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[004942] . LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR 1818...REPORT OF OFFICERS OF THE ARMY.... ill. Tables. Washington: E De Krafft, 1818. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4". Disbound. U.S. Army. Very Good LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR Transmitting, Pursuant to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of Twentieth April, 1818, A REPORT of the Number and Grade of the Officers of the Army; Where Stationed; The Number on Duty, and Those on Furlough, with THE PERIOD OF FURLOUGH. 52 pp. Report submitted by J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War (President James Monroe). Pages 5-51 tables with list of officers, "grade", "station" and includes furloughs, occasional absences or for some court martial. Page 52 from D.Parker Adjutant and Inspector General with explanation of Report. Disbound but intact. Brownish age tone to paper. Light foxing. Overall document is Very Good. $65.00

[004935] . REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR 1845. ill. Foldouts, Tables, Drawing, Charts. 1845. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Disbound. U.S. Army. Very Good Document No. 2. Addressed to The President of the United States from W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War, "I, herewith submit to you the report of the Major General commanding the army, and those from the several bureaus under my supervision....The tabular statements accompanying the Commanding General's report show, in detail, the organization and strength of the army, as well as the position and distribution of the troops..." Accompanying Reports: #1 Report of the Major General commanding the army; #2 Report of the Quartermaster General; #3 Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence; #4. Report of the Paymaster General; #5. Report of the Surgeon General; #6. Report of the Chief Engineer; #7. Report of the Chief Topographical Engineer; and #8. Report of the officer in charge of the Ordnance Bureau. ( two other reports are mentioned in the document but "appear" to be missing:#9. Report of the Commissioner of Pensions; and #10. Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.) pp.193-436. 8 Foldouts including: Map of the Route Pursued by the Late Expedition under the command of Col. S.E. Kearny, U.S. 1st Dragoons; Chart of the Organization of the Army 1845; Chart of Positions and Distribution of the troops in the Eastern Division under the command of Brigadier General John E. Wool; Chart of Positions and Distribution of the troops in the Western Division under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines; Chart of Positions and Distribution of the troops in the Fourth Military Department commanded by Brevet Brigadier General Hugh Brady; Chart of Return of the army of occupation in Texas commanded by Brevet Brigadier General Zachary Taylor; and Annual report of the sick and wounded of the Army for the year ending September 30, 1845. Numerous tables. Document is disbound but intact. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Famous Americans in document: Winfield Scott, American army officer who held the rank of general in three wars and was the unsuccessful Whig candidate for president in 1852. He was the foremost American military figure between the Revolution and the Civil War; E. V. Sumner, Captain 1st dragoons; R. Jones, Adjutant General, Henry Stanton, Assistant Quartermaster General, George Gibson, Commissary General of Subsistence; Nathaniel Towson, Paymaster General; Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General; James Pollard Espy, American meteorologist who gave the first essentially correct explanation of the thermodynamics of cloud formation and growth. He was also one of the first to use the telegraph for collecting meteorological observations; Joseph Gilbert Totten fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief Engineer and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences; and J.J. Abert, Colonel Corps Topographical Engineers. $65.00

[004929] . HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SIGNAL CORPS (1860-1941). ill. Photographs, Diagram, Tables, Map. Fort Monmouth, N.J. : Eastern Signal Corps School, 1942. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Soft Cover. Signal Corps. Good Eastern Signal Corps School Pamphlet No. 32. December 10, 1942, Edition. "The Army of the United States is proud of the fact that we are the only All-American branch of the service. The Signal Corps was born in the United States, developed in the United States and copied by the great armies all over the world." Contents include: Origin of Military Signaling in the United States; "Signals" in the Civil War; Peacetime Activities (1866-1897); The Signal Corps in the Spanish War; The Signal Corps in Period 1899-1916; "Signals" in the First World War; Post-War Operations (1919-1939); Period of Expansion and Emergency (1939-1941) and Chief Signal Officers of the Army. 131 pp. including Index. Photographs of Brigadier General Albert J. Myer (1827-1880), First Chief Signal Officer of the Army; Major General Dawson Olmstead, Chief Signal Officer of the Army: 1941 plus other officers. Orange paper covers. Some soiling/fading to covers. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $40.00

[004028] . Report of the Third Annual Reunion of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Gulf Held at Newport, R. I., July 7th, 1871. New York: George F. Nesbitt & Co, 1872. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Stiff Covers. Military. Good Contents include: A Poem "Gulf-Weed" by Henry Howard Brownell; Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Admiral D.G.Farragut by Rev. Henry E. Montgomery; Remarks by General McDowell, Alexander Hamilton Rice, Dr. Foltz, Gen. Sheridan, and others; List of Vessels in the Gulf Squadron Commanded by Admiral D.G.Farragut and Roster of Troops (19th Corps) Department of Gulf. 80 pp. Blue stiff covers. Faint gilt lettering on front cover. Front bottom corner tip missing.Tears at spine joints. Back cover's top corner creased. 1/2" spine paper missing at base. Overall covers are Good. Still intact. Interior is tight, clean and in Very Good + condition. Mildly brown-tone to pages, age? related. $80.00

[003418] . AIR FORCE MANUAL SEARCH AND RESCUE SURVIVAL. ill. Figures (drawings), Map. Department of the Air Force, 1969. Soft Cover. Very Good to Very Good+ AFM64-5. $10.00

[003323] Calhoun, J. C., Secretary of War. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF THE BREVET OFFICERS IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE REASON FOR SUCH DISTINCTION.. ill. Fold Outs. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1822. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Paper Wraps. American History. Good March 14, 1822 on front page of document. First page reads: Department of War, 13th March, 1822. Sir: Pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives directing the Secretary of War to state "the names and grade of the officers now in the army of the United States, who hold brevet commissions; distinguishing those brevetted for gallant conduct in battle, from those brevetted for other causes: stating the cause in each case;" I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a report of the Adjutant General, which contains the information required." I have the honor to be, Your obdt. servant, J.C. Calhoun". Includes 2 foldout charts with sections. One foldout still attached (slightly) to document. It is 19"x11 1/2" listing 35 Officers, their "Grade", "Brevet Commissions Superior to Those of the Line and Staff", and Remarks. Second foldout is detached. Approximately 18 1/2"x12". Lists 40 Officers, "Grade", "Brevet Commissions Equal To, and Inferior To, Those of the Line and Staff", and Remarks. Each has Adjutant Gereral's Office, Washington, March 12, 1822, James Gadsden, Colonel and Adjt. Gen. at bottom of foldouts. Covers mildly foxed/age-toned. No tears. Disbound?. 5 pp. plus 2 foldouts. Detached foldout chipped around border edges but very minor and not near text. Some of the Remarks on the foldouts : "For gallant conduct at Fort Erie; For distinguished services in the campaign of 1813; Late Major 28th infantry, razeed..." An historical document. $175.00

[000746] Editors of Time-Life Books. SPECIAL FORCES AND MISSIONS, The New Face of War. ill. Photographs, Maps, Drawings. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life, 1991. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pict. Paper Over Boards. Military. Near Fine / No Jacket. One of the Time-Life series. Incredible photography depicting the Special Forces of the U.S. Military. Chapters on Special Operations and the training given, Special Missions and rescue effort, A Supercopter for Rigorous Missions and others. 176 pp. Bibliography and Index. $7.00

[002880] Eisenhower, Dwight D.. AT EASE - Stories I Tell to Friends . 1967. First Edition. Autobiography. Very Good+ to Near Fine / Good + to Very Good-. DJ mylar ( clear plastic covering) protected. 1/2" tear on front top edge. Worn on back cover at gutter. Written up in Bliss: Autos Across America, recounting an army convoy across the U.S. in 1919. $10.00

[003856] House of Representatives. FOURTH ARKANSAS MOUNTED INFANTRY. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Disbound. Arkansas. Very Good+ Letter from The Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting A copy of a Communication from the Secretary of War submitting an Estimate of Appropriation for the Investigation Relating to the Relief of the Fourth Arkansas Mounted Infantry. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. 2 pp.(one page, front & back). 56th Congress, 1st Session. Document No.311. 3 small tears at spine from where disbound, otherwise Very Good+. $10.00

[004581] Senate. PETITION OF WILLIAM C. BRYANT, HENRY W. LONGFELLOW, HORACE GREELEY, JOHN A. DIX, U.S. GRANT, AND OTHERS, Citizens of the United States...for a National Home for Totally Disabled Soldiers and Sailors of the Army and Navy of the United States. 1864. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. U.S. Government Document. Very Good- An appropriation for the founding and support of a National Home for totally disabled soldiers and sailors of the army and navy of the United States. 38th Congress, 2d Session. Senate. Mis. Doc. No. 3. Petition lists many Famous Americans: William C. Bryant; Parke Godwin; Henry W. Longfellow; Ira Moore Barton; John A. Dix; Horace Greeley; Joseph Henry; Clara Barton; Fred P. Stanton; George Bancroft; U.S. Grant; George Ripley; and numerous others. 3 pp. Disbound. Mild foxing. Otherwise Very Good. $45.00

[003577] United States War Dept.. REPORT OF THE TESTS OF METALS AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, MADE WITH THE UNITED STATES TESTING MACHINE AT WATERTOWN ARSENAL, MASSACHUSETTS, During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1889. ill. Tables, Foldouts Drawings. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Leather. U.S. Government Document. Good to Good- Annual report of the tests of iron, steel, and other materials made at the arsenal with the United States testing machine, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889. 682 pp. Tables and foldouts. Includes Index to House Executive Documents 1889-90, pp. iii-xxxii. Leather covers. Front cover attached by one "set" of strings. Except for a 3" leather strip on the spine with title"TESTS OF METALS", the rest of spine "covering" missing. Scuffing to leather covers. Corner tips rubbed to boards. Covers still intact. Overall Good to Good-. Interior is tight, clean and in Very Good + condition. Pages brownish age-toned. $40.00