Steven | January 27, 2009
This is the complete transcript to a letter home written by Corporal Erastus Winters of the 50th Ohio Infantry in General Tecumseh Sherman’s army. He talks about the fall of Atlanta and fighting General Hood’s Rebels across Georgia, and his feelings about the Rebel sympathizers back home. This letter is currently up for auction on [...]
Steven | January 25, 2009
Here is a bit of history you don’t see every day. This is the annual “return” (report) of the 2nd Brigade of the 7th Division, Georgia State Militia. At this time in our nation’s history, most of the armed forces were state militias, and in Georgia’s case, their troops were for anything but [...]
Steven | January 19, 2009
May 26, 1900 letter written by BP Haynes, late Second Sergeant of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry, to his former brigade commander, General WL “Old Tige” Cabell.
In part:
“My Dear General and Friend — It is with pleasure I acknowledge the receipt of three copies of your report of the part that Cabell’s Brigade took in Gen [...]
Steven | January 19, 2009
George Fried was American ocean liner captain of the United States Lines who commanded several at-sea rescues over his career. As Captain of the SS President Roosevelt he and his crew were given a ticker tape parade through New York City on February 16, 1926 for their daring rescue of the crew of the French [...]
Steven | January 17, 2009
Just listed tonight is a delightful 1910 color with embossed gilt holiday postcard featuring Santa Claus flying what appears to be a very early Glenn Curtiss “aeroplane” over a town, and using a signal lantern to beam “A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL” into the sky:
eBay listing for 1910 Holiday Postcard – Santa in Early [...]
Steven | January 16, 2009
I was doing some research tonight, and looked up the biography of Marine Corps General Henry Larsen. He arrived in France in the first troop convoy from America and took part in every USMC combat in France in WWI, led the first combat troops to leave the continental US to fight in WWII, and supervised [...]
Steven | January 16, 2009
As you can see below, I am making an effort to post the auction listings of interesting items that I have had consigned. I hope that you find this interesting and educational, even if you don’t bid (but why wouldn’t you, on such interesting stuff?)
Steven | January 15, 2009
(This item ends Jan-17-09 18:02:16 PST)
Description: ALS 2pp. 4to, Natchitoches, Louisiana, March 21, 1836.
Sutler and former explorer and Indian scout George Kennerly writes home to St. Louis as US troops on the border of the US and Mexico at the Sabine River await the arrival of General Gaines. Gaines, commander of the Southwest District, was [...]
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