Various 1874. Letter. Good. 6 manuscript letters 4 of which were written by William Sebolt Sergeant Company H. 43rd Regiment New York Volunteers between November 20th 1861 and March 30th 1862. The 5th letter is written by "Leut Wadsworth A Levidson Surg US Vols in Charge". The 6th letter dated September 24 1874 is written and signed by R. R. R.last name not legible and counter signed by J. H. Baker Commissioner of Pensions. The personal letters by Sebolt are written on patriotic stationary with a closed tear to one letter and a spit to another letter. Sebolt's letters are difficult to decipher and have several misspelled words. The first letter written on 8" x 10" paper 1 page long is dated November 20 and addressed to his friend "Mister Sullivan Smith". Sebolt discusses a general review of the troops - "Thar was eighty thousan troops thar we had a bulley time". The second letter written on 8" x 10" paper 1 page long is dated November 26 1861 and addressed "Dear Wife." The contents are generally about health and weather. The third letter written on 8" x 10" paper 2 pages long is dated December 10 1861 and also addressed to his wife. Sebolt is glad to have heard from her and tells his wife about the weather and living in tents. The last letter written by Sebolt written on 8" x 10" paper and 2 pages long is dated March 30 1862. The letter is addressed to his wife and it appears Sebolt is trying to get home. The fifth letter written on a single sheet one sided 8" x 10" paper is signed by the Surgeon in charge and has given the command to release Sebolt from duty to a disability. This letter is split into two section with no missing text. The last letter in this group came from the "United States of America Department of the Interior Minor Children's Pensions Pension Bureau. " The letter is two pages long and starts with the statement - "it is hereby certified that in conformity with the laws of the United States the minor children herein named of William Sebolt who was a Sergt Co H 43rd Regt.are entitles while living under the age of sixteen years to a pension at the rate of eight dollars commencing on the eleventh day of December 1865.They are each also entitled to two dollars a month additional commencing sixteen Henry M 25 July 1866. William Sebolt or Seybolt was born in Otsego County and enlisted in the 43rd N.Y. Regiment August 12 1861. He died in April 1863 most likely from a disability he received during the War. The 43rd Regiment was in the Army of the Potomac and was in most of the major battles including Antietam Gettysburg and Appomattox. From New York State Military Museum: SEYBOLT WILLIAM.-Age 30 years. Enlisted August t 12 1861 at Cooperstown to serve three years; mustered in as corporal Co. K August t 30 1861; promoted sergeant January or February 1862; transferred to Co. A July 181862; returned to ranks by consolidation July 18 1862; discharged for disability October 211862 at Carver Hospital Washington D . 0 as of Co. K ; also borne as William Sebolt. S. unknown
Columbian College Hospital Washington DC; Winchester 1863. Letter. Very good. 2 letters. The first letter 2 pages is written on lined 8" x 10" paper dated September 11 1862 from "Winchester". The letter is addressed to "Dear Henry" and signed by "Mother. " Mother discusses the latest news and health of the family. She is glad Henry's health is fine and hopes the letters written to him by a family friend and the "girls" reaches him. She also asks Henry if he needs more shirts and stockings. Mother states "I wish I could send you a drink of cold water I think it must be hard indeed to have such poor water. I hope this dreadful war will close soon but do not see any prospect of it." The second letter 4 pages long dated March 9th 1863 is written on a sheet of 15" x 10" folded paper. The letter is addressed "Friend Henry" and was written from Columbian College Hospital Washington D.C. and signed at the end by Chas. Wilbur. The contents discuss rumors of the 9th Corps headed to the old Carolina State "but I do not take much stock in it". Wilbur remarks "I am feeling gay as a lark and there is but one thing that troubles me nights that is the fear of going to the Convalescent Camp." Most of the letter describes the day to day activities of Chas. Wilbur and hearing or not heraing from other acquaintance's. unknown
Philadelphia: L. R. Hamersly & Co 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 1 443 pages. 4 pages of advertisements. Frontispiece map approx. 18" x 15" of Indian Reservations in the west and midwest states. Blue-green cloth hardcover with gilt lettered title on the spine. Light shelf wear to the cloth. Approx. 1" closed tear on the right margin of the folding map with no loss of content. Howes C 449. L. R. Hamersly & Co hardcover
Brazos Island Texas 1847. Document. Very good. 2 8" x 10" sheets of paper. The first document signed at the bottom by Capt. A B Eaton from Brazos Island is dated December 15th 1847 and is addressed to Major Thos. B Eastland q.m. The document reads "Major - I respectfully require of the Quartermaster's Department the necessary transportation receipts in bulk for the Subs Stores herewith invoiced as required by Par 1088 Army Regulations. - Respectfully Your Obt Servt A B Eaton Capt .sp" The second document signed by Eaton on December 17th 1847 is also addressed to Eastland and has the same exact content as the first letter not a copy as the date is different and the writing has variation. A collection of Thomas B. Eastland's papers is held by the California Historical Society. From the Confederate Veteran February 1911 "Eastland Family" "Thomas B. Eastland came to Nashville where he was engaged in business until about 1840 when he went to New Orleans to engage in the cotton brokerage business and where he continued until the breaking out of the Mexican War during which he served under General Zachary Taylor as major." Thomas B. Eastland's diary titled To California Through Texas and Mexico: The Diary of Thomas B. Eastland and Joseph G. Eastland His Son was published by the California Historical Society in 1939 and is 59 pages long. From wikipedia: in 1846 ".it Brazos Island was the first military objective of the US Navy in support of General Zachary Taylor's invasion of Mexico. Control over this important seaport was said by Harvard historian Leroy Graf to be the primary reason for the US invasion of Mexico. From Padre Island NS Historic Research Study Chapter 3 "After the outbreak of hostilities Brazos Island became the primary staging area for the continuing campaign. Volunteers from throughout Texas and the Mississippi Valley converged on the Island and headed inland for camps at Point Isabel and along the Rio Grande." Amos Beebe Eaton the signer of these documents 1806-1877 was a career officer in the United States Army. He was General Zachary Taylor's Chief Commissary of Subsidence during the Mexican War. He was a graduate of West Point in 1826 and was made Brevet Major General of the Union Army in 1865 appointed by Andrew Johnson. unknown
Nashville: Foster Webb & Parkes 1910. First Edition. Brochure. Good. Approx. 8" x 4.5" stapled program. 48 pages. Illustrated. Color illustrated folding covers. Rear cover repaired on the verso of the fold with old tape. Several loose pages in the middle. Contents include program schedules for Field Artillery Infantry and Shelter Tent drills; corps races and hospital corp races and other events. Illustrated with several photographs of past competitions and Nashville landmarks. Interior is clean and in very good condition. Foster, Webb & Parkes unknown
Washington DC: Published by the Union Congressional Committee. Printed and Stereotyped by McGill & Witherow 1864. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. 8vo. Stitched wraps. 16 pages. Some tiny pinholes on the left margins. A couple of stitches remain. Printed on page 16 is the heading "Presidential Campaign for 1864. Union Executive Congressional Committee". This page contains a list the Committee officials a date of Sept. 2 1864. and a further list of 15 documents to be circulated to the people. This particular pamphlet attacks General McClellans hesitancy and his decision not to engage the Rebels. Sabin 3483. Published by the Union Congressional Committee. Printed and Stereotyped by McGill & Witherow paperback
Richmond: J. W. Randolph 1861. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 168 pages. Text recased in modern brown cloth binding with red leather title label on spine. New front and rear end papers. Text includes a few diagrams and tables. No records found in an OCLC search for the Richmond 1861 edition. The Charleston 1861 and Richmond 1862 editions are listed. Book was also published in New York 1860 and 1861 by D. Van Nostrand. Roberts was an officer in the Union and was stationed at Fort Monroe Virginia. Parrish & Willingham 5024; Sabin 71901. J. W. Randolph hardcover
Marietta Georgia: Continental Book Company 1972. Facsimile. Soft cover. Very good. 8vo. iv v-xxii foreword by James Bogle 257pp. xvi ads. Illustrated. Brown soft cover with title and portrait of Wilson on front cover. This is a facsimile of The National Tribune publication of same title published in 1880. Wilson participated in the failed Andrews Raid in the deep south around Atlanta. Continental Book Company paperback
New York: C. G. Crawford Printer and Stationer 1891. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6.25". 202 pages. Brown wrappers with gilt borders and title on front cover. Illustrated with 2 maps in back. Light rubs to covers. Very good condition. Nevins I page 43 - "A detailed but painfully defensive tract on the Confederate operations at Fair Oaks by the man who temporarily commanded the army. C. G. Crawford, Printer and Stationer paperback
Richmond: B. F. Johnson & Co 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 1 528 pages. Frontispiece photograph portrait. Illustrated. Green cloth hardcover with black imprinted floral design and gilt title stamped on front cover. Gilt title on spine. Floral end papers. Cloth on the spine has a light vertical crease. The front hinge was repaired. Light edge wear to cloth extremities. This copy includes an inscribed approx. 6.5" x 4" cabinet photograph card on the front paste down. The inscription on the photograph is the same phrase as the frontispiece but is handwritten. The author inscribed this book to Rev. J. O. Foster on the front blank end paper - "The Gray to "The Blue" "We be brethren!" To Rev. J. O. Foster with the fraternal regards and best wishes of his friend & Brother J. Wm. Jones Ocean Grove N. J. Aug. 4th to 7th 1887." Opposite this inscription is a single clipped newspaper column pasted down on the verso of the right front flyleaf. The news clipping is titled "Letters of Gen. R. E. Lee." Rev. Foster was also an author. B. F. Johnson & Co hardcover
Nairobi: Ministry of Defence/Army Card covers stapled. 167pp Reprint of 1954 document. A restricted circulation field manual originally produced by the British Army with much assistance from the Malaya publication "The Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya". Intended to cover all aspects of training & field operations against the Mau Mau it gives very interesting details on Army training methods & procedures in covert operations & revealing insights into period attitudes. Much too on the organisation of Mau Mau. Chapters include: Mau Mau Organisation; Command and control of Security Forces; Intelligence Organisation; Operations in Kenya; Tracking the Mau Mau; Use of War Dogs; Patrolling - General; Patrolling - Tactics; Ambushes; Drill for attacking a hide on information; Sweeps; Immediate Action Drills; Air Operations; Training; Field Engineering; Signal Communications; Operational Supply etc. Unmarked as NEW. 20. Printed Wrapper. As New/No Jacket. Ministry of Defence/Army Paperback
Boston: Little Brown & Co 1907. Third Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Good . 12mo. vii 325 pages. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Illustrated with 12 folding maps. Gray illustrated cloth hardcover. Light edge and shelf wear to the cloth binding. Little, Brown & Co hardcover
Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson 1854. Hardcover. Good . 8vo. xv. 286pp. 65 plates according to Howes Botanical plate 18 not issued. Map volume not included. Brown cloth hardcover stamped in blind on boards with gilt title on spine. Light edge wear to cloth head and base of spine and corners. later printing Howes M 275; Graff 2675; Clark III 354; Rader 2346; Wagner-Camp 226; Sabin 44512. A. O. P. Nicholson hardcover
New York: Harper and Brothers 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. xiii 396pp. 8pp of advertisements. Frontispiece illustration. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt illustrated flag design front cover. Gilt title on spine. Cloth edge worn head of and base of spine and corners. Light edge wear to cloth extremities. Brown right front flyleaf removed. Light scattered foxing and toning to contents. Howes M 275; Graff 2674; Sabin 44511; Rader 2345. Harper and Brothers hardcover
New York: Redfield 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 144 pages. Blind stamped brown cloth hardcover with title on spine. Cloth covers and spine are worn and faded. Top and bottom of spine patched. Hinges repaired. Light scattered foxing to pages. Previous owner inscription on the front blank end sheet. According to Howes this book is the best account by a participant of the 1858 campaign against the northwestern tribes. Includes two official reports of Colonel Wright in the appendix. Howes K 172; Field 837; Sabin 37944; Graff 2341. Redfield hardcover
Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Publishing Co 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Tall quarto. 106 pages. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with embossed title and red white and blue American flag on front board. James Lee Edmonds Major General Commanding Camp Lee Virginia. Commander. Army & Navy Publishing Co hardcover
El Paso: Guynes Printing Co 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. xviii 246pp. Frontispiece photograph of author. Illustrated. Blue cloth covers with black cloth spine. Gilt title on spine. Book includes a few misc. genealogy loose notes and copies including the 1981 obituary of the author. Gift inscription written on the right front flyleaf. Guynes Printing Co hardcover
Lakemont Georgia: CSA Press 1974. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 285 page. Illustrated. Gray cloth hardcover with gilt stamped borders on covers and gilt stamped title on spine. Red end sheets and top edge. CSA Press hardcover
New York: D. Van Nostrand 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 1 174pp. 6pp publisher advertisements 1. Book includes service forms but no illustrations. Red pebble cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear and fading to red cloth. Light toning to contents. A very good copy. On the front blank end sheet the previous owner Lieutenant O.H. Dockery Jr. 3rd U.S. Infantry stamped his name twice and wrote "Dont Steal this good book of O H Dockery 3rd Inf - USA." Dockery also wrote the same inscription on page 168. His name is stamped on the rear blank end sheet with some hand written "Rules of conduct". Dockery's name is also written on the rear paste down. Lt. Oliver Hart Dockery graduated from North Carolina in 1895 and served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War in 1898. D. Van Nostrand hardcover
Washington DC: U.S. Department Of The Army January 1962. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. "Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. 267 pages. . ISBN: B002CL2YWM. Catalogs: Military History:. U.S. Department Of The Army January paperback
Hartford: A. D. Worthington & Co 1898. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. xxxiv 35-730pp. 4pp advertisements. Green cloth hardcover with blind stamped border decorations. Gilt title on spine. Green floral end sheets. Superficial light insect rubs to cloth. A few small spots of cloth on the binding are chipped. Interior contents are clean. A. D. Worthington & Co hardcover
Richmond: Ritchie & Dunnavant 1861. First Edition. Stiff wraps. Very good. 8vo. 135pp. Flexible light blue cloth covered binding. Slight rubs to cloth at extremities. A bit of cosmetic wear to rear cover. Small reddish stain on the right side margin from pages 131-135 and on the margin of the rear blank end sheet. This scarce imprint has a pencil name of Brig. Gen. S Price CSA on the right front end sheet. The signature does not resemble Price's other signatures and is most likely not his signature. Parrish & Willingham 2374. Ritchie & Dunnavant paperback
NY: L. R. Hamersly and Co 1900. ---------Navy cloth covers thick very heaby book 9" tall. 863 pages-------FAIR CONDITION- text is clean and strongly attached to the block but the covers are detached totally-- the covers and spine as a unit with ads inside covers and only light wear to covers the spine is faded with some wear--- book is ready for either fairly easy repair or for rebinding. Hard Cover. Fair. L. R. Hamersly and Co Hardcover
Hauppauge NY U.S.A.: Barron's Educational Series. Soft cover. 1438071663 Stated 10th Edition Stated 1st Printing full numberline 2012. Barron's Educational Series New York. Printed in USA. No marks from past owners not a former library book no jacket not a remainder Soft cover. Cover shows very mild shelf wear rubbing minimal bumped corners/edges. Very clean inside pages and page edges some bumped corners. Overall Very Good Condition. Four full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained. Comprehensive preparation for the ASVAB and the all-important AFQT. Review Covers all ASVAB subtests: general science math paragraph comprehension and word knowledge electronics information mechanical comprehension shop and automotive information and assembling objects. All books shipped within 24 hours with U.S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation each order is packaged in a new box with bubble wrap and always your satisfaction is guaranteed. . Very Good. 2012. 10th Edition. Barron's Educational Series paperback
Columbus OH U.S.A.: The M.C. Lilley & Co. Hardcover. No marks from past owners Not a former library book Not a remainder or book club not clipped Hardcover. Revised 1904. United States Army. The M.C. Lilley & Co Columbus OH. By Authority of the War Dept. War Dept Doc #229. Previous owner name imprinted on back free end page. Gilded titles. Dark blue cover and page edges show some smoke damage smoky page edges and slightly charred front cover but still in tact and shelf wear tattered and bumped corners/edges. Some water damage on edges of inside cover/pages but readable and binding in tact. Clean inside pages. Blue speckled page edges. Overall Fair Condition. All books shipped within 24 hours with U.S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation each order is packaged in a new box with bubble wrap and always your satisfaction is guaranteed. . Fair. 1904. The M.C. Lilley & Co. hardcover
Washington D.C. U.S.A.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Soft cover. Field Manual 22-5 October 1984. Headquarters Dept of the Army Washington DC. U.S. Gov't Printing Office. Not a former library book no jacket not a remainder Soft cover. Cover shows some shelf wear rubbing fading creased/bumped/tattered corners and edges. Old tape on the top edge of spine. Three-hole punch. Overall Good Condition. This manual provides guidance for Armywide uniformity in the conduct of drill and ceremonies. It includes methods of instructing drill teaching techniques individual and unit drill ceremonial drill manual of arms for infantry weapons and various other aspects of basic drill instruction. All books shipped within 24 hours with U.S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation each order is packaged in a new box with bubble wrap and always your satisfaction is guaranteed. . Good. 1984. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Harrisburg Pennsylvania: Military Service Publishing Company. Hardcover. Twenty-second Edition No marks or damage from past owners Not a former library book Not a remainder or book club no jacket Hardcover. Name of past owner on the front free end page some surface rubbing/wear. A Ready Reference on Customs and Correct Procedures Which Pertain to Commissioned Officers of the United States Army. All books shipped within 24 hours with U. S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation each order is packaged in a new box with bubble wrap and always your satisfaction is guaranteed. . Good. 1956. 5th or later Edition. Military Service Publishing Company hardcover
Washington: U.S. Army Association. Soft cover. No marks or damage from past owners not a former library book no jacket not a remainder Soft cover. October 1984-1985 October 1984. Status Reports. All books shipped within 24 hours with U. S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation each order is packaged in a new box with bubble wrap and always your satisfaction is guaranteed. . Good. 1984. U.S. Army Association paperback
Oxford: Oxford University Press 1958. 366pp 5 maps one fold-out 17 illustrations 2 figures. Clean unmarked and tight. Not ex-library. VG. A good copy. B43. 1st. Edition. Cloth & Gilt. Very Good/No Jacket. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Uganda.: The Government Printer 1942. 107pp. With pencil and ink marginalia else tight and VG. This is a renamed war-time second edition of Bell & Huntingford's Kiswahili: a Ki-Swahili Instruction Book for the EA Command published two months after that title. From the library of noted Africana collector Humphrey Winterton with his oval monogram bookplate. Scarce. L12. . The Government Printer unknown
Hodder & Stoughton 2005. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Hodder & Stoughton paperback
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform unknown
Tafford 2006. 2006. Facsimile reprint of 1955. DA Pam 20-261A. German Report Series. 187p. Maps. No additional materials added. Wraps. As New copy. Paperback. As New. Book. Tafford, 2006. Paperback
Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Highlighting inside. Writing inside. Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute unknown
Washington D.C.: Department of the Army 1976. Book. VG. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Book is an 8 1/2" x 11" green soft cover with black title. No defects to note on the book. Book is meant as a Training manual to set forth new concepts and new doctrine for US Army Special Forces. Green and white illustrations and charts. 50 pages. Department of the Army Paperback
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