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
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
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: 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
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
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
New Orleans. Hood Orphan Memorial Fund, 1880. First. HB. General Hood and his wife died leaving many orphaned children. In order to care for them General P.G.T. Beauregard of Civil War fame had this book published. Much of it is in response to Joe Johnston's narrative which did not treat..... More
New Orleans: Hood Orphan Memorial Fund, G.T. Beauregard, 1880. First. Hardcover. Hood died before his manuscript was published. Hood and his wife left many orphaned children so General Beauregard oversaw the publication of this book so that money would be available to care for the children. The narrative is..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. First. HB. This the “Tennessee Edition” which is limited to 1,000 copies. This #194 of 1000. SIGNED. An excellent earlier study of the famous Confederate Army.Often cited. Includes some meaningless emphemera, a newspaper article, and folded map of Cheatham's Hill. More
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co, 1914. First. Hard Bound. Author served in the 1st Maryland Infantry (CSA) from First Manassas to Appomatox. Very scarce account. ITC-98: "…at least the equal to Goldsborough's account. This among the the most valuable Confederate soldiers accounts…author twice captured…" Nevins I-107: “Possessed of both insight..... More
Baltimore: Sun Book and Job Printing, 1922. First. Wrappers. VERY SCARCE!!! So rare it doesn't make the standard Civil War bibliographies. More
Atlanta: Foote & Davis, 1901. First. Hard Bound. Contains a brief synopsis of the major battles that the Army of Northern Virginia participated in.Nevins I-33. Dornbusch III-1394. Howes 778. Book has a map in pristine condition. More
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1911/1912. N.C. Wyeth, both volumes. Both Firsts. Hard Bound. Cease Firing is a novel set in Georgia. It is a sequel to her other novel, The Long Roll. Bibliographies state the two novels should be read together as a set. The Long Roll is her first..... More
Portland, OR: Glass & Prudhomme, 1914. First Thus. Hard Bound. This is the first reprint of the original which is an invisible 1897 piece worth maybe $2000 if found. Johnston served in Company D, 7th Va Inf, CSA commanded by Jubal Early, Richard Ewell and A.P. Hill among others. Johnston..... More
Augusta: Chronicle Printing, 1893. First. Wraps. This is an address to Confederate Survivors at their 12th reunion. This booklet contains two narratives, that of the prolific Colonel Jones on Josiah Tattnall and General Forrest at Brice's Crossroads amongst other bits and pieces. This account is supplemented by a...... More
Albany, NY: Joel Munsell, 1867. First. Hard Cover. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A VERY SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN TALL COTTON SELECTION!! Written by an officer who served in the unit throughout the War mainly in the Southeast. Chatham Artillery was a participant at Olustee. Jones was a...... More
St. Louis: Press A.R. Fleming, 1909. First. HB. THIS A RARE ONE, CONTAINS LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS SERVING IN THE 3RD AND 4TH NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY. THERE IS A LENGTHY INSCRIPTION ON THE FFEP AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN 1918. More
NY: Ogden, Thulstrup, Davidson, etal. 1912. A later gathering of the photos. Wraps in a folder. An overlooked compilation of Civil War photos. Many, many Brady photographs along with other noted period photographers. Excellent narrative to support the photos.This series came out about prior to the Miller set which became..... More
Montreal: John Lovell, 1865. First. Hard Bound. A VERY RARE BOOK! John Yates Beall (January 1, 1835 – February 24, 1865) was a Confederate privateer in the American Civil War who was arrested as a spy in New York and executed at Fort Columbus on Governors Island. John Yates..... More
Nashville: Publication Committee, 1904. First. Hard Cover. The 20th was formed in the Nashville area. They went on to serve in the Army of Tennesse and were engaged at Shiloh and Chickamauga. Following the Atlanta campaign, the regiment followed Hood to Tennessee and the army's destruction at Franklin and Nashville..... More
Richmond, VA: For the Author, 1890. First. Hard Bound. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. I HAVE SEEN THIS BOOK ONLY TWICE IN 25 YEARS AND BOTH COPIES WERE HELD TOGTHER WITH RUBBER BANDS. TOM ROADFOOT LISTS TWO VERSIONS WITH THE SAME PUBLICATION DATE OF 1890. ONE HAS 208 PAGES . THEN..... More
Nashville: Publishing House of M.E. Church, 1909. First. Hard Bound. The young Morton was a member of a Nashville militia unit that, when the War began, became part of the famed First Tennessee Infantry. Morton gained a captaincy (supposedly the youngest captain in Confederate service) and served under Nathan Bedford..... More