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1830 ABSTRACT OF INFANTRY TACTICS $120.00 16643-1 Lot of two leather-bound editions of Abstract of Infantry Tactics; Including Exercises and Maneuvers, published by Congressional order by Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, Boston, 1830. The books are identical, each with 133 pages with illustrations concerning the manual of arms, marching, etc. for groups from single soldiers to entire battalions. There is a wealth of information contained within these scarce volumes! One edition shows wear to covers with contents slightly foxed and thumbed, generally very good, the second copy lacking the first twelve pages but essentially in the same condition. Two pieces.

(WILSON, WOODROW) $90.00 16894-1 A pair of rare newspapers printed onboard the U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON as it carried a triumphant Woodrow Wilson from France to the United States following the conclusion of the Peace Conference at Versailles. The papers, titled "The Hatchet", are dated June 30 and July 2, 1919, and are each 2pp. large octavo. The earlier paper is nearly entirely devoted to Wilson's mission, including stories on the signing of the peace treaty, his arrival onboard with the signed documents, a message signed in type by Wilson to the officers, crew and returning doughboys onboard, with an editorial on the treaty. The second paper has general shipboard news with comments from returning soldiers. Both of these rare newspapers are in very good condition.

J. J. "JOCKO" CLARK $75.00 29120-1 (b. 1893) American naval officer, commander of the aircxraft carriers Yorktown ans Suwanee during World War II and the Korean War.His signed memoirs Carrier Admiral, David McKay Co., New York, 1967, first edition, boldly inscribed and signed on the front flyleaf. With dust jacket, very good.

(MEXICAN WAR NEWS) $200.00 60078-44 Fine content war-date A.L.S. "Jacob Z. Hoffer", 3pp., large 4to., San Angelo, April, 1848, to his parents in Carlisle, Pa. Hoffer, a dentist by trade who served under Genl. Winfield Scott, writes chiefly of the pending Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in part: "... The treaty arrived her some days ago ratified by our congress but some think it is doubtful whether the Mexican congress will accept of it or not. . . we will be called home if James Polk keeps his promice...". American diplomat Nicholas Trist had negotiated and signed this treaty on behalf of the U.S. on Feb. 2, 1848. The U.S. Senate amended the treaty and ratified it on Mar.10, 1848. It was then sent to the Mexican government, which ratified it on May 19, 1848. However, Trist's treaty was not without difficulty; Trist had refused an order from Polk to cease negotiations and return to the United States, but Trist refused and concluded the treaty anyway, an action for which he was fired. Hoffer mentions this as well, in part: "... I also heard today that Mr. Trist is called home as a prisoner, a nice way after ratifying his treaty...". Age toned with moderate soiling and folds, else very good.

(MEXICAN ARMY SOLDIER IS INDUCTED BY A NOTORIOUS BANDIT!) $200.00 60078-15 Partly printed document, 1p., folio, Monterrey, Sep.1, 1834, a contract binding Jesus Rodriguez Cantu into the First Cavalry Company of Nuevo Leon. The document bears a holographic description and two signatures from GREGORIO PEREZ and includes a Filiacion del Soldado, a brief synopsis of the soldier's parentage; his father, Antonio Rodriguez, was a local city official. Countersigned by AGAPITO TREVINO (1829-1854) as a witness. Trevino, signing as a youth and son of a wealthy landowner, would grow up to become the infamous El Caballo Blanco (The White Horse), a feared robber who galloped through the Mexican hills scouring towns for victims. Trevino was known for never killing his victims, instead making them dance to the sound of his harmonica at gunpoint after he robbed them. Authorities captured Trevino, but he escaped prison in 1853, an act which so infuriated the government they sentenced the bandit to death. Police captured Trevino in 1854 and shot him dead in the Plaza Hidalgo. Trevino died leaving rumors that his horde is buried in Cerro de la Silla. Fine.

MEXICAN WAR SURGEON'S LETTER $180.00 60078-8 War-date A.L.S. from surgeon William A. Hammond, patriarch of the famous family of the same name, 2pp., 4to, New Orleans Barracks, Jan. 17, 1847, to his daughter, Ann Hall. Hammond includes some rumors about the ongoing war with Mexico, in part: "...The Mexicans may intend fighting from the breastworks at St. Louis Potosi [San Luis Potosí] until driven from them which they will certainly be before the middle of March heat unless peace is made which I think is doubtful...some excitement about Santa Anna moving to cut off Worth at Santillo...[we may make] movements on Vera Cruz and make it and Tampico the base of operations...". Hammond, a surgeon and army major, died in Benicia in 1851, and left behind successful progeny, including William Hammond, Jr., army Surgeon General during the Civil War, George Hammond, a Navy surgeon who served with Comm. David Farragut in the Civil War, and Richard Pindell Hammond, an artillery major who served at the Battle of Chapultepec, was personal friends with Robert E. Lee, and was father of famous industrialist and engineer John Hays Hammond. Hammond makes several references to his sons, in part: "...I would go at once to Mexico and perform my tour but the anxiety about William, George & [illegible] has me decided to remain for the present...I hear from Richard occasionally thru the paper he is well and stands very highly as a military man with everyone...". Minor folds and slight soiling at folds with a small hole from the wax seal, else very good.

MEXICAN WAR OFFICER'S LETTER HOME $250.00 60078-40 War-date A.L.S., 3pp., 4to., Alvarado, May 11, 1848, from Army officer D.S. Edwards to his wife in "Sing-Sing" [Ossining], NY, updating her about his deployment. In part: "...Keep out of debt as much as you can. In order to do that you will have to keep an economical table and travel very little...We talk of having peace by the 15th instant in which case I may soon be at home, and go straight to work...". Edwards also makes notes about his observations of Mexico, in part: "...The Indians are very numerous in the interior & threaten to drive all but their own race out of the country as they are now attempting to do at Yucatan...". Minor folds, else fine. The letter's verso contains a fine Mexican War cancellation: "VERA CRUZ MEXICO MAY 11" with a "10" also stamped thereon.

MEXICO DEFENDS ITSELF FROM "SAVAGE INDIANS" $120.00 60078-56 A.L.S. "Jose Ygnacio de Saldana", 2pp, 8vo, Victoria, June 25, 1842. De Saldana writes in Spanish about the government approval he obtained for purchasing twenty eight pesos and six reales' worth of gunpowder and lead for defending the region against the "savage indians". File holes along left margin and chip at top left, otherwise very good.

SANTA ANNA RESTORES THE ORDER OF GUADALUPE $150.00 60078-58 Rare pamphlet issued by the Mexican government under Santa Anna, "Decreto para la Organizacion de la Nacional Y Distinguida Orden Mexicana de Guadalupe," 11 pp. 8vo., printed in Mexico by J.M. Lara, 1853 [in Spanish], with decrees by Santa Anna and listings of all member officers. Following the death of Agustín I, the Order fell out of use and remained inactive for thirty years until Santa Anna convinced Pope Pius IX to recognize it in 1854. It quickly fell in disuse again following the successful Ayutla Revolution and the ousting of Santa Anna from government, making this pamphlet obsolete by the time it was printed and disseminated. Light age toning to wrappers, else fine. The Order of Guadalupe was a royal order limited to less than one thousand recipients. It remains entirely banned by the Mexican Constitution.

U-2505 SNORKEL THERMOMETER $275.00 60086-7 Fine relic from a German U-Boat 2505, the thermometer attached to the main pipe of the submarine snorkel's air intake. The thermometer is stamped with the date, "14 12 44" in blue ink on the back, with a pencil-written note, "Schnorkel Luftrohr oben". The housing is black bakelite and the scale itself is aluminum, showing a unique measurement system in celsius. The U-2505 was laid down on May 23, 1944 and commissioned on November 7, 1944. It is a Type XXI submarine, the first German sub designed to operate completely submerged. The U-2505 type never saw combat and were all buried in the Elbe II bunker in Hamburg, where this thermometer was recovered. Had such U-boats been made in higher quantity and been able to enter the war, they would in all likelihood have dramatically affected naval fighting and possibly the war entirely. Fine.

IDENTIFIED BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN SOLIDER $120.00 60876-3 A fine image showing a Black soldier in the 9th Ohio Vols., the only all-black unit from Ohio, in front of a tent at Camp Marion, S. C. The soldier is identified as Capt. Robert R. Rudd, possibly in his hand, and dated Dec. 25, 1898. No backstamp. Photo detached a bit from its mount, light mounting trace to top margin, else very good. The 9th Ohio was the only back unit serving in the Spanish-American war.

BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SOLDIERS AT CAMP $100.00 60876-6 A fine cabinet card showing two black soldiers in camp during the Spanish-American War. The soldiers were part of the 9th Ohio Vols., the only all-black unit from Ohio who one who also fought during the war, and this photo comes from a 9th Ohio archive. The image shows an officer at his writing desk, with a private standing at attention to the left. No backstamp. Light fading, a bit of light wear, overall good.

BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT CAMP $120.00 60876-7 A fine image showing three black Spanish-American War officers at rest in camp. The officers were part of the all-black 9th Ohio Vols. and comes from an archive of the unit. The 9th was the only all-black unit from Ohio, and also the only black unit to fight in the War. The image measures 6 1/2" x 5 1/2" (with decorative mat), backstamp by L. L. Barton, Washington, D.C. Bottom left corner of mat chipped, light wear but overall very good condition.

BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN SOLDIERS FROM THE 9TH OHIO VOLS. $120.00 60876-8 A fine image measuring 6 1/2" x 5 1/2" (including decorative mat), showing a group of black soldiers in camp during the Spanish-American War. from an archive of material from the 9th Ohio Vols, the only all-black unit from Ohio and only such unit to fight in the War. Interestingly, several white men are shown in the image, none of which are in uniform. Pencil identification on verso reads: "Co. C. 9th Ohio Battery" an an illegible phrase. Light wear, else very good.

BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SOLDIER $60.00 60876-9 A great image showing a young black soldier in uniform from the Spanish-American War. From the archive of material related to the 9th Ohio Vols., the only all-black unit from that state and only black unit to serve during the war. The image is a large cabinet photograph, backstamp by J. M. Lenney of Middletown, Penn. Light foxing and edge wear to mat, otherwise very good condition.

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