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
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
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
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
Bangor, ME: For the Author, 1896. First. Hard Bound. Nevins I-31: "..Detailed study of Jackson's flanking movement.." Dornbusch IV-12791. A standard on this campaign. More
Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson, 1935. First. HB. Nevins I-86. Not much on General R.S. Ewell, an acceptable division commander, but questionable corps commander. Highly criticized for his role at The Wilderness. More
Macon: J.W. Burke, 1928. First. Hard Bound. Harris served in the 16th VA Cavalry. He later became the governor of Georgia. Book full of short anecdotes. Coulter 215. Dornbusch II-1262. Nevins I-100. More
n.p. Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, n.d. Off print. Wraps. The author was the surgeon for the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He and his unit served in the West and took part in all the big battles there. He has a short paragraph or two on most of the battles..... 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
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
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