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1865ref. 378789Headquarters Dept. of the Cumberland Tennessee 1865. 1p. docketed on verso. Folio. Old folds tape repairs minor chips. 1p. docketed on verso. Folio. A voucher to pay an officer of the 1st USCT Heavy Artillery along with the pay for his African American servant. John B. DeShong entered the service as a Sergeant September 9 1861. He was "promoted to 1st Lieutenant 2d U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery June 16 1864 from which he was mustered out as 1st Lieutenant March 21 1866. The 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery was organized at Knoxville Tenn. February 20 1864. Initially attached to 2nd Brigade 4th Division 23rd Corps Dept. of Ohio they served in operations against Wheeler in East Tennessee and later in Northern Alabama and East Tennessee. Mustered out March 31 1866. unknown books
1866ref. 378788Vicksburg Mississippi 1866. 8pp. comprised of two bifolium. 4to. Old folds tape repairs few short tears and nicks. 8pp. comprised of two bifolium. 4to. The 5th Regiment Heavy Artillery was organized from the 1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery African Descent. It was designated the 4th Heavy Artillery March 11 1864 and 5th Heavy Artillery April 26 1864. They were attached to 1st Division USCT Vicksburg Miss. through February 1865. It served garrison duty at Vicksburg Miss. until May 1866. Their expeditions included from Vicksburg to Rodney and Fayette September 29-October 3 1864; and expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City November 23-December 4 1864. The regiment was officially mustered out May 20 1866. unknown books
1930ref. 215681930. Boland Marvin D. panoramic photograph archive circa 1930s documenting U.S. Army modernization at Fort Lewis Washington with emphasis on mechanization motorized transport and the expansion of Army Air Corps operations during the interwar period. The material identifies military training exercises mechanized equipment deployment airfield operations and communications infrastructure associated with evolving doctrines of mechanized warfare and air power following World War I. Tanks aircraft transport vehicles barrage balloons and portable radio systems appear throughout coordinated training environments at Fort Lewis. Archive comprises 24 silver gelatin panoramic photographs each approximately 7 x 2.5 inches signed "Boland" and produced by Tacoma-based photographer Marvin D. Boland. The photographs depict a range of military activities and equipment at Fort Lewis including formations of biplanes in flight parked aircraft aligned on airfields and a monoplane bearing U.S. Army Air Corps insignia. Several photographs show coordinated aerial exercises and tethered barrage balloons prepared by ground crews. Ground operations include M1 Combat Cars of the 41st Tank Company arranged in formation as well as tanks navigating uneven terrain and obstacle courses under observation. Additional scenes document convoys of transport trucks military ambulances and logistical vehicles. Training activities include soldiers marching in formation constructing field fortifications from stacked logs and operating portable radio equipment. Temporary tent encampments appear throughout indicating mobile training environments and field readiness exercises. The photographs record a transitional phase in U.S. military history as the Army expanded beyond traditional infantry tactics toward integrated mechanized and aerial warfare capabilities. Fort Lewis served as a major training site following the establishment of its airfield in 1930 supporting aviation units later active during World War II. The archive concentrates on operational training military infrastructure mechanized transport and aerial coordination during the interwar period. Minor curling and light edge wear; overall very good condition. A visual record of interwar military training mechanization and Army Air Corps development at Fort Lewis. unknown books
1910ref. 367689Lu=ynchburg Va: J.P. Bell 1910. Second Edition. Illus. 331pp. 8vo. Original green publisher's cloth gilt t.e.g. rest uncut in slightly worn dust jacket with small loss at head of spine. Second Edition. Illus. 331pp. 8vo. Narrative of the author's experiences during the Civil War while serving with the Rockbridge Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia; this covers his career up to Lee's surrender. With portraits of many of the men in the company. Howes M759; In Tall Cotton 126; Nevins I p. 132 J.P. Bell unknown books
ref. 322466Engraved frontispiece pictorial title-page 14 plates numerous illustrations in text. 831 1pp. Thick Royal 8vo. Original green cloth showing wear some staining to fore-edge but tight copy. Ownership signature of Captain Egan 3rd Regt. Engraved frontispiece pictorial title-page 14 plates numerous illustrations in text. 831 1pp. Thick Royal 8vo. Covers all aspects of outdoor travel from transportation and camp logistics to sketching to caring for the wounded. Bases on the authors' experiences in North Australia and South Africa. Mendelssohn p. 925 unknown books
1861ref. 84391861. Unidentified maker. Gilded Eagle "A" artillery coat button circa 1861-1865 is a battlefield-recovered artifact associated with Civil War artillery service and supports the study of military uniforms branch insignia and objects carried or lost in combat landscapes. The eagle-and-letter device identifies its artillery association while the excavated surface records the button's prolonged burial at an unspecified battle site. Coat-size button bearing a raised eagle above the letter "A" with surviving gold-colored gilt outlining portions of the design. The face has developed a smooth chocolate-brown patina and displays visible ground-related surface wear from burial and recovery. A distinct punch appears over the eagle's left wing. Exact battlefield location dimensions maker's backmark reverse configuration and recovery date are not provided. Scattered ground action and surface wear with a punch above the eagle's left wing and remaining gilt visible around the raised design; no repairs are reported. Good condition. A clearly identifiable example of Civil War artillery insignia whose battlefield recovery gives it direct value for the study of military material culture and conflict-site archaeology. unknown books
1942ref. 88061Atlanta: Army Press 1942. Hardcover. Good. photos 134p. Red cloth. 31cm. Cover scuffed and worn along joints and other extremities. Contents sound A pictorial history of the stateside training and organization of this segregated unit for African Americans. Separate sections are devoted to the 350th 351st and 353rd Field Artillery Regiments and the 46th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Army Press hardcover books
1819ref. 57543Hartford: Printed by Peter B. Gleason & Co 1819. First edition. 8 plates. 144 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half calf over boards. Rubbed light foxing throughout. Missing plates 2 6 and 7 else Very Good. First edition. 8 plates. 144 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Intended for the use of the militia in which it was found "that every company had a Drill of its own; and no small embarrassment was occasioned . when they were called to exercise toghether.". Shaw & Shoemaker 47788 Printed by Peter B. Gleason & Co unknown books
1907ref. 64276New York: Neale Publishing Company 1907. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 21.5cm. Textured olive-tan cloth titled in gilt on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; 315pp; frontispiece and 16 inserted leaves of plates halftones. Moderate rubbing and soil; rather obtrusive ink blottings to endpapers and to first page of R.E. Lee Jr's preface; early ownership signature roughly erased inside front cover; else generally tight and sound with text otherwise unmolested; Good or better. A presentable copy of this cornerstone Confederate memoir said to have been General George C. Marshall's Civil War book. IN TALL COTTON 126. NEVINS I:132. Neale Publishing Company unknown books
1918ref. 4215New York: H.K. Fly 1918. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Cloth. Front inside hinge is shaken and the covers are lightly soiled otherwise a very good copy. H.K. Fly hardcover books
1879ref. 25603Joliet: Joliet Republican Steam Printing House 1879. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" in original printed wrappers blank lower forecorner chipped. Stitched. 16pp illustration of Lady Liberty at page 2. Very Good. J.C. Porter C. Tunnicliff and G.W. Horton were the honchos in this semi-social semi-military organization. Not located on OCLC or in NUC. Joliet Republican Steam Printing House unknown books
1857ref. 23016Olmutz: Franz Slawik 1857. First Edition. Twentieth century cloth backed boards with original printed green wrappers in place; untrimmed. Very good; occasional dust smudges. 8vo viii 1 - 99 1 - blank 2 - plate legend and errata pp. 8 large folding lithographic plates 7 numbered and one un-numbered and a large folding table. A work meant for the general officers of the army to familiarize them with the newest innovations in equipment and tactics of utilizing artillery in the field or embrasures. OCLC cites two locations. Franz Slawik hardcover books
1918ref. 23014Paris: Imp. Nationale 1918. First Edition of parts 1 & 2; revised edition of part 3. Bound in library cloth ca. 1920 with the front original green stiff card stock wrappers in place. Very good. 8vo; I - 343 1 - blank pp 2 large inserted folding tables; II - 237 3 - blank pp. 1 inserted folding map; III - 207 1 - blank pp. Each front wrapper with the word "Confidential" printed on it. There are also additional text revisions undertaken with the use of printed applied overlays. The text is illustrated throughout the three volumes. A complete set of detailed instructions for the use of artillery; particularly the French 75 mm and 155 mm. gun. These English language notes are based on the 1917 French originals from the artillery school at Saumur. The contents for a unit of instruction carrying on from reconnaissance and occupation of positions organization of batteries and adjustment of fire for effect. These are supplemented with appendices that cover such things as liaison and aerial observation emphasized as important to the battle front etc. Imp. Nationale hardcover books
1874ref. 012516London: Longmans Green Reader and Dyer 1874. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Poor. COPY OWNED BY REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER WITH ALS FROM AUTHOR PRESENTING THE BOOK. First edition large 4to purple cloth elaborately decorated in gilt aeg with numerous full page "illustrations of localities and scenes around Stratford Upon-Avon by the helioytype process". Disbound copy covers worn spine browned. With references in the text to Rev. Beecher's visit with his wife to Stratford on Avon in 1850 with a treatment of his observations thereof. Rev. Beecher's bookplate with his address of 82 Columbia St on the pastedown. The author James Walter a Liverpool shipowner is declared on the title page as Major of the Fourth Lancashire Artillery Volunteers an organization that he founded. The Volunteer Movement in England took hold after an invasion scare in 1859. The volunteer units were composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the regular British Army. The Lancashire Artillery that Walter founded was one of the first and the largest in the Volunteer Movement. Walter's ALS dated Chicago February 4 1883 is on letterhead of the Grand Pacific Hotel where both Walter and the famous Rev. Beecher 1813 - 1887 Congregational clergyman orator abolitionist and social reformer were hotel guests. The letter transcribed see below xxxx indicating unreadable reveals what an operator Walter was. Using both flattery of Beecher and feigned self-deprecation he tries to ingratiate himself to Beecher's favor apparently with the purpose of selling Beecher some portraits of George Washington by Shapler that were "owned by his family". He obsequiously points to the section of the book a rather pretentious grand state-of-the-art production for the time which describes Beecher's visit to Stratford on Avon "look to page 77 for your own beautiful paper". Walter also name-drops Rev. David Swing who as the most popular clergyman of Chicago of the time naturally would have been known to and by Beecher. An interesting curio of an artifact. GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL Chicago Reverend H. W. Beecher Chicago 4 Feb 1883 My Dear Sir On my arrival in New York last pairl I ried to see you but vailnly - sickness anxiety xxxxxx discouragments consequent on being utterly unknown in the mighty Babel of dollars caused my return to my name of his estate in England - I am within the last 2 months returned and find myself here in Chicago - I make another effort to shake your warm hand - a xxxx xxxx of your Star papers now for over thirty years compels it - and I want you to see the Shapler Washington portraits owned by my family which are here in the Pacific Hotel with me - they are best seen under the Electric Light in the Corridor or Drawing Room here - If you will kindly let me know any hour after 5 tomorrow Monday or Tuesday I will have been pleased xxxx xxxx - I am deeply anxious you should have been - I am a stranger as you see in America - though here in Chicago Professor Swing has been most kind to me - Do me the xxxx of accepting my "Shakespeare House" book: it will carry you to Stratford so deeply impressed on your heart and mind - and invaluable only for its illustrations - look to page 77 your own xxxx beautiful paper. Dont trouble to call on my room 395. I will call at your room anytime you let me know convenient - my room is a Den - when at home I am a horticulturalist. My xxxx friend the author of "Lorna Doone" xxxx grown Pears Plums and Apples - alas the reason for xxxxx pasts have all nigh driven us to the Worldhome - xxxxx my wife and daughters to "tidy up" English fashion - my palace is a very xxx of confusion worse confounded. Respectfully Dear Sir James Walter. Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer hardcover books
1871ref. 6510New York: D Van Nostrand 1871. Second Revised Edition. Original publisher's cloth. A very good copy; backstrip expertly laid down. 4to 4 5 - 48 pp. four inserted engraved plates on heavy paper stock. The development of rifled cannons and high speed projectiles produced a need for accurate determination of the performance of such weaponry. The ballistic pendulum in conjunction with ultra high speed time recording techniques are the subject of this monograph. The Navez Siemens de Brettes and Benton systems are all examined. A most interesting monograph for devices recording the velocities of projectiles travelling at Mach speeds. D Van Nostrand hardcover books
1918ref. 47202Fort Hancock NJ: 57th Artillery C.A.C. 1918. Very Good. Fort Hancock NJ: 57th Artillery C.A.C. n.d. but 1918. First Edition. Two volumes; slim quartos 27.5cm; original pictorial staplebound wrappers both signed in image by Private Kirby; 16; 32pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate wear and a few small chips to wrapper margins from handling vertical fold across Vol. I no. 1 else Very Good and sound. First two issues of this scarce World War I periodical produced out of Fort Hancock before later coming out of "Somewhere" overseas after the third number. "We aim to promote the morale of the regiment to promote a spirit of sympathy between the men of the Regular Army National Guard and National Army and to publish all interesting cheerful and humorous news that will get by the censor" Vol. 1 no. 1 "The Why How and Wherefore of the 'Range Finder'". According to OCLC Rutgers and UVA only "The Range Finder" ran irregularly for six issues. 57th Artillery, C.A.C. unknown books
1942ref. 15864Fort Sill OK: Field Artillery School. Very Good. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. A Very Good pamphlet of the Field Artillery School November 1942. Limited water staining; The restricted manual covers Organization of the Field Artillery Organization and Duties of the Battalion Reconnaissance and Selection Organization of Combined Artillery and Infantry March Columns Artillery March Disposition and Reconnaissance Employment of the Artillery Details Displacements The Bettery Detail - Heavy Artillery ; 8vo; 79 1 pages . Field Artillery School unknown books
1942ref. 15863Fort Sill OK: Field Artillery School. Very Good. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. A Very Good pamphlet of the Field Artillery School January 1 1942; Covers questions and answers on a variety of topics including The Driver Clutch Transmission and Brakes Aids to Control Night Driving etc. Covers memory joggers of Inspection such as LEWOG FETHEAL TOAM NIP and HALT BOLL ; 8vo; 45 pages . Field Artillery School unknown books
1901ref. 51463Charleston: Walker Evans & Cogswell Co.: 1901. A revision of the charter and a short history of the Charleston Ancient Artillery Society from 1901. The Society was formed as a social and benevolence association from members of the Charleston Artillery Company that had fought in the American Revolution and incorporated as such in 1808. 57pp. Modern half red morocco and cloth boards spine gilt. Original printed wrappers bound in. Bookplate on rear pastedown. Text moderately tanned otherwise clean. Very good. hardcover books
1918ref. 57357Fort Sill OK. ca. 1918. Original Photos from the Early Days of the Artillery Training School at Fort Sill A rare commercially produced photo album rendered unique by the addition of thirty original photographs of the U.S. Army Artillery Training School in Fort Sill Oklahoma at the end of World War I. The first section begins with a printed one-page "Short History of the Fort Sill Military Reservation" and consists of mounted photographs in printed frames with printed captions. This printed portion of album is divided into three parts with individual titles: "Fort Sill Oklahoma: The World's Largest Artillery Training Post"; "Medicine Park: Southwest Oklahoma's Pleasure Resort"; and "Some Views of the Comanche and Apache Indians." The second section of the album consists of blank pages for personal photographs here filled with thirty photographs with occasional manuscript captions supplied by an unnamed Army corporal. In addition to photographs of camp buildings artillery emplacements and scenery in and around Fort Sill the album features a number of photographs of the 1918 Victory Day Parade as well as a "pageant" held at the fort where members of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes participated in reenactments of the early frontier days at the fort. Fort Sill was also the birthplace of U.S. combat aviation in 1915 and a few photographs show some of the earliest military planes. The personal photos at the rear of the album include a number of individual soldiers a handful of alternate views of parades and events and the owner's actual cloth uniform stripes pasted to the final page. A rare and interesting look at the early days of a major American military base at the conclusion of World War I. OCLC records two copies of a similar souvenir album which also covers Camp Doniphan but does not locate the present version anywhere. Forty-one mounted photographs with printed captions and an additional thirty original mounted photographs some with manuscript captions most about 2½ x 4½ inches plus pasted-in corporal's stripes on final album leaf. Oblong quarto. Original printed thick wrappers with wrapper title "Souvenir from Fort Sill Oklahoma" tied with string. Spine ends chipped edge wear to wrappers. Photographs lightly faded occasional adhesive residue or paper defects particularly in latter half. Overall very good. hardcover books
1890ref. 1410180Chicago: The Craig Press 1890. Hardcover. Octavo 129 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is red with gold print. Boards in red cloth gold print mitred edges; tattering to spine caps and corners blemishes toning shelf wear cocked spine. Text block has cracked hinges front flyleaf loose intermittent spine breaks light age toning to paper. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates photographs with tissue guards. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1410180. FP New Rockville Stock. The Craig Press hardcover books
ref. 249621Atlanta: Army-Navy Publishers. First. hardcover. very good. Many photo Illus. including many portraits. 136pp. 4to red cloth. Atlanta: Army-Navy Publishers n.d. circa 1942. First Edition. This copy belonged to Sgt. Peter L. Luirino who served in the Seventy First Field Artillery Brigade. On the last blank page Sgt. Luirino has inscribed many names and hometowns of servicemen he served with since 1939. Also on a blank page near the end Sgt. Luirino has written a poem in tribute to his mother. Army-Navy Publishers unknown books
1863ref. 1000428vo original brown cloth spine gilt letters illustrated with 39 engraved plates xvi 261 3 blank plus 39 leaves with illustrations. Spine ends chipped top hinge weak edges rubbed endpapers browned light foxing. This work was originally published in 1851 and followed with a second edition in 1862. The third edition contains a seven page addendum on the "Service of a 15-inch gun mounted on a centre-pintle iron carriage" that appears to have been omitted from the previous edition. The 1863 edition also appears to have been published hastily as the added chapter on the 15-inch gun is not listed in the table of contents. Also the spine on the volume is still dated 1862. This work was also reissued by the Confederate States in 1861 and 1862. The illustrations were engraved by D. McClelland after sketches by Lieutenant R.H. Rush of the 2nd Artillery Battalion. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1929ref. 1404213München: Barbara-Verlag Hugo Meiler 1929-1930. Hardcover. Quarto 192 144 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is black without print. Boards half bound with black cloth to spine and corners and grey paper to boards. Text block has blue speckled edges; slight stain to fore edge. Illustrated: b&w. Bound periodical. Text in German fraktur/gothic font. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in column ND-QC. 1404213. FP New Rockville Stock. Barbara-Verlag Hugo Meiler hardcover books
1945ref. 188278Muzzleburst 1945-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Covers worn. Has a good binding. Will illustrated with plates for each chapter. History following the unit from California to the end of the war in Germany. Scarce unit history pamphlet. Muzzleburst paperback books
