2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Military Part 1: 1776-1860 Checklist and Details
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2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Military Part 1: 1776-1860 continues the 250th anniversary of the United States of America in the trading card space. This is the second overall installment of the company’s eight-part series that will come out as part of the country’s year-long 250th celebration.
Prominently featuring many of America’s best-known military leaders from the earliest days of the nation, the product recaps some of the U.S.’s early history, while also continuing several insert sets that started in Part 1 of the overall 250th anniversary series.
Collectors can expect a combined five inserts or relic cards in every hobby box.
2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Military Part 1: 1776-1860 Checklist Overview
The base set runs 150 cards. It primarily features artistic renderings of famous battles from the country’s early history but also spotlights military leaders and battleships.
Collectors will find two Cut Signatures per 24-box case. Prominent names include more than just military leaders:
- Andrew Jackson
- Yogi Berra
- Johnny Bench
- Joe DiMaggio
- Joe Louis
- Stan Musial
- Branch Rickey
- Oscar Robertson
- Casey Stengel
- Bill Veeck
- Orville Wright
Historic Autographs has also embedded a variety of relics into cards.
State And Territory Quarters (/145) include actual state quarters of some of the oldest states in the union. This series began in Part 1 of the 250th anniversary product run and continues with the next seven states that joined the union.
Flag Patches (/50) are another continuing theme. These cards have a manufactured U.S. flag patch embedded below a photo of prominent historical military figures, including George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Alexander Hamilton, and others.
Slide Of America Relics (1/1) include an original film slide. There are 20 individuals on the checklist, ranging from musicians to Hollywood stars to President Jimmy Carter.
Sweet Pinbacks Relics (/8 or fewer) are unique pieces that have an authentic advertising piece from Sweet Caporal tobacco advertising.
A USS Constitution Sawdust relic card is numbered to /125 and features authentic pieces from “Old Ironsides,” which initially launched in 1797.
Touched Document Quad Relics feature four Presidents alongside small squares of authentic historical documents associated with them.
Inserts in the product include:
- Freedom Fighters /150
- Dog Tags /100 (metal cards)
- Join Or Die /100
- Urban Tribute Velvet Touch /100
- Ameriverse /99
2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Military Part 1: 1776-1860 at a glance:
Cards per pack: Hobby – 5
Packs per box: Hobby – 6
Boxes per case: Hobby – 24
Set size: 150 cards
Release date: May 2026
Shop for 2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Military Part 1: 1776-1860 cards:
- Hobby Boxes — eBay
What to expect in a hobby box:
- Relics or Inserts – 5 Total
2026 Historic Autographs America’s 250th Military Part 1: 1776-1860 Checklist
You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist:
Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced
Base Set Checklist
150 cards
1 Tun Tavern (Rising from the Ashes)
2 Horatio Gates (Battle of Saratoga)
3 Baron von Steuben (Professionalizing the Army)
4 Abraham Whipple (Privateer and Continental Navy Officer)
5 William Hull (Brigadier General and Governor)
6 Anthony Wayne (Mad Anthony)
7 Daniel Morgan (Battlefield Tactician)
8 Richard Dale (Escaped Twice from Prison)
9 Arthur St. Clair (St. Clair’s Defeat)
10 Samuel Nicholas (US Marine Corps)
11 John Barry (Father of the American Navy)
12 Charles Pinckney Jr. (The Forgotten Founding Father)
13 John Paul Jones (“I have not yet begun to fight!”)
14 Green Mountain Boys (Ethan Allen)
15 Henry Knox (First Secretary of War)
16 Thomas Pinckney (Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain)
17 Henry Dearborn (Physician, Secretary of War)
18 Wade Hampton (The Wealthiest Planter)
19 Morgan Lewis (Governor of New York)
20 Minutemen (Paul Revere)
21 USS Alfred (Esek Hopkins)
22 Battles of Lexington and Concord (The American Revolution Begins!)
23 Battle of Machias (Jeremiah O’Brien)
24 Alexander Hamilton (First Secretary of the Treasury)
25 American Turtle Submersible (Ezra Lee)
26 Battle of Quebec (Benedict Arnold)
27 Raid of Nassau (Samuel Nicholas)
28 Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet (John Barry)
29 Cherokee-American Wars (Daniel Boone)
30 Battle of Long Island (George Washington)
31 Battle of Harlem Heights (Thomas Knowlton)
32 Battle of Fort Washington (Nathanael Greene)
33 Battle of Trenton (George Washington)
34 Battle of Princeton (Hugh Mercer)
35 James Wilkinson (Multiple Scandals)
36 Marquis de Lafayette (Hero of France and America)
37 Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (Arthur St. Clair)
38 Battles of Saratoga (Horatio Gates)
39 Siege of Fort Mifflin (Samuel Smith)
40 Battle of Block Island (Esek Hopkins)
41 Battle of Monmouth (Charles Lee)
42 Battle of Lake Pontchartrain (USS Morris vs HMS West Florida)
43 Battle of Flamborough Head (John Paul Jones)
44 Battle of Camden (Baron de Kalb)
45 Battle of Cowpens (Daniel Morgan)
46 Abigail Adams (Mrs. President)
47 Siege of Yorktown (George Washington)
48 Battle of Delaware Bay (Joshua Barney)
49 Pushmataha (The Indian General)
50 Shays’ Rebellion (Daniel Shays)
51 Whiskey Rebellion (An Unpopular Tax)
52 Isaac Hull (Old Ironsides)
53 Battle of Fort Recovery (Little Turtle)
54 Battle of Fallen Timbers (Anthony Wayne)
55 The USS United States (Stephen Decatur)
56 George Izard (Arkansas)
57 The USS Constellation (Thomas Truxtun)
58 The USS Constitution (Isaac Hull)
59 Charles Stewart (New Jersey)
60 Quasi War (John Adams)
61 USS Philadelphia (William Banbridge)
62 USS Congress (John D. Henley)
63 First Barbary War (Thomas Jefferson)
64 Alexander Macomb (Commanding General of the Army)
65 Joseph Gardner Swift (First Graduate of West Point)
66 2nd Battle of Tripoli Harbor (Stephen Decatur)
67 Battle of Derna (William Eaton)
68 Winfield Scott (Old Fuss and Feathers)
69 Pike Expedition (Zebulon Pike)
70 John Tyler (President without a Party)
71 Little Belt Affair (John Rodgers)
72 Battle of Tippecanoe (William Henry Harrison)
73 Java-class Frigate (38-gun French-Built Frigate)
74 Osage Indian War (Westward Expansion)
75 Battle of River Canard (William Hull)
76 Siege of Detroit (Tecumseh)
77 Capture of the Sloop Anne (Garrett J. Pendergrast)
78 Raid on Gananoque (Amphibious Assault and Arson)
79 Battle of Queenston Heights (Stephen Van Rensselaer)
80 Battle of York (Henry Dearborn)
81 Battle of Sackets Harbor (Jacob Brown)
82 Battle of Boston Harbor (Henry Knox)
83 Creek War (Red Stick War)
84 Battle of Lake Erie (Oliver Hazard Perry)
85 Battle of the Thames (Tecumseh)
86 Nuku Hiva Campaign (David Porter)
87 Battle of Horseshoe Bend (Andrew Jackson)
88 Battle of Rappahannock River (Disruption on the Chesapeake Bay)
89 Battle of Point Iroquois (Isaac Chauncey)
90 USS Independence (William M. Crane)
91 Battle of Chippawa (Jacob Brown)
92 Battle of Lundy’s Lane (Winfield Scott)
93 Battle of Mackinac Island (George Croghan)
94 Siege of Fort Erie (Edmund P. Gaines)
95 Burning of Washington (Dolley Madison)
96 Battle of Credit Island (Zachary Taylor)
97 Battle of Baltimore (George Armistead)
98 Battle of North Point (John Stricker)
99 Siege of Fort McHenry (Francis Scott Key)
100 Battle of New Orleans (Andrew Jackson)
101 Battle of the Sink Hole (Peter Craig)
102 Second Barbary War (James Madison)
103 Demologos (Robert Fulton)
104 American-Algerian War (Stephen Decatur)
105 Seminole Wars (Osceola)
106 Battle of Negro Fort (Duncan L. Clinch)
107 Amelia Island Affair (James Monroe)
108 Fries’s Rebellion (Tax Revolt in Pennsylvania)
109 Texas-Indian Wars (Quanah Parker)
110 Potomac-class Frigates (Also Known as Raritan Class)
111 Arikara War (Henry Leavenworth)
112 Gideon J. Pillow (Controversial Confederate General)
113 First Sumatran Expedition (John Downes)
114 John Rodgers (Secretary of the Navy)
115 Battle of Bad Axe (Black Hawk)
116 Dade’s Massacre (Dying for Florida)
117 Battle of Lake Okeechobee (Zachary Taylor)
118 USS Pennsylvania (The Colossal Warship that Never Fought)
119 Caroline Affair (A Boat in a Canadian War)
120 Second Sumatran Expedition (George C. Read)
121 The Somers Affair (Alexander Slidell Mackenzie)
122 US Naval Academy (George Bancroft)
123 Thornton Affair (William J. Hard)
124 Siege of Fort Texas (Earl Van Dorn)
125 Battle of Resaca de la Palma (William W. Mackall)
126 California Campaign (John C. Fremont)
127 New Mexico Campaign (Stephen W. Kearney)
128 Pacific Coast Campaign (John D. Sloat)
129 Battle of Monterrey (Zachary Taylor)
130 Battle of La Mesa (Robert F. Stockton)
131 Siege of Pueblo de Taos (Sterling Price)
132 Battle of Buena Vista (Zachary Taylor)
133 Battle of Vera Cruz (David Conner)
134 James Armistead Lafayette (Double Agent in Revolutionary War)
135 Battle of Cerro Gordo (Robert E. Lee)
136 Cayuse War (Marcus Whitman)
137 Battle of Contreras (Franklin Pierce)
138 Battle of Churubusco (Gideon Pillow)
139 Battle of Chapultepec (Winfield Scott)
140 Yuma War (Samuel P. Heintzelman)
141 Perry Expedition (Matthew C. Perry)
142 Jicarilla War (Philip St. George Cooke)
143 Mary Carver Affair (Little Bereby Destroyed)
144 Puget Sound War (Isaac Stevens)
145 Rogue River Wars (Robert C. Buchanan)
146 Yakima War (George Wright)
147 Fiji Expedition (Charles Wilkes)
148 Mohave War (William Hoffman)
149 Paraguay Expedition (James B. Bowlin)
150 Harpers Ferry Raid (John Brown)
