Baltimore: Sun Printing, 1904. First. Hard Cover. A rare Confederate memoir. A Marylander serving in the First Maryland Infantry, CSA, then attached to the Second Virginia Cavalry and finally to the First Maryland Cavalry Battalion, CSA. He was present at all the major engagements from First Manassas on. His narrative..... More
Leavenworth, KS: Journal of the U.S. Cavalry Association. Circa 1911. Offprint. Wraps. Gilpin, a clerk in Upton's HQ, wrote an article for the Cavalry Association by the same title in 1908. The article is found in Dornbusch under Third Iowa Cavalry. This article was then reprinted into this book... More
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Cincinnati: Editor Publishing Co., 1899. First. HB. Not a common Stonewall bio. Book is about 40% Stonewall and then ramblings. More
Baltimore: Guggenheimer, Weil, 1900. 1900 Edition. Hard Cover. Goldsborough, W.W. The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Guggenheimer, Weil, Baltimore. Copyright 1900. This is a second edition of the 1869 first. This edition is advertised as “Revised and expanded.” This edition physically larger than the first edition. Equally scarce..... More
Richmond: Old Dominion Press, 1925. First Editions. HBs. TWO VOLUMES. McCabe served in the Richmond Howitzers and with Pegram at the end of the War. War info limited. More
NY: Savas Beatie, 2009. First. Hardcover. If you ever want to get an education on this first important battle in the East, this is the book. Excellent to-the-point narrative to go with explicit and easy to follow maps. The maps are multi-colored aiding in their interpretation.There are 39 maps associated..... More
NY: Savas Beatie, 2007. Second Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fantastic book! Loaded with myriad maps of this pivotable battle. When a situation changed the author added a new map to show the what has occurred. This make the flow of the campaign easy to follow and the illustrations fit..... More
Washington City: Government Printing Office, 1907. First. HB. [MEMORIAL] This is one of many addresses upon the death of Senate members. Wm. Bate was an outstanding Confederate general and information on him is scarce. He was from Tennessee, arguably the second best general (save Forrest) from that state. Much on..... More
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Washington City: Government Printing Office, 1863. First. Wraps. Manual with different cover title than title page. Used to keep track of personnel and to get them separated from service. Rare manual, not seen by other dealers and collectors. Signed by Lt. Owen Francis, 57th Ohio Volunteers on the front wrap..... More
Government Printing Office, 1864. 1864 Edition. HB. Inscribed on the ffep byCapt. E. Little, Co. H, 159th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863. 1863 Edition. HB. IN TWO PARTS (DUTIES ONE PART, TROOPS IN CAMPAIGN THE SECOND. The inclusion of NCO responsibilities makes this manual distinct from the more common officer's version. This is a scarce one. Not in references. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. First. HB. A rare manual designed for those in the War Department to keep records. Looks like the clerk’s manual with different forms. Can’t be too many of these out there. War Dated. More
Washington City: War Department. 1861. 1861 Edition. Wraps. This a special copy as it once belonged to Lt. Henry Baldwin, Battery M, 5th Artillery (Regular Army). He was cited on numerous occasions for his bravery, copies of some of the reports are with the book. He fought all through the..... More
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1911. First. HB. Nevins I-38: “…Elaborate, informed, but opinionated---useful maps.” Dornbusch III-2620. More
Boston: Petridge and Co., 1854. Unknown. HB. Manual. Covers many of the chores associated with camp life along with other military duties. VERY SCARCE. More
Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton, 1906. First. Hard Cover. At first glance it appears there is little Civil War content. However, Green enlisted as a private in the (2nd NC which became the 12th) in 1861 where he earned a commission a few months later. Defeated in a commissioning re-election he..... More
Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins, 1868. Second. Hard Cover. Covers the service of the 127th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.Most losses at Fredericksburg (Burnside) and again at Fredericksburg during the Chancellorsville Campaign (Hooker) when they finally took Marye’s Heights. A nine months regiment. The author was the unit's chaplain. Nevins I-97. Dornbusch I-315. More
NY: Lippincott, 1861. Second Edition dated 1862. HB Manual. AN EXTREMELY RARE SURGEON’S MANUAL. SO SCARCE IT CAN NOT BE FOUND IN ANY REFERENCES. I HAVE SEEN A CONFEDERATE VERSION ONCE AND IT WAS MARKED $5,000! More
Nashville: N.P., 1913. First. HB. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GUILD TO S.A. CUNNINGHAM, EDITOR OF THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN MAGAZINE IN 1913. Not overly common, a good CSA Tennessee Cavalry regimental. Not many of these. More
Hickory, NC: Clay Printing, 1911. First. HB. Red Cloth. Nevins II-223. Catawba County is located in Western North Carolina. This rare book lists over 1500 soldiers from the area and gives a bio of each. Tom Broadfoot reports that it is seldom found in good condition. Not the case with..... More
Hall, LtCol Robert H. ****Register of Cadets Admitted into the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY; From Its Establishment Till 1880. T.H. S. Hamersly, Washington. Copyright 1880. First Edition. . Not in any biblios. Lists all the Civil War dignitaries. BOOK BOUND WITH OTHER TEXTS: (1) Biographical Sketch of..... More
NY: Appleton, 1862. 1862 War dated edition. HB Manual. This an 1862 edition (third) carrying a “during the War” premium. Halleck pre-Grant leader of the Union Army, very active in Union operations early in the War. He was noted for his intellect, called "Old Brains" by some... More
NY: Appleton, 1862. War dated 1862. Hard Bound. 8" X 5 1/2" Halleck's manual was first published around 1846 and underwent several publishings. General Halleck became President Lincoln's chief military consul. His field accomplishments in the Western Theater early in the War were not sterling. He was known..... More
Little Rock: Tunnah & Pittard, 1903. First. HB. A scarce reminiscence by an Arkansas private, CSA. Unusual book, starts like a novel then gets into anecdotes. Author served in the 25th Arkansas Infantry. Very difficult to find military history of that state's units. Says Vol I on the title page..... More
NY: Bailliere Brothers, 1865. First. HB Manual. A RARE AND EXPENSIVE CIVIL WAR SURGEON'S MANUAL. THIS A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE SANITARY COMMISSION TO THE SIXTH ARMY CORPS. Great content, covers virtually all medical aspects of the military surgeon. Case studies and an interesting commentary on the quality of Afro-American..... More