A rare handbill extra issued by the York, Pennsylvania Gazette, warning York citizens of reports that General Lee's forces are in Chambersburg, PA and headed towards Harrisburg. This handbill reports the “immense” meeting held in Harrisburg the evening before, where, in light of alarming reports received of General Lee's approach.....
A rare discharge certificate relating to the aftermath of the Spirit Lake Massacre which saw a frontier volunteer party undertake a treacherous winter expedition to pursue the hostile Sioux, guard against further attacks upon settlers, bury the dead, and attempt to recover four female hostages seized by the Indians...
A scarce Grand Army of the Republic broadside honoring veteran and Medal of Honor-recipient, John F. Chase, apparently in part to marshal support for 1888 presidential nominee William Harrison who supported veteran and disability pensions; with textual emphasis on Gettysburg and the G.A.R.’s Massachusetts wing. The Grand Army Record (est.....
A rare broadside consisting of a list of the killed of the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry (AKA the Iron Brigade), providing the date and place of decease, and featuring a note soliciting further information about the circumstances of the deaths of these soldiers for a future publication on the regiment’s history.....