NY: Lange & Hillman, 1870. First. Hard Cover. Nevins I-91: “ One of the better, straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals…” .A woman from Michigan who spent nearly three years with the Army of the Potomac nursing the wounded and ill. Her recollections are fresh as they came from..... More
Philadelphia: George Jacobs, 1908. First. Hard Bound. A part of the American Crisis Biographies. Not in the standard references. This a solid bio of Stonewall from birth to death for the person who wants to know the time and not how to make the watch. There..... More
NY: Putnam, 1887. First. Hard Cover. The author served the 11th NY Battery. He was just 16 when he enlisted in 1863. Mistakenly, he was first confined with misfit bounty jumpers and captured deserters. They drew little sympathy from the rest of the army as evidenced by the shooting of..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1862. First. Hard Boards. Small manual, 5 1/2" X 4" This is a wartime printing of a book first published in the 1850s. Great little book, tells how to clean the weapon, how to shoot, etc. A much needed instruction manual. There are accounts of whole regiments going..... More
Claremont, NH: For the Author.Claremont Manufacturing Co., 1864. First. Hard Bound. History of the 14th Vermont Infantry which was a nine months regiment. They entered service in October 1862 and mustered out in July 1863. They were in time for service at Gettysburg. They served in the First Army Corps..... More
NY: Sturgis and Walton, 1909. Preferred Second. Hard Bound. This the preferred second edition, expanded and edited with several chapters added. The author was a member of Company A of Mosby's band thus adding a personal first person touch. His diary was a major source for this narrative. Many, many..... More
Rochester, NY: n.p., 1906. First. Limited Printing. Hard Bound. LIMITED TO ONLY 300 COPIES, THIS LIKELY 186. BEARS THE INITIALS OF GEORGE P. HUMPHREY, THE MAN WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOOK'S PUBLICATION. Book extremely laudatory about Lee, Wolseley says "…greatest soldier of his age…" and..... More
[Washington City]: n.p., Ca. 1880. First. Hard Cover. Contains a compilation of many things: bios of 92 officers, articles on Davis’ flight, Morgan’s Raid, etc. Mostly biographical information about Union generals. Not in Nevins. More
NY: James Miller, 1865. First. Hard Cover. A really rare Ohio unit history. Written in 1865 when memories were fresh. The 7th entered the War early and served first in what was to become West Virginia. They moved to the Valley where they suffered at Cedar Mountain and during other..... More
Providence, RI: Sidney Rider, 1867. First. Has split copyright and publishing dates. Hard Cover. General Burnside fell out of favor after his fiasco at Fredericksburg. But somehow (political influence?) he stayed on to command the Ninth Corps. He left at least things for history - his sideburns and the name..... More
Nashville: Paragon Press, 1902. First. Hard Bound. A VERY SPECIAL BOOK, IT BELONGED TO PVT. JAMES LYONS, COMPANY “E” OF THE 19TH. HE HAS ANNOTATED THROUGHOUT THE LAST HALF OF THE BOOK WITH COMMENTS THAT SUBSTANTIATE, REFUTE, OR ADD NEW INFO TO THE TEXT. UNFORTUNATELY, LYONS DID NOT JOIN THE..... More
Baltimore: Day Printing, 1932. First. Hard Cover. Super narrative about the Battle of Monocacy which is an 1864 engagement that has not been written about to much. However, his Union bias and conclusions may be questionable. The battle "...was more decisive than Antietam, Shiloh or Gettysburg." Well, I'm not sure..... More
Iowa City, IA: Iowa State Historical Society, 1923. First. Hard Cover. The Sixth fought in the West in Missouri, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Knoxville, Jackson and the March to the Sea with Sherman. Coulter 488. Dornbusch IA-117. Nevins I-183. The author drew from memory, the ORs and from a diary of..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1914. First. Hard Bound. BOOK HAS NEARLY COMPLETE DUST JACKET, ALTHOUGH SOME TAPE PRESENT. (SEE PHOTOS). Dr. Wyeth was a member of the Fourth Alabama Cavalry and served initially with Morgan. He then was present in the Western Theater. This a complete autobiography that also..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1914. First. Hard Cover. This is an autobiography of a man raised with privilege in the Huntsville, AL area. He served in the Fourth Alabama Cavalry (CSA) as a youth. Much information of the antebellum South and his service as a noted surgeon following the War..... More
Boston: Chapple Publishing, 1914. First. Hard Bound. BOOK SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY YOUNG. THIS IS A COMPILATION OF MANY CONFEDERATE CAVALRY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THOSE OF ALL THE GREAT CONFEDERATE COMMANDERS, STUART, MORGAN, FORREST, WHEELER, HAMPTON, MARMADUKE; ETAL. Nevins I-183: "…a necessary source for any study of Confederate..... More
NY: Harpers, 1913. First. Hardcover. A standard on this battle. Numerous foldout maps and portraits. Young was a participant in this affair. He was a member of a Pennsylvania regiment. A chronological narrative commencing in late June with heaviest emphasis on the first three days in July. Nevins I-48..... More