Souvenir Containing Life-Like Engravings of the Officers and Men of that Famous Black Regiment the 10th United States Cavalry, Heroes of the Santiago Campaign. Portraits of the Three Colored Graduates of the West Point Military Academy. Huntsville, Alabama: H.V. Cashin & Co., 1899. Oblong 8vo (228 x 147 mm). Profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs and paintings. Original wrappers (Pristine, very fine); with contemporary envelope. FIRST EDITION. The 10th Cavalry and the rest of the Buffalo Soldiers played a large part in the Spanish-American War, in particular, the Battle of San Juan Hill. The 9th and 10th Cavalries with the 24th Infantry fought alongside the 1st Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders) led by Theodore Roosevelt. It is widely recognized as the most integrated battle force of the 19th century. This booklet includes images of the various companies and portraits of various officers including West Point graduates Henry Ossian Flipper, John H. Alexander, and Charles Young. Very scarce, no other copies located. SIGNED and INSCRIBED to cover by African American historian and classicist William Sanders Scarborough, “To Dr. Shaw with compliments of W.S. Scarborough, Wilberforce Cl.” Condition: Very fine, only minor corrosion of binding staples.
Souvenir Containing Life-Like Engravings of the Officers and Men of that Famous Black Regiment the 10th United States Cavalry, Heroes of the Santiago Campaign. Portraits of the Three Colored Graduates of the West Point Military Academy. Huntsville, Alabama: H.V. Cashin & Co., 1899. Oblong 8vo (228 x 147 mm). Profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs and paintings. Original wrappers (Pristine, very fine); with contemporary envelope. FIRST EDITION. The 10th Cavalry and the rest of the Buffalo Soldiers played a large part in the Spanish-American War, in particular, the Battle of San Juan Hill. The 9th and 10th Cavalries with the 24th Infantry fought alongside the 1st Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders) led by Theodore Roosevelt. It is widely recognized as the most integrated battle force of the 19th century. This booklet includes images of the various companies and portraits of various officers including West Point graduates Henry Ossian Flipper, John H. Alexander, and Charles Young. Very scarce, no other copies located. SIGNED and INSCRIBED to cover by African American historian and classicist William Sanders Scarborough, “To Dr. Shaw with compliments of W.S. Scarborough, Wilberforce Cl.” Condition: Very fine, only minor corrosion of binding staples.
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