The Cincinnati Lancet and Observer
{Cincinnati}: Cincinnati Lancet and Observer, 1863. First. Disbound wraps. Various articles dealing with militay medicine. More
Memoirs
Grant’s Campaign in Virginia, 1864 (The Wilderness Campaign).
London: Swan-Sonnenschien, 1908. First. Hardbound. Book Number 8 in the series of books published for study by Royal Army officers in preparation for their competency exams. These studies are without the bias and "cover my tail tone" found in the works by participating Union and Confederates personnel. Well organized and..... More
A View of the Vicksburg Campaign.
Madison? Wisconsin History Commission, 1908. First. Hard Bound. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES. A lenghty paper read before the Madison Literary Club. Author was the LtCol of the 23rd Wisconsin Volunteers. The book also contains an appendixr on Wisconsin memorials/monuments. More
The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
n.p. Ohio Commandery, February, 1915. First. Wrappers. Boyd Vincent was the brother of Strong Vincent whose brigade defended Little Round Top on July Second at Gettysburg. The 20th Maine under Colonel Joshua Chamberlain was one of the regiments under Vincent's command, the others were the 16th Michigan, 44th New York..... More
History of the Nineteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1906. First. Hard Cover. The 19th is a Fox’s Fighting 300 unit which is a Union unit that suffered the most casualties during the War. This was a real fighting unit. For example it assaulted Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg where it lost eight color bearers and..... More
Battle of Young's Branch, Or, Manassas Plain, Fought July 21, 1861
Richmond: Enquirer Book and Job Press, 1862. First. Wraps bound in. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. P&W-5100, C-2662. Howes 101. Not in Nevins. Dornbusch III-1509. A really handsome book as it is bound into 3/4 leather and marbled boards by one of the best restorers in the business. He also restored..... More
The Lyon Campaign: History of the 1st Iowa Infantry.
Topeka, KS: Crane and Company, 1907. First. Hard Bound. The First Iowa Infantry was a very early three month regiment. It did service in seeing that Missouri did not go Confederate and then fought at Wilson's Creek. Not much contemporary about this battle. Author states most of the regiment enlisted..... More
Giant in Gray: A Biography of Wade Hampton of South Carolina
NY: Scribners, 1949. First. Hard Cover. The classic study on this man. Hampton was a wealthy South Carolina planter prior to the War and perhaps the largest slave holder in the South. At the commencement of the War he raised and partially funded a "legion" comprised of combined artillery, cavalry..... More
A Texan in Search of a Fight
Waco, TX: J.S. Hill, 1901. Likely a First. The standard orange wrappers. Private West served in the famed Fourth Texas Infantry, Hood's Texas Brigade, Longstreet's Corp, Army of Northern Virginia. This brigade is arguably the most fighting and best unit on either side. In all the major fights in the..... More
The Boys in White
NY: Lange & Hillman, 1870. First. Hard Bund. Nevins I-91: “ One of the better, straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals…” Julia Wheelock felt the need to help the fallen Union soldiers so she went to Washington City to offer her services. She was there from September..... More
The Boys in White; The Experience of a Hospital Agent In and Around Washington.
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
Stonewall Jackson
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
Recollections of a Private Soldier in the Army of the Potomac.
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
Life in Camp.
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
Mosby’s Rangers
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
General Lee
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
Reminiscences of the War.
[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
The Seventh Regiment: A Record. (Ohio)
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
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside and the Ninth Army Corps
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
The Old Nineteenth Tennessee Regiment, CSA, June 1861-April 1865.
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
Fighting for Time
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
With Sabre and Scalpel
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
With Sabre and Scalpel: The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon.
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
Confederate Wizards of the Saddle
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
The Battle of Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Narrative
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