NY: Neale Publishing, 1908. First. Hard Bound. A very unusual narrative as the author was a prisoner ( 6th Mich Cavalry) and he speaks on Commandant Wirz’s behalf. Dorn Mich-30, Krick 366: “Important prison narrative…” Nevins: I-199: “…vehement, detailed and sometimes convincing.” Page was first a prisoner at Belle Isle..... More
Philadelphia: John Campbell, 1865. Stated third thousand. Wraps. Patterson has often been labeled as the goat and reason the Union lost the battle of First Manassas. His task was to hold the Confederate forces in the Valley in place to prevent them from reinforcing those at Manassas where the main..... More
NY: American News, 1866. First. Hard Bound. General Lyon was given much credit for saving Missouri (a slave state) for the Union. He led hs forces into Soputhwest Missouri to fight The Confederates under Price. He was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek and became a Midwestern martyr... More
NY: Putnam, 1896. First. Hard Cover. LIMITED TO 750 COPIES. A lengthy narrative of 900 pages counting the detailed index. All you would ever want to know about this famed Union Army Corps and, at the same time, the history of the Army of the Potomac. Nevins I-148..... More
NY: Andrew N. Kellogg, 1901. First. Hard Bound. Smallish book by a veteran of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, a unit that was part of the famed Iron Brigade. Prutsman was captured at Second Manassas and sent to Libby Prison. He traveled about the Southern prison system for the next year..... More
Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincot, 1906. First. HB. SIGNED by Sgt. John Randolph Simpson of the unit. He enlisted 8/11/1862 as a sergeant in Co. C. He was wounded in the chest at Antietam forcing a discharge 9/17/1862. The unit lost 150 men at Antietam including five color bearers. Simpson was one..... More
Philadelphia: Collins, 1883. First. Hardcover. Very interesting narrative of what took place in Pennsylvania when Lee threatened the State in his 1862 campaign. There was a call for short term militia to counter the possible Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania, a lost tale of the War. Their story.Very detailed, has a...... More
NY: David McKay Co., 1974. First. Hard Cover. THIS A FIRST PRINTING WITH THE POINTS: FIVE LINES AT TOP AND FIVE AT BOTTOM OF COPYRIGHT PAGE, NO ADDITIONAL PRINTINGS LISTED, NOTHING ON THE BACK JACKET EXCEPT A PICTURE OF THE AUTHOR. WINNER OF THE 1975 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION..... More
NY: Robert Grier, 1908. First. Wraps. This an address given before the Army of the Tennessee in St. Louis, November 11, 1908. This Sherman is the great one’s son. He relates things his father told him, not a rehash of the records. Has "Dad said.." stuff. More
Toledo, OH: Slocum Publishing, 1913. First. Hard Cover. Slocum was a good Corps commander who served both in the East and with Sherman in the West. Slocum was commander of one of the two corps sent West by Grant. His advice to Meade at Gettysburg was to stay and fight..... More
Wilmington, DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 1909. First. WRAPPERS. WRAPPERS. A Second Army Corps unit, it was known as the “Crazy Delawares.” It fought under General Richardson at the Bloody Lane where it made a highly effective charge that went unnoticed by higher echelons. Seems a real sore..... More
Boston: Sabbath School Society, 1867. First. Hard Cover. A special book on Black units in the Civil War. One brother being a chaplain in a Black Regiment. This was James, who served in the Deep South and later at Key West. He was on Ships Island, near Mobile and likely..... More
Detroit: Friesema Brothers, 1905. First. HB. Small and rare little unit history. Trowbridge was colonel of the regiment. LACKS ORIGINAL MAP BUT FACSIMILE INCLUDED. Many portraits of unit officers. Officer roster. Service almost exclusively in the Knoxville area of East Tennessee. Very detailed account of the unit’s actions. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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