UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL: Devoted to the Army, Navy and Militia of the United States, New York, May 17, 1851  This is the volume 2, number 21 issue.
We find very little information on this uncommon title online. The American Antiquarian Society has but a single issue, it it from 1853. This is the first of this title we have offered in our 50+ years.
Most of the issue is taken up with: "History of the War of 1812 - The Battle of Queenston--By An Officer of the Army" which includes 2 letters signed in type by: S. V. Rensselaer.
Four pages, 9 by 11 3/4 inches, scattered foxing.

Background: An exceptionally rare antebellum military imprint, this May 17, 1851 issue (Vol. 2, No. 21) of the United Service Journal: Devoted to the Army, Navy and Militia of the United States stands as an elusive piece of American periodical history, absent from nearly all major institutional collections—including the American Antiquarian Society, which holds only a single issue from 1853. Beyond its profound bibliographic scarcity, the four-page newspaper holds immense historical value as it is largely dedicated to an extensive account titled "History of the War of 1812 – The Battle of Queenston--By An Officer of the Army." This detailed feature includes two published letters signed in type by Solomon Van Rensselaer (1774–1852), the key New York militia lieutenant colonel who famously led the assault's initial vanguard across the Niagara River and was severely wounded in action. Providing crucial primary-source insight into the controversy, tactics, and bloody execution of the Battle of Queenston Heights, this unrecorded survival represents a major discovery for War of 1812 historians and institutional archives alike.