Life With the Forty-Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers
Pittsfield, MA: For the Author, 1864. First. HB. Dornbusch I-375. Coulter 256: Louisiana service. Nevins I-113: “exceptional descriptive powers.”. More
Memoirs
Dark Days of the Rebellion: Life in Southern Military Prisons.
Indianola, IA: Booth Publishing, 1897. First. Hard Cover. A VERY SCARCE ACCOUNT. AUTHOR WAS A MEMBER OF THE 22ND IOWA INFANTRY. A FOX FIGHTING 300 UNIT. The 22nd served in the Western Theater. After Vicksburg, the Unit move to the East and the Valley Campaign where Booth was captured..... More
History of the Thirty Seventh Regiment Mass. Volunteers in the Civil War of 1861-1865.
Holyoke, MA: Clark W. Bryan, 1884. First. Hard Bound. The regiment did not join the Army of the Potomac until just after Antietam where it became part of the Sixth Corps. Its real fighting began at The Wilderness and continued until the end of the War. It suffered enough to..... More
Campaigns of the One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Regiment New York State Volunteers. Also Known as Halleck’s Infantry, Fifth Oneida and Garrard’s Tigers.
NY: Putnam, 1915. First. HB. [UNIT HISTORY-UNION] Nevins I-63. Dornbusch I-NY-548. The 146th was a Fox’s Fighting 300. Very minimal Xlib. Members of this regiment earned 1/2 of all the Medals of Honor awarded to 5th Army Corps personnel. A rare distinction!! More
Civil War Medicine
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1966. First. Hard Bound. Not in Nevins.Brooks covers the growth of the medical field from a few incompetent surgeons pre-war to the vast operation when the war concluded. He deals with both diseases and surgical care. More
Grierson’s Raid.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1954. First. Hard Bound. THE history of the famous Union cavalry raid through the heart of the Western Confederacy. The raid began April 17, 1863 at La Grange, TN and ended May 2, 1863 in Union held Baton Rouge, LA. There were 1,700 troopers..... More
Reminiscences of the War, 1861-1865
Roanoke, VA: n.p., 1917. Second. Wraps. Brown served in Company C, 12th VA Inf of Mahone’s Brigade. Scarce book. Dornbusch II-1376. Coulter 55. Howes B-864. Wright B-1408. Nevins I-64. More
The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. First. Hard Bound. A real fighting unit that had 216 KIA making it the fifth hardest hit regiment during the War. It was a part of the famed Second Army Corps and saw action in all the major events of the Army of the Potomac -..... More
The Grayjackets and How They Fought and Died For Dixie
Richmond: Jones Brothers, 1867. No Edition. Hard Bound. THIS IS A SALESMAN’S SAMPLE LIKELY PUBLISHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BOOK, CIRCA 1867. IT CONTAINS TWO PORTRAITS, LEE AND JOE JOHNSTON, SEVERAL MAPS (MORE THAN A DOZEN AND ALL IN VG CONDITION) SELECTED TEXT, A BROADSIDE DETAILING THE BOOK..... More
Personal Recollections of Pvt. John Henry Cammack: A Soldier of the Confederacy.
Huntington, WVA: Paragon Printing, Ca. 1920. First. HB. EXTREMELY RARE, ONLY 125 COPIES PRINTED! John was only 16 when he enlisted in the 31st VA Infantry. Initial service was in Jackson’s Division, later Ewell’s. He joined the newly formed 20th VA Cav in 1863. Believe the book was..... More
McClellan: A Vindication of the Military Career of General George B. McClellan
NY: Neale Publishing, 1916. First. HB. Krick 69: "…totally sympathetic…" Nevins II-43: "…a necessary handbook for McClellan's friends. More
Historical Record of the First Regiment Maryland Infantry
Washington City: Gibson Brothers, 1871. First. HB. Dornbusch II-489. Nevins I-67. Howes C-104. Both req'd plates (maps) present. SCARCE PIECE. Detailed unit history. More
From Yorktown to Santiago With the Sixth U.S. Cavalry
Baltimore: Lord Baltimore Press, 1900. First. HB.Yellow Cloth. There are 86 pages devoted to the Civil War. Other chapters deal with the Indian Wars against the Apache and ends with the Santiago, Cuba, campaign. Interestingly, the 6th was next to T.R.s Rough Riders but got scant attention. The book contains..... More
Story of Stonewall Jackson.
Atlanta: D.E. Luther Publishing, 1901. First. Hard Cover. Another biography of Stonewall, this one approved by Stonewall's wife, Mary Anna Jackson. It contains testimonies/articles about Jackson by noted Confederates like Wade Hampton, Stephen Lee, Fitzhugh Lee, Joseph Wheeler, et.al .A thick and heavy book with a striking cover .Numerous illustrations..... More
The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) In the War to Preserve the Union, 1861-1865.
Providence. Snow & Farnham, 1898. First. HB. ONE OF THE FEW REGIMENTALS WRITTEN ABOUT AFRO-AMERICAN SERVICE. THIS UNIT SERVED MOSTLY IN LOUISIANA. BOOK IS FULL OF PORTRAIT PHOTOS WITH NOT ONE AFRO AMERICAN IMAGE. THE BOOK’S PREFACE IMPLIES ONLY 200 COPIES WERE FUNDED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. More
A Military View of Recent Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland (Volume I) Campaigns in Virginia, Maryland (Volume II)
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1863, 1865. Both Volumes First Editions. Both Volumes First Editions. Both Hard Bound. THIS IS A TWO VOLUME SET WITH PUBLICATION DATES OF 1863 AND 1865. The author was a professor of military history at the Royal Staff College. The first volume covers..... More
History of Hampton Battery F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery.
Akron, OH: Werner Co., 1909. First. Hard Cover. The battery served in the Army of the Potomac nearly the whole War. At Antietam it set up near the Dunkard Church and fired over 200 rounds into the neighboring woods (West Woods). This battery did yeoman service defending the Peach Orchard..... More
History of Company G, Ninth S.C. Regiment, Infantry, S.C. Army and of Company E, Sixth S.C. Regiment, Infantry, S.C. Army.
Charleston, SC: Walker, Evans &Cogswell Co., 1899. First. Hard Bound. A REALLY RARE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIT HISTORY!! My research found there is virtually nothing written about these two historic units. THIS BOOK MAY BE IT!! The units served in fighting commands, namely Jones' and Jenkin's Brigades, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps..... More
History of the Twelfth Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers in the Civil War. 1862-3
Providence: Show and Farham, Ca. 1901-04. First. HB. This a three month outfit, best service at Fredericksburg. Book has roster and many photos of unit members. Book likely once owned by Private William Bouton of Company I, 6th Rhode Island Infantry. More
Quantrill and the Border Wars.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1910. First. Hard Cover. Probably the definitive study of the Missouri-Kansas badman. The War in these parts was particular vicious and extended to the innocent. It took several generations to forget this era. Dornbusch III-273. Nevins I-25: strongly hostile to Quantrill. Howes 689. More
The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life in the Southern Army.
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
The Life of Stonewall Jackson.
New York: Charles Richardson, 1866. First thus. Hardcover. First Edition Thus, The real first is a Confederate imprint from 1863, this edition evidently "stolen" during the War and published in the North. Not a common book even so. Nevins: II-47: "'Composed in bivouac" by an unconcealed admirer; based on personal..... More
A Private's Recollections of Fredericksburg.
Providence: By the Society, 1884. First. Wraps bound into boards. LIMITED TO 250 COPIES! UNION BOOKSHELF 85. Author was a member of the Fourth New York Infantry and had the "honor" of being one of the first units to charge Marye's Heights. Author claims his division sustained 50% casualties in..... More
The Civil War and Readjustment in Kentucky.
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
The Army Officer’s Pocket Companion; Principally Designed for Staff Officers in the Field.
NY: Van Nostrand, 1862. 1862 Edition. HB. Not in standard references. Book is a general information manual for carry in the field. Interestingly, there is a tipped in notebook with ruled paper for note taking. Has to be exceptionally scarce, have not seen it before. Xlib. HAS SIGNATURE OF WILLIAM..... More