Lot 031 - Antique Philippine-American War Soldier's Log Book And Journal, 26th Infantry U.S.V., Enlisted Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1899-1900, With Battle Of Balantang Account

Lot 031 - Antique Philippine-American War Soldier's Log Book And Journal, 26th Infantry U.S.V., Enlisted Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1899-1900, With Battle Of Balantang AccountAn antique handwritten log book and journal chronicling a soldier's enlistment and service in the Philippine American War with the 26th Infantry United States Volunteers. The soldier enlisted on July 31, 1899 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and was mustered into United States service by Second Lieutenant Homer B. Grant, Co. H, 26th Infantry. He was stationed at Plattsburg Barracks, New York, where he drilled from August through September 1899, and

75" across and 3

Later in life he resided at the Elks National Home in Bedford

an eagle with outstretched wings

and scattered paint loss consistent with age

Vintage three-dimensional copper art relief by John Louw depicting a jaguar before a mountain landscape

The volume includes illustrated Stations of the Cross and daily devotional exercises

While the bookends look quite nice

” and a barn marked “Livery

a skeleton

including along the edges and a visible crack to the right of Santa’s mouth

Here is a lovely pair of vintage wooden candlesticks with what appears to be bone inlay

likely intended to be Elmer Fudd from Warner Bros' Looney Toons