GENERAL COURTNEY H. HODGES Photograph signed in 1946 by the Commanding Army General that was first to enter Paris in World War II! Autographed Photograph Signed: " Courtney H. Hodges/Gen. U.S. Army/Dec. 1, 1946.", 8x10. Reverse bears a Signal Corps credit stamp. Hodges (1887-1966) was the Commanding General of the Third U.S. Army from February 16, 1943 to January 25, 1944, when he turned it over to Lieutenant General Patton. First Army soldiers commanded by Hodges were the first Americans to enter Paris on their way across Northern France and through the Ardennes Forest. They were also the first to cross the Siegfried Line into Germany in September 1944 and reach the Rhine in March 1945. Minor surface creasing and slightly creased and worn at corners and edges. Ink stamps and notes (unknown hand) on verso. Fine condition. Accompanied by PSA/DNA LOA. 
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL Rare, over-sized, vintage matte-finish photograph of the general in full-uninform! Autograph Inscribed Photograph: " To Captain Timothy Donohue USN, with appreciation/ and warm regards of G. C. Marshall.", vintage, 11x13½. George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) served on General Pershing's staff during World War I, helping to plan the Meuse-Argonne offensive which hastened the defeat of Germany. He was Army Chief of Staff (1939-1945) and President Roosevelt's principle military advisor throughout World War II. He took charge of the weak, poorly-equipped US Army in 1939 and expanded it 40-fold en route to victory. Marshall, whom Winston Churchill called "the architect of victory," became the first General of the Army (5 stars) in 1944. President Truman sent Marshall in 1945 to mediate between the Communist and Nationalist forces in China, a mission which failed, and which led to attacks on the General by Senator Joseph McCarthy 8 years later. As Secretary 
JOSEPH STILWELL Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of General Stilwell wearing his four-star uniform Photograph signed: "Joseph W. Stilwell/Gen., U.S.A.", 8x10. Collector's notations to reverse date the autograph to May 28, 1946. Joseph Warren Stilwell (1883-1946) was a tactically skilled US Army officer who, at the date of this letter, was training the newly formed US Seventh Division. If assigned to the European or Pacific Theaters when World War II commenced, Stilwell might have been remembered as a gifted corps commander. Instead, President Roosevelt sent him in 1942 to the China-Burma-India Theater, where he led British and Chinese forces in combat and served as Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. Stilwell, who reveled in the nickname "Vinegar Joe," was not a talented diplomat. Although he led British troops on foot in a daring escape from Burma, he soon antagonized British commanders and Chiang himself.(Stilwell came to believe, not unreasonably, 
ALFRED T. TORBERT Exceedingly rare carte-de-visite photo of Torbert in uniform by Mathew Brady! Autograph Signed Photograph: "Yours truly/A. T. A. Torbert, Brig. Genl: Vols." 2½x4 carte-de-viste with backstamp of Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York & Washington. Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833-1880), an 1855 graduate of West Point, was appointed a First Lieutenant in the Confederate States Army on March 16, 1861, just before the start of the American Civil War, but the Delaware native declined the appointment and remained a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. By August 1862, he was a Brigade Commander of the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and Torbert was promoted to Brigadier General on November 29, 1862. On April 10, 1864, he was given command of the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac. During Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns (1864), Torbert commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Shenandoah. He later commanded the Army of the Shenandoah from April 22, 1865-June 27, 1865.
HAYM SALOMONThe political financier and business man pens his signature on this promissory note/bill of exchange for $1776.05! Promissory Note Signed: "Haym Salomon" and "Robert Morris" 4x7½ page. In full: "Good for 3000___Philadelphia, 6 27 may___/ ___/___ ___ ___/days of sight you will like to pay by this fourth exchange the first/ a second and third only, to monsieur Haym Solamon/No 28/ or a for order the ___ ___ ___ ___/ received value that will pafferez the opinion of/ your very humble servant " Salomon began his journey by joining the secret organization Sons of Liberty. This organization was put in place to fight against the British Government for taxation. Salomon was then arrested as a spy in 1776. He was placed on a boat with Hessian soldiers and used as in interpreter. In this time, he decided to use this to his advantage and help prisoners escape the British, he was arrested again, in which he escaped. Salomon resettled in Philadelphia. While working as a broker he became the paymaster and consul for the French forces. He then met Robert Morris in 1781 and began working with the finances for the Thirteen Colonies.
WILLIAM BARCLAY "BAT" MASTERSONHe pens a letter in correspondence to an individual stating they are relatives in which Masterson quickly replies with otherwise! Autograph Letter Signed: "W.B. Masterson". 2 pages, 8x10, loosely placed in 9½x11½ folio. Accompanied by original mailing envelope; heavily toned, soiled and worn. December 31, 1905, New York City, written to "Mr. Watson F. Masterson" of Ramsey, West Virginia. In full: "Dear Sir. Without going into details can assure you that we are not related; even remotely. My father was born in this state eighty years ago and moved to Illinois where I was born fifty one years ago. There are a great many families of Mastersons in Missouri and Iowa none of whom are related to mine. My father had but one brother and he was several years the eldest and has been dead about forty years and died without issue. Very respectfully." Masterson (1853-1921) was an American frontier gambler and buffalo hunter and a scout for the United States Army.
JOHN HANCOCK His handwritten March 1783 letter as Governor of Massachusetts, instructing a garrison commander to forbid a ship full of Tories to disembark, requiring them to sail instead for New York (still in British hands) Autograph Letter, unsigned, 1 page, 7¾x12. Written as Governor. Boston, Massachusetts, 1783 March 27. To William Gordon, Commander of the Garrison in Dartmouth. In full: "I have this moment received your Letter by Express, giving information of the arrival of a Flag with a Number of Persons on board who were desirous of remaining some time at Dartmouth. I have laid the state of this Flag before the Council, & in consequence of their advice you are hereby Directed upon no pretense whatever, to suffer any of the Persons or any of the Effects brought in the Flag to be Landed at Dartmouth, or in any other place, but that you give immediate Directions for the Departure of the Flag with the Persons, & their effects to New York, and that after the Receipt of this Letter you make a point of Embracing the first fair wind to put her under Sail for New York, as no circumstance can possibly induce me to Deviate from this order. I am Sir your very humble servant.
WILLIAM F. CODY: BUFFALO BILL 4¼x6½ cabinet card photo, signed both as W.F. Cody and as Buffalo Bill Cabinet Card Photograph signed: "W.F. Cody/'Buffalo Bill'". B/w, 4¼x6½. Superb portrait of William F. Cody with his desirable double signature. Photographer's imprint, "Gessford/238 Fifth Ave./N.Y.", at lower mount. William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) was a rider for the Pony Express in 1860, a scout for the Kansas Cavalry against the Indians (1863) and served in the U.S. Army in the Civil War (1863-1865). From 1867-1868, he furnished buffalo meat for the Union Pacific Railroad construction crews, earning his nickname, "Buffalo Bill". Cody was a scout for the 5th U.S. Cavalry from 1868-1872 and in 1876. From 1872-1883, he was on stage as an actor at first in E.Z.C. Judson's play, Scouts of the Plains. He organized Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883 and toured the United States and Europe successfully for over 30 years. Fine condition. 
JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAINWriting 25 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the hero of Little Round Top gives a judicious but convincing answer to a question of whether Union Corps Commander Daniel Sickles acted wisely or foolishly by advancing his men on the 2nd day of the battle. Typed Letter signed: "Joshua L. Chamberlain", 2 pages, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1888 August 16. On letterhead of the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad to M. S. O'Donnell, Massachusetts. In full: "Yours of the 15th has just reached me here, having been forwarded from Brunswick, Maine. The military wisdom and effect of the movement and position taken by Gen'l Sickles with the 3rd Corps at Gettysburg is a matter of controversy. The facts are these: He advanced his corps, just before the action of the 2nd of July commenced, and before our general line was fairly taken up, to a broken piece of ground some half mile in advance of the left of the line General Meade intended our left wing to occupy, on the ridge of hills which stretches southerly from Cemetery Hill to Round Top.
ANDREW JACKSONAs President, he signs an 1829 autograph letter to a Tennessee neighbor, explaining that he has neither the desire nor the financial means to purchase an offered parcel of land adjacent to his own. Autograph Letter Signed: "Andrew Jackson" as President, 1 page, 8x10. Washington, 1829 September 3. To Captain Peter Mosely. In full: "Being absent from this city at the Rip Raps for the benefit of my health I did not receive your letter until my return on the first instant and I hasten to answer it the first leisure moment that has occurred. I regret to say to you, that my monied concerns are not in a situation to purchase your land, I am sorry to be compelled to say to you, that my expense is equal to all my means, & it is out of my power to loan you the sum wanted. The land you propose selling; that part where McCulla lived, would not suit me; If I had the means to buy, I would buy that north of my tract, say 150 acres at a fair price, but as yet, I have not the means. Present me affectionately to your family & all my good neighbours & believe me, yr friend.
WILLIAM F. CODY Readying his TE Ranch and stating that his Wild West Show is "doing big". ALS: "Col" with "Cody" in text, 1p, 8¼x11¼. New York, no year April 7.With an original "Buffalo Bill's/Wild West" envelope addressed by Cody to: "Mattie & Eli Jer[?]/TE Ranch/Ishawood/Big Horn Co W[yoming]." Postmarked Owensboro, KY, May 10, 1901.In 1895, Cody began moving cattle to Wyoming. He received a large herd from his friend and hunting companion, Mike Russell. The herd wore the TE brand. Thus Cody named his ranch the TE Ranch. The TE was once rated at 4600 acres, but Cody added other ranches to it and the conglomerate was considered his Big Horn Basin Holdings. He was about 50 when he bought the TE and he considered it a haven from the world. To Mattie & Eli.In full: "The wild west show doing big. Now my dear good friends-the next two months you have got lots to do-hire plenty men-to get the crops in-plow lots of new ground-get in every acre you can-Make a good big garden-clean up all the deadwood in the timber pasturers (sic)-And plant grass seed among the trees-don't cut any green bushes or trees.
JAMES LONGSTREET Items from the general's order book during the Suffolk campaign of May 1863, seeking to locate General Hood and ordering prompt movement of "every serviceable horse in the City of Petersburg". With his corps detached from Lee's army, Longstreet captured vital supplies but missed the Battle of Chancellorsville. Longstreet's conduct in this campaign aroused heated debate after the war. Matted and framed to 9½x15. Autograph Document signed three times: "J Longstreet", 2 pages, 6½x8½. Richmond, Virginia, 1863 May 6. A series of entries from Longstreet's military order book, detailing commands to be sent to subordinates, signed by Longstreet himself. The pages contain three separate communications. In the first, Longstreet asks one of his captains, in part: "What arms and ammunitions do you need? In the second, he inquires about one of his division commanders. In part: "Is Gen. Hood in Petersburg? If he is [illegible] with him at the office of the operator that he may receive there ...
GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTERHandwritten letter, signed in the text as "General Custer" (even though he had reverted to his pre-war rank), written in the Dakota Territory two years before his death at the Little Big Horn. Letter includes Custer's stab at poetry. Third Person Autograph Letter, 1 page, 7¾x6¼. Fort Lincoln, D.T. [Dakota Territory], 1874 June 5th. Unknown addressee. In full: "Gen Custers compliments his regrets likewise, in response to your kind invitation. His absence should never create surprise except from his own habitation. This being written his duty might end. With no fear of being called Alfred Tennyson. He simply desires, however to send you, the accompanying leg of venison." George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) graduated last in his class at West Point in 1858, but promptly redeemed himself through his brave and aggressive cavalry leadership during the Civil War. Earning the confidence of cavalry commanders Pleasanton and Sheridan, he rose swiftly to the rank of brevet major general by war's end.Military | Baseballs
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BOB BUHL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 274809BOB BUHL Paratrooper in Korea one year, Major League pitching mound the next Baseball signed: "Bob Buhl". Rawlings Official League practice ball with Major League Baseball logo. Buhl (1928-2001) went from US Army paratrooper in Korea in 1952 to the Milwaukee Braves pitching staff the following year.Sale Price $81.00
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KEN BURNS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL 09/18/1994 - HFSID 291835KEN BURNS Baseball signed in 1994, referencing his Emmy-winning documentary film Baseball Baseball signed: "'Baseball'/Ken Burns/9/18/94". Diamond-brand "Professional League baseball, signed in black felt tip. Kenneth Lauren Burns was born on July 29, 1953Sale Price $180.00
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LEON DAY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 285027LEON DAY Signed American League (Brown) baseball, signed on the sweet-spot Baseball signed: "Leon Day". Rawlings Official American League Baseball, Bobby Brown, President. Signed in blue ink on the sweet-spot.Sale Price $198.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (MORRIS JEPPSON) - ANNOTATED BASEBALL SIGNED - HFSID 294070MORRIS JEPPSON The Air Force officer who armed the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima signs a Rawlings Official Major League baseballin blue ink on the sweet spot. Annotated Baseball signed: "Morris Jeppson/Enola Gay Mission", Rawlings Official Major League baseball, Allan H. Selig, Commissioner, signed in blue ink on the sweet spot.Sale Price $337.50
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ENOLA GAY CREW (THEODORE VAN KIRK) - ANNOTATED BASEBALL SIGNED - HFSID 294068THEODORE "DUTCH" VAN KIRK The navigator of the Enola Gay which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima signs a Rawlings Official Major League baseball in black ink on the sweet spot. Annotated Baseball signed: "Dutch Van Kirk/Navigator -Enola Gay/6 Aug 1945/Hiroshima", Rawlings Official Major League baseball, Allan H.Sale Price $405.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (THEODORE VAN KIRK) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: ENOLA GAY CREW (MORRIS JEPPSON) - HFSID 291037ENOLA GAY CREW: MORRIS JEPPSON and THEODORE VAN KIRKThe members of the history-making crew signed this Major League Baseball, adding information about the mission. Ball merits a perfect 10 PSA/DNASale Price $450.00
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WILMER FIELDS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 289789WILMER FIELDS Official National League (Coleman) baseball Baseball signed: "Wilmer Fields". Rawlings Official National League Baseball, Leonard S. Coleman, President, signed in black ink. Wilmer Fields (1922-2004) joined the Negro League Homestead Grays in 1939.Sale Price $324.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 152227GERALD R. FORD Champion football player who became a Congressman, Vice President and President of the U.S. Official Bobby Brown American League Baseball signed: "Gerald Ford". On August 9, 1974, Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) was sworn in as the nation's 38th President following the resignation of Richard Nixon.Sale Price $680.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 254897GERALD R. FORD Champion football player who became a Congressman, Vice President and President of the U.S. Official A. Bartlett Giamatti National League Baseball signed: "Gerald R. Ford". The first appointed U.S. Vice President (1973-1974), former Michigan Congressman Gerald R.Sale Price $450.00
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COLONEL C. GORDON FULLERTON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 312523GORDON FULLERTON The astronaut signs a black leather baseball with silver ink Baseball signed: "Gordon Fullerton". Official Major League Baseball, Allan Selig, Commissioner. This ball is of black leather, with gold stitching, signed in silver ink.Sale Price $252.00
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TOMMY HENRICH - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 283603TOMMY HENRICH"Old Reliable" signed this American League ("Budig") baseball on the sweet-spot. Baseball signed: "Tommy Henrich". Rawlings Official American League Baseball, Gene A. Budig, President, signed on the sweet-spot. Until his death on December 1, 2009, Tommy Henrich (b.Sale Price $198.00
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TOMMY HENRICH - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 284115TOMMY HENRICHAmerican League (Brown) baseball, signed in the sweet spot Baseball signed: "Tommy Henrich". Rawlings Official American League Baseball (Bobby Brown, President), signed in blue ball point on the sweet-spot. Until his death on December 1, 2009, Tommy Henrich (b.Sale Price $198.00
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JACK KLUGMAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 300443JACK KLUGMANThe Golden Globe-winning actor signs a Rawlings Little League baseball, PSA/DNA certified signature Baseball Signed: "Jack Klugman", Rawlings Little League baseball. With PSA/DNA Certificate of Authenticy (#M89238) and sticker.Sale Price $552.50
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ED McMAHON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CIRCA 2005 - HFSID 278915ED MCMAHON Signed baseball Baseball signed: "Ed McMahon". Diamond Little League/Minor League baseball, signed in the sweet-spot. Ink note (unknown hand) on verso: "Ed McMahon/6-05". Ed McMahonSale Price $180.00
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DANNY MURTAUGH - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: BILL ROBINSON, BOB ROBERTSON, SPARKY ANDERSON - HFSID 101213DANNY MURTAUGH, SPARKY ANDERSON and OTHERS. Official Feeney National League Baseball signed:"Danny Murtaugh" on the sweet-spot, "Sparky Anderson", "Bob Robertson", "Bill Robinson" and two others.Sale Price $680.00
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BOB NEWHART - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 278922BOB NEWHART Bob Newhart signs a baseball in blue ink. Baseball signed: "Bob Newhart/Many Newhart/Shows" on the sweet spot. Diamond Official League baseball. Originally a standup comic whose first record album sold 1.Sale Price $288.00
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GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CIRCA 1992 - HFSID 166919NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF Led the team of "good guys" during the Gulf War. Official Bobby Brown American League Baseball signed: "Norman Schwarzkopf" on the sweet-spot. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., who played football and soccer at West Point, attained the rank of General in 1978.Sale Price $765.00
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SIBBY (SEBASTIAN DANIEL) SISTI - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 270061SIBBY SISTI. Baseball signed: "Sibby Sisti" on sweet spot. Rawlings official National League baseball, A. Bartlett, Giamatti, President. Sebastian Daniel "Sibby" Sisti was a utility infielder for the Boston (and Milwaukee) Braves before and after his military service in World War II (1939-1942, 1946-1954).Sale Price $198.00
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BIRDIE (GEORGE R.) TEBBETTS - INSCRIBED BASEBALL SIGNED - HFSID 270094BIRDIE TEBBETTSThe catcher who later became a manager inscribes this baseball to a fan Inscribed Baseball signed: "Hi Ron = Birdie Tebbetts" on the sweet spot. Official Rawlings National League baseball, Bart Giamatti, President.Sale Price $198.00
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