An apparently unrecorded War of 1812 broadside, featuring a series of vignettes depicting American naval victories, evidently published in response to Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory on Lake Erie in September of 1813, an image of which takes pride of place at the top. Included here are twelve vignettes, ten of.....
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.....
An apparently unrecorded circular detailing the Court Martial of an African American soldier (and former Virginia slave) who was convicted of three charges and executed by firing squad. As specified here, Private Samuel Mapp of the 10th U.S. Colored Troops, Co. D was charged with mutiny, disobedience of orders, and.....
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.....