Urbana, IL: Beta Phi Mu (Original), 1964. Reprint Limited Edition. Hard Bound. SIGNED BY HARWELL LIMITED TO 500 COPIES, THIS NUMBERED #92. Richard Harwell was a very prominent historian, among many other pursuits, during the 1950s on. He authored In Tall Cotton, a bible for Confederate literature collecting..... More
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Press, 2012. First. Hard Bound. Scholarly study in a long neglected field. Large portions of post war state budgets were earmarked for this purpose. As many as 60,000 underwent amputation during the War. More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1929. First. Hard Bound. The title is very descriptive of the narrative. This being the fateful campaign of 1864-5 into Tennessee that virtually destroyed the proud Confederate Army of Tennessee at Franklin and Nashville. Howes 336. Nevins I-32: "...thoroughly researched..." Winner of the Robert M...... More
Chicago: Donohue, 1912. First. HB. INTERESTING ASSOCIATION, COLONEL OF THE 19TH WAS TURCHIN, AUTHOR OF THE COLLECTIBLE CHICKAMAUGA BOOK. MOST UNIT MEMBERS WERE FROM THE CHICAGO AND WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA. ROSTER AND PICTURES. WESTERN THEATER UNIT. "Who Will Save the Left." More
Nashville: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing, 1884. First. HB. Nevins I-102”…author gained the rank of major before his capture, he spent the last year of the War in Camp Douglas.” Howes 374. Dornbusch II-1015. Nevins I-102. Contains sketches of the 5th, 8th, Carnes Battery, Wright’s Brigade, 11th, 17th, 33rd, 7th Kentucky and..... More
Philadelphia. Lindsay & Blakiston, 1863. Fourth American. War Dated. HB. This is a fourth American edition, the first being an English edition. Very rare, covers pharmaceutical issues and how the body deals with those taken orally. A very scholarly study, it rec’d a major award from the London Medical Society..... More
Savannah: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1961. First. Wraps. Companies A and B became part of the 8th Georgia Infantry. The unit was commanded by Colonel Bartow who was killed at First Manassas. There are several rosters and a short biography of Bartow. A nice Georgia piece. BOOK SIGNED..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Co, 1886. First. HB. A very scarce first, many thinking it is the best on this overwhelming Confederate victory. Nevins I-32: A study of merit. Book was designed for Royal Army officer study without an axe to grind or excuses to make. With required maps..... More
Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1930. First. Hard Bound. "The time has come for an impartial and non-controversial study of prisons North and South during the Civil War. Old hates have cooled..." (Publisher's note.) Arguably the best compilation of prisoner of war information. Extensive bibliography. Each prison is addressed..... More
Chicago: Church and Goodman, 1865. Not a common book on subjects that did not receive much notoriety. Anything Missouri and Kansas related to the Civil War is hard to find. Nevins I-38: “A personal narrative, by an officer of a Kansas Colored unit; emphasizes the service of Kansas militiamen.”..... More
london: John Camden Hotten, 1867. First. Hard Bound. EXCEEDINGLY RARE ACCOUNT IN FIRST EDITION!! A very early account of life as a blockade runner. A way to gain great wealth. An all English crew manning his vessel. This the English First Edition not found in the usual..... More
Boston: Welch, Bigelow and Co., 1861. First. HB. Civil War dated medical book used by military doctors in the field. Much reference material inside, no illustrations. Likely very rare. A manual likely kept close at hand due to the huge number of amputations performed during the War. Not common!!... More
NY: American Bank Note Co., 1882. First. Hard Bound. The unit history for the Seventh Vermont Infantry. The unit served primarily in Louisiana but also other places in the Deep South like Vicksburg, Florida and Texas. The 7th was one of the units protecting Fort Pickens near Pensacola. Information on..... More
NY: Putnam, 1912. It contains 62 illustrations, mostly photos. First. Hard Bound. Extensive account of Elimira of over 450 pages. It contains a list of Confederate dead buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. There are testimonials from several Confederate prisoners as well as a detailed history of the camp from formation..... More
Portland: Sanborn and Carter, 1848. Unknown. Soft leather wrap-around {See Photo}. Pocket Bible dated pre-war but with a close Civil War relationship. There is a Mother's prayer/thoughts inscribed in the front of the Bible which hints at military service. With the Bible is a lock of blond hair, not..... More
New Orleans. Hood Orphan Memorial Fund, 1880. First. HB. General Hood and his wife died leaving many orphaned children. In order to care for them General P.G.T. Beauregard of Civil War fame had this book published. Much of it is in response to Joe Johnston's narrative which did not treat..... More
New Orleans: Hood Orphan Memorial Fund, G.T. Beauregard, 1880. First. Hardcover. Hood died before his manuscript was published. Hood and his wife left many orphaned children so General Beauregard oversaw the publication of this book so that money would be available to care for the children. The narrative is..... More
Baltimore: Fleet-McGinley, 1908. First. Hard Cover. This narrative was written primarily for youth. It is a complete history of the War and written with a decided Southern bias. Dornbusch II-1221. Nevins I-106. Contains a map in a pouch on the rear gluedown. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. First. HB. This the “Tennessee Edition” which is limited to 1,000 copies. This #194 of 1000. SIGNED. An excellent earlier study of the famous Confederate Army.Often cited. Includes some meaningless emphemera, a newspaper article, and folded map of Cheatham's Hill. More
Chicago: The ?berry Company, 1902. First. Hard Bound. EXTREMELY RARE UNION REGIMENTAL HISTORY. The unit manned six guns and fought in the Western Theater in all the major battles there. This dealer has seen it one other time in 25 years. That copy was missing pages and offered..... More
Lynchburg: Warwick House, 1986. First. Hard Bound. The book was endorsed by the Lynchburg Historical Society. Lynchburg became a large Confederate medical center due to the railroad that ran from the battlefields of upper Virginia to this inland city. The use of the railroad to evacuate wounded was novel to..... More
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co, 1914. First. Hard Bound. Author served in the 1st Maryland Infantry (CSA) from First Manassas to Appomatox. Very scarce account. ITC-98: "…at least the equal to Goldsborough's account. This among the the most valuable Confederate soldiers accounts…author twice captured…" Nevins I-107: “Possessed of both insight..... More
Baltimore: Sun Book and Job Printing, 1922. First. Wrappers. VERY SCARCE!!! So rare it doesn't make the standard Civil War bibliographies. More
Atlanta: Foote & Davis, 1901. First. Hard Bound. Contains a brief synopsis of the major battles that the Army of Northern Virginia participated in.Nevins I-33. Dornbusch III-1394. Howes 778. Book has a map in pristine condition. More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1905. First. HB. A series of biographies. Wish there were more bios included. One of the rarer Neale Confederate pieces. Krick Page 84: “…Poorly organized and sometimes shallow, there is useful information included on almost 100 soldiers.” Emphasis on 1st Arkansas and VMI people. Nevins I-108: “Short..... More