NY: Appleton. 1864. First. HB. A War dated manual with information for both civilian and military marksmen. Book has an interesting appendix with prices on the favorite arms of the Civil War era. Chock full of good data. More

Richmond, VA: Confederate States of America, January, 1862. First. None. See photo. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS Parrish & Willingham 1732. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES. This is the report of the patent office for the period from the formation of the Confederate government in..... More

Washington City: National Publishing, 1904. First. HB. BOOK SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE SON OF THE REBEL SCOUT AUTHOR. Dornbusch II-2660. Nevins I-73: “…memoirs of a Confederate cavalryman who made many solo trips to Washington.” Howes 695. Small red book. More

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1862. First. HB. SIGNED by Major Edward Lewis Joy, 36th Iowa Infantry Volunteers. Joy was evidently a line officer, took a Majority in 1864 and served in the judge advocates office. He lived in Ottumwa and died in 1892. This is a very rare volume as it SUPPLEMENTS..... More

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1926. First. Hard Bound. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY COULTER. A scholarly study as are all of Professor Coulter’s efforts. Nevins II-147: “A good account of the history and character of this key border state, embraces all facets of life there.”... More

Milwaukie: King, Fowle & Co., 1891. First. Hard Cover. PRESENTATION COPY, MAY HAVE COLONEL THOMPSON'S SIGNATURE. Mustered in 1862, the 21st saw action on the march to Vicksburg at Champion's Hill, Black River before assaulting the Vicksburg defenses (Lost 113 out of 280 engaged. They also were at..... More

London: George Allen, 1911. First. Hardcover. Number 13 in the series, The American War of Secession. The series was provided to Royal Army officers in preparation for their competency tests. Without bias or bitterness often found in the narratives written by American participants. Very detailed and well organized..... More

Chicago: Clinic Publishing, 1901. Second. Hard Bound. The book is full of anecdotes and has little organization. Lots of dialog long after the fact. The author was from Mississippi and hints he served in one of the State's units - but which one is a guess. Nevins I-78. More

Richmond, VA: Confederate States of America, Navy Department, January 17, 1863. First. None. See photos. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. Parrish & Willingham 2335. A report from Colonel Imboden who was stationed in VA and what was to become WVA. Tells of an incident whereas a Confederate was threatened..... More

Mobile, AL: Gossip Printing, 1890. First. Hard Bound. A volume liked by all the major bibliographers. Very detailed. ITC- 40 : "…a journalist who was a good observer of Confederate life." Nevins II-218: "...perceptive, mature judgement. One of the most quoted Confederate studies..." Coulter- 123. SP . Howes 241. Freeman..... More

NY: Van Nostrand, 1863. Stated second Edition of 1863. EXTREMELY RARE WAR DATED ARMY MANUAL. Covers pontoons, sieges, sapping, mining, batteries. Many illustrations, no foldouts. SIGNED by Charles N. Kent in 1863, may be a soldier. Engineering troops were invaluable, but they got little attention in later narratives. An example..... More

Garden City: Doubleday, Page, 1911. First. Hard Cover. General Duke was John Hunt Morgan's bother-in-law. He assumed command of Morgan's Confederate cavalry following Morgan's death. His narrative is not only military oriented but addresses social life, slavery, etc. A very collectible Confederate account. ITC-48: "A standard since its publication.."..... More

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1950. First. Hard Bound. Nevins II-54: “…Fine, critical and well balanced study of the zealous and often impetuous Confederate commander, based on an imposing array of sources. “ Dornbusch II-2799. One of the first and best biographies on the controversial John Bell Hood. He and his..... More