurLieutenant General Arthur MacArthur ALS 1907 Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845-1912).? American lieutenant general who served as Governor-General of the Philippines following the Spanish American War.? Known also as the father of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur who together are the only father and son both awarded the Medal of Honor the elder being cited for actions at Missionary Ridge in the Civil War.? ALS 2pp July 30 1907 at Milwaukee regarding a Spanish American War reunion. Condition: Water stain affecting majority of letter and tape residue at left and right edges but text and signature are crisp and clearly legible.?
GROUP OF GENERAL AFRICAN AMERICANGROUP OF GENERAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORYGROUP OF GENERAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY, titles include: Segregation in Death: Gettysburg's Lincoln Cemetery; Buffalo Soldiers: African American Troops in the US Forces 1866-1945; Whence They Came: The Families of United States Colored Troops in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1815-1995; Black Americans in Defense of Our Nation; Black Faces of War: A Legacy of Honor from the American Revolution to Today; Last of the Black Regulars; Black Americans in Defense of our Nation; African American Generals and Flag Officers; We Were There: A Celebration of African American Veterans from World War II to the War in Iraq; two of Every Night and Every Morn; "Of Thee I Sing"; two of Shock and Awe: An Introduction to African American Army Generals (1968-1992); The Black Soldier: From the American Revolution to Vietnam; Segregated Soldiers: Military Training at Historically Black Colleges in the Jim Crow South; Breakthrough on the Color Front; three of All That We Can Be: Black Leadership and Racial Integration The Army Way; two of The Encyclopedia of African American Military History; Four Stars: Conversations on Life, Success, Leadership, Mentorship, Culture, and Diversity; The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell; American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm; Images of America, Fort Clark and Brackettville: Land of Heroes; Black Brass: Black Generals and Admirals in the Armed Forces of the United States; The Right to Fight: A History of African Americans in the Military; two of Integration of the Armed Forces 1940-1965; Striving For Perfection: Developing Professional Black Officers; Black Defenders of the Persian Gulf War: Desert Shield-Desert Storm (32) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
A POW TERRITORIAL GROUP TO PTEA POW TERRITORIAL GROUP TO PTE MILES MIDDLESEX REGT Pair correctly impressed 240140 Pte H Miles Midd'x R GV TEM correctly impressed 235270 Cpl H Miles 6-N Staff R Condition GVF With POW welcome home letter Henry Miles First served in France with the Middlesex Regiment; later, he was transferred to the 2nd/6th North Staffordshire Regiment. He was taken prisoner of war during the German Spring Offensive in March 1918.
Book- Infantry Tactics by BrigadierBook- Infantry Tactics by Brigadier General Silas Casey U.S. Army and inscribed "E.P. Middleton 1st So.Ca. Artillery 9th of Jan'y 1865". 5.75"x3.75"
Autographs of World War II GeneralsAutographs of World War II Generals Eight 4-Stars Including One MOH Lot of 10 including: Wallace M. Greene Jr. USMC General TNS 1964; J. Lawton Collins TLS 1966; Harold K. Johnson TNS 1966; Harry Vaughan Major General Military Aide to President TNS 1952 on White House Stationery; Earle G. Wheeler TNS 1963; N.F. Twining TNS 1957; L.L. Lemnitzer TLS 1959; Alfred M. Gruenther TNS 1957; H.A. Drum General Commanding 1st Army TLS 1942; A.A. Vandegrift TLS 1946. TNS 1p Washington DC 4 Jan. 1957. On American Red Cross letterhead. Signed by Alfred M. Gruenther as President of the Red Cross. Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (1899-1983) graduated from USMA in 1918 and became the youngest 4-star general in WWII. He commanded U.S. forces in Austria after the war and was appointed supreme allied commander in Europe from 1953 until his retirement in 1956. After retiring he served the Red Cross until 1964. TLS 1p n.p. but likely Washington DC (where he worked and died) 19 July 1966 on Collins' letterhead. Joseph Lawton Collins (1896-1987) graduated from USMA in 1917 and commanded the 3rd Battalion 22nd Infy. in France in 1919. He achieved the ranks of Colonel and Brig. Maj. and Lieut. General (both brevet and full ranks) during WWII the remainder including General post-war. He was Chief of Staff of the Army from 1949-1953 which covered most of the Korean ''police action.'' He was also involved in crafting the Army's role in NATO. TNS 1p Washington DC 25 Oct. 1963. Signed by Earle G. Wheeler as Army Chief of Staff. Earle Gilmore Wheeler (1908-1975) graduated from USMA in 1932. Just before WWII he was teaching at West Point and spent the first years of the war training Infantry divisions. He went to Europe in 1944 and when he returned in 1945 he became an artillery instructor at Fort Sill. He was back and forth to Europe for the next decade in both U.S. and NATO positions. He was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army in 1962 and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1964 a position he held through the height of the involvement in Vietnam. TNS 1p Washington DC 25 June 1952. Signed H.H. Vaughan as Military Aide to the President on White House stationery. Harry H. Vaughan (1893-1981) was one of very few generals to not attend West Point. Instead Harry's degree was from Westminster College Fulton MO. Vaughan became friends with Harry Truman during training in 1917. He seems to have left active service and moved to reserves after WWI and several of his promotions in rank stem from reserve duty. He was recalled to active duty in 1942 and sent to Australia. After the war he became Truman's military aide (1945-1953). During this time he achieved higher ranks up to Major General (1947). Vaughan was in the middle of several scandals during his time in Washington. He retired from the military when Truman left office in 1953. TNS 1p Washington DC 30 Apr. 1957. Nathan Farragut Twining (1897-1982) started military service with the 3rd Oregon Infantry a National Guard unit on Mexican border patrol in 1916. With the build up for WWI he was recalled to active duty and was appointed to USMA graduating in 1918. In 1923 he began air training at Brooks Field TX. In 1940 he was assigned to the Chief of the Air Corps in Washington. In mid-1942 he went to the South Pacific as chief of staff to Maj. Gen. Harmon commanding the U.S. Army Air Forces. The following year he was put in command of the first Joint Air Command Army Navy Marine and Allied Air Forces in the South Pacific. He was named Chief of Staff of the Air Force in June 1953 and in 1957 was nominated as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs by Eisenhower serving until 1960 in that capacity. TLS 1p Washington 22 Apr. 1959. Thanking recipient for well wishes on his appointment as Chief of Staff of the Army on letterhead signed by L.L. Lemnitzer. Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (1899-1988) graduated from USMA in 1920. He achieved the rank of Brig. General in the early days of WWII and by the end helped negotiate the Italian and German surrenders. Following the war he was assigned to the Joint Chiefs' Strategic Survey Committee before commanding the 7th ID in Korea. He became Chief of Staff of the Army in 1957 and was appointed Chairman in 1960. He got tied up in the politics of Cuba and only served one term as Chairman. He became Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in late 1962 a post he held until his retirement in 1969. TNS 1p Washington DC 13 Jan. 1966. On Army Chief of Staff letterhead signed by Harold Johnson. Harold Keith Johnson (1912-1983) graduated from USMA in 1933. Johnson requested an overseas assignment and was sent to the Philippines. He was there when Bataan fell survived the death march and spent the war as a prisoner. When the Americans started closing in the Japanese transferred their prisoners. American fighter planes sank one of the ships carrying POWs killing 300 of them. Johnson survived and was taken to Japan; he was transferred again to Korea where the 7th Infantry liberated him in Sept. 1945. Johnson went back to Korea five years later as that police action commenced. He became Chief of Staff of the Army in 1964 and was involved in the escalation of Vietnam. He advocated full mobilization decisive action and rapid withdrawal. When Lyndon Johnson did not follow this recommendation Johnson threatened to resign and later regretted not doing so. He retired from active service in 1968. TLS 1p Washington DC 15 Apr. 1946. On Marine Corps Commandant's letterhead signed by General A.A. Vandgrift. Alexander Archer Vandegrift (1887-1973) attended the University of VA; he won his commission in the Marine Corps through a week-long competitive examination. He got off to a rough start; his early evaluations were less than stellar. He went through most of the training programs available and by the time the U.S. entered WWII Vandegrift was a Major General. He was assigned to the south Pacific and for his service in the Solomon Islands he would receive the Medal of Honor. In 1944 he became Commandant of the Marine Corps and the following year was appointed General the first Marine officer to attain 4-star rank on active duty. He left active service at the end of 1947. TLS 1p Governors Island NY 15 Jan. 1942. On letterhead of the commander of the 1st Army signed by H.A. Drum Lt. Gen. Hugh Aloysis Drum (1879-1951) initially wanted to join the Jesuit priesthood. He joined the Army and rose rapidly through the ranks becoming Pershing's Chief of Staff during WWI. By 1931 he was a Major General Lieutenant General in 1939. He was in charge of Eastern Defense Command in WWII and retired by age in 1943 although he remained commander of the New York Guard until the end of the war. TNS 1p Washington DC 19 June 1964. On U.S. Marine Corps Commandant's letterhead signed by Wallace M. Greene Jr. Wallace Martin Greene Jr. (1907-2003) graduated from the Naval Academy in 1930. He had several assignments until being sent to Shanghai where he helped defend the international settlement during the Sino-Japanese hostilities in 1937 and 1938. He served in the Pacific during WWII and held many assignments until being nominated as Commandant of the Marine Corps to begin in 1964. By the time Greene's term as commandant expired in 1968 the Marine build up in Vietnam went from less than 1000 to over 100 000. He retired 31 Dec. 1967. Condition: Folds as expected. Otherwise excellent overall. One stray ink mark on last.
[World War I] General John J. Pershing[World War I] General John J. Pershing TLS to Harrie Hough Participant in Picketts Charge Gettysburg Pershing John Joseph ''Black Jack'' (1860-1948). Commander of the American forces in World War I and the only man promoted to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States (besides Washington posthumously). A typewritten letter on General of the Armies stationery dated May 15 1922 at Washington addressed to Mr. Harrie Hough a Confederate Army veteran of Pickett's Division congratulating him on his record of service which Pershing says is partly responsible for the courage and fortitude of the soldiers of the generation which was victorious in WWI. Signed John J Pershing boldly in black ink. Condition: Excellent.
EIGHT BOOKS OF MILITARY AUTOBIOGRAPHIES,EIGHT BOOKS OF MILITARY AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, SOME SIGNED AND INSCRIBEDEIGHT BOOKS OF MILITARY AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, SOME SIGNED AND INSCRIBED, titles include: American Soldier: General Tommy Franks (signed); We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang-The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam (signed); The Line of Fire: From Washington to the Gulf, the Politics and Battles of the New Military; Battleground: The Fight to Defend the Free World; It Doesn't Take A Hero: The Autobiography; Storm Command: A Personal Account of the Gulf War; A General's Life: An Autobiography by General of the Army (signed); Damn the Alligators: Full Speed Ahead! (signed) (8) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
Mezzotint after C. Corbutt, "CharlesMezzotint after C. Corbutt, "Charles Lee, Esqr. Major General of the Continental Army in America", published London: C. Shepherd, 1775, mezzotint on laid paper, 14 x 8-7/8 in.; original painted wood frame with gilt sand panel liner. Hinged at top, tape verso bottom edge holding portion of paper, trimmed within plate on three sides with left and bottom text affected, creases; frame resurfaced, abrasions. Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund.
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, 1935GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, 1935 TLSTyped letter signed by Douglas MacArthur, a privileged memo for the Quartermaster General, listing officers who will be transferred to the Philippines, including MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and others. Measures 10-1/2" x 8". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction.See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT AUTOGRAPHGENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. as General in Chief of the Army addressed from ''Headquarters of the Army/ Washington May 26 1845'' to Robert J. Walker Secretary of the Treasury requesting a warrant for money issued ''on account of salaries in the office of the Commanding General''. Framed with a mezzotint portrait engraved by J. O. Barlow after J. W. Weir. - Framed: the letter sight 7 1/2 in. x 7 in.
JOHN PERSHING, GENERAL OF THE ARMIES,JOHN PERSHING, GENERAL OF THE ARMIES, TLSTyped letter signed by General JOHN J. PERSHING, who held the highest military rank in the U.S. Army -- one of only two people ever to hold that rank (the other was George Washington). Dated during the final months of WWI. Informs a Col. A.E. Saxton that he has recommended the colonel for a promotion to brigadier general. Measures about 7-5/8" x 6". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction. See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
WEST POINT RING - Cadet Ring ofWEST POINT RING - Cadet Ring of US Army Brigadier General Augustine McIntyre from Chattanooga TN (1876-1954) Class of 1900 Commander of the Artillery School at Fort Sill Oklahoma during World War I he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Pr
George Henry Thomas Mexican WarGeorge Henry Thomas Mexican War & Civil War General ANS 1p 4.75 x 7.75 in. 30 June 1863 Head Quarters 14th Army Corps. To Brig. Gen. Garfield Chief of Staff. Thomas acknowledges receipt of 9:30 dispatch the order was received to [sic] late to organize parties and accomplish any thing besides we have no axes. I will order parties to work tomorrow morning. Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas (1816-1870) was born in Virginia but remained loyal to the Union at the start of the Civil War. He started in a career in the law when friends secured him an appointment to USMA. He graduated in 1840 12/42 with many notables such as Sherman and Ewell. Thomas fought in the Seminole Wars served in the military occupation of Texas and the Mexican War and remained with the Union during the Civil War earning a commission as Maj. General. From its formation he had a command in the 14th Corps. For his actions in Sept. 1863 he earned the nickname ''Rock of Chickamauga.'' After the war he served in some of the most difficult settings. He died suddenly apparently still in U.S. service in San Francisco (of ''apoplexy'' - likely a stroke or cardiac event) in 1870. Condition: Light soiling.
JOHN PERSHING, GENERAL OF THE ARMIES,JOHN PERSHING, GENERAL OF THE ARMIES, TLSTyped letter signed by General JOHN J. PERSHING, who held the highest military rank in the U.S. Army -- one of only two people ever to hold that rank (the other was George Washington). Dated 1927, on General of the Armies letterhead. Measures about9-1/4" x 6-3/4". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, hasnever been offered for sale at auction. See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
Union Generals Army of the GulfUnion Generals Army of the Gulf Five Civil War CDVs Common views of the high profile Sheridan McClellan and Banks with two Brady views of lesser known Army of the Gulf officers Major Generals Christopher C. Auger and William H. Emory both Military Academy graduates. Auger was a frontier regular who commanded a division under Banks at Cedar Mountain where he was severely wounded. During operations against Port Hudson Auger served as second in command and later took over the Washington Defenses and led the 22nd Corps. General Auger received three brevet awards at the end of the war and served in the army until he retired in July 1885 as a brigadier general. Emory won two brevets during the Mexican War while serving with the elite Topographical Engineers and by the eve of the Civil War had advanced to lieutenant colonel 3rd US Cavalry. During the war Emory led a division under Banks and later commanded the 19th Corps during the Red River Campaign and in the Shenandoah under Sheridan. Emory received four brevets for wartime service and retired in 1876 as a brigadier general. The Ed Steers Lincolniana & Civil War Collection Condition: CDVs uniformly VG. clean with only minor edge wear.
RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR LS, MORDECAIRARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR LS, MORDECAI GIST, 1783 Brig. General Mordecai Gist (1743-1792, a leading officer in the Maryland Line, hero of the Battle of Long Island) to General Anthony Wayne, dated at James Island, SC, January 17, 1783, declining to give an opinion concerning the newly reestablished "Charles Town Assemblies;" 1 p, wax signet at lower left, 12 x 7 1/2 in.; endorsed by Wayne.
WARTIME LETTER FROM GEN GEORGEWARTIME LETTER FROM GEN GEORGE MCCLELLAN TO MAJ GEN SEDGWICK AND PRINT, IN ONE FRAME. A Wartime Steel Engraving of McClellan seated in camp, writing orders, his aide in the background holding the reins of his horse. Along with an undated ALS letter from Meade to Sedgwick that reads "I can give him a note from Meade, but if you or Sykes want another good Staff Officer, I am sure this gentleman will prove a very tolerable one. I am most obliged to you for your kindness to Arthur, take care of the boy and make a good soldier out of him. My love to him & all my friends, not forgetting Sykes, Hust & McMahon. Ever your attached friend, Gen McClellan; Maj Gen Sedgwick, Cmdg 6th Inf. " Housed in silver molded stick frame, two-window slate grey mat, under glass, OS: 14 3/4" x 18 1/2", letter: 7 1/2" x 11 1/4"; print: 7" x 5 1/4", light edge toning.
GROUP OF BOOKS ON MILITARY HISTORY:GROUP OF BOOKS ON MILITARY HISTORY: BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHYGROUP OF BOOKS ON MILITARY HISTORY: BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY, titles include: Four Stars; No, I Have No Regrets!; General of the Army; The Life of William H. Eaton; From Queens to Quantico: A U.S. Marine's Story; I Remember When: A Memoir of One Who Served; A Young Man On the Front Line: Lessons of War; Reminds Me of a Story...; The Chiefs: The Story of the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff; She Went to War: The Rhonda Cornum Story; The Man and His Wings; Caring Warrior: General Louis C. Menetrey; Tex McCrary; 'A DINFOS Trained Killer of Men' (14) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
MILITARY MINIATURES, TROOPS INMILITARY MINIATURES, TROOPS IN AFRICA Somerset Models, four (4) officers in pith helmets deliver ammo, apparently against (6) armed troops of the Transvaal; (4) Mounted Riflemen, attributed to Hocker; a large number GEA troops, native infantrymen in German uniform circa 1890s, in variations of the standard Khaki jacket, trousers, red fez, blue socks various makers, some with inscribed initials on the underside but not identified (35) total.
General William T. Sherman letter,General William T. Sherman letter, ALS, to General Robert Patterson from General William T. Sherman (1820-1891, served as general for the Union Army in the Civil War), dated May 5, 1877, addressed to General Patterson in New York on stationery marked "Headquarters Army of the United States, Washington, D.C.", 28 lines responding to a dinner invitation and discussing the approaching visit of General Grant and other military issues, "…but regret extremely that I cannot be with you on the 11th for have the difficult task to undertake of carrying on war and an army without money…", 8 x 10 in. Lot accompanied by photo taken at the Patterson mansion at an anniversary dinner of the Aztec Club. The military figures include General Robert Patterson (seated fourth from left) and General Ulysses Grant to his right, (two pieces). Folds, toning, minor stains, fading. Descended through the Family of General Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An American Flight sergeant's jacketAn American Flight sergeant's jacket a British solar topee two Red Army caps and a Black Watch swagger stick.
Union Generals Department of theUnion Generals Department of the Gulf Five Civil War CDVs Lot comprising common Anthony-Brady views of three staff officers and two brevet Major Generals who served in the Department of the Gulf under Banks including: Brig. General George L. Andrews Chief of Staff to Gen. Banks (bvt. Maj. Gen. m/o 8/24/65); Brig. General James Bowen (Provost Marshall Gen. Dept of Gulf resigned in wake of Red River disaster bvt. Maj. Gen. 3/13/65); the distinguished Brig. General. Cuvier Grover (WIA 10/19/64 Cedar Creek five wartime brevets to Maj. Gen. died in service 6/6/85 as Colonel 1st US Cav.); Brig. Gen. & Quartermaster General USA Montgomery Meigs (bvt. Maj. Gen. 7/5/64 retired 2/6/82); and Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman (WIA 5/27/63 at Port Hudson two wartime brevets to Maj. Gen. 3/13/65 retired as Maj. Gen. 12/31/70). The Ed Steers Lincolniana & Civil War Collection Condition: CDVs uniformly near VG. With moderate edge wear and slight handling.
19th CENTURY MINIATURE MILITARY19th CENTURY MINIATURE MILITARY PORTRAIT PAINTING: Unknown Artist, the sitter is Army General Count Clouven: oil on board, 3.25'' x 2.5'', framed, 4'' x 3.25''.
General James Longstreet GroupGeneral James Longstreet Group of Five CDVs Lot includes four different common Anthony/Brady views of General Longstreet in uniform with a scarce post-war view in civilian clothes taken soon after the war. Three of the military views are engravings and one is a copy shot. None are autographed. ''Old Pete'' became a Major General in October 1861 and gained accolades commanding a division in 1862. With the Army of Northern Virginia??Ts reorganization Longstreet assumed command of the vaunted First Corps and could claim a large share of the victory at Fredericksburg. He was detached at Suffolk early in 1863 and missed the fighting at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg Longstreet led the right wing and vehemently protested Lee's decision to attack with Pickett??Ts Division on July 3. Post-war many blamed Longstreet for the defeat although Lee never publicly lost confidence in his old ''war horse.'' The later hollow victory at Chickamauga can largely be credited to Longstreet but Army of Tennessee politics and a burning desire for independent command found him cast-off in charge of the dismal Knoxville Campaign during the winter of 1863-4. Longstreet gratefully returned to Lee in time to engineer a bold counterattack at the Wilderness on May 6 1864 where he was severely wounded. Longstreet returned to corps command at the end of the war and surrendered at Appomattox. ?Old Pete? remained the most visible Confederate luminary in the highly charged post-war examination of the causes leading to defeat. Longstreet died in 1904 and cast a long shadow as the last of the Confederate high command. Condition: Cartes are uniformly G+. showing minor edge wear and soiling.
2 vols. American 19th-Century2 vols. American 19th-Century Military Regulations & Tactics Manuals: [U.S. War Departments.] General Regulations for The Army of The United States, 1841. Washington: J. and G.S. Gideon, 1841. 12mo, modern cloth. 2 plates on 1 leaf. Close horizontal tear to pp. 211-214 - no loss of text. Trimmed - no loss of ptg. Contemp. owner's ink signature on title - shaved. * Upton, Bvt. Major General Emory. Infantry Tactics Double and Single Rank. Adapted to American Topography and Improved Fire-Arms. New York: D. Appleton, 1879. 24mo, contemp. flexible black calf. Figures in text, musical notations. Occasional minor creasing.
HAND WRITTEN US ARMY GENERAL ORDERSHAND WRITTEN US ARMY GENERAL ORDERS 1832: Clipped from a book hand written General Orders No. 22 dated May 27 1832 regarding rations for horses clothing for Mounted Riflemen to be the same as Dragoons clerks for commanding officers to be paid .15 cents a day. By order of Major General (Winfield) Scott R. Jones Adjutant General. Sold with 1851 hand written 5 page Rules and Regulations for the ''general and internal direction'' of the Military Asylum orders by Brvt. Lt. Col. Scott approved by Charles M. Conrad Secretary of War Capt. Schuyler Hamilton official.CONDITION: Note all pages clipped from book minor loss of writing on edges fold lines present.
Civil War Letters from SoldiersCivil War Letters from Soldiers of the 17th Maine Infantry Including Col. Charles Mattocks MOH Winner ALS Lot of 4 including: ALS by Col. Charles P. Mattocks to Gen. B.B. Murray Jr. 1p July 20 1874 at Portland regarding new muskets signed C.P. Mattocks / Col. in black ink. Charles Porter Mattocks (1840-1910) was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in Co. A 17th Maine Infantry in August 1862 and was promoted all the way to colonel and brevet brigadier general by the end of the war. He was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness escaped after six months as a POW returned to his regiment and received the Medal of Honor for leading a charge at Sailors Creek April 6 1865. After the war he attended Harvard Law School became a judge and served as a brigadier general of volunteers during the Spanish-American War. ALS by Private George W. Doughty Co. E 17th Maine to his father dated Jan. 1 1864 near Brandy Station VA describing the guard duty and the equipment required on a seven mile march to the picket line before lamenting that he sees no end to the war in sight and assuring his father that he will not re-enlist until all the other men in Cape Elizabeth and the State of Maine have served their three years as well. A second ALS from Doughty to his father 3.5pp dated Jan. 24 1864 Camp Bullock Culpepper Co. VA in which gives a detailed description of the camp describes the daily cleaning and inspection required by the officers and reports that the aforementioned Charles Mattocks has been promoted to major and is in command of the regiment. And an ALS from Doughty to his mother 6pp Sept. 23 1864 at Head Quarters 3d Division 2nd Army Corps where he discusses politics and the upcoming 1864 presidential election in length saying that he will vote differently than his father as any good soldier should support Old Abe especially seeing as when McClellan was nominated the rebels got up on their works all along their line and gave three cheers for him. That shows wha the Northern Copperheads or Peace men as they call themselves are doing for the Rebellion. They are hurting our cause more than the Rebels themselves that are in front of us and fighting us. Condition: Mattocks' very good with only minor bleeding of ink. Doughty's very good written in neat clearly legible script. The letter to his mother with some staining.
Douglas MacArthur signed letter,Douglas MacArthur signed letter, 14 typed lines on "General Headquarters, U.S. Armed Forces, Pacific" stationery, November 2, 1945, expressing sympathy to the wife of Lt. Col. Cornelius Z. Byrd upon his death as a prisoner of war, signed "Douglas MacArthur" in black ink, folds, slight fading , with a seven line typed letter dated February 6, 1923, signed "John J. Pershing" as General of the Armies, regarding the retirement of Major Norman H. Davis, separations, toning, pinholes, fading , both 10-1/2 x 8 in., (two pieces). Descended in Family of the Late Admiral John A. Dahlgren, Eastern Shore, Virginia.
General William Howe ANS 1798 ANSGeneral William Howe ANS 1798 ANS 1p 23 July 1798. Howe William. British Commander-in-Chief during American Revolution. To M. General Barton: You will be pleased to take the leave of absence required by your letter of yesterday's date for obtaining an audience of His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. Plus lithographed portrait of Howe. Condition: Water stains along fold. Light toning.
CDV OF MAJOR GENERAL HENRY W. HALLECK.CDV OF MAJOR GENERAL HENRY W. HALLECK. Half-length portrait of Halleck in uniform. For information on Halleck see 146A.
A large quantity of approx. sevenA large quantity of approx. seven hundred military post cards including many early 20 th century.