After Battle, Signed (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Pp. 376. Signed & Inscribed presentation copy from the author. Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. (1968). 67 pages. SIGNED by the author. Bibliography. Illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (073) Signed by Author.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition, First Printing. VG+/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without inscription or dedication on title-page. A well-researched and authoritative study of the challenges facing South Africa at a turbulent time for many African countries as they emerge into the second phase of the post-independence era. The author draws on his expert knowledge of South Africa and his relationships with its most important figures - Mbeki, Zuma, Desmond Tutu and of course Mandela. With Bibliography and Index. A very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author.

cloth, dust jacket. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 67 pages. First edition, signed by the author. Jacket has a faded spine, with a tear at the head of the spine. Else very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has minor scuffing and tearing; jacket price is clipped. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. The book is signed by Author. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page. [9781631920684] (United States Army, War of 1812, Military Campaigns).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized blue soft cover with yellow lettering on front cover and spine. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 2004. Number Line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 438 pages. Illustrations of scenes from around Lake Erie on front cover. Very light shelf wear along edges of covers. Lettering is neat and legible. Pages are clean and tidy with various illustrations and photographs of Lake Erie throughout. Text neat and legible. Binding strong and secure. Very Good condition. Signed by the editor on the title page with a 2 line inscription made out to "Walter". This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. Signed by Author(s).

Oversized paperback. Second Edition. 319 pgs. Inscribed to previous owner by the author. Illustrations. Near fine oversized softcover copy. (shop).

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page. 2nd edition. (war of 1812; burning washington dc, history).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good author inscribed book and unclipped D.J. in clear plastic cover. The authors inscription and signature is on the front end paper along with the Notation of the 6th Regimental Combat Team Association. There are no other previous owners marks found in the clean bright text. White cloth and red and strong inner hinges. For much of Red's 6 years imprisonment, Dorothy did not know whether Red was alive or not. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1948, 1st edition. PRESENTATION COPY - INSCRIBED by the author on corner of end paper. Small Octavo. 44pp. Original cloth. Binding square and firm. Off-setting to end papers. Otherwise a 'Very Good' copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Small 4to. Purple cloth, pictorial dust jacket. v, 67pp. Numerous illustrations (2 in color). Very good/good plus. Binding ever so slightly edgeworn; jacket has large chip at head of spine, small chip at foot of spine and chips along lower edge of front panel. A tight and fairly attractive first edition, with a unique autograph addition: Tipped to an inner flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Russell, 1p, 8" X 9½", Elmhurst, IL, 1956 July 21. Addressed to noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold Gates. Near fine. On letterhead of the "Standard Education Society," Russell discusses reviewing a book on Quantrill -- most likely for "Civil War Times," for which Gates was book review editor. "I took a somewat odd angle, for me, in the review," Russell notes. "If it doesn't hit you right, say so." Large full signature. Autograph material from Civil War scholar Russell (1899-?) is seldom encountered.

1888 - Antique Print FINE ART After the Battle Drawn by E Michel (072) For more info please ask seller a question. Royal Mail 2nd Class - £0.00 Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For - £4.50 Standard Int'l age - £4.00 Royal Mail International Signed - £8.00 No PICK UP OPTIONSorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up.PAYING VIA PAYPALWe accept on our all our items so you can shop with confidence.Simple choose the option when proceeding through the checkout.

no binding. Condition: very good. This 1854 hand-colored wood engraved historical print, titled "Scene After the Battle of New Orleans", is from An Illuminated History of North America, published by Bill, Witter & Co., New York. It visually dramatizes the aftermath of the Battle of New Orleans, which took place on January 8, 1815, during the War of 1812. The image captures a chaotic yet solemn scene with American soldiers attending to the wounded and dead amid the debris of war, including overturned wagons, broken cannons, and scattered gear. Central figures, including officers likely representing General Andrew Jackson and his aides, are depicted giving orders or surveying the battlefield. In the background, a large American flag waves triumphantly over a makeshift barricade of cotton bales and earthworks, symbolizing American resilience and victory against British forces. This decisive American victory not only secured control of the Mississippi River but also elevated Jackson to national hero status, contributing to his eventual presidency. The engraving is signed "W. Croome" (artist) and "H. Britcher" (engraver), both known for their contributions to 19th-century American historical illustration, and it reflects the patriotic sentiment and historical romanticism common in mid-19th century American publications. Approximate Overall Size: 9 ins x 5 1/2 ins. Image: 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 ins. Blank on the back . There is typical period light ageing .Print is in excellent condition. NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU PURCHASE: This is a GENUINE VINTAGE/ANTIQUE PRINT. It is NOT a modern reproduction, ie. a laser scan, photocopy etc. It is the original from the vintage/antique publication. This print was published on the date mentioned, or circa of the date mentioned at the top of the page. The term "print" is referred to an image on a piece of paper. The print I have for sale, like many vintage/antique prints that you see online, originate from an antique or vintage book or atlas publication. The publication may not always be known. If you have any questions, emails are welcome. Shipped Unmatted.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Typed and Signed Letter By British Spy and Officer Bertrand Stewart to the National Review editor Leopold Maxse. Dated 1914. A fascinating letter in reference to his years spying for the British in Germany. He died a few months after writing the letter at the Battle of the Marne. Bertrand Stewart 1872-1914 worked as a solicitor in London and was also a military officer in the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry, he fought in the Second Boer War and the First World War. In between the two wars he volunteered to spy on German naval actions. He was famously arrested in Germany on 2 August 1911 and sentenced to four years in prison. Stewart and another British spy, Captain Trench, were pardoned and released by the German Kaiser as a present to Ernest Augustus the Duke of Brunswick when Augustus married the Kaiser's daughter, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia. He died fighting off a German attack near the River Vesle during the Battle of the Marne. Leopold James Maxse 1864-1932 was an English amateur tennis player and journalist and editor of the conservative British publication, National Review, between August 1893 and his death in January 1932; Under editor Leopold Maxse, the National Review took an unfriendly attitude towards Imperial Germany in the years leading up to World War I. Size 255mm x 205mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17703. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Signed presentation copy from the author. Light wear otherwise near very good indeed. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. All four volumes (12mo) are signed in ink at the top of the title page by Admiral Lord Collingwood (Cuthbert Collingwood). With their small size in mind, these four volumes had been bought by Collingwood to be taken onboard ship during his campaigns. There is more than a distinct possibility they were present on HMS Sovereign during The Battle of Trafalgar. An unique set of books, linked to a pivotal event in British Naval history. On the death of Nelson, Collingwood assumed his position as Commander-in-Chief, transferring his flag to the frigate HMS Euryalus. Without Collingwood the outcome of the 21st October 1805 might have been very different, as would the future of Britain. Collingwood was in command of the very first ship to break through the French line. All four volumes are Very Good+, bindings are tight, pages clean, no signs of cracking. Apart from the signature of Cuthbert Collingwood in each volume, there are no other inscriptions or bookplates. A superb set. Books are exempt from US tariffs.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised and Enlarged Editon. 8vo. 416 pp. second edition, revised and enlarged with corrections, presentation inscription signed by the author, very good in very good original cloth and lightly shelfworn dustwrapper, some wear at corners at at top and tail of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Signed by the Author.

First Glasgow Edition, 8vo, viii, 190 pp., some light browning at the beginning, contemporary green morocco, spine ruled in gilt, crimson label, a nice copy. Printed from a manuscript in the Pepysian Collection, Magdalen College, Cambridge. The preface is signed by the editor, the jurist and historian Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. Gaskell, 449.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF ST. VINCENT by Colonel John Drinkwater Bethune. 2nd edition. Published in London in 1840 by Saunders and Otley. Describes the sea battle at Cape St Vincent, in which the English fleet under Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet. The author, John Drinkwater Bethune (1762-1844), was an eye-witness to the battle. He published the first edition of this book anonymously. This second edition expands upon the contribution of Lord Nelson, and included anecdotes of Nelson himself. Gift inscription on free front endpaper from the author to his daughter: "To Georgiana Augusta D.Bethune with the parental love of the author. Thorncroft, March 16th, 1841. J. Drinkwater Bethune" Quarto, xii, 97 pp. with frontispiece portrait of Lord Nelson and 8 plates describing the positions of the Spanish and English fleet, starting with when the Spanish fleet was first discovered, and ending with the evening of February 14, 1797. Condition: Very good. Spine has closed tear and small loss to head. Front hinge starting, has been reinforced. Text block in very good+ condition. Aforementioned gift inscription on FFEP. Two bookplates on front pastedown. Larger is for D. M. Coffin with a version of the Coffin family crest. Sir Isaac Coffin was a friend of Lord Nelson, and a pallbearer at his funeral. Smaller is for Ira Dye, U.S.N., who was a submarine captain and naval historian. Inscribed by Author(s).

1. large etching by and after Henry Melling (signed in the plate) on heavy hand-made paper, verso blank, size of image ca. 24,5 x 38 cm, paper size ca. 29,5 x 42,5 cm, characterized as a "proof" copy, some tears in the margins, folded several times, otherwise in good condition, very rare copy 2100 gr.

1. original copper plate engraving by Collier (signature in the copper plate) after a painting of Hamilton on handmade paper, size of the copper plate about 31,5 x 21 cm, paper size about 37 x 22 cm, in very good condition, rare 2100 gr.

A significant manuscript from the aftermath of the celebrated victory of the United States Army under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Taking place on January 8, 1815, after the Treaty of Ghent was signed but prior to its ratification by Congress, the battle was the culmination of Britain's months-long campaign to capture what was then the southwestern boundary of the United States. As impressive as the American victory over a force superior in both numbers and training may have been, the battle's most enduring legacy was the ascendancy of Andrew Jackson, whose success propelled him to national fame and ultimately the presidency. The present document is a manuscript true copy of the articles of agreement for a prisoner exchange between the American and British armies following the battle, likely in the hand of British Major Harry George Smith. These "Provisional Articles agreed on between Major Smith authorized by Major General Lambert and Edward Livingston aide-de-camp to Major General Jackson" were finalized nine days after the battle, on January 17. The ratio of soldiers captured at New Orleans, estimated at 484 British to only nineteen American, allowed Jackson to negotiate for the return of every American prisoner taken by Admiral Cochrane and the late General Pakenham's forces in the southwest. These articles decree that all American prisoners of both the army and navy held in the British camp or on prison ships by Cochrane will be returned, "and that on receipt of the said Prisoners a number of British Prisoners equal in rank and number.shall be sent to the mouth of the Mississippi to be received by ships appointed for that purpose by the Admiral." They further stipulate that, according to standard practice at the time, "Officers of equal rank shall be exchanged for equal rank and wounded for wounded as far as circumstances will permit." The document is designated a true copy and signed "H.G. Smith," with the signature of "Ed. Livingston" reproduced in the same hand. Also included here, on a separate folio sheet, is a brief "Extract of a letter from General Jackson, Commanding the Army of the United States of America at New Orleans, dated 9th January 1815." This excerpt, written in a different hand some years later, describes the sole success story of the British battle effort. In Jackson's own words: "Simultaneously with his advance upon my lines, he had thrown over in his Boats a considerable Force to the other side of the River. These having landed, were hardy enough to advance against the Works of General Morgan, and what is strange and difficult to account for, at the very moment when their entire discomfiture was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky Reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriously fled, and thus yielding to the Enemy that most fortunate Position. The Batteries which had rendered me for many days the most important service, tho' bravely defended, were of course now abandoned.The Enemy now occupied a Position from which they might survey us without hazard, and by means of which they might have been enabled to defeat in great measure the effects of our success on this side the River." The retreat of the Kentucky forces described by Jackson was less due to cowardice and more due to American General David Morgan's poor deployment of his command, which had left them with no realistic way to defend their position. Fortunately for the Americans, their routed forces managed to sabotage their artillery before retreating, and Thornton's gravely injured command was unable to provide support to their floundering allies on the other side of the river. Written on paper with an 1821 watermark, the purpose of this manuscript is not entirely clear, though it seems likely that an English contemporary was eager to prove that the battle had not been a complete failure for their forces. An interesting pair of British documents from the aftermath of one of the most famous military engagements in United States history. Light tanning, minimal edge wear. Both documents near fine.

Letter. This 21 August 1704 autograph letter is signed by John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough and Captain-General of English and allied forces in the War of the Spanish Succession, eight days after the battle of Blenheim, from his field camp in Germany to Thomas Coningsby, later first Earl of Coningsby.The letter is written entirely in Marlborough's hand on the first panel of a single sheet of watermarked laid paper measuring 13.1 x 8.6 inches folded once to form four 8.6 x 6.6 inch panels. The letter is dated at the upper left "Camp at Sefelingben Aug. 21 1704" and addressed "My Lord". The letter reads in full: "Your Lord will excuse me that I had not time to thank you for your kind congratulation on our success at Schellinberg, before we had gain'd a second, and much greater victory, which I hope will soon make an end of the War in the Country, it is a particular pleasure to me that my friends are satisfied in my endeavors to serve the Publick, and I shall be always glad of any opertunity to assure you that I am with truth." The letter closes with the valediction "My Lord. your Lordships most obedient humbler servant" and his signature, "Marlborough".Condition is very good, the letter complete, the paper substantially clean, the ink still distinct. Evidenced by faint creases, the letter was subsequently folded three times horizontally and twice vertically. Two notations, plausibly those of the recipient, appear at the upper left corner and just below the date and location, respectively "Duke of Marlborough to Ld. Coningsby" and "after the Battle of Blenheim". It is inked on the fourth and final panel in three lines "Duke of | Marlborough | Aug 1704" with an original ink stain partially extending down from the "u" in "Duke" to blot the "l" in "Marlborough". The letter is protected within a clear, removable, archival sleeve housed within a rigid crimson cloth folder.Sindelfingen, the location of Marlborough's field camp where this letter was written, is a city in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, near Stuttgart, at the headwaters of the Schwippe.In July Marlborough captured the Franco-Bavarian garrison at Schellenberg Heights. This allowed him to cross the Danube into Bavaria, where his 52,000-man force vanquished the 56,000-man Franco-Bavarian army at Blenheim on 13 August 1704. Some 30,000 French troops were killed, wounded or captured. Even the French commander, Marshal Tallard, became a prisoner. Blenheim cemented Marlborough's place among England's greatest generals. "For a symbolic quitrent" for the lands and incomes with which he was rewarded by Queen Anne,"Marlboroughand his descendants were required to present annually to the sovereign at Windsor Castle, on the anniversary of the battle, a facsimile of the silk standard of the French royal household troops, thecorps du roi, whichMarlborough'stroops had taken during the battle."The recipient of this letter, Thomas Coningsby, first Earl of Coningsby (1657-1729) was a Whig politician, and Member of the House of Commons continuously from 1679-1710. "In the latter part ofWilliam'sreignConingsbyseems to have followedGodolphinin establishing connections withJohn Churchill,earl and later duke of Marlborough The alliance helped maintain Coningsby's position as a leader of the government side in the Commons following the accession ofQueen Annein 1702 Coningsbywas reckoned one of the foremost 'lord treasurer's whigs', working for Godolphin, Anne's lord treasurer, by managing parliamentary business." Coningsby was forced from power in 1708 and left Parliament in 1710, but "returned from the political wilderness at the accession ofGeorge I" in 1714 "and was rewarded for his services to the whig cause on 18 June 1716 when he was createdBaron Coningsby of Coningsby, Lincolnshire. He was created Earl of Coningsby in 1719. When "he published a pamphlet maligning lord chancellorMacclesfield, and as a result in January 1721 was stripped of his lieutenancies and imprisoned in the Tower of London for six months, he was visited by theMarlboroughs." After Marlborough died in 1722, Coningsby proposed marriage to the widowed duchess on 20 November, but was rejected.Sources: ODNB; Winston S Churchill: Marlborough: His Life and Times.

no binding. Condition: very good. This steel engraving, produced in 1850, depicts a dramatic and detailed scene from the Battle of Borodino, a pivotal clash during Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia. The artwork is signed by G. Jones, R.A., as the painter, and J.B. Allen as the engraver, showcasing their collaborative effort to bring historical scenes to life. The image features the chaos and intensity of the battlefield, with soldiers, horses, and officers prominently displayed in the foreground, likely including commanding figures from both the French and Russian sides. The distant horizon is filled with troops engaged in combat, with billowing smoke emphasizing the ferocity of the conflict. The engraving is rich in detail, illustrating the tumult of war and the solemnity of command decisions. The print serves as both an artistic and historical document, offering a glimpse into 19th-century efforts to commemorate and romanticize significant military events. Approx Image Size: 10 ins x 6 1/2 ins - Approx Overall Size With Borders : 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins CONDITION: FULL PAGE STEEL ENGRAVING. BLANK ON THE BACK. HEAVY CARD STOCK PAPER OF THE AGE. Image is clear and sharp with beautiful detail. As scanned. This beautiful print would look great matted and framed. Or an art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU PURCHASE: This is a GENUINE ANTIQUE VINTAGE 1850 Print. It is NOT a modern reproduction, ie. a laser scan, photocopy, etc. It is the original from the antique or vintage atlas or book publication. This print was published on the date mentioned, or circa the date mentioned at the top of the page. The print I have for sale, like many antique vintage prints and maps that you see online, originate from an antique vintage book or atlas publication. The publication may not always be known. If you have any questions, emails are welcome. Shipped Unmatted.

EDWARD ORD (1818-1883). Ord, a Union Civil War general, fought at Vicksburg and in the Appomattox campaign.DS. 2pg. 17 x 14. July 31, 1864. Near Petersburg [Virginia]. A large, partly printed document signed E O C Ord as Major General commanding. It concerns Unserviceable Ordnance Stores from the Second Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. The Second Regiment was involved in assaulting Petersburg from June 15 to 19, and sieging Petersburg from June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865. This document is dated the day after the famous Battle of the Crater at Petersburg. There is also a rubber stamped signature of General Benjamin Butler. It has mailing folds and is in fine condition. Ord signed on the verso.

WILLIAM W. COOKE (1846-1876). Cooke was a Civil War officer. He was Custers adjutant and was killed at Little Big Horn. He wrote the famous message to Frederick Benteen, Benteen. Come On. Big village. Be quick. Bring packs. WW Cooke. P.S. Bring Packs shortly before his death. Cookes body was found close to Custers and he was scalped.ANNA ABBOTT COOKE (1827-1906). Anna Abbott Cooke was a Canadian woman and the mother of William W. Cooke. Through her son, Anna became closely connected with the other military families of the Seventh Cavalry, leaning on them when her son was killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn.ALS. 4pg. September 27, 1876. Hamilton [Ohio]. An autograph letter signed A. A. Cooke to Libbie Custer. My dear Mrs. Custer, Your letter was received and I have done as well as I could. As you wished me so the loss of my darling son Willie has broken my poor heart, but what can we do but submit sometimes my anguish is so great that I think I cannot live I think of you continually the loss of your dear noble husband is very hard to bear and dearhe was here with my now dead son last Autumn, both so full of health and happy. What can we do. When I think of my darling Willies cruel death I cannot be comforted, in reading over some of his letters, after his arrival at Fort Riley [Kansas], you were so kind to him. In one letter he wrote - Mrs. Custer says I belong to the Custer family. You knew him so intimately my dear Mrs. Custer that you could have told Mr. [Frederick] Whitaker more interesting things about Willie than I can if you were equal to the task. I must see you as soon as you are well enough to see me. I think I would feel better to know from you how now my darling spent the winter. I have not seen anyone that knew him. What cowards [Alfred] Terry and [Marcus] Reno have proved themselves to be. Will they never be punished for their conduct. I feel so much for the Gens father and mother. Now his dear mother must suffer as muchto her with much love when you feel well enough do write to me. I think dear Willies name should be associated with the Generals death, they were suchin life. With love believe me yoursympathetic friend A A Cooke All send theirlove. In 1876, shortly after Custers death, the British writer Frederick Whittaker wrote a glamorized biography of Custer entitled the Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer; in the book, he blamed Captain Frederick Benteen and Major Marcus Reno for the defeat and death of Custer. The letter is written cross-hatched on black bordered mourning stationery. It comes with the original mailing envelope addressed to Mrs. G.A. Custer Monroe Michigan, although the stamp was removed. The letter has mailing folds and is in very fine condition. An amazing content letter written just a couple months after Little Big Horn and the death of her son.

(BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA). The Battle of Buena Vista, fought over February 22 and 23, 1847, saw the outmanned American Army, under Zachary Taylor, defeat the Mexicans under General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna. The American forces were largely made up of volunteers rather than regular armyArchive. 15 pieces. 1847 (mostly April). Buena Vista [Mexico]. An archive of fourteen receipts and manuscripts written in the wake of the Battle of Buena Vista; most are from April 1847 and a few state that the location of the receipts is Buena Vista. Some of these receipts are addressed to Charles C. Gilbert of Ohio, and it is for volunteers from Indiana and Ohio. Some are in pencil and some are in pen. These documents show the American soldiers, stuck in rural Mexico, trying to find food for themselves and their beasts of burden. Mexican War dated manuscripts written from Mexico are scarce. A few sample documents include:a)ADS. 1pg. April 17th, 1847. No place. An autograph document signed Lt. C.A. Shank AAQM 3 Reg Ina Vol addressing to pay for corn for mule feed.b)ADS. 1pg. April 17th, 1847. Buena Vista. An autograph document signed Jos Napier AQM ordering pleas [sic] pay this Mexican for 33 Sacks.c)ADS. 1pg. April 17, 1847. No place. An autograph document signed John Caldwell Act. A. Qr. M. 2d R. O.V. stating Return for 3 Horses and 40 Mules in the service of the 2r Regt. O.V. [Ohio Volunteers] for 2 days.d)ADS. 1pg. April 18, 1847. No place. An autograph document signed Wm Erwin A A Q M ordering: Requisition for forage for fifty mules and seven horses in the service of the United States for two days commencing on the 17th and ending on the 18th April 1847.e)ADS. 1pg. April 17, 1847. No place. An autograph document signed Thomas L. brent 1st Lieut & A.A. Qr Master noting Company B 4th Artillery Forage for two days 50 Bushels and 16 Quarts Corn116 Horses28 Mules.

In it, he also pays for his servants, 3 of whom were black; An extreme rarity, the first such document we can find having reached the market in a quarter centuryThe battle of Fort Henry in Tennessee took place on February 6, 1862, and an obscure and virtually unknown brigadier general named Ulysses S. Grant captured the fort and opened the Tennessee River to Union movements. This early in the war, Union victories of any kind were scarce, and this one was probably the most consequential of the war to date. Grant then moved directly on Fort Donelson, entrapping the place both by land and sea from February 11-16. On the morning of February 15, the Confederate commander, Simon B. Buckner, sent a note to Grant requesting an armistice and asking terms of surrender. Buckner was expecting to give up the fort but get his soldiers paroled so they would not be prisoners of war. Grant refused to give terms, but demanded unconditional surrender. The Confederates surrendered the next day, the 16th. This victory opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South, to Union operations, and Grant became instantly famous, earning the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. President Lincoln took note of the fact that in Grant he had a general who could win. On February 20, 1862, Lincoln promoted Grant to the rank of Major General, a prerequisite to Grant's being able to command a large army.However, Grant?s very successes at Forts Henry and Donelson incurred the jealousy of his superior, Gen. Henry Halleck, who was in command of the whole Western Theater of war. Grant, not yet realizing the peril Halleck's opposition placed him in, knew Nashville was wide open with little in the way of defensive forces. Though Halleck had expressly forbade him to advance, Grant ordered Union forces to enter Nashville. It fell on February 25 with Gen. Don Carlos Buell accepting the city's surrender. Nashville thus became the first Confederate state capital to fall into Union hands. Over the next week, thousands of Union soldiers poured into the city, and Grant took a boat upriver from Donelson to Nashville to confer with Buell. Halleck saw the taking of Nashville not as Grant recognizing and seizing an important opportunity, but as willful disobedience of an order. And Grant's unauthorized trip to see Buell there only added to Halleck's anger.So on March 1, 1862, Halleck decided to tie Grant's hands by ordering him to return to Fort Henry and, from there, to launch an expedition up the Tennessee River to the state of Mississippi. The objective was the destruction of several key railroad bridges. Grant was to ?avoid any general engagement with strong forces,? and was told that it was ?better to retreat than to risk a general battle.? Grant went to Fort Henry as ordered, but did not communicate with Halleck directly. The next day, Halleck complained to Gen. McClellan that he had heard no word from Grant for a week, and that ?his army seems to be as much demoralized by the victory of Fort Donelson as was that of the Potomac by the defeat of Bull Run.? On March 4, Halleck relieved Grant from his command, writing him: ?You will place Maj. Gen. C. F. Smith in command of expedition, and remain yourself at Fort Henry.? Grant was shocked. ?Thus," say Grant's Memoirs, "in less than two weeks after the victory at Donelson, the two leading generals [Halleck and McClellan] in the army were in correspondence as to what disposition should be made of me, and in less than three weeks I was virtually in arrest and without a command.?Grant turned over command to Smith on March 5. Even as he did so, he felt intensely frustrated and longed for action, writing on the same day, ?I have not been well for the last ten days, and don?t see that I will be much better until I can get to moving again.? Grant and Halleck exchanged letters, after which Grant, on March 11, demanded that Halleck relieve him from duty altogether in order to clear his name.? "There is such a disposition to find fault with me that I again ask to be relieved from further duty until I can be placed right in the estimation of those higher in authority."Perhaps this letter caused a change of mind, or it may be that Halleck just could not risk loss of the popular Grant altogether. In any event, surprisingly, he refused and instead told Grant he would receive a new command, writing him, "You cannot be relieved from your command. There is no good reason for it?Instead of relieving you, I wish you as soon as your new army is in the field to assume the immediate command and lead it on to new victories." Just four days later, Grant was actually given a new command - he was placed in charge of Union forces in Tennessee. He proceeded to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, and arriving on the 17th, established a wide camp with his forward units around Shiloh Church, some 2.5 miles south of Pittsburg Landing. He wrote, "I at once put all the troops at Savannah in motion for Pittsburg Landing, knowing that the enemy was fortifying at Corinth and collecting an army there under Johnston. It was my expectation to march against that army as soon as Buell, who had been ordered to reinforce me with the Army of the Ohio, should arrive; and the west bank of the river was the place to start from. Pittsburg is only about twenty miles from Corinth?When all reinforcements should have arrived I expected to take the initiative by marching on Corinth, and had no expectation of needing fortifications, though this subject was taken into consideration." He reported to Halleck on his troop dispositions, and imminently awaited reinforcements so he could move against Corinth. Halleck, meanwhile, continued to nitpick at Grant for supposed failure to discipline his troops properly.The month of March was a significant one in Grant's career, one that saw the tables turn twice on him. First, in the flush of his great successes at Forts Henry and Donelson, he was victimized by jealousy and reli.