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
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
Urbana, IL: Beta Phi Mu (Original), 1964. Reprint Limited Edition. Hard Bound. SIGNED BY HARWELL LIMITED TO 500 COPIES, THIS NUMBERED #92. Richard Harwell was a very prominent historian, among many other pursuits, during the 1950s on. He authored In Tall Cotton, a bible for Confederate literature collecting..... 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
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
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
Chicago: The ?berry Company, 1902. First. Hard Bound. EXTREMELY RARE UNION REGIMENTAL HISTORY. The unit manned six guns and fought in the Western Theater in all the major battles there. This dealer has seen it one other time in 25 years. That copy was missing pages and offered..... 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. The author also penned the excellent Confederate Maryland account of service under Johnston, Jackson and Lee which is an In Tall Cotton selection. More
Kansas City: Franklin Hudson Publishing, 1921. First. HB. The author was a member of the 28th Illinois Infantry. Howard was active during the many reunions held at Shiloh, in fact, he held a high office in the reunion committee. The frontispiece is a drawing which has a name written under..... 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
Washington and NY: Neale Publishing, 1903. First. HB. David. Humphries was a Captain in the 7th VA Cavalry, under Ashby early in the War. Nevins I-109. Krick -84: "…fairly useful memoirs of a captain in the 7th VA Cav. Special emphasis on Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign, Battle of the Wilderness..... More
NY: Putnam, 1892. First. HB. Nevins I-112: "Straightfoward, factual history…few observations give life to the account." Dornbusch III-1347. One of few Union Corps histories. More