Autograph, General William C. Westmoreland

Commander of the United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968

Chief of Staff of the United States Army

He fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War

(1914-2005) Born at Spartanburg, South Carolina, he graduated in the West Point class of 1836, as First Captain, the highest cadet rank, and he received the "Pershing Sword," which is "presented to the cadet with the highest level of military proficiency." Following graduation, Westmoreland became an artillery officer and served...  

Autograph, Judge George M. Stroud

Important Early Anti-Slavery Abolitionist

(1795-1875) Born on October 12, 1795, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, he was educated at Princeton, was an American jurist, and author, who played a major role in the recognition of the horrors of the institution of slavery which was one of the primary causes of the War Between The States. Stroud was the author of a "Sketch Of The Laws Relating To Slavery In The Several States Of The United States Of America." Even before the Dred Scott decision, Stroud's book had extensive influence upon...  

Autograph, Commander Ted Crosby, United States Navy

Hellcat naval fighter ace who shot down 5 Japanese war planes in one day over the Pacific

Signed photograph with military inscriptions

(1920-2014) John Theodore (Ted) Crosby was born in Eureka, California, and he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, and was commissioned in 1943. On April 16, 1945, Lieutenant Crosby, an experienced fighter pilot, served on the U.S.S. Hornet and flying his F6F Hellcat, scored 5 victories when he shot down 5 Japanese war planes over the Pacific Ocean becoming a Hellcat fighter ace on a single mission in one...  

Autograph, General Roger Jones, U.S. Army

Hero of the War of 1812 against the British

He was the longest serving Adjutant General of the United States Army in our military history

Member of the distinguished "Fighting Jones" family from Virginia

(1789-1852) Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, he was a central figure in the distinguished "Jones military family" with relatives holding commissions in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, and World War II. His brother Thomas ap Catesby Jones won distinction in the...  

Autograph, William Lloyd Garrison

The Famous Abolitionist, and Prominent Advocate of Women's Rights!

Autograph Quotation Signed

(1805-79) Born in in Newburyport, Massachusetts, he was a newspaper publisher, and editor of the "The Liberator," a Boston newspaper that was a strong and influential voice for abolition which he began in 1831, and continued for 35 years. He was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society and promoted the immediate and uncompensated emancipation of slaves in the United States. A price was put on his head, and he was...  

Autograph, Shag Crawford, Major League Baseball Umprire

During his twenty seasons in the National League Crawford umpired more than 3,100 games

He was the home plate umpire during one of the most violent brawls in baseball history!

(1916-2007) Born Henry Charles "Shag" Crawford, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, growing up, he played baseball and football, and was involved in boxing, and later played in the minor leagues as a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies system. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, and was on the destroyer USS Walke (DD-723) when its...  

Autograph, Colonel Abner M. Aust, Jr., U.S. Air Force

American flying ace in the 506th Fighter Group during World War II

He was credited with the destruction of 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, and another 3 destroyed on the ground, while strafing Japanese airfields!

Aust later flew 324 combat missions over Vietnam!

(1921-2020) Born in in Scooba, Mississippi, he enlisted in the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Force on June 23, 1942. He was sent to Santa Ana Army Air Base in California, and completed flight training and earned his wings. Aust joined the 457th Fighter...  

Autograph, Professor Joseph Henry

1st Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and famous American scientist

Born in Albany, New York in 1797, he attended The Albany Academy where he excelled at his studies. He was Secretary of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution, and was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian, serving from 1846-78. The Smithsonian Institution unit of inductance, "The Henry," is named in his honor.

in 1826, Henry was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at The...  

Autograph, Lieutenant Colonel Coates Kinney

Journalist, Famous Poet and U.S. Army officer during the Civil War

Civil War Date Document Signed

(1826-1904) Born near Penn Yan, New York, he moved with his parents to Ohio in 1840. He studied law with Thomas Corwin, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and practiced in Cincinnati as a partner of Thomas Spooner. However, a few years earlier, he had written a poem titled, "Rain on the Roof," which first appeared in the Cincinnati Great West. Its extraordinary merit was instantly recognized and the seeds of a literary pursuit had...  

Autograph, John P. Gaines

Fought in the War of 1812

Fought in the Mexican War in a Kentucky Cavalry Brigade and was captured in 1847

United States Congressman from Kentucky

Governor of Oregon

(1795-1857) Born in Augusta, Va. (now West Virginia), he moved to Boone County, Ky., studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Walton, Ky. He was a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives for many years. Fought in the Mexican War as a major in the cavalry brigade of General Thomas Marshall. He also served as aide-de-camp to General...  

Autograph, John C. Underwood

Autograph Document Signed

(1809-73) A planter and lawyer in Clarke County, Va., Underwood was a Free-Soiler in politics and was virtually driven from Virginia for his attacks on slavery during the presidential campaign of 1856. A Republican office holder during the Civil War, he became a U.S. district court judge in Virginia, in 1864. In this capacity he asserted the right of the United States to confiscate property of persons in rebellion and treated Confederate President Jefferson Davis with great harshness during and after Davis'...  

William Augustus Muhlenberg, American Clergyman & Educator

Author of "The President's Hymn; Give Thanks All Ye People," which was written in response to President Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation recommending a general day of Thanksgiving on November 26, 1863

War Date Autograph Letter Signed

(1796-1877) An Episcopal clergyman and educator, he was the grandson of Frederick Muhlenberg, a member of the First and Second Continental Congresses and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. William A. Muhlenberg is considered the father of church schools in the United States. An early...