ARCTIC EXPLORER ADOLPHUS W GREELY General AW Greely was a Civil War veteran officer who commanded the Greely Arctic Exploration Expedition in the 1880s and became Chief of the US Weather Service, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and founder of the National Geographic Society. General Greely's personal calling card, 3 x 1.5", ptd inscription "Major General A.W. Greely United States Army (Retired) 1914 G Street". Small crease in one corner, overall Vg.
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SPANISH AMERICAN WAR COMMANDER PHOTOS Group of 6 1898 era 6 x 4" cabinet photos of War with Spain American commanders include 1) General William Smith, USA, chestview, by Prince, Washington DC, rev ink inscr 1896, 2) General John S Rodgers, USA, w colonels rank, rev ink inscr, 1898, Governor 's Island by Pach Bros, NY (margin ink), 3) Captain Albert Cummins, 4th Artillery, Lt Col 27th Infantry Volunteers, ink inscr 1899, by Prince, Point Comfort, Va, (margin ink), 4) Colonel JC Baker, Virginia NG, ink inscr 1898, Woodstock, Va, by Harrisoburg, Va photographer, 5) Lt AE Wood, 13th Iowa, w medals, by Pach, NY, w ink label affixed to front. 6) Generla Fitzhugh Lee, chestview lithograph, rev w Fairbanks Soap advert. All real photos chestviews, vg except as noted. The 6 images
Circa: 1898
Manufacturer: Various  

US ARMY GENERAL SIGNED WEST POINT DISCHARGES A nice group of 3 Indian Wars vintage USMA items signed by US Army generals. 1) Sergeant's Commission for Silvester Owens, US Artillery, sgd by Brevet General EG Pitcher, Commandant, USMA, Feb, 1867 11 x 16". 2) US Engineers Discharge for Private Christian Frobitz, West Point, 1875 sgd by General Thomas H Ruger, Commandant of The Academy. 8 x 11". 3) Artillery Discharge for Sgt Silvester Owens, 1868 at the USMA, also sgd by General EG Pitcher. 8 x 11". All are ptd/ink on heavy parchment/vellum, w eagle illus. All vg. The 3 items
Circa: 1860s-70s
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NEZ PIERCE WARS OFFICER- SIGNED PHOTO signed photo of General Marcus Miller, frontier officer who fought the Utes. chestview w ink id as General of US Volunteers, 1898. Marcus Miller won brevets for Malvern Hill & served w distinction as Cavalry officer, Winchester, Va to Appomattox. A noted Indian Frontiers commander he won laurels for the Modoc Wars Lava Bed Fight & Nez Perce War. by 6 x 4 " cabinet photo, in uniform, ink sgd on rev Brig Gen. Marcus P Miller US Vols" & dated June 1898. Photo by Taber, San Francisco. exc. Comes w bi
Manufacturer: Taber, San Francisco  

DETROIT MICHIGAN 1844 DETROIT BARRACKS Captain AS Hooe was a distinguished Mexican War regular officer, who lost an arm at Resaca, Mexico, 1846 & died soon after. US Army Invoice for Camp & Garrison supplies worn out in service at Detroit Barracks, 1844. 8 x11" ink 1p, sgd by Captain AS Hooe, 5th Infantry. A scarce signature.
Circa: 1844
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FORT HANCOCK NEW JERSEY US COAST ARTILLERY a nice US Army Discharge for Corporal Calvin Epps, US Coast Artillery, w enlistment info- born Siloam Springs, Kansas, discharged at Fort Hancock, NJ, Feb 7, 1914, sgd by Lt Col Morris K Barroll and other officers, reverse w lists him as '1st class gunner". 8 x 11" w eagle logo.Military Record lists him as '1st class gunner". 8 x 11" w eagle logo.
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INDIAN WAR US ARMY OFFICER PHOTOS Nice group of 7 circa 1890 cabinet photos of United States Army officers, each a 6 x 4" chestview, each with applied label on front w ink id, all photos by Pach Brothers, New York. 1) Lt Edwin B Babbitt, (USMA 1880, US Ordnance), 2) Lt John CW Brooks, weearing a marksman's medal, (MA 1881, Artillery, 3) Lt Montgomery m macon, (MA 1870, Artillery), 4) Lt Frank L Dodd's, (MA 1875, Infantry). 5) Lt Joseph F Kuhn, (MA 1881, Engineers), 6) Lt Sedgwick Pratt, (MA 1880, Ordnance Dept), 7) Lt Hamilton Rowan. (MA 1876, Infantry & Artillery). All vg, the group
Manufacturer: Pach Brothers, New York  

HISTORIC RUN OF 1869 US ARMY ORDERS Group of original US Army general orders, Dept of the East, HQ New York City, for 1869, w approx 120 ptd orders & circulars, many are multipage courtmartials for regular army soldiers & officers incl Ordnance Major Buffington for challenging a fellow officer to a duel, calling him a coward & liar fopr searching arsenal workers tool chests, also CMs at Forts McHenry, Delaware, Hamiltion, Carlisle Barracks etc. Some soldiers convicted of desertion are sentenced to be branded on the hip! One order is ink sgd by General Thomas Vincent. Acomplete, bound set, w leather spine, each order 8 x 5", some w ink notations, w index. Spine worn, cover loose.
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WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE RUN 1882 Partial Bound Run of the Worcester, Massachusetts Evening Gazette, January to June 1882, w approx 120 issues, incl John L Sullivans famous fight w Paddy Ryan, Indian Fights, The Frontier, Mormons terrorizing women in Utah,news of the prolonged Trial of Garfield's Assassin, Guiteau, w a large cover map of the courtroom, Baseball games and scores, General Burnsides Funeral, Floods & natural disasters, Ireland rebels, Gettysburg veterans reunion, Gar Post announcements,Explorer David Stanley Searching for Dr Livingston, issues are still bound but old hard outer covers are gone. Good content, most issues fragile but complete and good-vg, some w edge tears.
Circa: 1882
Manufacturer: Worcester, Massachusetts Evening Gazette  

DAKOTA TERRITORY 1870S INDIAN WARS ITEMS Group of items for the US Infantry in Dakota Territory 1868-1875, incl 1) Yankon, DT, July 1873 letter re transport for soldier to Grand rRver, DT, 2-3 ) Pair of Fort Stevenson, Dakota Terr. Garrison Equipment Lists, both June 1870, sgd by Capt Edwin Collins, 17th inf, 4-5) Pair of Letters from War Dept to Capt Collins, Grand River, DT, re his accounts, June 1874, 6-7) Pair of Receipts, Standing Rock, Dakota, or 6th US Infantry, both April 1877, 8-9) Pair of Certificate Letters re oss of Army Supplies in a Fire, Dakota, each 8 x 14". All papers are sgd by officers of the 17th or 6th Infantry, 1p. 8 x 11" ptd/ink, except as noted. Condition Good-VG. The 9 items
Circa: 1870s
Manufacturer: NA  

VINTAGE BALTIMORE SIDEWHEELER STEAMBOAT PHOT Original photo of the Sidewheeler Steamboat Nelly White, moored at a dock. You can easily read the boat name below the sidewheel. The photo is by Hughes Photo, 84 Patterson Ave. (James Hughes Studio was located in Baltimore, Maryland) I believe this photo is circa 1880s. The photo has foxing & fading.
Circa: 1880s
Manufacturer: Hughes Photo, 84 Patterson Ave  

FORT FETTERMAN IDD ORDER An original HQ Dept Platte Order courtmartialing Fort Fetterman Commander CHB Carleton for irregularities. What makes this item unique is that it is the actual order received at Fort Fetterman , w ink docket notation by Post Adjutant "Recd Fort Fetterman WT March 1, 1870". Ink sgd on reverse by a lt colonel on General Auger's staff. 2pp 8 x 5" ptd/ink vg. A scarce Fort Fetterman item. Edge trimmed w cuts, disbound from a bound order set.
Circa: 1870
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VINTAGE 188OS USMA WEST POINT CADET REGISTERS A nice group of 5 original US Military Academy Officer & cadet Registers, each an approx 40-50pp roster of cadets & staff at West Point, reads like a "Who's Who of the Indian Wars". All complete, softcover, 3 are ink IDD on the cover to an officer incl Captain Philip Price, Lt Col SC Kellogg, and Colonel Gregory, ADC. All w cover tears, edge trimmed, chips, but overall VG. The 5 Official Registers dates include 1882, 1883, 1885, 1887 (2 with this date).
Circa: 1880s
Manufacturer: USMA  

FORT SEDGWICK COLORADO RELICS a nice group of items excavated at Fort Sedgwick, Colorado, dating from the 1860s-1870s era. The Group includes 8 brass rifle & carbine cases, 12 carbine minies, 2 w partial brass cases, 10 pistol balls, some conical, 2 iron knapsack buckles, 2 iron shirt buttons, 2 iron spike nails. The items are nicely displayed in a padded Riker display box. The bullets are in good condition, brass items are dented, fair. The group
Circa: 1860-1870s
Manufacturer: NA  

NEW ENGLAND STEAMBOAT LINE OFFICER PHOTOS A nice pair of original photos Maine Steamship Company officers 1) Steamship Captain, chestview, wearing cap w logo "B & B SS CO Captain", possibly Boston & Bangor Steamship Company the line that ran the famous SS Portland. Photo by FC Weston, Bangor, Maine . 2) Steamship Pilot, chestview, cap mkd "B & B SS CO Pilot", as above. Photo by Towne, Boston, Massachusetts. Crease in top corner not affecting subject. The BBSS Co became the famous Eastern Steamship Line. Each 6 x 4" cabinet photo is vg., circa 1880-1890. The pair
Circa: 1880s
Manufacturer: Towne, Boston, Massachusetts